A fairly staid design and a small performance bump leave the refreshed 16X Aurora tougher to recommend than last year's.

Dell’s $1,499 Alienware 15 makes some obvious compromises, but strong RTX 5050 gaming performance, useful upgrades, and a fast 165Hz display make them surprisingly easy to accept.

The Alienware 15 delivers strong RTX 5050 gaming performance and great cooling, but its display, battery and stripped-down ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. When I first heard about a budget-friendly Alienware laptop, I was beyond excited. What was I expecting? A distinctly Alienware product at an ...

Alienware isn't well known for its budget offerings, but with the Alienware 16 Aurora starting at just above $1,000 (and often dropping below with sales), the Dell-owned brand is making an effort in ...

The Alienware 16 Area 51 may just be the most unique gaming laptop I’ve reviewed this year. Its sci-fi-inspired styling immediately makes it stand out from the pack, but its great gaming performance ...

Modern gaming laptops are characterized by their enduring effort in eschewing the reputation of being brick-laden, gaming-first workhorses. As more practical devices have continued to shrink and ...

I’ve been using Alienware laptops since the late 2000s, and one word has always defined the brand for me: excess. The good kind. For the longest time, if a gamer wanted a laptop that looked every bit ...

The Alienware 16 Area-51 (2026) costs way more than before, but at least the OLED screen is so much better. Reading time 8 minutes The Alienware 16 Area-51 (2025) didn’t need much to become an ...

The Intel Core Ultra 9, 32GB RAM, RTX 5070, and 2TB SSD make the Alienware 16X Aurora a winner for $1,699.99. Of all the gaming laptops we’ve reviewed this year, there are few we love more than the ...