Dell Alienware m18 R2

The Alienware m18 R2 is not a laptop we recommend for most buyers. It has a very dim screen for a laptop at this price point. We measured only 313 nits of brightness. Competing laptops have screens that are 500 nits and above. This makes this laptop only suitable for use in dim rooms. It is also the largest and heaviest 18-inch laptop we’ve tested, which makes it the least portable.

If you can handle the above issues, the optional CherryMX keyboard combined with the soft-touch palm rest makes this laptop a joy to type on. The best typing experience of any laptop we’ve tested.