The build is more on par with the latter than the former-Razer’s all-metal offering stands out from the pack-but these two are still sturdy and feel well worth the money. These design chops put it right in line with top 14-inch competitors like the Razer Blade 14 and the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14. Sometimes slim designs are wasted on a power brick twice as thick and just as heavy. The power adapter is compact, too-far from a given in this category. It’s truly a gaming laptop you can tuck under your arm or throw in a bag or backpack without a second thought. It also tips the scales at 3.96 pounds, which is respectable for most laptops, but especially nice for a gaming machine. The smaller chassis also looks slim and slick, and it’s no illusion: The x14 comes in at just 0.57 by 12.7 by 10.3 inches (HWD). A laptop with a smaller screen will always be more portable than its larger siblings, and when you apply the thinner design to this screen, you get a winning combination. The X Series redesign didn’t change the math on how portable those 15- and 17-inch laptops really are, leaving us underwhelmed, but it makes much more sense here at 14 inches. The x14, though, is the best deployment of this design yet. A slightly different style from the M Series (it’s really subjective whether the white or black keyboard deck looks better) was not reason enough, in our view, to justify the 15-inch and 17-inch X Series laptops given the other factors. In addition, a thinner enclosure means less room for cooling, so the power output is reduced slightly compared with the m15 and m17. In practice, despite the x15 and x17 being marginally thinner than their counterparts, they are actually a bit heavier, which doesn't make them any more portable.

The x14 is a new size in both lines-there is no pre-existing 14-inch M Series laptop, instead just applying the X Series design to a smaller size. Alienware’s X Series spun off from the M Series line, taking the Alienware m15 and m17 base design, tweaking the look, and making them even thinner. A Natural Fit: X Series Design at 14 Inchesįirst, a little background on why this downsize is appealing.

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