Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. When I first heard about a budget-friendly Alienware laptop, I was beyond excited. What was I expecting? A distinctly Alienware product at an ...

Alienware laptops have never exactly been known for restraint. Or affordability. But the new cheap Alienware 15 aims to change that, offering a more sensible, lower-cost gaming machine with Nvidia RTX ...

Dell’s $1,499 Alienware 15 makes some obvious compromises, but strong RTX 5050 gaming performance, useful upgrades, and a fast 165Hz display make them surprisingly easy to accept.

The “budget” gaming laptop always seemed like a misnomer. In today’s age, with RAM prices through the stratosphere and gadgets suffering from shrinkflation, any notion of affordability is practically ...

I’ve been using Alienware laptops since the late 2000s, and one word has always defined the brand for me: excess. The good kind. For the longest time, if a gamer wanted a laptop that looked every bit ...

Some high-end gaming laptop models are bulky enough to make their form factor less appealing. However, even with the potent RTX 4080 GPU, the Alienware x16 R2 is slimmer than many less capable ...

Strong performance for the price Big, bright and fast display Free M.2 slot to add second SSD User replaceable RAM Crisp, 1080p Windows Hello webcam Keyboard isn't best for gaming Audio output ...

The Alienware 16 Aurora is a budget-focused 16-inch gaming laptop. At $1,499, however, the price is just too high: This machine makes many compromises, from the CPU to the display and the surprising ...

Finding a cheap gaming laptop that doesn't suck ain't easy. But I found it. In contrast, another gaming laptop I love, the Razer Blade 14, has an RTX 5060 configuration on sale for $1,450. Similar ...

The Alienware 15 delivers strong RTX 5050 gaming performance and great cooling, but its display, battery and stripped-down ...

The Intel Core Ultra 9, 32GB RAM, RTX 5070, and 2TB SSD make the Alienware 16X Aurora a winner for $1,699.99. Of all the gaming laptops we’ve reviewed this year, there are few we love more than the ...