One of the painful realities of buying a gaming laptop is that no matter how close to the bleeding edge you get, its graphics processor will be practically obsolete in a year or two. That’s great for ...

What just happened? Dell has confirmed that its Alienware Graphics Amplifier external GPU enclosure has been discontinued. The news follows the announcement of the X15 and X17 thin laptops, which lack ...

Alienware has announced its latest gaming laptop, the Alienware 13. And while the new portable rig offers some impressive specs for a notebook, the PC manufacturer's new Graphics Amplifier is truly an ...

Alienware is tantalizing the gaming world once again by reintroducing Concept Polaris — a liquid-cooled eGPU that promises to give your laptop a big boost of graphical power. Part of the Concept ...

Alienware recently launched their thinnest gaming laptop yet with their new X15 flagship model. Alongside the X15, Alienware is coming out with a bigger and thicker 17-inch iteration, the X17 set to ...

Dell is not giving up on the idea of an external graphics enclosure providing laptops with a major GPU performance boost, and frankly we're thrilled with the decision. Following up on its Alienware ...

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Dell unveiled a new 13 inch gaming laptop this summer, and now the Alienware 13 available for purchase for $999 and up. It’s the company’s smallest laptop designed for gaming and it combines an Intel ...

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