Alienware Area 51m R2 Review- Fastest Alienware Laptop
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- Lisa Gade reviews the Alienware Area 51m R2 featuring Intel 10th gen Core i7 & i9 desktop CPUs and socketed GPUs. Thanks to our sponsor, DataCamp: data is everywhere! Enhance your career and acquire new skills by taking a course on DataCamp! Click here to take the first chapter of any course for FREE: bit.ly/3jy15Mu . The Area 51m R2 is a desktop replacement laptop, available with overclockable Core i7-10700K and i9-10900K processors, AMD Radeon RX5700M or up to NVIDIA RTX 2080 Super graphics, your choice of 144Hz and 300Hz full HD displays or a 4K wide gamut display (360Hz FHD G-Sync is coming). The laptop has faster RAM than the previous gen, a clear coat finish to prevent staining, vapor chamber cooling for the CPU, separate CPU and GPU cooling, and a per key RGB backlit chicklet keyboard. Our Alienware m15 R1 last gen review is here (where you can see a complete teardown of the internals): • Alienware Area 51m Review .
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I’ve been watching her since 8:32am this morning. Traffic was pretty bad so I couldn’t make my usual start time...
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Getting this for my hubby for his 40th. Hope it doesn’t disappoint!
I recently acquired one of these, your review is what made me decision to buy. Whenever I look to buy something I always consult your reviews, I know you’re always going to be honest.
Thank you Lisa, I'll be buying this for music production. You earned yourself a Sub. Much love.
I bought one of these and im very happy with it.
How portable is it
FINALLY !! Been waiting for this review since May 😎😎. Thanks Lisa 😊 ; awesome vid as always 😀!
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At one point I didn't know that they made laptops that can use desktop components, this is awesome. I used to wish they'd make systems that are truly mobile desktops meaning ease of CPU upgradability and this is it, the only drawback other than price is the proprietary motherboard but that's a thing in desktop prebuilds as well anyways. I'm definitely starting to think about getting one of these as opposed to an XPS 17, the main drawback is that I'll look like a nerd but ah well
@@demurevilleneuvewinslet8235 I did not, eventually I bought a 1060 3GB which is my first dedicated GPU to be able to stick my head in the PC gaming door. My iPad has the M1 but it’s not on MacOS or course
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Great review, so clear ! Thank you
Thanks for reviewing this Lisa. 🙂
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Very informative. Loved the video and style.
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As always great review as great as your t-shirts. Keep it up Lisa!!
Lisa, I have admired your reviews from afar for many years. But I have been slumming it with a 1080p 75Hz GTX1070 HP Omen 15 rocking a 7th gen i7 for just as many years. (and a 15" Surface Book 2, which I have literally just killed with a drop of water) This Christmas, I have something coming that I though was going to be yet another disaster in what has until now been a complete year of disasters. Finally, at the end of the year, it's coming right.
I haven't been working at my current company all that long (since end of April '19), but they recently announced a "restructuring" (set of economic lay-offs), and, reluctantly, I re-activated my job searches when it was announced that QA personnel would be at risk of redundancy (and only voluntary redundancy claims would be considered if you had been working there for less than two years, which I had).
Now I used to do quality auditing and consultancy a couple of years ago, and I loved it, and I was coining it in also. Then my mother began to ail with dementia, and she worried what to do despite the fact that I told her carers whatever was coming up. So I quit my lucrative, interesting job for a more 9 to 5 one with a short commute distance. I had been renting, so I just moved back into my mother's home (my old home as a kid, and I'm single now, not from choice) to look after her. Money started going left and right, and I was earning less. Then my mother died. Then I lost that job through redundancy,, and I hadn't been there long enough to earn redundancy money. Then I had to pay for the funeral, because my older sister and my brother-in-law couldn't afford to help other than with the catering. And I was never going to allow my mother to go to her grave (with my father, who dies two years before) in a cardboard coffin, so it was a mahogany coffin with polished brass handles and fittings.
I have been broke ever since.
So I was just a little nervous that it would be yet another crack of doom in a ghastly year.
But the day after I re-activated my job searches, I was head-hunted during the voluntary redundancy period, at a higher rate, with a significant car allowance and mileage, working from home. the job I love for its value to customers, and it also makes me rich.
Long story short, at Christmas, (well 21st December, in fact), I will be receiving over £11,000, and starting my new job in 05January 2021. I will be blowing less than half on an Alienware A51M R2 maxed out, but with a 1080p high refresh rate rather than the outdated 4k 60Hz version (silly boy, if I buy that one, I ill always be limited to 60Hz refresh rate, no matter what game I play.
And I will still be able to give my sister and her family with the wherewithal to share a great Christmas with all of them. And I'll still have more money left than my starting salary for a month!
I lost my Surface Book 2 from the tiniest drop of water, too. I now have the maxed-out A52 R2 with the Full HD screen. It is bomb-proof compared to the Surface Book.
First time on this channel, why did i not discover this earlier. Great review btw
We're going to look at it now
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i miss the r1 keyboard, but hey lets give r2 a chance.
Thank you very much I love your reviews
Very, very helpful review. Lisa, I’m looking at the Area51M R2 with an i7-10700K and RTX 2080 Super (I’m assuming it’s a mobile GPU whereas the CPU I guess is a desktop CPU in a laptop). I’m mostly thinking in terms of the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and am looking at an online bottleneck calculator and wondering if the large gap between the CPU and GPU should be a concern. If I run into stutters can I just undervolt the CPU? Obviously, like you said, the RTX 2070 Super is much cheaper but I’m thinking it will presumably pump out a few more frames per second and with this demanding simulator every extra frame counts. Do you agree? Would you still advise an RTX 2070 Super for this flight sim? Or do you think the frame rates of the 2070S and 2080S will be on par with one another? I’m going with an i7 over an i9 purely for thermal considerations as you noted. You also stated that the 2070S thermals would be a little less than the 2080S. So, basically my overall question for you is; Do you think for a few more frames per second I n the flight sim (where 30-40 fps is considered good for this demanding sim) that the lower thermals of the 2070S outweigh those few extra frames? Or do you think the 2080S with a bit higher thermals is worth it for the few extra frames? I forgot to mention that I’ll be running the laptop in 1080p resolution via HDMI to my 55 inch 1080p TV. Why a laptop you might ask? I don’t want a liquid cooled desktop, sounds like too much maintenance and I’m not into messing with computer components. Thanks in advance for any assistance. Love your videos!
This laptop sounds more like "this is why I don't need to go to the gym."
Lol you stole my joke.
They are a pain in the ass... i take mine to work and back home every day... its a free workout
Got the 2080 super one today!
Lisa does the best gaming laptop reviews in the world !
And straight to the Dell UK site to spec one out ... oddly slightly hidden beyond the 'standard' m15 and m17 laptops. Appropriate for Area 51 maybe. Expensive but not horrendous versus a normal Dell (or Lenovo) heavy duty mobile workstation.
Should say price upfront so we know if we are willing to pay that amount and not waste time.
That's not good sales practice
Can any owners confirm if the 300Hz screen option on this is G-Sync compatible? I could be wrong but the reviewer seems to suggest no G-Sync.
“Overclockable, overclockable, overclockable..overclockable”
$2500 or so for one of these spec'd with a 2060? Compare that with something like the Omen 17 that comes with a 115w 2070 and goes for around $1500. What do you get for the extra $1k by going with an Alienware?
A desktop processor, more robust cooling and more drive bays. And more pounds/ kilograms ;).
I love graphics, so 1080 p or 4k with this laptop? im mainly RDR2 and games like that open world.
So you can only run the laptop two hours without plugging it into the power supply? Or the wall? Do you have to charge a power supply? I'm very new to laptops.
When will the new m51 R3 be out in Jun or Oct ❓
I have the R1 model that isnt upgradable. I tried contacting Dell but they ignore all my emails or calls about the deception of being upgradable. The supervisor never gets back to me at all. Buyer beware Dell is ripping people off
i feel so bad for all the people who bought the r1 model.
@@MintGlitch2 yeah Dell hangs up the phone when i talk to them about it. Worst company ever.
@@dominicthompson5443 Ikr
@@dominicthompson5443 I used to have one but sold it to someone lol
Isn’t touching integrated circuit with barehand cause ESD and might damage it or that’s only in cars control modules?
Me: So, can I upgrade the 51m as promised? Or was it all just a scam?
Alienware: Yes
For real I wish they could be more transparent
@@darryljack6612 Imagine if you could upgrade to a 3080 as you could in a PC. That was the selling point of this laptop.
@@Radhaugo108 I still, have hope. I have a 51m R1 and I know I can't take it's cpu any further and that's fine. But the GPU should still be able to upgrade. Would love to use a 3070 in my Area 51
@@Radhaugo108 the rtx2080s in this laptop only 150w,like MSI, but in clevo x170sm it's 200W..and clevo MXM format usually lives and continues;but iwon't recommend it as NH55Af successor will be better,sth with next ryzen socket AM$ support(maybe b550/x570) and pcie expres4 plus rtx3070/rtx3080 even at 200-220W would be phenomenal.
@@amirbahalegharn365 The RTX 2080 Super has aa 200 watt power budget for the R2, not 150 watts.
Why is the RAM inside this Laptop replaceable?
In other Area 51m R2 teardowns the RAM can not be upgraded, because its soldered the the motherboard.
I love my 51m R2, but the trackpad buttons are so low-quality that I find them nearly unusable.
My problem is that Dell said the GPU can be upgradable for a51m, yet they don't provide any upgrade kit for it. If they can't keep the promise, this laptop won't be any better than the others.
So you got a spinner hard drive in your R11? Yikes!!! Good for storage but for gaming and raw high performance stuff not good. I would slap a 1tb 2.5”ssd in there. Or even better a M.2 1tb NVMe. It’s like having a Lexus with cloth and manual seat adjustment in the R11. Glad you got it fixed and good to know how to deal with that situation.
you mentioned the boot drive, with ssd A, and right next to it is ssd B that you seemed to neglect, so im guessing the spot you pointed at is C? does the board flip over and have more stuff?
All M.2 slots are accessible without flipping the motherboard. Ours has 2 M.2 slots and the HDD bay + connector. SSD 2 lives next to the battery. The bay can instead accommodate 2 more M.2 SSDs with a different bracket and cable connector than what ours shipped with.
@@mobiletechreview right next to the boot drive, if you look at the video you can see it says SSD B, so thats definitely another slot right there. love youre videos, just wondering if you missed that
@@bradhaines3142 Not unless Dell doesn't know their own laptops. They say 2 total, or 4 total with the adapter for the additional 2 SSDs in place of the HDD.
@@mobiletechreview maybe you pointed to the wrong spot for the 2nd one then? appreciate the replies, good to know.
Would this be good even I don’t play games? Weird question but I like nicely built products.
yes more than good enough to use as a normal computer and can be used for video editing, music production and all other computing tasks. This is a very powerful computer that I can assure you that It will last for years to come.
@@cruiseedwards4657 so say if i would want to play games. On the laptop how do i even play? can I play GTA?
Expensively stunning
Hi I just recently ordered an Area 51m R2 with 17.3" UHD (3840 x 2160) 60Hz 25ms 500-nits 100% Adobe RGB color gamut + Tobii Eyetracking technology. I think I might have rushed in my decision do you think that the refresh rate of 60 Hz will not be enough. Should I panick call Dell and ask to change my device to 17.3" FHD (1920 x 1080) 360Hz 5ms 300-nits 100% sRGB color + Tobii Eyetracking + NVIDIA G-SYNC. Please help!!!
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Hi, I came across your channel and TBH I just want a powerhouse of a machine for gaming. I'm a teen who plans on getting a job soon if you think there's any laptop that work great let me know. And can you link me your preferred specs?
i just bought this exact laptop but with 300 hz but i kinda wish i had the 3070 graphics card i could trade mine in for a asus with better innards but i reallly like Alienware
When will this go obsolete? I was hoping for a gaming laptop that would last for several years and still play the new triple AAA titles and look nice, run good, ect.
how many usb slots does it have?
This is a good review of the specs of this laptop. However, since very many people seem to be having various problems with it, should you not perhaps also mention that there are reliability issues with this machine, some straight out of the box? A lot of consumers that come to social media do so because they are likely in the process of considering to purchase the product. So, these reviews should not concentrate solely on specs because frankly, we can read them from the manufacturer website. The more pressing and telling issues are with the build quality and therefore reliability. These should be considered in all reviews!
That’s not true had one and no issues. The 2080 and i9 had issues though but I got the 2070 one with i7
im stuck between the alienware m17 r3 and alienware area 51m r2. m17 has 3ms without gsync, and area 51m has 5ms but with gsync. idk which i should go with
You don’t need g sync.
Nice reviews. I always watch your review thank you. I have a question. I just got the same laptop today with core i7 10700 and rtx 2080super. I run the cinebench r20 a lot of times but cant get more score than 2700 points. It doesn't not turbo. While it sits without lout its at 4.5-4.6ghz. But as soon as I start the test it droppes to 2.75 ghz and stays there. Its also very hot it sits at 100°C while running benchmark. I have everything sat at full speed. Max power. And overclock profile. Nothing helps. Please if you have any solutions share with me. Thank you very much in advance 😊 ☺ 😀
Turn off the factory OC profiles (they're too hot running and I wish Dell wouldn't include them). Put power and cooling on high performance in Alienware Command Center. Cinebench numbers should go up and CPU temps should be in the low 90's C.
@@mobiletechreview thank you. I will try. Appreciate your reply.
I've just ordered this and realised now I need 2 adapters, damn, how am I gonna manage? lol
Asus are selling the mothership desctop replacement at the moment
Wonder if ampere will be compatible with the graphics amp. Hears they're using different pin connectors
It looks like the AWGA and Thunderbolt 3 enclosures may be in trouble given the PSU requirements and new connectors for RTX 3000 graphics cards.
@@mobiletechreview That's what it seems like. Thinking about selling my Area 51 R1 with my graphics amp and get a desktop. With the TDPs of the 30 series, I can't imagine mobile versions being able to push even close to what the desktop parts are proposing
@@danielbarakat I'm afraid you're right, I don't see how NVIDIA can get near 3xxx desktop performance on the mobile parts this time around given the wattage of the desktop cards.
That trackpad is a joke xD. Would love to see an alienware with ryzen and an amplifier
I know. I thought it was just me.
@@maxxvl2562 I love mine.
Marnick Van Londerseele it’s the Alienware Area 51m R2 and I had it about a month.
can you please help me to find laptop i need to used in autocad
Two power bricks is insanely stupid :).
Not when it has a desktop processor, and the folks buying it most likely aren't too worried about 2 power supplies
@@himmelhauk I'm sure there is some use case where a laptop, on the road, needs as much power as a desktop (via two power supplies) lugging it on the road. I'm hard pressed for a majority (and I mean a vast majority) of users would need such power in a portable format And keep in mind, the power of this is still no where near high end desktops. But that's Alienware for you. When you fully upgrade this, I bet the thermals can become a disaster pretty quickly 2080 super, etc.
is this the fastest labtop ever atm ?
Since they pulled that one after the R1 cant be upgraded well Dell is dead to me.
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Me watching this on my Alienware Area 51m R1 full specs!! *snif* Alienware, *snif* Dell
Where can I get all the T-Shirts she wears?
It's ridiculously EXPENSIVE.
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Other 2?
Deb Talukdar ... Brian Tong .... and I’ll “reserve judgement” on #3 ... 😎
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Agreed!
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Ha, you should put that comment on a t shirt
Which planet’s moon? She has a lot.
Surprised there isn't a Teespring option. Maybe a whole series of Periodic Table fun and games.
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Now that the 3080 GPU is out, do you know how that is for thermals?
It will not appear anytime soon in a laptop due to the huge size of CPU's in the 3000-series. Its not slated for the R2, and my guess is we will see gimped 3000-series Max-Q designs going into the R3.
@@fractalelf7760 well it appeared so you were wrong
@@TOXIC-fo2bc Glad I and others were wrong. Expect it downclocked ;)
So wait. I keep reading that the Area 51 can upgrade the processor and the graphics card. So if I bought the 2080 super version I can’t at some point upgrade it to a 3080 card?
Pretty soon these laptops will need so much power they will eschew the battery and just come with a 1 mile long extension cord.
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Oh my, this really needs Ryzen to lower the price and increase the performance
but the 10900k beats the r9 4900h in most applications from what i've seen. especially gaming, only lower power usage seems to be the only real reason for going AMD against this CPU. Some things like blender are faster in AMD yes
@@jdogdarkness dude, you're comparing a desktop CPU (and a very hot one) to a mobile (albeit powerful) CPU
Try the thicc 15 from eluktronics
@Supreme T yes, but the comparison he made was specifically between the 10900K (a desktop CPU) and a 4900H (a laptop 45 Watt CPU), a better comparison would be between the 10900K and the 3950X for example
Damm granny knows about tech
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Anyone know if R3 is imminent release?
very good specs however getting replacement parts has almost been impossible which is shocking for a new laptop only a year old. I will never never buy from dell again.
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Hi ive just literally purchased alienware area51r2 rtx2070 super.. but will i be able to upgrade to the 3000 series?
OMG I love that shirt!!!! :o
I upgraded my Alienware area from a i7-8750h to a i9-9900 8 cores 16 threads and it's so fast now...
Is it good for graphics design??
Thank you for your great reviews!
Considering getting this one, with the i7. Is the 2080 causing too many overheating issues?
It's mostly the Core i9 that causes heat issues. With an i7, you'll be fine with the RTX 2080 Super.
@@mobiletechreview Hey Lisa, what is the wattage of 2070 Super that comes with 51M R2, is 115 watt like M15 and M17.
What that is a crazy graphics score
Simply awesome review Lisa, your presentation style and lack of the dreaded "um" are memorable. Excellent content as well. I just bought one of these based off this review. Would be good if you could talk about resale of these units. Alienware trade at a premium compared to other brands except Apple but they dont do gaming laptops.
Are those vents right above the keyboard on the palm rest? I have the R1 and it does not have those and it gets hot in that area so curious if Dell improved on that by adding vents.
Hi Lisa, have you tried the Clevo chassis desktop replacements, like the X170SM-G? How would they compare to this Alienware?
Also, with the 2 asymmetric power adapters, do they have to be plugged into specific ports or are they interchangeable?
I just have to dream to own such a laptop :(
I'd love to get this but with new GPU's and CPU's I'll wait until they offer those models, with the current hardware used they are wayyyyy too overpriced.
From the data I’ve seen a desktop 2060 is equivalent to a RTX 2080 super max-q so this thing will destroy
@@cryptorellyt Yes. Max Q is no good.
I really like how you covered every aspect. Compelled to sub
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This is my first time watching a review video by you and I must say, you do an excellent straight to the punch detail review that is also easy to understand and very clear! I am definitely subscribing and looking forward to more!
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Lisa, you are my greatest reviewer !!! Thank you!
I had so much issues with my first gen Alienware area 51m that I decided never to buy an Alienware ever again
Kishore Venkat me too.. ut just ditched ge75 raider 10sgs due to dismal performance and in high end.. what r we left with? I wish they launched m17 in India but we will only get area 51 r2..
@@lalitsehgal21 true. I feel like Asus is the only on that does laptop right
Kishore Venkat what options do u think we have now?
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