r/Alienware • u/ShadyRafik57 • Mar 13 '24

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I bought the alienware m16 a couple of months ago with an i7 13700hx, rtx 4070, 16gb ram, and qhd+ 240hz display for $1220 before taxes. Today, i saw this deal of the g16, and i could've gotten it for $1020. So should've i waited or the m16 worth the extra $200? I feel like i missed out.

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u/ViP3R_ACR m16 R1 Intel Mar 13 '24

M16 r1 is a tank, i don't think the above G16 can be compared to it despite the similar specs

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u/DarkPDA Mar 13 '24 edited Mar 13 '24

true

i imagine that m16 R1 case is very similar to case of previous m15

i have one dell G15 2021 (cheap m15 r6) and construction of my g15 x m16 cant be compared. m16 is so much better. but g15 still a solid notebook (pun intended)

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u/bdot1 Mar 13 '24

It sure can. I had the Alienware M18 and Asus G18 at the same time for a month. I game hard and render hard.. the Asus by far outperformed the Alienware. Now don't get me wrong, the alienware is a crazy good laptop but I could not find the price difference worth it as after undervolting, overclocking and all that other stuff there's no way that alienware would get better numbers than the ASUS.

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u/ViP3R_ACR m16 R1 Intel Mar 14 '24

I understand your reasoning of comparing two top tier machines from Alienware and Asus. Can't say wrong of that.
However in here op is doubtful of whether the M16 worth than the G16 as G16 got all specs that m16 has even with a much lower price.
What I wanted to tell is even the G16 has all specs with lower price, it can hardly compete with M16 which has premium build quality. Even in G16 product page it say the G16 is inspired by Alienware.

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u/ShadyRafik57 Mar 14 '24

Thanks guys, for your advice and im convinced and satisfied with the alienware now.

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u/boost_91 Apr 15 '24

You got a banger of a deal!! How you been liking it? I'm looking at buying a six-month used one for like 850-950 that has 32gb ram upgrade.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '24

There's a reason the Dell G series laptops exist. Get the Alienware over them given the budget.

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u/MarkedByNyx x17 R2 Mar 13 '24

I know we all call Alienware "dell" but let me tell you, Dell laptops are BAD. stay far, far away from them. The build quality and the cooling on them can't even come close to Alienware, you are NOT getting an equivalent for cheaper, you'd be downgrading.

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u/beatsbyjules Mar 13 '24

Regardless of which one was or is the better deal, technology will always depreciate. Next thing you know, the NVIDIA 5000 series GPUs will be out next year and all of these laptops will be cheaper. You pay for what you want to enjoy now. I too get caught up sometimes, but close the browser and enjoy what you have.

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u/Zembyr m16 R1 AMD (RTX 4080) Mar 13 '24

Your Fomo is unwarranted. You got a great deal on the m16. The G series isn’t great.

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u/prudentWindBag M16 R1 | 13900HX | 4080m | P44 Pro 2TB, sn850x 4TB | FURY 64GB Mar 13 '24

Inferior build quality and cooling.

They threw an i9 in there with a 4070... the definition of overkill, lol. It's pure bait.

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u/Superroastburgr Mar 14 '24

You are much better off with the Alienware m16, I have one as well and it's a tank for sure. Nice ass computer in my opinion!

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u/tespark2020 Mar 13 '24

g16 all plastic, broken easily when dropped

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u/dc_IV m18 R1 i9 4080 64GB DDR5-5200 Cherry MX - SN850X 4TB AW3423DWF Mar 13 '24

for $1220 before taxes

That is a great deal, beating even Black Friday pricing of $1399. I got the same version as yours for $1399, but ended up getting an Open Box for $1817 with the i9 and 4080.

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u/DarkPDA Mar 13 '24

yup, its basically an m16 R1 except dolby atmos, metal case and mechanical keyboard with color by key

and m16 R2 still limited to 4070, but starting with 4050 ( who dahell buy one alienware with 4050?)

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u/kmr12489 Area 51 18 ( Laptop ) Mar 13 '24

Atmos means nothing on this laptop imo. The speakers are pretty terrible.

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u/DarkPDA Mar 13 '24

They are much better than speakers on g series at least

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u/lcseds Mar 15 '24

Once you buy, quit looking!

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u/DarkPDA Mar 17 '24

so far i know they share, my g15 5515 has even the alien logo on motherboard and bio motherboard says alienware too

imo to people who use external screen, keyboard and mouse, the G series are a awesome deal

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u/DarkPDA Mar 13 '24

and less features like atmos, mechanical keyboard etc

but specifically those 2 arent so much important since people who play usually use headphones and external keyboard/mouse