Alienware 17 R3 - 2016

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If you're after a powerful gaming laptop with a 17-inch screen, the Alienware 17 R3 is one of the better picks out there. It's fast, runs quiet and not very hot, it bundles an amazing screen, a very good keyboard and even a large battery.
-- As reviewed by ultrabookreview.com Alienware 17 R3 - 2016
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Expert reviews and ratings

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If you don't mind paying more for the best, the Alienware 17 R3 is one of our favourite 17.3-inch laptops on the...

By PCPowerPlay AU on
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The Alienware 17 is one of the best gaming laptops money can buy. At this stage we just need to check out the relevant competition, the Asus G752, the Acer G9-791 and so on, to find out which will become our go-to recommendation for 2016 gamers with big budgets. Great performance is really a given with an Alienware box, but what really impresses is its smart use of large, quiet, low-rpm fans. It can work hard without showing it is doing so on the outside. The lingering concern is one around price, another Alienware staple. While the Alienware 17’s base specs appear at first competitive, by leaving out the expensive but likely popular 16GB RAM and SSD upgrades, most people’s desired configs are still going to end up rather pricey.

By PCAdvisor on
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If you're after a powerful gaming laptop with a 17-inch screen, the Alienware 17 R3 is one of the better picks out there. It's fast, runs quiet and not very hot, it bundles an amazing screen, a very good keyboard and even a large battery.

By ultrabookreview.com on
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The Alienware 17 R3 is a step in the right direction from the outgoing generation.You will hardly find such a stylish and diversely illuminated chassis in the notebook segment. Thanks to USB 3.1, NVMe-SSD, Skylake processor, DDR4-RAM and GeForce GTX...

By NotebookCheck on
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An excellent gaming laptop, the Alienware 17 features a gorgeous 4K screen and a secret weapon in its optional graphics...

By LaptopMag on
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When you select an Alienware laptop, the premium price can always deter you from buying them. However, Alienware has survived (and flourished) among dirt cheap laptops and risen to the top with its more than just premium style, out of this world design...

By ozlaptopreviews.com on
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The Alienware 17 is one of the best gaming laptops money can buy. At this stage we just need to check out the relevant competition, the Asus G752, the Acer G9-791 and so on, to find out which will become our go-to recommendation for 2016 gamers with big...

By PC Advisor on

Alienware's new high-end gaming laptop, the Alienware 17, packs powerful hardware and innovative features in a (relatively) slim, portable, and stylish...

By PC Mag on

What a notebook! We'll start with its flaws because they're very simple to enumerate – Alienware 17 R3's price renders it day-dream territory for 99% of all users. And we're not even going to bother discussing the Alienware Graphics Amplifier bundle....

By laptopmedia.com on
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L'Alienware 17 R3 est une machine presque parfaite; Les composants s'avèrent puissants, le confort d'utilisation est au rendez-vous et, surtout, l'écran Full HD compte parmi les meilleurs. Notre classement nous conforte par ailleurs dans notre jugement...

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