Alienware M15 r4 vs msi ge66

olliej82 · 14 Mar 2021 at 17:27

Alienware M15 r4 vs Msi ge66
Both with rtx 3070, assuming both can be bought for a similar price, which would you choose and why?

HiGiMi · 15 Mar 2021 at 14:49

Hey, i actually had the same dilemma for a laptop for my daughter.

Ended up with the Alienware. Loved the raided ssds and the build quality. What swung it was the external GPU ability to futureproof slightly. And i've had an XPS myself and had great support. Was expensive but i'm happy with the purchase.

She hasnt got it yet as birthday still to come. So hoping she loves it.

olliej82 · 15 Mar 2021 at 15:21

HiGiMi said:
Hey, i actually had the same dilemma for a laptop for my daughter.

Ended up with the Alienware. Loved the raided ssds and the build quality. What swung it was the external GPU ability to futureproof slightly. And i've had an XPS myself and had great support. Was expensive but i'm happy with the purchase.

She hasnt got it yet as birthday still to come. So hoping she loves it.

Thanks for replying, which panel did you pick? It looks like 144hz has gsync and optimus but the 300hz doesn't?

HiGiMi · 15 Mar 2021 at 15:37

The gsync one, am sure it was actually cheaper if i recall. Was lucky as ordered incorrectly first time and cancelled it so when went to order again that had appeared as an option, wasnt there first time.

Ardnik · 15 Mar 2021 at 17:15

I’ve just ordered the 17m r4 gets delivered end of next week. Looking forward to it. Hope you enjoy yours.

olliej82 · 9 May 2021 at 15:05

Ardnik said:
I’ve just ordered the 17m r4 gets delivered end of next week. Looking forward to it. Hope you enjoy yours.

How are you finding the M17?
I've just picked up a nearly new M15 r4 with rtx 3080 and 32gb of ram for a great price, can't wait to get it!

Jimbo Mahoney · 10 May 2021 at 17:01

If price was the same, I'd go for the Alienware.

I'm very happy with the GE66, but I suspect the Alienware would just be classier. The GE66 is a bit plastic-y / cheesy with all the lighting.

I bought it because it was the cheapest, highest wattage 3070 actually in stock at the time.

I also like the Lenovo Legion, as I really like the 2060 version I have, but I was too impatient to wait for the lead-time (I'd probably have one by now had I ordered though!) Again, it's just classier than the MSI.

olliej82 · 10 May 2021 at 17:28

Jimbo Mahoney said:
If price was the same, I'd go for the Alienware.

I'm very happy with the GE66, but I suspect the Alienware would just be classier. The GE66 is a bit plastic-y / cheesy with all the lighting.

I bought it because it was the cheapest, highest wattage 3070 actually in stock at the time.

I also like the Lenovo Legion, as I really like the 2060 version I have, but I was too impatient to wait for the lead-time (I'd probably have one by now had I ordered though!) Again, it's just classier than the MSI.

I'm just waiting for my M15 r4 to arrive now, managed to get a used one with 32gb ram, 1tb ssd g-sync screen and rtx 3080 for £1900 so I'm pretty pleased. Not too keen on the white colour but I can live with it

Reuben klang · 12 May 2021 at 07:23

olliej82 said:
I'm just waiting for my M15 r4 to arrive now, managed to get a used one with 32gb ram, 1tb ssd g-sync screen and rtx 3080 for £1900 so I'm pretty pleased. Not too keen on the white colour but I can live with it

stick a skin on it

Where did you snap it up at that price?

olliej82 · 12 May 2021 at 08:21

Reuben klang said:
stick a skin on it

Where did you snap it up at that price?

Ebay, I'm not too sure what the new price would have been but originally I was going to get a new 16gb one with 3070 from alienware for £2058 with discounts applied

Reuben klang · 12 May 2021 at 09:50

Fair enough

sunny007 · 12 May 2021 at 10:45

olliej82 said:
Ebay, I'm not too sure what the new price would have been but originally I was going to get a new 16gb one with 3070 from alienware for £2058 with discounts applied

what discounts did you get ?

olliej82 · 12 May 2021 at 10:54

sunny007 said:
what discounts did you get ?

That was with a 14% discount they had on the alienware site a few weeks ago but I didn't buy it. I got a higher spec used one instead.

Reuben klang · 12 May 2021 at 11:06

olliej82 said:
That was with a 14% discount they had on the alienware site a few weeks ago but I didn't buy it. I got a higher spec used one instead.

if you speak to chat they’ll usually give you the 14%

sunny007 · 12 May 2021 at 12:31

olliej82 said:
That was with a 14% discount they had on the alienware site a few weeks ago but I didn't buy it. I got a higher spec used one instead.

Reuben klang said:
if you speak to chat they’ll usually give you the 14%

Thanks

olliej82 · 16 May 2021 at 11:40

I received my M15 this week and I have to say its a great machine!
Loks much better than I thought it would too, its more grey than white and has a sort of retro Nintendo look to it.

fryups · 17 May 2021 at 18:21

Curious on peoples opinions on the new Alienware M15 R5 AMD just out? Seem pretty reasonably priced, alienware wise...
Is the QHD display a big step up over FHD worth the extra £200?

olliej82 · 18 May 2021 at 00:12

fryups said:
Curious on peoples opinions on the new Alienware M15 R5 AMD just out? Seem pretty reasonably priced, alienware wise...
Is the QHD display a big step up over FHD worth the extra £200?

I was tempted to get the new r5 but it has a lower wattage 3070 and I don't think qhd is worth it on a laptop screen, better off with fhd as it will last longer imo

fryups · 18 May 2021 at 19:27

thanks, interesting to know about QHD vs FHD.

5punk3monk3y · 19 May 2021 at 16:03

fryups said:
thanks, interesting to know about QHD vs FHD.

I've just picked up an XMG neo 17" with a 3080 150W and 5900HX QHD display, its superb, the QHD screen is gorgeous @ 125% scale. previously I had a Alienware M15 R2 @ 1080p. I'd have the QHD display over the 1080p everyday.