Dell’s $1,499 Alienware 15 makes some obvious compromises, but strong RTX 5050 gaming performance, useful upgrades, and a ...

I’ve been using Alienware laptops since the late 2000s, and one word has always defined the brand for me: excess. The good kind. For the longest time, if a gamer wanted a laptop that looked every bit ...

2026 has been a PITA for just about everyone, and most of us are looking for budget buys without sacrificing too much quality. For gamers, the Alienware 15 might be the laptop to buy if they’re ...

A cheaper Alienware gaming laptop sounds great—until you look at what was cut to get there. After starting my career at PCMag as an intern more than a decade ago, I’m back as one of its editors, ...

Dell launched the Alienware 15 on May 14, making it the least expensive gaming laptop the brand has ever sold — and within days, the gaming hardware community had reached a verdict: the $1,299 entry ...

Decent performance for the price. Keyboard and touchpad are good, not great. Simple design aesthetic is nice. It has plenty of ports, including Ethernet. Display lacks color. Thick bezels and a tall ...

Alienware has been around for 30 years. But what may surprise you is that in all of that time, the company has never made a true budget gaming laptop. Even some of its smaller systems from previous ...