Alienware’s 16X Aurora and Area-51 laptops won a Best of CES 2026 Award for adding beautiful OLED displays to the line. These computers have Intel Core Ultra 200HX chips and up to RTX 5090 graphics.

Dell’s Alienware brand has long served as the company’s premium gaming line, both for laptops and desktops, ever since its acquisition by Dell in 2006. Known for combining powerful hardware with a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some gaming PC deals aren’t worth your hard-earned money, but this offer from Dell is definitely one worth checking out. The Alienware Aurora R16 with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics card, ...

What just happened? Alienware has a reputation for offering high-end expensive products like its Area-51 desktops and laptops, but the company has now launched a couple of budget-friendly/mid-range ...

The Alienware Area-51 is built to be customizable, but in this review I learned it's not the kind of case that makes me excited for PC gaming. Reading time 5 minutes There was a time, even if it was ...

It’s been several weeks since Dell included the powerful Alienware Aurora R16 in its gaming PC deals, but the wait ends here. This configuration featuring the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card ...

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Matti Robinson is a veteran of the industry originally from Finland, with nearly 20 years of writing and editing experience. His love for gaming started with the Commodore 64 and grew with each ...

The Alienware Aurora R16 desktop is available at a 27% discount on Amazon for just $1599.99. This is a $600 discount from its regular price of $2199.99. The model features an i9-13900F, 12GB RTX 4070, ...

Gaming is indeed therapeutic—and I am not just saying that, as research backs it up. And you don’t need to spend tens of thousands of dollars to keep yourself happy, either. Sometimes, happiness comes ...