DELL Alienware X15 Core i7-12700H,16GB RAM,512GB SSD, RTX 3070Ti 8GB

The laptop itself is a little heavier than my previous laptop. Heavy but sturdy. Setup was pretty straight forward with easy to follow prompts. Laptop looks and feels high end. I was almost afraid to touch, still am if I’m honest. Not because it feels fragile, but because I want to keep it brand new. I was able to personalize settings, lights, keyboard to my liking. There is a decent amount of presets if you don’t want to mess with personalization. I was able to get into my xbox account with ease. I did struggle for a few minutes to get my wireless controller to connect via BT, but I got it after a few minutes. Connection has been an issue since the initial Bluetooth connection. Response time and refreshing has been great. I haven’t noticed any lagging and controls are immediate. I’m able to quickly load and change games. I do hear the fans, but nothing outrageous or too distracting. If you use headphones you probably won’t even notice. I have noticed the fans running while just doing minimal work on laptop, like said review. The display and clarity has blown me away. The keyboard keys and pad are sleek, functional, and crisp. The buttons feel good under your finger tips. I’m in awe of this laptop. I can switch from netflix to game play without skipping a beat. Volume goes louder than what i’m comfortable hearing so thats good. Devices connect easy enough. Depending on what accessories you need/use, I’d say you might need a docking station. Some people are weird and don’t like them, I myself find them more useful and keeps desk space more organized with everything able to be kept in one spot instead of cords coming out everywhere. All the ports are on the back, so depending on your setup, thats either good or annoying. For me, my main computer desk is very narrow, so I don’t have a lot of space behind the laptop, which is why i like the docking station and able to have everything over to the side. Others might like keeping everything to the back and out of the way. Different strokes. Battery life is good. It does give warnings when battery is low on the Alien button, so that’s a nice feature. I find myself having it plugged in more than my previous laptop, but I blame that on the constant updates it keeps doing. Every time I think I’ve gotten all the system updates done, it tells me I’m still missing important updates, with a small icon on the bottom of my screen. I haven’t had any long gaming sessions yet, I’ve only been using about 3 weeks at this point, but I ran out of juice within about an hour and a half of gaming and needed to plug in. I’ll update review with any new details or issues. I’ve attached a few pictures of laptop, some shots of the screen from my iphone, which probably don’t do it justice, and showing my customization with colors. Overall my first impression is very impressed and please with this laptop. Its exceeded my expectations so far in performance. It looks and operates like a gaming laptop. The design is incredible and very eye catching. My kids were blown away by the lights and think its the coolest thing. I agree.

I have expected a lot from this laptop specially because of the price. Though it did not disappoint me but it’s not best buck for the bang. Having said that, the performance of this laptop from the games I’ve played has been decentComing to the laptop itself, like any other prebuilt laptop, it’s a Plug and play out of the box.The RTX 3070 Ti graphics card isn’t a slouch either. This laptop can play almost any game at max settings with minimal graphical issues and at steady high framerates. Other than games, the graphic card is very good, and it handles everything with ease (video editing/ games/ tools). You can play any game on 1440p getting above 150 to 200 fps.The laptop gets loud under heavy load, but it is unnoticeable. It has a decent battery even in the highest settings …around 2-3 hours.