Testseek.com have collected 116 expert reviews of the Alienware 17 Series and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Alienware 17 Series.
December 2013
(82%)
116 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(67%)
14 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Thinner and aggressive new look
More efficient cooling
Stealthy Tobii integration
Dell's Alienware 17 is highly configurable
Looks a bit more sophisticated than previous incarnations
And still delivers excellent performance
The editors didn't like
New shape may not fit in your bag
You probably don't really want a programmable lightshow for your laptop. No dual-GPU options
And battery life isn't going to help much with on-the-go gaming
Published: 2013-07-25, Author: Joel , review by: pcmag.com
Very Good 3D performance. Quad Core Haswell processor. 1080p screen. Cool lighting effects.
Big and Bulky. Expensive. Low battery life
The Alienware 17 is a little pricey, but it's a powerful imposing gaming rig that can be taken from room to room or to a friend's house. It will serve you well on the game grid....
Topnotch build quality, Good performance, Stunning display, Cool lighting effects
Expensive, Heavy, Bulky power brick
Sporting a fresh albeit familiar design and featuring the latest processor and graphics technology, the Alienware 17 is an excellent choice for a mid-range gaming notebook. Like most 17-inch gaming rigs, it's big and heavy. ...
Great design and lighting system, Excellent performance, Good keyboard and touchpad, Respectable battery life
Touchpad surface could be firmer
The Alienware 17 continues its tradition of all-around excellence in portable performance. There's almost nothing to dislike about this fifth-generation variant. The exterior has been redesigned with a slightly more mature appearance, better overall build...
Alienware has made some bold claims that it's 17-inch gaming laptop will be able to tap into the full 150W power of the Nvidia GTX 1080 while other companies have only achieved 120W performance.In our short hands on time we didn't get to play with the top...
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Published: 2016-09-04, Author: Kevin , review by: techradar.com
Thinner and aggressive new look, More efficient cooling, Stealthy Tobii integration
New shape may not fit in your bag
This 17-inch laptop might be our favorite new addition to the Nvidia Pascal-powered gaming notebook family...
Abstract: In our Crysis 3 benchmark, with graphics quality set to High, the Alienware 17 produced an average 29fps. That’s just about playable, but we’ve seen better frame rates from laptops imbued with the GeForce GTX 880M, such as the Schenker XMG P504, which pro...
Heavy, thick body, Battery rapidly depletes during games, Small trackpad, Loud, unrefined speakers, Very expensive
As usual, Alienware's latest gaming machine looks the part, and its exciting design is backed up by benchmark-breaking speed in the latest titles. The screen is good but not great, however, and the battery life during gameplay is typically poor. As usual,...
The Alienware 17 isn't perfect – a laptop costing this much really ought to include a proper solid-state drive, and maybe 16 GB memory too. And, of course, its sheer size and weight mean that it's rarely going to leave home. However it provides top-of-the...
Power, power and more power, Big 1080p screen, Decent battery life
LED-heavy styling, Not really portable, No 4k
Complaining about the size and weight of the Alienware 17 is missing the point, really – this laptop is all about no-compromise gaming, and in this it excels. OK, so the styling won't be to everyone's tastes and it's a long way from cheap, but if fraggi...
