As much as gaming laptops have dramatically improved over the last several years, all that power still comes with a significant compromise. You sacrifice a lot of portability to play PC games on the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To simply call the Alienware x17 R2 a gaming laptop just doesn’t seem to do it justice. The more satisfactory term for this beast ...

Dell has launched two new Alienware laptops, the 15" X15 and the 17" X17. These will replaced the Alienware m15 and m17 as Alienware's flagship gaming laptops. Despite the fact that they're equipped ...

Alienware's m15 and m17 designs are proven hits, combining sleek style with top-end power, but the X Series emphasizes portability. The x17 (and x15, which we'll be reviewing soon) features similar ...

As evident from their names, the X15 R2 has got a 15.6-inch screen with up to QHD resolution and 240Hz refresh rate and the X17 R2 is outfitted with a 17.3-inch display with up to UHD resolution, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 4K TVs, movies and shows have been around for years now. It’s the new normal. But make no mistake, rendering a highly detailed 3D ...

Cliff is an experienced technology writer who has worked across a wide range of tech publications, both online and in print. We were really impressed by Alienware’s 17-inch X17 R1, which was launched ...

Adrian has been a tech enthusiast since the 90s with a particular passion for gaming that developed thanks to his first gaming outings on Pong, Zork and Space Invaders. In the years that followed he ...

Gaming laptops may seem like overpriced behemoths to non-gamers, but not only have they shed some of the girth they once required, they also continue to push the envelope with new technology that can ...

Alienware debuted its X Series design last year, deploying slimmer new-look versions of its famous M Series laptops at various screen sizes. The x17 is the largest of the X Series laptops, and version ...

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Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware. He joined in 2018, and after a two-year stint at Polygon, he ...