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Alienware M15 R3 Review

- Yetnesh Dubey

Alienware is a very familiar name, but every gamer knows that it hasn't been relevant since I was in 12th grade. In its absence, brands like ASUS, MSI, Razer and Lenovo had dominated the gaming laptop segment.

Alienware's parent company, Dell, did remain competitive on the scene with its Vostro, Inspiron and XPS series of laptops. So using the same formula of continual improvement, Alienware launched one of its most compelling gaming laptop, the M15 R3. A powerhouse of a laptop with chart-topping specs and an equally high price to boot.

After spending more than two months with this machine, here's not just my review of the M15 R3 but also the story of how Alienware made a come back after years of silence.

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

The Alienware M15 R3 is a thin laptop, in terms of a gaming laptop at least. With a weight of 2.1 kg, it is lighter than some of the mid-range gaming laptop but packs in twice the performance, about which we will talk later.

The weight is equally spread through the laptops display panel and chassis. As a result, both of them have a good amount of thickness. The display panel has enough weight to resist a jerk-off motion when I lift up the laptop. Meanwhile, the chassis is rock solid, painted in white and has a matte finish.

A laptop is only as good as its keyboard and its trackpad. Thankfully on the Alienware M15 R3, both these things are pretty well sorted. The keys are of nice quality and feel like they can handle a hundred rounds of angry typing. The footprint of the trackpad is small compared to the size of the overall laptop but it still managed to function well for a 15.6-inch screen.