Alienware AW15R2-4624SLV 15.6 Inch Laptop (Intel Core i5, 16 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD + 256 GB SSD, Epic Silver) NVIDIA GTX 965M

This is an amazing laptop but it did not come perfect out of the box. If you don't have somewhat of a PC technical background this will be troublesome for you. First, Nvidia's Graphics Driver needs to be uninstalled and the latest version needs to be applied. The one that's included is straight buggy and unresponsive. Also, two days into gaming the laptop completely lost track of the 970m GPU and it was running off of Intel's Integrated Graphics. It simply would not recognize or find the chipset until the BIOS was updated. Also, I received the BAD_POOL_HEADER blue screen after the system resumed from sleep every single time. This was a direct result of Dell Support Assist that's pre-installed on your system. Uninstalling then updating the Dell Foundation Services, Dell Digital Delivery, and grabbing the latest Version of Dell Support Assist will resolve the issue. Just removing Dell Support Assist will fix the issue as well. This can all be found on Dell's website. After all of the drivers and software were updated, this system performs flawlessly! I can run anything in High Settings with a lovely FPS to boot. The fans are also very efficient in keeping this thing cool. The option for using an external Graphics Amplifier is the true selling point. You can purchase the Alienware Graphics Amplifier and run the latest Graphics Card that's on the market! Laptop Gamers are no longer held back from GPU upgrades. The lighting is especially awesome, basically if it lights up you can change the color of it. The software that controls the lighting is also very impressive. With a little work out of the box, this system will game for you no problem. The build quality is exceptional, it's a solid rig that performs well.Update - 12/21/2016 - 4 months later and the system is still performing without any issues. It is used practically every day for gaming purposes.

This is actually my second Alienware 15 laptop. The first one had to be returned after the speakers started to hiss, crackle and pop. Then suddenly the sound went out then the whole laptop shut down abruptly. Keep in mind this happened within the first 20 minutes of using this laptop for the first time. I was able to get it restarted, but the sound is completely out. Tried updating drivers etc, but to avail, so I returned it and requested a replacement. It seems like a few other buyers of the Alienware 15 have gotten "bad" laptops due to one issue or another and have either flat out returned them or requested a replacement.The second one seems to be holding up so far, except for a minor light leak at the bottom left of the screen. I've decided that I can live with it. I could ask for a new replacement, but heaven knows what problems the replacement might have. Thus far, this laptop works and runs all of my games flawlessly. One thing that I have noticed is that the screen seems a bit dim and dull as far as color goes. But from what I've researched, a lot of other owners of this laptop have noticed the same thing. In addition, the trackpad has some minor issues such as skipping and lagging, but I use a mouse so it's not a big issue for me.The Alienware 15 is a good gaming laptop as long as you get a good working one. If you do intend on buying an Alienware 15, it's like playing Russian roulette, and you may end up with a bad one. So make sure you go over the laptop carefully and check everything out. EVERYTHING! The good thing is that buying from Amazon, you could return it for a replacement! So good luck! And if anyone from Alienware is reading this, what the hell? QC process a bit flawed maybe?Am I happy with my current Alienware 15 laptop? Yes I am!

Other's may have had a good experience with this laptop, but me . . . not so much. First off, I must say that the design of the laptop is great. I love the tactile surface of the keyboard, the screen is beautiful and the layout is good. Alienware was supposed to the be the best. So, upon opening the box I see a laptop with no seals, no wrapping and the bottom has some white powdery material. Hmm . . . is this an open box item? Ok well I fire it up and use it, everything appears to be working good. Fast forward a few days and I get curious about the 1TB hard drive and thinking about replacing it with an SSD. I remove bottom access panel and one of the screws won't unthread. Looks like the nut in the frame of the computer broke off and the screw isn't attached to anything. The access panel "snaps" in, so a broken fastener is not a big deal. Fast forward a few more days and I notice that the screen bezel is separating from the screen. There is an illuminated "ALIENWARE" logo just below the screen and I can see light leaking between the gap of the screen and bezel. Now I'm done . . . unacceptable. I give the 1-800-ALIENWARE support number a try hoping I can ship free back to them and have them replace this low quality assembled piece of junk. 1:04 hours on the phone and at one point getting a human just to be shuffled to another line and I'm done. Alienware and Dell had their chance to impress me with the greatest laptop on the planet and they failed. Thanks to Amazon for their generous return policy, it went back yesterday.