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 ...

Pricing will make you weak in the legs You'll need to lift with your legs to move it No OLED or mini-LED display options Battery life is predictably short The Alienware 18 Area-51 is a laptop in name ...

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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 ...

The Alienware Area-51 was the kind of laptop that gets you excited to game. It felt great on the fingertips thanks to its mechanical keyboard with Cherry Ultra switches. It looked the part—like it had ...

Of all the gaming laptops we’ve reviewed this year, there are few we love more than the powerful Alienware 16X Aurora. We loved it even at retail price, but right now you can score it with a massive ...

The Alienware Area-51 18 is designed to excel in gaming and resource-intensive tasks. Powered by the Intel Core Ultra 9275HX processor and NVIDIA RTX 5090 GPU with 24GB of VRAM, it ensures seamless ...

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Hey, if you’ve been eyeing a new gaming laptop but haven’t pulled the trigger yet, the Alienware 16 Aurora just dropped to $1,049.99 on Amazon for Prime Day. That’s 25 percent off its usual price.

Dell's Alienware brand is here at CES 2026, and the biggest highlight is in Alienware's upcoming laptops. Alienware's revived classic Area-51 brand is still going strong, including an updated Area-51 ...

Dell's modern Alienware gaming laptops are powerful and cool-looking machines, but they have a reputation of being hefty and ...