Dell Alienware x15 R2 is €149 cheaper today, 15% below the other.
Over the 2 days of the last 90 both were for sale, the Dell Alienware x15 R2 was the cheaper one on 2 of 2 days, by €144 to €144, and the two stayed close enough that either price is fair.
All three differ: Linux support, RAM and the screen.
Price history: the lowest price we saw each week
We have not watched Acer Nitro V 15 ANV15-52 and Dell Alienware x15 R2 for long enough to draw their price lines yet. We record every price change we see, so this graph grows week by week.
What differs between them
No shop states these. We looked them up ourselves, and we say when.
| Fact | Acer Nitro V 15 ANV15-52 | Dell Alienware x15 R2 |
|---|---|---|
| Linux support | Linux runs on this laptop, with something not working. “Nitro ANV15-52 (BIOS v1.31) – NVMe timeouts after power profile change on Linux”community.acer.com, checked 16 October 2026. | Linux runs on this laptop. “Ubuntu 22.04”linux-hardware.org, checked 24 October 2026. |
| Soldered RAM | The RAM can be upgraded. “Da RAM (2x 8 GB DDR4) und SSD (1 TB M.2) nicht verlötet sind, lassen sich Arbeits- und Massenspeicher auf Wunsch zudem upgraden.”notebookcheck.com, checked 16 October 2026. | The RAM is soldered and cannot be upgraded. “The RAM comes soldered onto the motherboard, so users should plan their configuration during checkout itself.”notebookcheck.net, checked 24 October 2026. |
| Screen quality | Reviewers rate this screen poorly. “The most significant compromise is the display’s visual quality. With very poor color coverage at just 54% sRGB, the screen is dull and washed out, making it completely unsuitable for any creative work and providing a lackluster viewing experience for anything other than gaming.”laptopmedia.com, checked 16 October 2026. | Reviewers rate this screen well. “I had an equally excellent gaming experience with the x15's display.”tomshardware.com, checked 24 October 2026. |
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