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 ...

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It's refreshing to see a gaming laptop that isn't wholeheartedly set on beating Apple when it comes to making the thinnest product possible, and the Alienware M16 R2 is surprisingly thick in ...

The return of the Area-51 line comes in 16- and 18-inch options, with new Nvidia GPUs. The return of the Area-51 line comes in 16- and 18-inch options, with new Nvidia GPUs. is a reviewer covering ...

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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 ...

Controlling RGB lighting on Linux can be challenging due to the lack of native support from most hardware manufacturers, but several tools and methods have emerged to help users manage their RGB ...

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