The new Alienware m16 R2 gaming laptop is designed to be 15% smaller than the previous generation, with more efficient airflow, making it ideal for gaming and more, wherever you go.
Q: Does this laptop have Dolby Atmos?
A: Yes, this laptop is enabled with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos technology.
Q: Does this laptop have an optical drive?
A: No, this computer does not include a built-in DVD/CD drive.
Q: Does this gaming laptop come with Windows 11?
A: Yes, this laptop comes with Windows 11 Home.
Q: How much storage space does this laptop have?
A: This Alienware gaming laptop is equipped with a 1TB NVMe M.2 PCIe Solid State Drive.
Q: What type of graphics card does this laptop have?
A: This laptop features the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Graphics card.
Q: How much RAM does this Alienware laptop have?
A: This Alienware gaming laptop comes equipped with 16GB of DDR5 system memory.
Q: What is the processor in this gaming laptop?
A: This gaming laptop is equipped with an Intel Core Ultra 7 processor 155H.
Q: What is the screen size of this laptop?
A: This Alienware gaming laptop has a 16-inch screen.

The new Alienware m16 R2 gaming laptop is designed to be 15% smaller than the previous generation, with more efficient airflow, making it ideal for gaming and more, wherever you go.

With exclusive AlienFX lighting, jaw-dropping performance, advanced cooling and the smooth comfort of its stunning Lunar Silver finish, the x16 R2 is our most premium gaming laptop, in-game and out.

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| Pros for Alienware - m16 R2 - 16" 2.5K Gaming Laptop - Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 2023 - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 - 1TB Storage - Dark Metallic Moon | |||
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| Cons for Alienware - m16 R2 - 16" 2.5K Gaming Laptop - Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 2023 - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 - 1TB Storage - Dark Metallic Moon | |||
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Customers love the m16 R2 gaming laptop for its outstanding performance and excellent build quality. The laptop's speed, upgradeable RAM, and high refresh rate are also appreciated, along with its portability. However, some customers have expressed concerns about fan noise, battery life, screen brightness, and heat. Some customers also feel the laptop is heavy for its size.
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Just got my laptop yesterday. At first I was a bit skeptical because I havent had good experiences with Dell laptops but this laptop feels very well built. One thing you will notice is that it is quite heavy. Body is definitely not cheap plastic. I like how fast it is and the display is one of the best out there. Love the rgb lighting and how fast it is. I havent had a change go game on it but im sure that it will be a killer machine. 4070 video card. Ddr 5 ram and lots of room to upgrade both ssd and ram it makes it one of a kind. Im looking forward to gaming on it and will update my review once I get it done!
Posted by Jimmyskillz
Cosmetically I love the look of the product. It's relatively lightweight for a gaming laptop. Battery life out of the box with default settings isn't terrible, could maybe be a little better, but in all honesty is not bad considering it's a gaming laptop. I would definitely recommend to anyone buying this model is to either buy a RAM upgrade kit as part of the purchase or go with the next step up model that comes with more RAM. Especially if you are going to actually load and play your games off of it. Right out of the box with all of the Dell/Alienware bloatware it was sitting at roughly 9-10 GB RAM utilization just sitting idle. By the time I loaded all laptop and windows updates, installed 4 games, added my printer and teamviewer, it now sits idle at roughly 14.8 GB RAM utilization. If you plan on actually doing any kind of gaming, 1.2 GB of available free RAM is NOT sufficient to properly load and run a game and it run smoothly. So to anyone that wants to buy this specific model, you are either going to have to watch what you actually have loaded so you can game properly, or you are going to need to buy more RAM. The amount of RAM preinstalled is honestly the only concern. Not a huge issue. RAM is cheap. More of a concern and not a major issue. More so just wanting to let people know to be prepared to either buy more RAM if you want to actually game, or take the time to go through and remove the factory bloatware, or both.
Posted by Albaluat
It is a great laptop, please understand that! I bought this 16gb RAM version knowing i can save a couple of hundred buckaroos by upgrading it myself to 64gb. BUT, in recent years alienware laptops have become extremely finnicky with RAM compatibility! Do your research when upgrading your ram on this computer. The only widely known and available brand that is compatible is crucial, and only at 5600mhz speed. the Alienware command center utilizes quite a bit running idle, which can pose issues with graphic intensive applications. particularly seen with games like bodycam. I had to return 2 32gb ddr5 vengeance 4800mhz ram modules to best buy because the computer did not recognize the ram even after a BIOS and CMOS reset. This computer is beautiful and the build quality is great. the intel core ultra 7 can run hotter than its ryzen counterpart and be safe doing so. The fans sound like a JET ENGINE. haha but they effectively cool the cpu and gpu, so i can live with that! I 3d printed a laptop stand on my bambu lab A1 and it helped with airflow and made a 5degree difference, compared to the laptop laying flat on a counter! Overall. I really do love the machine, and will be keeping it. But the RAM is a HUGE limitation right off the bat. I got mine for $1132 as an open box, while the computer was on sale for $1500. So i really have no room to complain. I am blessed, and have never owned a high end laptop like this!
Posted by Niqhowie