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From the beginning, Alienware computers have been built with hardcore gamers in mind — that explains the stylish cases and aggressive designs, which helped spark the rise of bold gaming PCs. But the ...

The Area-51M is a unique beast. At first glance, it looks like what we used to expect from gaming laptops: It's an intimidating, hulking machine that doesn't belong in the modern age of slim notebooks ...

The big picture: The Area-51m, designed around the company's new "Legend" industrial design language, is Alienware's latest flagship notebook. It's unique in that it features a user-upgradeable, ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. If you’ve been looking at the field of gaming laptops for the past couple of years, you’ve probably ...

The Area-51m was designed to usher in both a new era for the longtime gaming PC company as well as the PC gaming world at large. “We told our engineers, ‘‘Go build us a monster, and see what you can ...

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been disappointed by gaming laptops—I avoided them myself and advised friends to do the same, given the lower performance levels they offered versus desktop PCs.