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You might think the phrase "budget Alienware" is an oxymoron, but the times, they are a-changin'. Yes, even for extraterrestrials: Last week, an Alienware 27 240Hz OLED monitor for $349, and now this?

A cheaper Alienware gaming laptop sounds great—until you look at what was cut to get there. After starting my career at PCMag as an intern more than a decade ago, I’m back as one of its editors, ...

Putting your laptop to sleep when it’s not in use can save electricity (and battery power). In most cases, you can put your Windows 10 laptop to sleep using the Start menu. As we mentioned above, the ...

Expensive laptops come in two types. The first type gets its price from gold plating, diamonds, and other extras that artificially inflate the price with cosmetics. The second type earns its price ...

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Otherworldly looks meet blazing performance. The Alienware 16 Area-51 is more a desktop replacement than a go-anywhere gaming laptop, but one with real character and a great keyboard. The Area 51 name ...

In 2025, the market for expensive and ultra high-end laptops presents a fascinating dichotomy: a battle between sheer extravagance fueled by diamonds and precious metals, and uncompromising ...

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Almost a year has passed since NVIDIA’s Blackwell GPUs set the bar for high-end gaming, with the RTX 5090 crowned as the card every player dreams of slotting into their rig. Of course, chasing that ...

Outdated audio drivers can cause Alienware not to recognize headphones. Setting headphones as the default output device can fix the problem. Restarting your device can fix startup errors that may ...