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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.

Forward-looking: The real appeal of a modular system like this is whether or not users will be able to upgrade to the next generation of graphics card. History would suggest that's a big "negative" ...

Original owners won’t get any of the new CPU or GPU upgrades Original owners won’t get any of the new CPU or GPU upgrades Alienware has announced the second generation of its flagship Area-51m gaming ...

In a nutshell: Dell is facing a class-action lawsuit over allegations that ads for its Alienware Area 51-m R1 "intentionally misled and deceived" buyers. The laptop is promoted as featuring ...