Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and former radio DJ, he's also a regular TV talking head and the author of "The Tetris Effect" ...

Alienware 16″ Area-51 Gaming Laptop with Core Ultra 9, 32GB RAM, and RTX 5080 is on sale right now for $3,149.99, which is $900 off the regular price. If you have been waiting on a high end gaming ...

The Alienware 13 is a high-performing, VR-capable, truly portable gaming laptop with a vibrant QHD touch screen. Another distinctive feature is the hinge-forward design, which means the lid opens ...

The Alienware 16 Aurora is a budget-focused 16-inch gaming laptop. At $1,499, however, the price is just too high: This machine makes many compromises, from the CPU to the display and the surprising ...

OLED monitors are incredibly prolific, so much so that it’s easy to forget they weren’t really a thing just five years ago. The Alienware AW3423WF was arguably the monitor that changed that, but it’s ...

The Alienware x16 R2 is nearly indistinguishable from its predecessor, with a switch from classic Intel Core to more efficient and AI-capable Core Ultra CPUs, improved thermal performance, and a ...

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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 ...

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 ...