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 I ...

For 2025, Alienware revived its iconic Area-51 name and gave it an all-new design and flagship components. (Sam Rutherford for Engadget) Alienware is at its best when it makes no-holds-barred gaming ...

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. The Alienware 16 Area-51 sets the stage for the Dell-owned ...

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A CMOS checksum error usually means the CMOS battery is weak, BIOS settings are corrupted, or the BIOS update failed. The most reliable fix is to replace the CMOS ...

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 ...

Alienware is a gaming laptop brand that almost every gamer has heard of. Dell's gaming branch, Alienware has been producing quality gaming laptops for nearly 30 years. However, Alienware has become a ...

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CMOS stands for Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor. Even though it’s a small chip on your motherboard, it does a lot more than you might expect. First, let’s ...

It's refreshing to see a gaming laptop that isn't wholeheartedly set on beating Apple when it comes to making the thinnest product possible, and the Alienware M16 R2 is surprisingly thick in ...