Alienware M18 R2

The Alienware m18 R2 is designed with one thing in mind: power. Whether you’re crunching numbers or waves and waves of marauding orcs, this gaming laptop rarely breaks out in a sweat or loses frame rates. But a premium laptop demands a premium price, with the base model starting at $1,899 (reviewed at $3,299)

Overall performance is about where you'd expect for the components, and given that the R1 we tested had a more powerful class i9-13980HX CPU, the nearly identical processing performance is a good showing; ditto for the RTX 4090. But if you're planning to use this as a desktop replacement, don't assume you're getting "RTX 4090" performance.

The Alienware m18 R2 is a gamer’s dream with top-of-the-line specs and a huge 18-inch display. However, you’ll pay handsomely for the privilege of hauling around the best gaming hardware in a very heavy laptop form factor.

The Alienware m18 R2 is an 18-inch laptop that's heavy even for its size, but boasts a quality chassis, tons of storage upgrade opportunities, and strong gaming performance.

The Alienware m18 R2 is just a modest upgrade over the first generation, with Intel’s latest 14th Gen HX chips joining Nvidia's GeForce best, but it's still a sleek, super-fast gaming machine with premium flair.