When it comes to gaming laptops. Alienware (actually owned by Dell) is synonymous with the ultra-premium end of the market. It's not just other-worldly design, illumination and hot air exhausts bigger ...

Dell's Alienware family was an original trailblazer for the modern gaming computer—and their new 18-inch Area-51 laptop proves they're still a leader in this market. The mighty Alienware 18 Area-51 ...

Big, bulky, and ostentatious as heck, the Alienware 18 is the ginormous gaming laptop you want to use to show off your riches on the game grid. The system retains touches like the Alienware silver ...

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