Dell's RTX 4070-Powered Alienware M16 gaming laptop falls back to 1,399 — its lowest price

[Admin]

Back to the lowest price I've seen since the sales in October, this powerful Dell Alienware laptop is back on offer and is a much more affordable proposition this holiday season.

Dell's RTX 4070-Powered Alienware M16 gaming laptop falls back to 1,399 — its lowest price : Read more

 

[brandonjclark]

If you can only own a single computer that has to fill the needs of gaming and work and leisure AND be mobile, this might be a great choice, especially at this price.

With the 5000-series cards still likely at least a year away, especially in mobiles, I'm not sure it's going to get any cheaper than this for awhile.

 

[Alvar "Miles" Udell]

The only real downside is that it only has a short battery life (5:20 as tested by PCMag, matching Dell's claims). The ASUS Zephyrus M16 has the same GPU, a 13900H vs a 13700HX, and an 8 hour battery life (as tested by PCMag) for $100 more.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-r...070-1tb-ssd-off-black/6535501.p?skuId=6535501

 

[brandonjclark]

The only real downside is that it only has a short battery life (5:20 as tested by PCMag, matching Dell's claims). The ASUS Zephyrus M16 has the same GPU, a 13900H vs a 13700HX, and an 8 hour battery life (as tested by PCMag) for $100 more.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-r...070-1tb-ssd-off-black/6535501.p?skuId=6535501

Yeah, that DOES seem like a pretty good deal for only 100 more.

However, some will believe in Dell's support capabilities far more strongly than Asus.

 

[DougMcC]

The only real downside is that it only has a short battery life (5:20 as tested by PCMag, matching Dell's claims). The ASUS Zephyrus M16 has the same GPU, a 13900H vs a 13700HX, and an 8 hour battery life (as tested by PCMag) for $100 more.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-r...070-1tb-ssd-off-black/6535501.p?skuId=6535501

Unless you're exclusively gaming, 16G is not a good choice these days. I certainly wouldn't buy anything under 32 today.

 

[Flnames]

Great article considering 4070 has long term support unlike 4080.

 

[brandonjclark]

Unless you're exclusively gaming, 16G is not a good choice these days. I certainly wouldn't buy anything under 32 today.

Uhh, sir!

8GB is enough for a default Mac configuration! 16GB is surely enough for default Windows!

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[mdd1963]

Uhh, sir!

8GB is enough for a default Mac configuration! 16GB is surely enough for default Windows!

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I suspect 16 GB is enough for 95% of most typical Windows users..., that being said, I got 32 GB even back in a 2017 build!)

Given Dell's typical 'charge triple what RAM upgrades are actually worth' costs, I'd order it with 8 GB if possible, and replace both sticks with 16 GB modules at less than half of what Dell is likely to charge...! (Same with boot SSD config, they likely want an extra $250 per TB....)