Customers are impressed with the m18 18" 480Hz Gaming Laptop's performance, large screen size, and ample RAM, frequently praising its smooth visuals and impressive graphics capabilities. However, some users have reported issues with battery life, weight, and cooling, while others have noted concerns about the speakers and motherboard reliability. The build quality and port selection received positive feedback.
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Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
best gaming streaming laptop ever!!
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Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
omg I add many screens and many windows up and i can Edit my videos and stream multiple browsers and have multiple games and programs and videos on at the same time makes multitasking a breeze and I've yet have to use the OverDrive turbo system that is built in which is for keeping it cool and forcing the computer to run faster and keep itself cool never had to use that feature yet but it's there if I need it all my editing videos I have to do are super fast even in 4K quality I have nothing but high appraisal for this Alienware even the monitor's refresh rate is 400 and something I'm just completely amazed
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Battery life, Cooling, Weight
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very okay Laptop
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Cons: Heavy and runs a little hot but I knew this going in. There is a BIOS setting I can change to have it run cooler. Other wise a good computer. I am not sure about battery life.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ram
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Battery life
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fantastic!
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Got $850 in Best Buy gift cards from work as part of our rewards program after the discount sale at Best Buy and that only cost me $1k. Works great! Heavy as heck and battery life is not much, but it's a performance computer. More of a portable than a laptop, but it is exactly what I wanted. Nice expansion for drives two different SSD M.2 hook ups beyond the included drive. Included drive is a nice performer. RAM can go to 64Gig which is nice.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Graphics, Screen size, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Investment !
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This laptop has the perfect screen size and power to keep up with my architectural renderings. Love the graphics, love the speed.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
A bit more service required
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Bought an open box product. A little untidy with dust and loose charger plug. Product works good. No complaints, using it for the past 18 months
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
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Cooling
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Powerful
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It is a very powerful gaming machine. It’s my first gaming laptop and I’m surprised how loud and hot it gets. Lost one star for me because of that.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
GREAT EQUIPMENT
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Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
An insane piece of machinery. It runs every game at max settings while streaming at max settings. The only thing is that I have to be careful to always put it on top of surfaces with good airflow or it will heat up.
I bought the open box option and it came with a couple scratches, I did not like that at all.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Weight
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very happy
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Love the new machine, even got a price match after the price dropped a bit more before cyber monday sale was over. The only soft complaint I'd have is the weight.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
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Speakers
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good lap top but…
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great laptop. Fast and ready. The one downfall are the speakers as they do get distorted during some gameplay and music. That’s a bummer or this could have been 5 stars
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Graphics, Screen size, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
So far so good
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Very fast and great graphics. Heavy, but that’s what u get with a huge screen.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ram
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Battery life
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
The best laptop I’ve ever owned
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Excellent value! Served me perfectly for the time I needed it for. Works AMAZING. Will run 400 fps on decent games, enough RAM for practically anything. Battery life could be much better, only lasting maybe 2 hours running games
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance
Cons mentioned:
Motherboard
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Tech error early on
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Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Performance is good, but within second week of owning had to send for repair. They had to replace motherboard due to blue screen error and overheating. After that no issues. But cant recommend due to not first alienware Ive owned with this issue
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Screen size, Speed
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Alienware Laptop
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
An overall great gaming laptop. Speed is great and monitor has an excellent view the 18 inch screen is the way to go looks awesome…
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance, Screen size, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Alien ware
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great pc . Fast and reliable. Nice large screen. Games look amazing
I would recommend this to a friend
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Screen size
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Weight
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Heavy and hot
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Good and fast laptop,
I liked the bigger sized screen for a laptop BUT when playing with a mouse ur hand right next to it with out the laptop being elevated it does tend to “burn” your hand. I guess this might not happen if it’s elevated and has better airflow. It is quite heavy so playing on your lap and isn’t really idea must have a table and something to move the hot air away
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Brand response from YourDellTeam
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Dear Blaznry, We appreciate you taking the time to leave us your review. We are sorry to hear that you are encountering overheating issues with your Alienware m18 gaming laptop. Feedback like yours helps us improve our future products and services. Below I have provided troubleshooting instructions with the full article that can help resolve this issue.
Here are the steps to help resolve your overheating issue: 1. Inspect and clean the air vents and fans. 2. Restart the computer. 3. Update the BIOS and Chipset driver. 4. Download and install Microsoft Windows updates. 5. Run a hardware diagnostic test. 6. Use Dell Power Manager to manage thermal performance. 7. Improve efficiency to reduce heat. 8. Perform a Windows System Restore. 9. Restore the computer to factory settings.
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Nice size for gaming but very heavy not very portable also had issues from beginning fans were bad replaced them.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Gaming PC, not Office PC
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Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I bought 2 of these a couple of months apart: 1 in store and 1 online. 1 of them was great, no issues whatsoever. The other had a subpar wifi card that I replaced. Also, both don't play nice with fast typing in MS Office products. It's a fantastic gaming computer, but it's not a web browsing or office productivity machine. (Fortunately, I wanted them for gaming machines and have been very happy with that performance!)
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance
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Battery life
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Awesome
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Powerful laptop I love to have just the battery died to fast
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Laptop
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
A great product , I recommend well for gaming and design
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Screen size, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome!
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I love this computer! Lighting fast, and very cool looking, It runs anything I want, and has multiple ports that I can use to connect to other devices for presentations. It is heavy, but I don't care, because it is so much fun to use. Gaming and work combined with Ryzen 9 and an excellent graphics card. I highly recommend.