Alienware M17x R3 Laptop Review (Core i7 2630QM / 256GB SSD)

The tests were performed in a controlled air conditioned room with temperatures maintained at a constant 23c – a comfortable environment for the majority of people reading this.

Idle temperatures were measured after sitting at the desktop for 30 minutes. Load measurements were acquired by running Furmark and Cinebench together.

The Alienware cooling system is certainly very capable, keeping hot running components around the 70c mark when fully loaded.

We also attached 5 diodes to the rear of the machine to measure the load temperatures of various parts of the chassis. These were measured after 1 hour of intensive work.

The underside of this laptop is cool at all times, thanks to a clever design from Alienware – the system forces all the hot air out of the sides of the machines rather than downwards onto the lap.

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