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Solid gaming performance. Really bright, 240-Hz display. Convenient ports in the back. Responsive touchpad. Battery life is decent. Keyboard and palm rests get warm. Cheaper gaming laptops perform ...

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 ...

What fascinates me about the Alienware 18 Area-51 is how an 18-inch laptop manages to hide a full desktop computer beneath its surface. It’s nothing like the laptops I have used in recent months, ...

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