Alienware 13 R2

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Date Published: 11 Feb 2019

Intel Core i5-6200U
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M (2GB GDDR5)
13.3”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
500GB HDD
8GB DDR3, 1600 MHz
2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)

Alienware 13 R2

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Review

Alienware 13 R2 in-depth review

Ever seen the Alienware 13? It's really something you know. We have to admit that we were a bit skeptical of the 13-inch variant of the famous Alienware gaming lineup, but we were dead wrong. Well, it has some of its downsides, but it's still pretty balanced... ultrabook, laptop, everyday multimedia? Whatever it is, it's pretty good almost in every aspect. The Alienware 13 inherits the impeccable design and build quality along with the customizable LED lights and high-performance GPU.Speaking of which, we have the strange notion that the CPU, which is Core i7-6500U ultra-low voltage chip, will appear to be a bottleneck for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M GPU. And it turns out to be true because we've seen some better performance from a 15-inch mid-ranger like the ASUS ROG G552VW or the[...]

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Pros

Impeccable design and build quality
Good keyboard and touchpad experience with customizable LED illumination
Relatively portable considering the powerful hardware inside
Extraordinary battery life
Two M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD slots avaialble
No PWM across all brightness levels

Cons

Low sRGB gamut coverage and low maximum brightness
The CPU appears to be a bottleneck in terms of gaming performance
Only two full-sized USB ports

DISPLAY: 13.3-inch, 1920 x 1080, IPS

Name
Samsung PVFF5-133HL

Diagonal
13.3"

Pixel density
165.63 ppi

Brightness
248 cd/m²

sRGB
59%

Panel Type
IPS

Resolution
1920 x 1080

Becomes "Retina" from
21 inches (53 cm)

Contrast
980:1

dE Color Checker
5.37 3.47

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