From Another Planet 

Alienware has come up with a new way to entice gamers and they have struck the perfect cord with the Alienware 15. its sleek and slim design paired with an all-black coating and topped off with the signature alien logo at the back of the monitor just exudes exclusitivity in all areas. It also comes with four LED light strips on both sides of the display monitor as well as the base to give it some much-needed pizzazz.

Keeping With The Times 

Much like the gamig laptops of today, the Alienware 15 comes with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 graphics card for a gaming experience like no other. Although it may not be the 1080, the 1070 GPU holds itself pretty well on its own with frame rates hitting over 100 on both Dota 2 and Overwatch. It even exceeded my expectations on the benchmarks tests we ran it through, kudos to Alienware for actually making a worthwhile and reliable product.

See and Hear Everything 

The 15” LCD screen on the Alienware 15 is supported with FHD, UHD and FHD 120Hz resolution options – all with an anti-glare finish so you can choose the best way to game with your very own preference. The FHD 120Hz refresh rate in particular makes the Alienware 15 stand out from the crowd as allows for wide-viewing angles when you wanna watch a movie and also has a 4ms response time so you can game to the best of your ability.

Highlights

1- Take It To The Back 

To ensure cable management is kept to a minimum, the majority of all ports and connections are located at the back of the laptop.

2- Keeping it Cool 

Even when I was running Dota 2 with a movie playing in the background, the Alienware stayed cool and calm, thanks to the higher maximum thermal design power.

3- Track Every Movement 

Specifically for FPS games, the Alienware 15 also comes with Tobii eye-tracking software so you can have an added advantage on the battlefield.

Specs

Price: RM9,299
Dimensions (HxWxD): 25.4 x 389 x 305mm
Weight: 3.49kg
Processor: Intel Core i7-6700HQ (Quad-Core, 6MB Cache, up to 3.5GHz w/Turbo Boost)
Memory: Up to 32GB DDR4 at 2400MHz (2x16GB)
Storage: Up to 1TB PCIe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)
Operating System: Windows 10 Home Single Language, English, 64-bit
Display: 15.6 inch FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS Anti-Glare 300-nits Display
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 with 8GB GDDR5
Connectivity: Killer 1535 802.11ac 2×2 WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1
Ports: 1x Power/DC-in Jack
1x RJ-45 Killer Networks e2400 Gigabit Ethernet Port
1x Type-A SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Port
1x Type-A SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Port with PowerShare technology
1x Type-C SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Port
1x Thunderbolt™ 3 Port (USB Type-C™ with support for SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps, 40Gbps Thunderbolt, and DisplayPort)
1x Alienware Graphics Amplifier Port
1x HDMI 2.0 Output
1x Mini-Display Port 1.2 (certified) Output
1x Audio Out 1/8″ Ports (Compatible with inline mic headset)
1x Headphone 1/8″ Port (retaskable for Microphone/Line-In analog audio input)

Benchmark Score

3DMark Professional Edition – 4359
PCMark 8 Professional Edition – 4149

Score

Value – 7
Performance – 10
Features – 9
Design – 10
Usability – 10

Total – 9.2

Verdict: The Alienware 15 has officially made me a fan of its products, even though its pricetag can be pretty steep.

Byline: Teh Wi-Liam