I'm looking at getting an M17 r2 sometime soon and was wondering how easy it is for the lunar light model to get stained or dirty? That's barely enough time to even watch one film. In his free time, he likes to go out with friends, watch and discuss sports, play video games, read too much Twitter, and obsessively manage any fantasy sports leagues he's involved in.

And it’s hard to beat the amount of detail that the m17 provides with its 4K panel -- Simba’s fur looked so sharp I thought I could touch it. Luckily, the laptop is extremely easy to open up and clean out, so keeping the fans clear of dust should help temperatures in the future. As a showcase for what the parts can do when money is not an obstacle, it succeeds. Being able to play big-budget single-player games at 4K resolution at so far above 60fps is definitely a new paradigm. GeekBench 4: 25,585 (single-core); 4,995 (multi-core) These Alienware machines are the best of the best, outfitted with Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 GPUs with 8GB of VRAM, but the m17’s is built with Max-Q technology, and while that lets the machine slim down, it’s a huge sacrifice in performance, which puts the Area-51m at an advantage. More on that later. Graphics: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 (8GB GDDR6); Intel UHD Graphics 630

The PCMark 10 test we run simulates different real-world productivity and content-creation workflows. Using an early 2018 release of the Creative Cloud version of Photoshop, we apply a series of 10 complex filters and effects to a standard JPEG test image. Copyright © 2020 IDG Communications, Inc. Granted I don't move it around much but like you, LOVED the white color and wonder why so few manufacturers offer any white options. The Alienware m17 and Area-51m are both highly configurable and super expensive, so it’s difficult to draw the line and decide which gives you more value, but at least the m17 won’t put you in the hole. Choosing extras like 64GB of RAM and a ton of storage only maximizes the price tag here, and is not necessary for outstanding gaming performance. While it's true that many people will just be plugging a mouse into this laptop for gaming, the unit is portable enough that it should be usable as a mobile workstation – especially with this class of hardware. Ventilation doesn't end there, however – keep in mind that this is an extremely powerful laptop without a ton of room for cooling. Ironically, they’re both out of our 1.5 to 2.0 mm preferred range, but more is usually better.

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It's definitely a unique technology, and it works quite well. It signals that it's a gaming desktop, but it has a cohesive aesthetic in mind rather than slapping aggressive geometry and gaudy lights onto a box.