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Why I'm still taking this 2024 Dell laptop to the office - even though it's for gamers


The Alienware m16 R2 houses some powerful hardware beneath its low-key form factor, making it one of the most balanced gaming laptops I've tested.

It delivers high-level performance and a 2K display that'll make both groups smile, while giving users a way to tone down the RGB lighting via Stealth Mode. Gaming devices often come equipped with RGB lighting, which looks cool, but can be pretty distracting, especially when you're in a work meeting trying to look serious and have a laptop lit up like a Christmas tree in front of you. I performed my usual test of running an endlessly playing YouTube live stream at 720p and 50 percent brightness, and it lasted 6.5 hours with Best Power Efficient enabled.

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