Summary: I had some high hopes for this model and feel a little let down. The extremely high CPU temps out of the box was probably the worst offender to me, that is, until I discovered that the GPU is ...

Summary: The Alienware m15 R4 is a good gaming laptop with a compact form-factor. Dell put a high-powered GPU and a 300 Hz screen in a .8” thick chassis here, without skimping on the build quality, IO ...

Got the LG free through work, so I figured it didn't hurt to try it out. I've been using the excellent Dell Alienware AW3225QF for over a year now, which is an outstanding monitor overall. So here ...

I am the first to admit that I am only a casual gamer with not a lot of time to dedicate to gaming. So something like the Alienware 18 Area-51 is absolutely too much firepower for me. But, holy cow! I ...

When Nvidia first announced the RTX 5000 series of graphics cards at CES 2025, it was clear that the company would be leaning even further into AI with these products. As anyone who follows enterprise ...

If you’re looking for the best eGPU enclosure, you’ve come to the right place. Until recently, desktop gaming was considered the gold standard for high-performance gaming. Powerful desktop GPUs blew ...

It’s not clear when the Amp left, but it’s dead now It’s not clear when the Amp left, but it’s dead now is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He ...

It wasn't too long ago that I took a look at the Alienware m15, a gaming laptop with a 4K UHD OLED display that I, admittedly, fell in love with. Now a few months later here I am with the Alienware ...

Managing Editor Josh Goldman is a laptop expert and has been writing about and reviewing them since built-in Wi-Fi was an optional feature. He also covers almost anything connected to a PC, including ...

My desire to power up a laptop with an external graphics card began in 2015, when I set out on a quest to get back into PC gaming—a beloved pastime I’d neglected since childhood. But the only PC I had ...

If you buy something through this post, IGN may get a share of the sale. For more, read our Terms of Use. Alienware sent me a fully loaded Area-51m with a spec sheet ...