Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Alienware used to have some of the best gaming laptops around and they certainly had some of the most innovative. But the Alienware of 2024 isn't what it used the be and the Alienware X16 is proof of that. They TRIED to make this a good gaming laptop but there are just so many flaws that could have been avoided altogether.
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Timestamps
0:00 - Alienware Then & Now
1:05 - It Feels Old...
2:01 - Buggy Software
2:52 - What's up with the Ports!?
4:02 - Sponsor Spot - DROP
4:37 - RGB Gone Wrong
4:59 - A Keyboard Gone Wrong
6:04 - Webcam and Speakers
6:29 - Display - Fast but That's It
7:12 - Underpowered CPUs
8:14 - Power! Power! Power!
9:34 - Cover Your Ears
10:03 - The Cost of Power (HOT!)
10:28 - Upgradability*
10:46 - Nice Try
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Review unit provided free of charge as a loaner unit by Dell. This video is sponsored by DROP. As per Hardware Canucks guidelines, no review direction was received from manufacturer. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
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Alienware used to have some of the best gaming laptops around and they certainly had some of the most innovative. But the Alienware of 2024 isn't what it used the be and the Alienware X16 is proof of that. They TRIED to make this a good gaming laptop but there are just so many flaws that could have been avoided altogether.
Check out the DROP CSTM80 - drop.com/buy/drop-cstm80-barebones-mechanical-keyboard
Timestamps
0:00 - Alienware Then & Now
1:05 - It Feels Old...
2:01 - Buggy Software
2:52 - What's up with the Ports!?
4:02 - Sponsor Spot - DROP
4:37 - RGB Gone Wrong
4:59 - A Keyboard Gone Wrong
6:04 - Webcam and Speakers
6:29 - Display - Fast but That's It
7:12 - Underpowered CPUs
8:14 - Power! Power! Power!
9:34 - Cover Your Ears
10:03 - The Cost of Power (HOT!)
10:28 - Upgradability*
10:46 - Nice Try
GET MERCH ►hwcstore.com
SUBSCRIBE ►bit.ly/SubHWC
Review unit provided free of charge as a loaner unit by Dell. This video is sponsored by DROP. As per Hardware Canucks guidelines, no review direction was received from manufacturer. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
Follow us for more updates!
Twitter bit.ly/HWC_Twitter
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#alienware #intel #gaminglaptop
