Very pretty desktop with nice lighting, especially if you like Tron. GPU, RAM, and storage are simple upgrades. Tool-less latch system to remove the side panel. Great value. CPU upgrades are limited.

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 ...

I am the first to admit that I am only a casual gamer with not a lot of time to dedicate to gaming. So something like the Alienware 18 Area-51 is absolutely too much firepower for me. But, holy cow! I ...

It's not a giant alien head, but the 80L desktop is roomy and ready for top performance -- now and down the road -- while the laptop designs are inspired by the Northern Lights. Managing Editor Josh ...

While parent company Dell is doing a big rebrand of its entire PC portfolio, at CES 2025 Alienware is sort of returning to its roots by bringing back the classic Area-51 name back for its new flagship ...

The Alienware Area-51 desktop PC, a line of high-end gaming rigs dating back to 1998, has returned after several years out of the game. The company announced the new model at CES 2025, describing the ...

Alienware's AW2725QF OLED is a monitor that solves a big problem for gamers. Do you pick a high resolution monitor or a high refresh rate monitor? Why not have both? The AW2725DF covers both ...

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