*OFFICIAL* Alienware m15 Owner's Lounge

Available now in US:

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/cty/pdp/spd/alienware-m15-laptop

Setup and Specifications Manual
Service Manual

Specs:
Intel Core i7-8750H
Up to 32GB 2666Mhz Ram
2x M.2 SSD & 1 2.5" HDD
GTX 1050 Ti, GTX 1060, GTX 1070 Max-Q
1080p 60Hz, 1080p 144Hz, 4K (UHD) 60Hz Panels
60Whr Battery or 90Whr(replaces HDD slot)
2.16kg
17.9mm
Epic Silver or Nebula Red
Killer E2500 Lan & Killer 1550 Wi-Fi
720p HD Webcam
5V CPU Fan & 12V GPU Fan

 

The 1070 ships with a 180w psu? The Blade ships with a 230 and still has power issues.

 

Setup and Specifications Manual
Service Manual
Seems like the i5 option isn't ready yet. Also am curious as to why they're bundling a backpack with all configs.
EDIT: Looks like maintenance has improved a lot for the m15. After removing the base cover, you're greeted by the heatsink, battery, RAM, etc.

 

180w PSU should be sufficient. You will not be overclocking much at all with the thinner form factor which means you are looking at around 45W on CPU and 100W for GPU leaving 35 for everything else which is reasonable. It will be interesting to see what any testing reveals. And how the TB3 controller is plumbed up with PCIe lanes. The current 15 has its x4 for TB3 come right off the CPU which is exciting.

Design-wise, on the inside, it looks like a heavier duty XPS 15 which is not a terrible thing. The accessibility is awesome and all one could hope for (well, one could hope for 4 screws on each cooling apparatus but alas....)

 

8750H uses way more than 45w even without overclocking. I usually get up to around 70w, here's hoping the 8750H's in the m15's are binned better.

I have my eye on this thing tho. my 15 R4 is pretty good, but it's so damn heavy. Like you can see and read how much it weighs but it's a different story when it comes time to start lugging it all over the place.

 

Available in uk too today.

Ordered:
8750/1070 in nebula red. 16gb ram, 256gb ssd and 90w battery. Estimated delivery is 16 November. Will give you guys a full review when it arrives

 

What was your cost?

 

My biggest concern is hearing how loud it gets. Hopefully they are not as high pitched as the Blade 15 fans were.

 

David Lee should be posting a video review soon as well.

Hopefully a mod can sticky this thread @katalin_2003

 

I ordered one today. 8750h/1070mq/144hz/16gb/512ssd/90w/silver.

I paid $1,935 with tax here in the US (this included a one time 15% discount via the arena daily quest game). Estimated delivery is Nov 15. I'll do a review as well.

 

Mine was £1850 for 8750h/1070/144/16gb/256gb90wh/nebula and a 15" vindicator bag (as we don't get a free bag in the UK)

 

The 1070 is Max-Q between 80W and 90W

180W should be just fine

Razer's power issues are firmware related not PSU

 

All I can think of when I see the name:



Good luck to you new owners, I hope it is not a disappointment.

 

Lol. The original Area-51 m15x was a gorgeous laptop. I loved that skullcap design, so much so that I bought a M9750 lid for my OCZ whitebook back in the day.

 

If anyone ordered the m15 and have a older m15x, m17x, m11x, m14x, or m18x In nebula red, can y’all post a side by side pic?

I’m curious if they kept the same shade of color.

 

They said in one of their videos the red was different on the new one.

 

Considering this to replace my AW 13R2. Would miss the touchscreen though, but I hope the serviceability on the m15 is better. Hoping more configurations become available over time, and I wonder what would happen next year to this when supposedly mobile Turing comes?

 

The new gen CPUs and GPUs should be a drop in replacement with minor motherboard tweaks into this same design. They will milk this for at least 2 gens before doing a broader redesign - that costs money. Look at the current gen Alienwares, Intel 6th, 7th, and 8th gen CPUs all in one design (and only one gen of Nvidia because they have been lazy in the absence of competition)

 

Ordered the 8750H/1070/144hz/512ssd/16gb/90whr
With Tax it came out to $2005 ish. Military discount. Still debating on canceling and getting the same specs but with 1060. Watching videos on 1060 OC vs 1070 Max Q makes me a little weary.

Before I made this purchase I had a G7 for about a week. The build quality on those things are atrocious. Was on the fence for a MateBook X Pro with a Razer Core..but decided this was the one.

 

First reviews are out: https://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/laptops/alienware-m15
The laptop seems to get quite warm under load, but the fps on games compared to the gs65 are equal / slightly better so the cooling appears to work. Sadly there is no detail about the temperatures of the components.
So it seems to be a solid slim and light gaming laptop.

 

Few more reviews:

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/alienware-m15,5873.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/Alienware/comments/9rf45z/ralienware_m15_review/

Surprised Dave 2D hasn't uploaded his video yet. Suspect he's waiting for the OK from Dell. So far, looks like nobody can discuss true thermals/fans yets.

 

How obnoxious. If it's for sale, reviews should be free game.

 

Is it just me, or are the benchmark scores from Laptopmag and Tom's Hardware strikingly similar?
In fact, some of the images from both reviews are the same.

 

You do realize they are owned by the same company right? At the top of the page in Tom's Hardware is a link over to LaptopMag. It would make sense they would share resources when possible.

 

Oops. I did not see that, and now I feel dumb.

 

No worries. Anandtech is also owned by the same company (Purch?) but seems to have a lot of independence still.

 

When will they finally find out that locked down i7-8750H can't be oc'd ? https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/cty/pdp/spd/alienware-m15-laptop

 

Maybe they will plan to offer the i9 down the road which can be overclocked

 

Inside of a 180w package?

Lol. Just like dell to reach further than they should.

 

They could easily offer the higher spec laptop with a 240W adapter. Same plug on the laptop. I will actually use a 240W with mine (when I get one) most of the time just because those are what I already have all around my house. They have offered the same laptop with different size PSUs based on config many times in the past. The on-board circuitry just needs to be able to handle it. I actually have a 330W I will use with it too

 

Isn't the i7-8850H somewhat overclockable? Couldn't they offer that instead?

 

The clocks already drop below 2.2GHz in this model. What’s the point with unlocked chips then? Even the thicker AW15R4 struggle cool down the i9 with stock clocks.

And temp on the keyboard is already near 50C as it is.

 

Ya, but ironically, you need the hotter unlocked chip to properly downclock I believe? Lol

 

Damn, so is this going to have the same heat issues as the 15r4? Now I’m nervous..

 

Not likely. Don't be nervous, the laptop is usable, you just will have throttling or need to downclock. Neither is the end of the world (in reality) just annoying. EVERY laptop in this size class will have the same issues.

 

I guess that’s true. I had a sli 1080 Ti system but sold it off during the bitcoin craze for well over what I built it for, and since then just haven’t felt the need to build again. Much rather have something portable as I move around a lot for my job. So I’m not use to the thermal constraints of these laptops.

And Dell makes a nervous as the two G7s I received were both defective. One had a ticking fan and the others bezel plastic wasn’t glued down and the light bleed was out of this world. And the AMD All in One we got earlier this year uses all custom parts so I can’t upgrade the GPU or chipset through anyone but Dell, and it’s just unstable.

Had alienwares back when I was younger and loved them so was hoping I could get back there.

 

The G7 is plastic everywhere, definitely more cheaply made. That being said, while the material quality will be higher, the build quality may not be. Still made at an assembly line on the other side of the planet as cheaply as possible. Usually nothing that a thorough inspection by you can't remedy though.

 

dave lee review is up!!

thermals seem to be good even under stress according to this review
Nice to see him talking about thermals pretty thorugh, thats why i like his reviews!

 

The 13 r3 1060 can pull up to 85 watts. That 1070 will be weak at 90 watts. It will be at least 100 watts.

 

what ever man that review sample is totally cherry picked. If you're worried about thermals, wait for others to buy and come in here and complain. I'd give it a couple months at least.

 

The 3DM Fire Strike physics score is crippled and beaten by Dell XPS 15 (i7-8750H).


Alienware m15 - Cpu 100C in the short FS Physics and combined test. Weird Dave don't see the same as me.

 

His review is pretty brief but does give me hope Looking forward to seeing how real-world samples review by users here - hopefully his was not cherry-picked

 

Indeed, that review gives me hope for sure.

 

I don't like how they did the bezels. I prefer the all glass screen. RIP to anyone who has to clean that glossy plastic.

 

The temps are worse at 80C at 21C ambient temps

 

That 100C spike in the video...probably should wait for more reviews to come out.

 

You call this 100C temp spike? On top most likely a Cherry picked unit for the review. Toms and Pcworld usualy get that. And I'm sure Dave as well.

 

I was watching from my phone.

 

I don't think it'll come to India, if its incoming, the price will be equivalent of a sedan and buying a sedan that works correctly is the way to go. @VICKYGAMEBOY Are you gonna buy m15?

 

if someones gifting me then yes, or if DELL willing to send me a review unit