Review Alienware m18 R2 review: Big battlestation with clicky keys

[Admin]

Alienware's m18 R2 has solid performance, lots of repair and upgrade options, and a clicky keyboard.

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[derekullo]

Clicky keyboards are terrible because everyone who uses them refuses to use push to talk in discord.

 

[Notton]

RTX Voice should remove keyboard clacking from mic, but I bet most people don't bother to set that up.

I find it interesting that it comes with 2x 2230 slots. It's better than nothing, but I wonder if they couldn't have crammed in a 2280 into the same space by rotating it 90 degrees. It's easier and cheaper to find 4TB 2280 drives compared to a 2TB 2230.

 

[leoscott]

The SD slot in the rear is a mistake. It's not something you plug in and leave in like the other plug ins.
Who wants to reach around the back every time to plug and unplug your memory card.

 

[das_stig]

Pay almost $3500 and you get 1 year warranty, no thanks, It's Dell quality after all !

 

[35below0]

That price isn't extreme when i look at the performance. A desktop PC around ~$3500 could match it, and would have the benefit of cherry-picked components (and longer warranty). But it don't move. And the bigger screen it's hooked up to is bought separately.

This is probably overkill for most laptop needs, but if serious gaming credentials are a requirement this is a good product. And the keyboard and screen upgrades are definetly worth it.

I doubt it would die after 1 year. That warranty is there mostly to replace DOA or flawed units.