Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and former radio DJ, he's also a regular TV talking head and the author of "The Tetris Effect" ...

While parent company Dell is doing a big rebrand of its entire PC portfolio, at CES 2025 Alienware is sort of returning to its roots by bringing back the classic Area-51 name back for its new ...

The Alienware m18 "R2" model is the 2024 update to Alienware's flagship gaming laptop. The main changes from the prior year model are the transition to Intel's 14th gen HX processors and Wi-Fi 7 ...

Alienware is a gaming giant, and makes some of the best hardware on the market, and that even includes things like gaming chairs. In fact, Alienware makes some of the best gaming laptops, gaming ...

The Alienware AW2725Q is yet another excellent 27-inch 4K 240Hz QD-OLED monitor, and less expensive than the competition. I’ll be honest. The Alienware AW2725Q didn’t make a good first impression.

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 ...

Alienware is the Porsche of the gaming world. This is a backhanded compliment – the company’s desktops, laptops, and gaming monitors often look stunning and perform well, but they’re clearly not ...

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 ...

Incredible gaming performance. Gorgeous 240-Hz display. Built-in eye tracking. Slim build. Short battery life. Expensive. No Windows Hello authentication. Tobii eye tracker is power-hungry. My first ...