AW 13 R3 Appreciation Thread
Best laptop I've owned. Bar none.
Anyone else share this experience?
Posted Oct 23, 2019, 12:39 AM UTC
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Well in my opinion it's a beautiful machine and from the r3-r5 gen AW's, the one that suits best that generation's design.Too bad they didn't release it with an 8th gen Processor - it would definitely *shine* with a 8350u (similar performance to the 7700HQ with fewer watts) or 8750h...
But like 99,9% of the things, it's not perfect. Mine at least whines like a frigging-eternally-printing-serial printer (coil whine)... but that's kinda ok in the end, makes this electronic peripheral feel "alive" and "communicating" in it's own language (kidding).
Also, I get it that users don't really like fan noise... But as an engineer and living in the tropical country I live, I'd rather have noise than heat...Sadly, fan control is something Alienware thinks only new generation machines need?
Aside of that, the computer performance satisfies the purpose, sharpness and colors on the OLED screen are second to none, keyboard vs Lenovo Thinkpads (T440p or x280) I'd say it's even better... Touchpad with precision drivers is a frigging win, using newest drivers from Lenovo it's comparable to my MacBook Pro's touchpad.
So overall I must say this machine met the expectations - it's a portable, powerful enough, sturdly built Windows/UNIX PC.
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Mine has coil whine too, like A LOT. Never bugged me though.
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I have the 13 R3. Great laptop so far.
I have the GTX 1060 6GB with a 1366x768, screen is bad though, but the lack of pixels makes it perform similarly to a GTX 1070.
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Yes, a great machine. Use mine almost every day. Fantastic keyboard and the joy of the OLED panel. Wish Alienware made a 2060 version of this machine.
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Username checks out. In fact that's the only problem I have with my 13 R3.