Very pretty desktop with nice lighting, especially if you like Tron. GPU, RAM, and storage are simple upgrades. Tool-less latch system to remove the side panel. Great value. CPU upgrades are limited.

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 ...

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 ...

For 2025, Alienware revived its iconic Area-51 name and gave it an all-new design and flagship components. (Sam Rutherford for Engadget) Alienware is at its best when it makes no-holds-barred gaming ...

Happy Hump Day, gamers! The new Alienware 27 280Hz QD-OLED Monitor and Alienware 25 320Hz gaming monitors are now available for purchase. Here’s what the company sent over on these new gaming monitors ...

Alienware is a gaming laptop brand that almost every gamer has heard of. Dell's gaming branch, Alienware has been producing quality gaming laptops for nearly 30 years. However, Alienware has become a ...

Three years after the OG 34-inch ultrawide OLED from Alienware, this updated model brings elevated refresh rates. But even without a price bump, it's a tricky sell compared to the latest 4K OLED ...

The first step is to hard reset your laptop. Use these steps to reset your laptop. Force shut down your laptop by pressing and holding the power button. Disconnect your charger from your laptop and ...

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 ...

For the first time in nearly two decades, Alienware is launching an Aurora class of gaming laptops. With versatility top of mind, these laptops adapt to any environment, said Matt McGowan, general ...

Commentary: QR codes printed directly onto the machine make it easy for someone like me to upgrade my components with confidence. Shannon is a CNET Perspectives Contributor and YouTube content creator ...