Review Alienware 14 Notebook

[Andrew]

I had hands on testing of both the Alienware 14 (as reviewed here with the GTXM765) and a new Asus ROG G46VW (the upgraded version to the model reviewed in Notebookcheck in 2012)... and I agree with the above comment from Jayson. I wanted to like the Alienware, but there were too many points I wasn't happy with, and I eventually bought the Asus (G46VW, June 2013 specification, Intel® Core™ i7 3630QM and NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660M 2 Go GDDR5 and a clear, bright 1600 x 900 non-reflective display).

Since then I have played Bioshock Infinite, Borderlands 2 and several other new release FPS or RPG titles always at 1600 x 900 on high or ultra settings for several hours at a time. The G46 gets at most warm to the touch on the underside, with all of the keyboard area remaining cool to the touch. The noise from the dual fans becomes noticeable, but not intrusively and they are highly efficient, with the exit air temperature warm as opposed to my previous Toshiba where you could not keep your hand near the exit port for fear of cooking it!

I wanted a high power gaming and video processing machine in a 14" format. From my experience the Asus ROG G46VW (June 2013 spec.) is comparable on performance, of a better quality (my opinion), certainly much quieter, cooler, lighter and... a mind-blowing 900 EURO cheaper than the Alienware 14 equivalent in France. What can I say, why pay so much for what is at the end of it all, most disappointingly... a Dell laptop  :-\

[Danny201]

That's true andrew why pay so much for the design of alienware 14?Our main goal is to play games comfortably.if you play in alienware 14 laptop you will get annoyed with the heat coming from your keyboard while the asus g46 it is more cooler because of the dual cooling fans.

[Jesus]

I received mine on friday and 've been testing most of the weekend.
Had many dobts, based on some comments read here and there...

I'm very satisfied with this machine, and really impressed with the performance.
Mine has got a 256ssd + 750hd

Tested "Company of heroes 2", "battlefield 3", "Metro" along with photoshop and many utils. I played COH for 3 hours.
When you are not playing, you almost can't hear it at all.
When playing, of course you can hear the vent and feel the hot air if you put you hand in the back vent... but any laptop at my home makes more noise then this. Absolutely no problem with the heat, I can't feel the keyboard more than slightly warm.

Compare the numbers with, for example ASUS G750 and you will see little difference in noise & temp measures.

[Jason Cruz]

f*** u alienware my 14 just broke this day due to overheat.Bad customer service im so pissed!!!I should have go with the dell inspiron or any dell laptops.!00 degrees in my temp both cpu and gpu.ALIENWARE FUK U!!!!!

[Arnold Perez Santiago]

Im arnold from the philippines  i ordered this product because i watch and fascinated by eduardo goyanes in youtube saying that alienware 14 can handle almost any application and it is the perfect choice for portable gamers.Perfect choice?My laptop broke last week and my technician said that the laptop parts inside alienware is made in the philippines.Philippines is known in the world for cheap parts easily broken.I understand that dell alienware cut cost to build this laptop but i paid 80,000 philippine peso just to enjoy this great device just to get my hardware failure and battery broken?Eduardo goyanes and alienware you are liars same with our philippine government all liars >:(.Ill just have to buy a desktop and be content to it. 

[Gary Lamay]

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[Tony]

If 13inch with a lower GPU I would not buy. If 15 inch I will buy 17".
The best is if they can make a 13" with gtx780 and 1080p. I must buy.
Mini and Portable is the key.

[nhirlathothep]

ERROR:

"14.0 inch 16:9, 1920x1080 pixel, AUO113D, TN LED, Full HD, diagonal: 35.5 cm, glossy: no"


NO, it has IPS display