If the latest Alienware 17 laptop was a video game character, it’d make the ground shake when it walks. It’d have a million hit points and a weapon so powerful it threatens to unbalance the whole game. But its dialogue would also be incomprehensible to the casual gamer.
This is an almost-perfect laptop for the hardcore crowd. Masses of power, great heat management, a high-quality display and clever ways to turn into a desktop gaming rig make this one of the best gaming laptops in the world.
However, to some the price, weight, bulk and short battery life will push the Alienware 17 to the bottom of their shortlist, below some of the excellent 15-inch gaming laptops we've reviewed.
If the latest Alienware 17 laptop was a video game character, it’d make the ground shake when it walks. It’d have a million hit points and a weapon so powerful it threatens to unbalance the whole game. But its dialogue would also be incomprehensible to the casual gamer.
This is an almost-perfect laptop for the hardcore crowd. Masses of power, great heat management, a high-quality display and clever ways to turn into a desktop gaming rig make this one of the best gaming laptops in the world.
However, to some the price, weight, bulk and short battery life will push the Alienware 17 to the bottom of their shortlist, below some of the excellent 15-inch gaming laptops we've reviewed.
ALIENWARE 17 PRICE
Nothing too drastic has changed in Dell's pricing for 2016 - Dell owns the Alienware brand now, in case you weren't aware. None are cheap, and there is a premium over what is perhaps this system’s most dangerous rival, the Asus RoG G752(and don't forget the G751.)
Prices start at £1350 for the GTX 970M GPU version and £1650 for the GTX 980M version. While those are familiar starting costs, both the Acer Predator G9-791 and Asus G752 get you at least an extra SSD for the price at the lower end.
Should you sweat it? It depends on how much of a bargain hunter you are. The price difference between the comparable Asus, Acer and Alienware rivals doesn’t generally measure in the hundreds.
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