Alienware 13 (with i7) vs lenovo y50 4k

[PThomason12]

Buying a new gaming laptop this season, for some reason the alienware 13 has caught my eye but I am afraid to pull the trigger due to alienwares reputation however with student discounts the alienware is cheaper than the lenovo and is more portable thoughts?


Alienware 13
Intel® Core™ i7-4510U Processor (Dual-Core, 4MB Cache, up to 3.1GHz w/ Turbo Boost)
Memory
16GB Dual Channel DDR3L at 1600MHz (2x 8GB)
Display
13 inch FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS-Panel Anti-Glare 350-nits Display
Video Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 860M with 2GB GDDR5
Hard Drive
1TB 5400RPM SATA 6Gb/s

Price $1370

Lenovo y50
4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-4710HQ (2.50GHz 1600MHz 6MB)
Operating System
Windows 8.1 64
Graphics
NVIDIA® GTX 860M 4GB (Maxwell)
Memory
Up to 16GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz
Display
15.6" UHD (3840 x 2160)
Storage
512GB SSD

Price $1450

 

[bob hays]

The alienware is a dual-core and the lenovo comes with an ssd. Also if you take a second to look at either laptop its pretty obvious the lenovo looks much classier. I once thought alienwares were the best thing ever with the coolest effects, but then I learned to appreciate subtlety (one of the reason's the razer blade and asus zenbooks are the best looking laptops).

But strictly performance wise, they have the same ram, video card, but the lenovo has a larger higher res screen with a large ssd and quad core cpu, its a much better choice.

 

[PThomason12]

Thanks you for the quick response, what is your opinion on the lenovo's size? As a student portability is important for my daily tasks, however weight is not an issue, more so the footprint, do u think that's an issue? (I've only owned a 13" laptop)

 

[bob hays]

Thanks you for the quick response, what is your opinion on the lenovo's size? As a student portability is important for my daily tasks, however weight is not an issue, more so the footprint, do u think that's an issue? (I've only owned a 13" laptop)

I personally own a 14" laptop and I think it's great. If anything I might get a 15", but definitely not go lower. I feel 13" is too small, and the alienware will have a smaller footprint but it will still be thicker.

Although the lenovo isn't designed for portability, it's still a perfectly viable option and most people have laptops in the 15" range (even people with macbooks).

 

[Axonos]

The alienware is a dual-core and the lenovo comes with an ssd. Also if you take a second to look at either laptop its pretty obvious the lenovo looks much classier. I once thought alienwares were the best thing ever with the coolest effects, but then I learned to appreciate subtlety (one of the reason's the razer blade and asus zenbooks are the best looking laptops).

But strictly performance wise, they have the same ram, video card, but the lenovo has a larger higher res screen with a large ssd and quad core cpu, its a much better choice.

- I have an alienware 13, a friend has the lenovo y50. Alienware defintely looks much cooler, has a sleek design, but is less powerful,