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Alienware - Area 51M R2 17.3" FHD Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA RTX 2070 Super - 512GB Solid State Drive - Lunar Light

Model:
AWARR2-7316WHT-PUS
SKU:
6427166
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Customer reviews

Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 45 reviews

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  • Battery Life

    Rating 4.1 out of 5 stars

  • Speed

    Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars

  • Display

    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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91%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers praise the Area 51M R2's exceptional performance and ability to handle demanding games at high resolutions. They also highlight its robust build quality and impressive graphics capabilities, with many appreciating the keyboard and its features. However, a significant drawback mentioned is the laptop's considerable weight.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.

The vast majority of our reviews come from verified purchases. Reviews from customers may include My Best Buy members, employees, and Tech Insider Network members (as tagged). Select reviewers may receive discounted products, promotional considerations or entries into drawings for honest, helpful reviews.
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  • Awesome

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This thing is awesome. It is really powerful and very thin

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance
    Cons mentioned:
    Weight

    Big, bulky, but a power house!

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    fantastic laptop for stationary game play. It’s bulky and takes 2 power bricks. I don’t recommend it for traveling, it’s a big and heavy boy! But it’s a great gaming Laptop

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Not as it seems don’t rely on Best Buy description

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The description says it’s a 109700k cpu. It is NOT, it is the NON-K version 109700. Make sure you understand that before it expecting a overclockable cpu.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from YourDellTeam
      Posted .

      SteveBeck,

      Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We have let our team know about the product specifications that you mentioned and we will make any product listing updates that are necessary.

      Best,
      Bryan
      1-800-624-9896 Dell

  • WiFi

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My WiFi is acting up already! Can’t get online or anything

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Love it

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Perfect for gaming, love it still, i can play FFXIV, WOW and League of legends perfectly

    I would recommend this to a friend
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