Alienware M14x R2 Review: Better Than The Original Discussion

[Mitlov]

I really wish they offered 1080p (either in the M14x or in an M15x replacement to the M14x). 1600x900 is hard to swallow when nearly all the midsize gaming competition offers 1080p screens.

[Wolfpup]

the design may looks cool to hardcore gamers, but for a casual gamer looking for a powerful machine to churn out gorgeous graphic, it looks pretty goofy to me. pity.

I'm a core gamer and I can't stand how the Alienware stuff looks. An Aurura desktop would actually be top on my list right now, but I'm basically not even considering it because of how it looks. Can't really use it where I need to use it.

[Jerry Jackson]

I'm a core gamer and I can't stand how the Alienware stuff looks. An Aurura desktop would actually be top on my list right now, but I'm basically not even considering it because of how it looks. Can't really use it where I need to use it.

I think that's why a small percentage of "grown up gamers" have resorted to using business-class mobile workstations (Dell Precision, HP Elitebook W series, Lenovo ThinkPad W series) ... so they have something that looks professional for work but also has a powerful CPU and GPU for gaming.

Granted, the drivers for workstation-class GPUs aren't generally optimized for playing games, but it's easier to walk into a meeting with a giant business notebook and look professional than it is to walk into a meeting with a notebook that has a glowing alien head.

[Sphinx]

I really wish they offered 1080p (either in the M14x or in an M15x replacement to the M14x). 1600x900 is hard to swallow when nearly all the midsize gaming competition offers 1080p screens.

I agree. Given a 1080p display I probably would have looked more at this, but the 1600x900 just gimps it too much for the price.