We Bought a $300 Alienware Gaming Laptop....

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ม.ค. 2023
  • Normally we get really lucky with older Alienware systems that end up having a good amount of life left in them. Today we look at a DUAL graphics card Alienware desktop... Should this one have just been a relic of the past?
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  • @LiquidSnake690
    @LiquidSnake690 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    $300 seems a little expensive even for a highend 2010 laptop when even lowend laptops with integrated graphics will outperform it.

  • @zoekfrog5224
    @zoekfrog5224 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    500,000!!! You Guys deserve every bit of it! Keep up the great work! :D

  • @PostBench
    @PostBench ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Loving the old school hardware vids, keep up the good work!

    • @TheTechwizGuy
      @TheTechwizGuy ปีที่แล้ว

      💯💯🔥🔥

    • @nd1r.
      @nd1r. ปีที่แล้ว

      @Mr_VivekBindra... fake

  • @MaximumRD
    @MaximumRD ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Got to love all the ports!

  • @ZaneofAustin
    @ZaneofAustin ปีที่แล้ว +2

    should do thermal paste and pads and see if it changes.
    alot of people with this old hardware get skeezed out not wanting to mess with it but since you're having heating problems...
    i'm just saying it'd be a great video as well :D more alienware!

  • @Biosymelec
    @Biosymelec ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Congrats on 500K SUBS!!!

  • @willaf3
    @willaf3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm really liking the old pc videos. You guys should buy one of those old macs with the colored back.

  • @sxsoutcast7651
    @sxsoutcast7651 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Whew, I was sweating for the laptop. I didn't think it would do too much. Thanks for the video guys.

  • @rockon01233
    @rockon01233 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I use to have a Alienware laptop back in 2015-2016. Had a light indicator on the battery charger.

  • @Kenjis9965
    @Kenjis9965 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have a later M17x R4 which actually has an HDMI input so you can connect a game console to play on the internal screen. It's also got dual 256gb SSDS in RAID 0 from the factory and 16gb of ram. Iirc the battery life was actually not bad when it was new and yes the original power adapter did have the little power light on it.
    Mine was fairly loaded and worked extremely well for years. Still does actually though its in my closet. I've mulled selling it though
    Was actually a good laptop. Even technically has upgradeable graphics (I believe you can get and put a 980M in it) as they're on a card, it takes a bit of work but is doable

  • @derangedtarzan2524
    @derangedtarzan2524 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Def should have run the tests with Windows 7 or force installed the 8.1 version (something you can do not hard and a simple search shows many people describing how) I'm positive you would have gotten more titles to run just fine, also the second card is probably a detriment ( definitely is since you don't have the right driver package) modern games don't support crossfire or sli, you would get better frames without it.

  • @Sp3cialk304
    @Sp3cialk304 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    You guys should do an RTX a2000 build. They are low profile don't need a power connector and fit into sff PCs. The price are also lower now. They are $250 on Amazon.

    • @SlowHardware
      @SlowHardware ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @Real_Toastybros hahahahahahaha very legit

    • @SlowHardware
      @SlowHardware ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But @Sp3cialk304 I agree

    • @AwesomeBlackDude
      @AwesomeBlackDude ปีที่แล้ว

      Spam is e-ham.

    • @Joshtheweatherman
      @Joshtheweatherman ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I have an A2000 in a small Ryzen 7 ThinkCentre. It performs amazing!

  • @Styledd
    @Styledd ปีที่แล้ว

    Congrats on 500k subs

  • @amirmazaheri4193
    @amirmazaheri4193 ปีที่แล้ว

    pllsss keep doing these retro laptop reviews

  • @ethanmeyer4508
    @ethanmeyer4508 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you have any recommendations on prebuilt gaming pcs for around 1200-1300$

  • @Frozo4K
    @Frozo4K ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey does your premium streamer pc work on Australian plugs?, cheers

  • @losteden6390
    @losteden6390 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's hilarious . I have a x15 r2 Alienware and it's so thin and nice looking. Wow look how big their laptops were back in the day...

  • @MotorAmerica
    @MotorAmerica หลายเดือนก่อน

    Absolutely love vintage Alienware hardware! It's getting harder and harder to find good quality Old Alienware gear

  • @chriserz94
    @chriserz94 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have an M14x that came with an I7 2630M and 8gb of dual channel ram and upgraded it to a used i7 2960XM I found for sale locally on eBay and then paired it with 16gb of 1600MHZ cl9 DDR3 HyperX Fury RAM in dual channel (8x2) I specc'd it with a GT555m 3gb and a 1600x900 and its still quite a potent machine for its size and age.

  • @Andy.R50
    @Andy.R50 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I still have my M17x with 2 260m build in it. In nebula Red. It was a beast back then.

  • @country9946
    @country9946 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey, what’s up guys my Alienware laptop it’s making a lotta heavy fan noise when playing games do you think I could be fixed?

  • @Static_Age
    @Static_Age ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks yall for that GVG code, just got win 11 for under $30 with your Toast code. Love the videos!

  • @pauld4564
    @pauld4564 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Great retro video guys! I remember considering selling a kidney for one of these back in 2009/2010 before good sense prevailed. Keep Toasty, Bros! ( Sorry about that, I'm from England )

    • @toastedtarts4044
      @toastedtarts4044 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Please don’t sell a kidney man

    • @WeazelNewsUSA
      @WeazelNewsUSA ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@toastedtarts4044 he said he was considering it.

    • @toastedtarts4044
      @toastedtarts4044 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@WeazelNewsUSA well okay. He should NOT consider it in the future either

    • @WeazelNewsUSA
      @WeazelNewsUSA ปีที่แล้ว

      @@toastedtarts4044 👍 Yep

  • @dave4shmups
    @dave4shmups ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I wonder how well Linux would run on this old gaming laptop? Like Ubuntu, for example?

    • @BeckyAnn6879
      @BeckyAnn6879 ปีที่แล้ว

      FWIW, I ran Mint 18.X on a 2009 Dell Inspiron 560(?) desktop with worse specs and it ran like a dream!
      Ubuntu seems to drag on Alienware, but Mint is pretty snappy on ANY hardware I toss it on! Typing this on a 2015 Dell Inspiron 5558 laptop with Mint 21.1 installed. Only 'glitches' I have is with Chrome.

    • @TheTechwizGuy
      @TheTechwizGuy ปีที่แล้ว

      💯🔥💯🔥

  • @Hurriedboss22
    @Hurriedboss22 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It’s so funny you guys posted this, I was just watching your previous Alienware laptop videos and I just recently bought 2 for my collection lol! I love these Alienware videos!
    Edit: one is 2009 m15x upgraded to a gtx970!

    • @TheTechwizGuy
      @TheTechwizGuy ปีที่แล้ว

      💯💯

    • @jponz85
      @jponz85 ปีที่แล้ว

      How did you upgrade a laptop gpu?

    • @Hurriedboss22
      @Hurriedboss22 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jponz85 older laptop models like the Alienware m15x have modular GPU’s that you can actually replace like a normal desktop. Mxm format is the name I believe

    • @jponz85
      @jponz85 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Hurriedboss22 interesting never heard of it. Why can you upgrade old af laptops and not new ones

    • @Hurriedboss22
      @Hurriedboss22 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jponz85 majority of new laptops have everything soldered in on the motherboard

  • @halfbitgaming7022
    @halfbitgaming7022 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fun fact Gibraltar (the name on the box the laptop shipped in) is a music store near where I live, They've been around since the 1980's and mainly sells drums and drum accessories but they also sells microphones and Dj stands.

  • @m99beast31
    @m99beast31 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great vid

  • @toastedtarts4044
    @toastedtarts4044 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I want a cheap alienware pc for minecraft. Would it have any lag issues or heating issues? It looked pretty good for counterstrike to me except when it froze

    • @YaBoyKamm
      @YaBoyKamm 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You wouldn’t want to sit it in your lap and play. They do get hot

  • @illmetbymoonlight3318
    @illmetbymoonlight3318 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Upgrade the cpu and gpu and watch those frames jump sky high , this laptop is definitely capable of today's games still

  • @CaptainZombeh
    @CaptainZombeh ปีที่แล้ว

    Gibraltar box... That Ebay user is also a drummer.

  • @pauliedweasel
    @pauliedweasel 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow, you guys bought a used one? I still have mine that is new in the box from 2010. I bought it on a business trip and used it once in the hotel room and then it went back into the box. I suppose I should unpack it.

  • @Bang_Goes
    @Bang_Goes หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Would you like to review Dell alienware area 51 r1?

  • @vandrayketv1316
    @vandrayketv1316 ปีที่แล้ว

    What’s the song that’s playing in the beginning

  • @Frozo4K
    @Frozo4K ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey curious what plug the premium streamer pc you sell because I want to buy, cheers

  • @Alexander12547
    @Alexander12547 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had a new battery and I guess it would die really quick and it needed a couple weeks of charging and draining till it started holding a charge for a proper amount of time

  • @mike_dub_88
    @mike_dub_88 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have an M15x from this era, only 1 gpu on mine though. It is super heavy.

  • @diaquack
    @diaquack ปีที่แล้ว

    HOW DO YOU FIND THESE

  • @avalanchemaster
    @avalanchemaster ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You guys should do one of the mid 2000's cheesegrater Mac Pro's. Those are dual Xeon's and are around $300 - $400 on ebay

  • @country9946
    @country9946 ปีที่แล้ว

    It’s a dell Alienware m17x r2
    How can I stop the fans from being a jet engine?

  • @Needle_Tr33
    @Needle_Tr33 ปีที่แล้ว

    Could you do one on the bmax b3 pro mini pc

  • @derpydashdjblazekin
    @derpydashdjblazekin ปีที่แล้ว

    perfect for a portable media center and maybey some classic pc games like morrowind and doom 3

  • @Cars.
    @Cars. ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How technologies change fast 😏

  • @coltonsolomon6518
    @coltonsolomon6518 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bit late to this discussion but I got mine from my dad and it works actually pretty good. I don’t know what the specs are it’s I can play line site team fortress two just a lot of games like that I just play whatever I’d like and usually there are two graphics heavy, but you know just want to put my two cents in.

  • @spaceapproval6823
    @spaceapproval6823 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Try checking the thermal paste that's probably why Crysis goes from 100-20fps and freezes

  • @herrschniedler4207
    @herrschniedler4207 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can this thing perform League of Legends at high settings?

  • @rustytanks
    @rustytanks ปีที่แล้ว

    Sheldon's laptop from Big Bang Theory 👌

  • @mike-bj4dk
    @mike-bj4dk ปีที่แล้ว

    speaking of that can anyone tell me why my rx580 wont work with adrenaline software? i use the win 10 driver and still have to use an amd/ati patch fix to make it work i checked bios in card using gpu-z all checks out

  • @zlungbutterz3307
    @zlungbutterz3307 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    In 2011 I ordered a 17” R17M2. A 960Q @ 1.73GHz, dual 5870’s, two 500GB HDD’s, 16GB RAM. It was $3200. It was so heavy. But it could play. Expensive, but probably the lowest per-hour cost entertainment I’ve ever purchased. And I used it until 2019.

    • @Feedcookiez
      @Feedcookiez ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I still have this laptop! Recently upgraded to dual ssd. I take it apart every year or 2 and clean/repaste it. I just can't part with it. 😆

  • @keyzin
    @keyzin ปีที่แล้ว

    i cant believe i can carry this around decade ago

  • @saifaljasmy3732
    @saifaljasmy3732 ปีที่แล้ว

    Congratulations on 500k!!
    I’m not a bot btw

  • @justswitched8841
    @justswitched8841 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks better than the new ones.

  • @Tilb0
    @Tilb0 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just realized 2010 is already 13 years ago

  • @manygatos885
    @manygatos885 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow haven’t seen one of these since 2018 before I upgraded 😮
    Had the same silver color

  • @69drift69
    @69drift69 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These can be upgraded. Screen upgrade is a pain but fun

  • @unforgiver45
    @unforgiver45 ปีที่แล้ว

    Battery only only last 1 to 1.5hrs at best drivers still available usually get them from dell. I’ve had it since it came out still have mine. Mxm upgrading is possible but very challenging because of the screen you have.

  • @MilkyBarBoy
    @MilkyBarBoy ปีที่แล้ว

    hello, cool video!

  • @MaskedKillaJxy_Alt
    @MaskedKillaJxy_Alt ปีที่แล้ว

    i will buy this off the PCbros site as this will be my first gaming laptop,

  • @munozmedia4488
    @munozmedia4488 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I swore never to purchase another Alienware product. I purchased a R15 gaming laptop and the hard drive was gone within months. I then replaced it with an SSD. Then right at the year anniversary the screen went black. I contacted Alienware and they immediately let me know the warranty was over, but they would be glad to check it for $30 not counting shipping. After I let them know how crappy their service was, I took it to a local tech, who checked it for free. He told me the motherboard was gone, and he highly advised me not to replace it, and to stay away from Alienware. Now the damn thing just sits in a corner of my room because I don't want to throw it away. I paid a lot of money for this trash.

    • @DeNoobGamer
      @DeNoobGamer 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have something funny in the like. Basically i bought a (possibly overpriced at the time) laptop from a guy with his own company. He told me it could game. It couldnt, uhd 620. And then my parents decided that basically i wasnt allowed to use the warranty. It gave out 6 months ago, when the microphone didnt wanna work, and now basically its probably a dustfilled shaitbox. Its now the most expensive laptopstand one could imagine i think, 869 mid 2018 euro's. Thats at least 1100 2022 euro's, and probably more.

  • @joejones6968
    @joejones6968 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had one, exactly like the one you have featured in this video, And the MB burned up twice, Dell stopped fixing it, and I sold it to some kids at the local Hardees for $100.

  • @godhalo8582
    @godhalo8582 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    1920x1200 in 2010 was the 8k of today

  • @TheParadise86
    @TheParadise86 ปีที่แล้ว

    My sister ex husband had this in all black back in the day when I was a kid he let me use this thing with a steam library full of games to try was incredible machine for 2010

  • @DuneRunnerEnterprises
    @DuneRunnerEnterprises ปีที่แล้ว

    How can i pass ???
    You should look for the games,from the same year,as this aging beast.

  • @amdintelxsniperx
    @amdintelxsniperx 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    fun fact you can replace the gpus with 970s

  • @Farblueneon
    @Farblueneon 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Crysis worked well on this machine at the time, probably windows 10 not helping. Anthough I was running two 5870 at the time with 16GB Ram.

  • @scottstamm7022
    @scottstamm7022 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thermal paste condition?

  • @obvil0001
    @obvil0001 ปีที่แล้ว

    How do you get that info on the top left??

  • @tbro6149
    @tbro6149 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do a x51 r3 upgrade

  • @brandy_vr1129
    @brandy_vr1129 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can you play finalfantisy14 on it

  • @mecyanned
    @mecyanned ปีที่แล้ว +1

    please make a build with the amd radeon 6600, they are better and cheaper than the rtx 3050

  • @mitziewatson8426
    @mitziewatson8426 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes

  • @niyamimbi1179
    @niyamimbi1179 ปีที่แล้ว

    asus g71 something had an i7-4th, 970m (?), had the cooling intake thru the keyboard, betcha that still runs today's stuff

  • @DarkLordJman
    @DarkLordJman ปีที่แล้ว +1

    CUSTOM DRIVERS!

  • @TheSquadIsBack
    @TheSquadIsBack ปีที่แล้ว

    can i buy this from you?

  • @peterdragonz7629
    @peterdragonz7629 ปีที่แล้ว

    Probably better then what I got now lol

  • @GojiBoii
    @GojiBoii ปีที่แล้ว

    Still better than my pc..

  • @-m1les
    @-m1les ปีที่แล้ว +44

    love a laptop as old as me😂

    • @jonathan9607
      @jonathan9607 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Ppl are born in 2010 dam

    • @powthehamster
      @powthehamster ปีที่แล้ว +6

      13 year old? Lol

    • @therealstupidwaffle
      @therealstupidwaffle ปีที่แล้ว +5

      damn, you are very young 💀

    • @warrengouldthorpe5091
      @warrengouldthorpe5091 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Dam I'm technically old enough to be your parent and I was born in 1995

    • @-m1les
      @-m1les ปีที่แล้ว

      @@warrengouldthorpe5091 lol

  • @minoamine9639
    @minoamine9639 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    can you pleezz upgreed it

  • @fabricio4794
    @fabricio4794 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I dont deal with aliens.....and logitech too...

  • @galaxygames3750
    @galaxygames3750 ปีที่แล้ว

    Toasty bros for life

  • @mateusz2465
    @mateusz2465 ปีที่แล้ว

    Take look on some laptop with gtx1050 (non ti) 4gb and compare it to desktop one

  • @adonian
    @adonian ปีที่แล้ว

    What do you mean crysis ain’t gonna happen I have that exact same computer and I can still play crysis on it with no problems

  • @someguy3186
    @someguy3186 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Install XP on it, and it'd be a killer for retro gaming.

    • @TheTechwizGuy
      @TheTechwizGuy ปีที่แล้ว +1

      💯💯🔥🔥

    • @term-827
      @term-827 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I own this revision of Alienware laptop and XP on it is a bit of a bear to install and Dell doesn't host the XP drivers at all. The sweet spot for this laptop is Windows Vista really, e en then compatibility is somewhat spotty on it.

  • @yasboss2790
    @yasboss2790 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I saw a review on this once

  • @Defy_Convention
    @Defy_Convention ปีที่แล้ว

    So chonky, such a tiny track pad

  • @-m1les
    @-m1les ปีที่แล้ว

    well sick

  • @Saworai
    @Saworai ปีที่แล้ว +1

    that needs older windows and drivers ... or try linux

  • @dineshsingh-gb6un
    @dineshsingh-gb6un 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Me chulaya nahi pur Etna butadu fps bhule kum de pur chulne me junnat hoga pairing behtreen hogi

  • @robertbonzon69
    @robertbonzon69 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i remember seeing this exact model in Hong Kong while having vacation. Bought a 17 R3 (i7 6700HQ + 980m 4gb) 2016 to scratch the itch. That 6700HQ undervolted really well. Sadly, had to sell it for some reasons.

  • @R.K_Chalkboard
    @R.K_Chalkboard ปีที่แล้ว

    I think most people should just get an Aspire 5. It's only $100 more, comes with Windows 10, and although isn't the most performant, it's much better than this.

  • @ajadrianjosebala1226
    @ajadrianjosebala1226 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you guys make a diy gaming tablet with a orange pi 5

  • @dqkneely9803
    @dqkneely9803 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i plan to buy my next laptop from you guys, unfortunately, my current laptop is still fairly new (about two years old). depending on how awesome laptops continue to get i should be making my purchase in roughly another two years lol ultimately you will indeed be having my business.

    • @justshidoarii9090
      @justshidoarii9090 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Real_Toastybros 💀💀

    • @TheTechwizGuy
      @TheTechwizGuy ปีที่แล้ว

      💯🔥💯🔥

    • @jponz85
      @jponz85 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why? Lol there are so many better places to buy your next computer especially in the used market.

  • @mike-bj4dk
    @mike-bj4dk ปีที่แล้ว

    wheres the gta5 and red dead 2 tests lol i bet it will play both

  • @chudacough
    @chudacough ปีที่แล้ว

    Uninstall Windows 10, install Windows 7 with the OEM key at the bottom of the laptop and try the benchmarks again.

  • @ramshacks9493
    @ramshacks9493 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would of done better on that old Alienware, 870 1tb SSD, wifi 6e pcie card, custom rtx M card yes it's possible it's been done many times, and I would of installed windows 11

  • @daytimerocker3808
    @daytimerocker3808 ปีที่แล้ว

    put windows 7 on it please

  • @mohammedalhaj2107
    @mohammedalhaj2107 ปีที่แล้ว

    My dream 😔

  • @ismokesweatsyt798
    @ismokesweatsyt798 ปีที่แล้ว

    500k!!!

  • @Frank_336
    @Frank_336 ปีที่แล้ว

    U got a Alienware r15 for 470

  • @baileysalez4296
    @baileysalez4296 ปีที่แล้ว

    Description says desktop lol.

  • @spetcnaz83
    @spetcnaz83 ปีที่แล้ว

    $310 dollars is absolutely a rip off for this, if you are not a collector.