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To simply call the Alienware x17 R2 a gaming laptop just doesn’t seem to do it justice. The more satisfactory term for this beast of a device is “portable gaming rig.” While these two terms are ...

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As much as gaming laptops have dramatically improved over the last several years, all that power still comes with a significant compromise. You sacrifice a lot of portability to play PC games on the ...

Managing Editor Josh Goldman is a laptop expert and has been writing about and reviewing them since built-in Wi-Fi was an optional feature. He also covers almost anything connected to a PC, including ...

These redesigns of Alienware's flagship laptops squeeze GeForce RTX 30-Series graphics and new "Tiger Lake-H" power-user CPUs into thin chassis. I’ve been a consumer PC expert at PCMag for 10 years, ...

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is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware. He joined in 2018, and after a two-year stint at Polygon, he rejoined The Verge in May 2025. Not content with settling for meeting the industry’s best ...

Alienware has announced its new X-series gaming laptop line. The X15 and X17 sport 11th Gen Intel CPUs and NVIDIA’s new RTX GPU lineup. Both machines will be available in June, with prices starting at ...

Dell is currently offering the Alienware x17 R2 17" gaming laptop equipped with an RTX 3080 TI GPU for only $1749.99. The Alienware x17 laptop combines powerful gaming prowess with a larger screen ...