For as long as I can remember, I’ve been disappointed by gaming laptops—I avoided them myself and advised friends to do the same, given the lower performance levels they offered versus desktop PCs.

Alienware has announced the second generation of its flagship Area-51m gaming laptop, the Area-51m R2. It’s largely similar on the outside to the original Area-51m, but the specs are almost completely ...

Dell demonstrated an astonishing amount of chutzpah today when it unveiled a second-generation Alienware Area-51m -- and declared that whoops, the first-generation of the "upgradeable" laptop isn't ...

The Quest for the Holy Grail of gaming laptop features—upgradable internal graphics—ended in a horrible, ignominious death on Wednesday, with the release of Alienware’s Area-51m R2. And by death, we ...

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It’s upgrade season for Dell’s Alienware laptops, with the company’s entire lineup of portable gaming machines — the Area-51m, the m17, and the m15 — getting overhauled with updated specs, including ...

Alienware machines are overpriced and over-hyped, but you’ve got to admit, when they go top-end they usually do it right. Jason Cross over at ExtremeTech reviews their latest desktop replacement ...

We've already brought you news concerning new members to Dell's XPS family, but there's also a lot of movement going on over at the company's Alienware gaming division. Alienware has announced ...