Hi! I was thinking of buying a gaming laptop. Unfortunately as I am travelling often, a desktop is not an option. My budget is £2000. I am looking at Alienware 17 R3 which is costing me £1900 at the moment with maxxed specs except the hard drive which is 512 SSD + 1TB. Anyone have any suggestions? Are the MSI/ASUS offerings better? I have never invested in high specced laptops other than a MacBook pro 2009 which has just started to die on me. Id appreciate your help.
Alienware 17 R3 vs MSI vs ASUS
- Thread starter sanadsaad
- Start date
No I'm choosing the UHD screen. Let me post the specs:
Components
1 Alienware 17
1 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700HQ (Quad-Core, 6MB Cache, up to 3.5GHz w/ Turbo Boost)
1 17.3 inch UHD (3840 x 2160) IGZO IPS Anti-Glare 400-nits Display
1 16GB (2x8GB) 2133MHz DDR4 Memory
1 512GB PCIe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)
1 240W AC Adapter
1 8 Cell 92W Hour Battery
1 UK 250V Power Cord
1 Environmental lot 3 label
1 Regulatory Label
1 Intel Core i7 Processor Label
1 NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GTX 980M with 8GB GDDR5
1 Killer 1535 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1
1 Killer Wireless 1535 Driver
1 Internal UK/Irish (QWERTY) Keyboard
1 Alienware 6 programmable Macro module keys
1 McAfee(R) 30day Trial
1 Additional Software
Software
1 Windows 10 Home (64bit) English
1 Microsoft Office 30 Day Trial - Excludes Office License
1 Additional Software W10
1 Dropbox software
Service
1 1Yr Collect and Return - Minimum Warranty
1 1 Year NBD with Premium Phone Support
1 No Accidental Damage Protection
Subtotal GBP 1,596.75
20% VAT (GBP 1,596.75) GBP 319.35
Total GBP 1,916.10
Components
1 Alienware 17
1 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700HQ (Quad-Core, 6MB Cache, up to 3.5GHz w/ Turbo Boost)
1 17.3 inch UHD (3840 x 2160) IGZO IPS Anti-Glare 400-nits Display
1 16GB (2x8GB) 2133MHz DDR4 Memory
1 512GB PCIe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)
1 240W AC Adapter
1 8 Cell 92W Hour Battery
1 UK 250V Power Cord
1 Environmental lot 3 label
1 Regulatory Label
1 Intel Core i7 Processor Label
1 NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GTX 980M with 8GB GDDR5
1 Killer 1535 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1
1 Killer Wireless 1535 Driver
1 Internal UK/Irish (QWERTY) Keyboard
1 Alienware 6 programmable Macro module keys
1 McAfee(R) 30day Trial
1 Additional Software
Software
1 Windows 10 Home (64bit) English
1 Microsoft Office 30 Day Trial - Excludes Office License
1 Additional Software W10
1 Dropbox software
Service
1 1Yr Collect and Return - Minimum Warranty
1 1 Year NBD with Premium Phone Support
1 No Accidental Damage Protection
Subtotal GBP 1,596.75
20% VAT (GBP 1,596.75) GBP 319.35
Total GBP 1,916.10
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I just got myself an Asus G751 and am very impressed with it. I'm a little miffed that I was unaware of the arrival of the G752 when I bought it, but meh - it's not spoiling my enjoyment.
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I am sort in the same boat but only got £1600 and it's hard to pick from alienware, msi and asus 
The MSI GT72S 6QE Dominator Pro G looks good at just over £1600 and the better versions around £1900+
Alienware seems cheaper all round I wonder why that is? I thought it was the more expensive due to the brand lol.
The MSI GT72S 6QE Dominator Pro G looks good at just over £1600 and the better versions around £1900+
Alienware seems cheaper all round I wonder why that is? I thought it was the more expensive due to the brand lol.
