Alienware 13 (2016) Pre-release discussion thread.

Am I out of touch, or does this seem like a winner?

I mean, every review are saying.

1) It gets hot - but it doesn't throttle
2) It's heavy - but has great build quality
3) It has iffy battery life - but not terrible
4) It has a mediocre trackpad - but who uses a trackpad for games?

Otherwise, it's a full blown, quad-core i7 13" laptop with a desktop class 1060. A 13" laptop that truly plays pretty much every single game out there at high/ultra at 1080p at 60fps. That's incredible.

Plus it has REAL NVMe SSD speeds now (wonder if you can RAID0) and user-accessible RAM and storage.

Plus, the OLED is gorgeous.

 

Where do you see that it actually doesn't throttle? I don't see a legit test to see how hot it gets.

 

Dave Lee (Dave2D) is usually pretty clear about heat/throttling. He mentions that in all his games testing, it didn't drop speeds under load.

 

He didn't mention actual temps during a full load, I want to see actual temps, clockspeeds etc

 

He shows a graph.

 

The graphs were for Fire Strike, if I recall correctly.
The main difference I see with it is the CPU temperatures. They aren't as high as those on the 15 R3 and 17 R4, but that may be due to the nature of Fire Strike rather than anything else. However, the GPU temps are, as should be expected, hotter.
Also, US prices are up. A maxed out 13 R3 costs $3374.99 + shipping + tax.

 

Where are you seeing the prices? I see starts at 1199.99, and the review says 2099.99 for 6700hq 1060 512gb SSD and OLED, do you know more?

I'm super bummed that it looks like there is no 6820HK. Now I have to think hard whether to go for the Aorus X3 or not (less weight, more performance, 2yr warranty, slightly cheaper, but no OLED, no graphics amp).

Edit: I'm looking at http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/productdetails/alienware-13-laptop

 

All I did was use the customize and buy option in the configurator. If you're on a mobile phone, you may want to check off "Request Desktop Site".

 

Ok, then it's showing you more than me - I see no configs, and thus no ability to buy yet.

 

I don't see customize and buy anywhere on my screen

Hmm... does it have a 32GB RAM option?

 

Yes, it has 32 GB of RAM.
You guys might want to clear your browser's cache.

Spoiler: Image

 

Try removing your browser cache. Worked for me.

 

At the end no GPU options at all... sad. This damn AWA promo page got my hopes up

 

Thanks for the tip (but no dice on my end) and for the pic!

 

It starts at $1200? WHAT LOL. Dellienware trying to be the new Apple?

Did not expect that.

 

Probably because you get the GTX 1060 in every config

 

Try this link: http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/productdetails/alienware-13-laptop.
Also, thje 13 R3 comes with a 180w charger.

 

I'm very surprised about that. The 1050 and 1050Ti just hit the market.

 

Yeah, but rumors say that the notebook versions of the 1050 (TI) will not hit the market until Q1 2017

 

Oh, I see. This is great, though! I'll order one ASAP.

 

Just ordered mine $1763. 6700HQ, OLED, 1060, 8GB (I have a 16GB kit at home), 256GB SSD (i have a 950 Pro at home here) and got free next day shipping

 

$1763, nice. Coupon?

 

MPP

 

Is the 13 a bad deal? Because I got my AW15 R3 for $1863, 120hz, GTX 1070, 6700HQ, 8GB RAM, 1TB (ram and hdd upgraded at home)

 

No, it is not a bad deal. The new 13 is actually comparatively priced with the MSI 14inch. Although the 13 is slightly more expensive than the MSI with similar configs, I would get the 13 over the MSI without a second thought. The MSI is known to get really hot and loud under load.

 

oops, sorry for the double post. I was meant to edit my previous post to mention that the size factor needs to be taken into consideration.

 

Another review from Laptopmag

http://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/laptops/alienware-13-r3-oled

 

Why is the 13 almost the same width as the 15 inch? They are both about 15 inches wide but the 15 is 12 inches deep compared to 10 inches on the 13?

 

Ships in 23-27 days? Looks like it will be a long while before we start to see general user reviews.


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I be you it will be faster than that.

 

No, the dimensions are wrong on the Dell site. The AW 13 is 33 CM wide (or about 13")

 

So I am trying to decide if I want this and return my 15. To be honest it will only be used mainly for LAN parties and to do some gaming/work via Citrix on the go.

 

Same here man, same exact thing.

 

I'm deciding between returning my MSI gt62vr 6re dominator pro for this but anyway I shake it its more money and gpu is a downgrade and most importantly, my laptop seems to be great all around (minimal light bleed, amazing WiFi speeds, super cool and quiet at load, etc).

I'm guessing with discounts I could get the AW 13 around $1,800 how I want it configured and the MSI was $1,400 (@ microcenter...I know, cheating)

 

But this laptop looks amazing and would love to see the 6700hq matched with a 1080 via AGA. Performance would be sick!

 

I got my AW 13 for 1763. OLED, 6700HQ

 

Right and my MSI was $363 less and has a 1070. Obviously the AW is thinner but $363 will get me a lot of Steam games and the 1070 is more future proof by quite a bit. Of course the 13 with AGA is better but then you are at a grand more for a top GPU and the enclosure and then its not really comparing apples to apples

 

Placed my order for $1799 OLED (added Windows 10 Pro) and got ETA of 11/28 -12/6.



Used code ALIENWAREESPORTS for 10% off and had another personal one time use code for another discount.

 

I think a more far comparison would be the 15 R3 and the GT62VR.
I also wouldn't be surprised if someone haggled their way to get the 13 R3 for cheap (relative to its actual pricing).

 

A very good price, nice! It will probably take another 2 weeks before it's available for order in The Netherlands...the wait continues...

 

I didn't expect them to be so expensive. The system I want is over $2300 (with warranty). That's only $700 less than my X99 desktop build. And the previous Alienware 13 R2 with the highest specification available is about $1000 less. They are marked up this year, wow... May look elsewhere or wait until the hype dies down.

Hopefully they have those coupon deals again. 30% off sounds nice.

 

Agreed and I did that comparison and its like an $800 difference for the AW badge.

 

Meanwhile whilst some of you are complaining about price. Some of us are still refreshing the page on the Alienware uk page


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The configuration I want is $1,925. So 10% off is around $1,730. Still too much but would definitely be a sweet laptop. Congrats to everyone who buys one!

 

Dave2D has a review up on youtube. and damn i must say. Its a nice system. Alienware made something very special for the price. Normally this was the domain of Aorus and Razer laptops and they are PRICEY. But Alienware made it for a lot cheaper without the downsides of heat and noise.

 

Curious on its actual thermals with the 1060.

 

Not to be a negative Nancy but at the size and weight, it'd be an awful shame if it had thermal issues. It is almost a 15 inch form factor and weight

 

Its not too far off from the aorus footprint. the razer blade is thinner and less long.....but we all know how terrible it os when it comes to cooling.

 

My config costs $1609.62 - haven't pulled the trigger yet. Planning on buying extra ram and a 1TB M.2 drive myself. Tough trying to get that extra discount off of dell chat reps though. Any of you guys have any luck haggling with Dell CSRs?

 

I'm just a University student trying to make ends meet, but even so, I consider myself somewhat familiar with this market and very familiar Alienware products. In my opinion, they made a mistake with the price point on this Alienware 13. Simply putting it at $999, or maybe even $1099, would have been much more effective. They would probably sell 20% more units. Their upgrades are also very expensive.

The Alienware 13 seems to be the best 13" gaming laptop on the market (for now). But it doesn't justify the highest spec'd model costing well over $3000 before taxes:



I may not be purchasing this unless they have those coupon sales again (up to 30% off).