Luxury design feels far more sophisticated than previous models
Satisfying keyboard and trackpad
No more shelf!
TheAlienwareM16 is back, and this machine means business.
This is a more holistic machine, designed to slot into your work and gaming life equally.
There are no hard corners here; an aesthetic that condemns lesser machines to look and feel cheap.
Whether that’s preferable is down to personal opinion.
The M16 R2 even fixes one of my biggest gripes with Alienware machines; the dreaded shelf.
I didn’t think we’d get there, but we did.
All this lighting can quickly and easily be switched off.
The keyboard is perhaps my favorite of all the gaming laptops I’ve tested so far.
I was typing at my usual speed from the get-go, a real rarity.
There’s a healthy selection of ports, split between the two sides and the rear of the equipment.
QHD Returnal benchmarks put the Nitro at 72fps in High controls and 58fps in Epic controls.
Alienware struggled here, particularly, when it came to more clustered moments on-screen.
Still, this is slick performance at a lower resolution.
Should you buy the Alienware M16 R2?
Throw in a fantastic look and feel and you’ve got yourself a compelling machine.
TheLenovo Legion Pro 7iis perhaps more realistic.
I also completed extra benchmarks using 3D Mark’s Time Spy, Fire Strike, and Steel Nomad tests.
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