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Dell Alienware Area-51m (17.3-inch, 2020)
alaTest has collected and analyzed 37 reviews of Dell Alienware Area-51m (17.3-inch, 2020). The average rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the energy efficiency. The design also gets good feedback, whereas some have doubts about the price and screen.
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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Dell Alienware Area-51m (17.3-inch, 2020) is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 87/100 = Very good quality.
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Expert review by : Stuart Miles (pocket-lint.com)
Alienware Area-51m 7700
Alienware is renowned for its powerful laptops and non-traditional designs, but can the company's latest offering - the Alienware Area-51m 7700 - offer us what we want from a laptop computer? We get travelling and find out. Forgive us for sounding...
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We have mixed feelings about the Alienware Area-51m 7700 purely because it's so big and so heavy. In our mind the 7700 offers more brawn than brain. Think desktop replacement rather than portable office solution that you will want to take around the...
Sep, 2005
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Expert review by : Mike Jennings (techadvisor.co.uk)
Alienware Area 51m
The Alienware Area 51m has incredible power and better design than ever, but it's hard to justify its vast price. Find out why in our full review.
Jun, 2019
Expert review by : Andrew E. Freedman (tomshardware.co.uk)
Alienware Area-51m Laptop Review: Upgradeable Excellence
To paraphrase Charlton Heston, many gamers and enthusiasts will only be parted from their desktops when you pry the keyboard and mouse from their cold, dead hands. But those desktop die-hards may be willing to loosen their grip ever so slightly to try...
The Alienware Area-51m is a powerful, pretty desktop replacement with upgradeable parts and strong performance, if you can actually afford it.
Feb, 2019
Expert review by : Alfred Siew (techgoondu.com)
Hands on: Dell’s Alienware Area-51m is a chunky, fully upgradeable gaming notebook January 10th, 2019 | by Alfred Siew Gaming 2 The Dell Alienware Are
The Alienware Area-51m is a nod towards hardcore gamers who want the power of a desktop PC, but without any compromise in performance and tweakability.
Jan, 2019
Expert review by (engadget.com)
Alienware Area-51M review: A gaming desktop stuffed inside a laptop
The Area 51m is a truly unique laptop. It's portable, but it packs in all of the power, and most of the customizability, that you'd want from a gaming desktop. Still, when other modern laptops are significantly thinner, cheaper, and almost as powerful,...
The most upgradeable laptop we’ve seen yet ; Fast desktop components ; Gorgeous new Alienware design ; All the ports you’ll ever need ; Glorious 17-inch 144Hz screen
Keyboard and trackpad feel dated ; Opening and upgrading parts is a bit of a pain ; Poor battery life (not surprisingly) ; Expensive compared to other modern laptops ; Heavy (especially with two large power adapters)
Apr, 2019
Expert review by : Dan Ackerman (cnet.com)
Alienware Area-51m review: a gaming laptop that goes the bigger-is-better school of design.
A desktop-laptop Frankenstein that's monstrously powerful.
Desktop-level power thanks to actual desktop components. There are plenty of accessible parts inside for possible upgrades. Modern-feeling new design.
As gaming laptops trend thinner and lighter, this one is bigger and heavier. No 4K screen option. Higher-end versions get expensive quickly.
On top of a satisfying visual refresh of Alienware's highest-end laptop, the Area-51m offers plenty of processing overhead from desktop CPUs and the latest RTX GPUs. There's promise of potentially great future upgradability, but it's not yet been proven.
Apr, 2019
Expert review by : Dan Seifert (theverge.com)
Alienware Area-51m review: portable desktop
The Area-51m has plenty of brawn and a high price.
Desktop-class performance ; Very effective cooling system ; Upgradable CPU and GPU
Requires two large power adapters ; Portable in only the most literal sense ; Extremely high cost relative to other gaming systems
For the rest of us, I’m hopeful that Dell’s plans for upgradability pan out because I’m very curious to see where the Area-51m’s ideas on performance and portability go in the future.
Apr, 2019
Expert review by : Tom Brant (pcmag.com)
Alienware Area-51m Review
Packing an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 graphics chip and a desktop-class Intel Core i9, Alienware's massively rejiggered flagship, the Area-51m, is the best-performing gaming laptop we've tested, a monster in every sense a laptop can be.
Mar, 2019
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Expert review by : Carla Thornton (pcworld.com)
Alienware Area-51m 5750
This big notebook is ideal for gaming, but has an uncomfortable keyboard.
Excellent big-screen entertainment Speedy
Poor battery life, Problematic keyboard
The 5750 is a fast gamer laptop with superb sound. It lacks a TV-tuner option, however, as do many comparable systems.
Nov, 2006
Expert review by : Carla Thornton (pcworld.com)
Alienware Area-51m
Strong performer can manage only 65 minutes on one battery charge.
We admired the UFO-crash-site-inspired name and the Martian green case. But this Area-51m is otherworldly expensive, and plenty of other desktop replacements have the same gaming chops for less.
Jun, 2003
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