FS: Laptop Alienware m15 (2019) - i7 8750H, RTX 2060, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD

[OMEGA44-XT]

Expected Price (Rs)

20000

Shipping from

Bengaluru

Item Condition

2 out of 5

Payment Options

1. Cash
2. Bank Transfer

Purchase Date

Mar 16, 2019

Shipping Charges

Local buyers only

Have you provided two pics?

1. Yes

Remaining Warranty Period

0

Invoice Available?

Yes

Reason for Sale

Not in use

Selling my 6 year old Alienware m15 (2019). I used it regularly for gaming till Mar 2022. After that it was being used by my cousin for design work, for the 100% sRGB display, till Oct 2024. Not being used since then. I repasted it with Arctic MX4 yesterday but I was using Kryonaut earlier when I was using it for gaming.

Gaming performance will be better than RTX 3050 based laptops or at least similar to it as RTX 2060 notebook > RTX 3050 notebook GPU. The i7 8750H is inferior to something like R5 5600H but can still hold its own.

Specs:

• i7 8750H (6c/12t)
• RTX 2060 80W
• 15.6" 1080p 144Hz 100%sRGB panel
• 60Wh battery (10% wear, realistically expect battery life of ~3hrs with web browsing & other light usage)
• Single-zone RGB keyboard
• 180W power adapter
• 1TB Intel 660p (39.5 TBW)
• 2x M.2 NVMe slots (one of them supports SATA as well)
• 1x 2.5" HDD/SSD slot

Accessories included:

• Deepcool Multi Core X6 laptop cooler - https://www.deepcool.com/products/Cooling/laptopcoolers/2021/11399.shtml
• 3m Mini DP to DP cable - https://www.amazon.in/dp/B013PWQT68 - G-sync works with ext monitor
• 60cm Mini DP to HDMI cable - https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0134V29UA

Issues with the laptop:

• Slight distortion in speakers at max volume, not noticeable for music, but noticeable for Windows notification sounds
• 1 screw missing from bottom cover
• Wear & tear of rubber parts, like lining around the display & laptop's feet. No issue with palm rest though.
• Scratches here & there
• Display is misaligned, happened when the panel was replaced, didn't notice it at repair shop. Display is sitting slightly lower than the bezels, thus bottom few rows of pixels are not visible. More of an annoyance than an issue, can open it up & try to fix it.

Steel Nomad test when laptop is kept on a table (note - it will throttle in extended use):

Steel Nomad on laptop cooler - notice the lower max temps:

SN Score comparison:

Let me know if more testing is required.

 

[OMEGA44-XT]

PART 2:

Annoyances:

• Heating - But that was the default behaviour ever since it was new (Dave2D's review of this model is grossly misleading, can check Jarrod Tech's review which shows the default behaviour)
• Solution to Heating:
  • CPU UV: -125mV is stable with 3.6GHz freq limit & 25W power limit (have the Throttlestop profile & required BIOS). DO NOT update BIOS to the latest version.
  • Raise the back of the laptop or use a laptop cooler
  • GPU UV: Recommended, I had a UV in MSI Afterburner till 2022, which resulted in 5% performance loss, but GPU power draw dropped from 80W to 65W (don't have the profile)
• HWInfo does not show GPU power directly for some reason, but shows it in a different line item (noticed it last year but GPU power draw does indeed go up to 80)
• Slight battery drop when plugged in & gaming - Default behaviour

Repairs made:

• Nov 2020 - Battery & heatsink replaced
• Feb 2023 - Display replaced

Display misalignment (notice how last few rows of pixel isn't visible in 1st pic but visible in 2nd):

More pics:

 

[Prakhar Srivastava]

Not looking to buy, but I’ve got to say that the level of transparency in this thread is genuinely refreshing. I wish more folks shared all the key info upfront without any games. Good luck with the sale, @OMEGA44-XT!

 

[blackbird]

ygpm

 

[OMEGA44-XT]

ygpm

Replied

Stressing that preference is for local buyers in BLR. Better to verify the condition when the laptop is picked up. I don't have laptop's box, so shipping gets tricky.

 

[OMEGA44-XT]

Deal finalised with @imran_chennai

Imran has paid 70% of the amount to reserve the laptop & will pick it up when they visit Bengaluru in the coming days/weeks.