The “budget” gaming laptop always seemed like a misnomer. In today’s age, with RAM prices through the stratosphere and gadgets suffering from shrinkflation, any notion of affordability is practically ...

The laptop is available in two variants, featuring Intel Core Ultra 200HX Plus processors, including the high-end Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus and the Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus. For graphics, it ...

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If you’ve been waiting for the right time to get your hands on a new gaming laptop, then now’s the time! Especially if you want an upper-mid-range machine with plenty of power. The gaming-ready ...

Intel has shoved fresh laptop muscle into Dell’s Alienware machines. Dell has rolled out refreshed Alienware 18 Area-51, 16 Area-51 and 16X Aurora gaming laptops using Intel’s Arrow Lake-HX Refresh ...

After relaunching its Area-51 brand with a new 16-inch laptop in 2025, Alienware is teasing two new laptops at CES 2026 in an attempt to reach an even larger audience. Dell's gaming brand plans to ...

Solid gaming performance. Really bright, 240-Hz display. Convenient ports in the back. Responsive touchpad. Battery life is decent. Keyboard and palm rests get warm. Cheaper gaming laptops perform ...

Gaming laptops are an interesting market, and there are a ton of great options to choose from. The Alienware 16X Aurora is just one of them, and it’s the smaller cousin to the Alienware 18 Area-51 I ...

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. The Alienware Area-51 (AAT2250) is quite something. Its ...

Alienware's M18 R2 (2024 Edition) gaming laptop is a slight upgrade over R1 and still offers top tier performance and features, but the price puts the hurt on your wallet. The M18 R2 is Alienware's ...

During the past few years of searching for the best processors, AMD has usually come out on top. Aggressive pricing, a consistent core strategy, and assurance of future upgrades has been enough to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Anshel Sag is an industry analyst covering XR, 5G, mobile and PCs. Alienware designed the m16 R2 gaming laptop with one thing in ...