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It"s been a pretty busy yearfor Alienware, but Dell"s boutique gaming brand isn"t showing any signs of slowing down soon. At Gamescom this year, the company is unveiling a slew of new gaming hardware, both in a bid to throw in new specs and bring its revamped "Legend" industrial design to more products.

First up is Alienware"s next-generation Aurora R9 desktop, which benefits the most from the company"s new aesthetic. Compared to the last model, the updated Aurora has a rounder front and an overall less busy look. You"ve also got a choice between the two-tone black and white case, or just a matte black. It"s unabashedly a mid-tower computer, but it"s one that looks more modern than any Alienware desktop we"ve seen before. It looks like something that would be right at home as a prop in Valve"s Portalgames.

Once you crack it open, you"ve got full access to all of the hardware inside. You can equip it with any of Intel"s 9th generation desktop CPUs, and your choice of AMD or NVIDIA"s latest GPUs. Given just how much more powerful and functional gaming laptops have become over the years, a full-fledged desktop seems like overkill for most gamers. But the beauty of any desktop is that you can build it any way you"d like, and easily upgrade components down the line. Sure, even notebooks are getting decently upgradable, like the Alienware Area 51m, but it"s still far easier to yank off the side of a desktop and plug in whatever you"d like.

You"ll be able to snag the new Alienware Aurora in black on August 20th starting at $970. The two-tone version will cost you extra, but Dell hasn"t confirmed how much that"ll be yet.

Now, a powerful desktop deserves a capable monitor -- so how does a 55-inch OLED gaming screen sound? We saw a prototype of Alienware"s giant display back at CES, but now Dell has finalized its design and it"s almost ready to ship. As you"d expect, it basically looks like a TV from the front, but around the back there"s a large LED strip, which serves as an ambient backlight while you"re playing.

So why would you get this over a typical TV? It"s all about the specs: the Alienware gaming monitor supports 4K up to 120Hz, it sports a fast 0.5ms response time, and it has AMD"s Freesync technology. And since it"s OLED, it"ll have inky dark black levels and some of the best contrast you"ll find on any TV.

I played a bit of Elder Scrolls Online, and I was struck by how responsive everything was on the gaming monitor. It was as if the game was instantly detecting my mouse and keyboard movements, even when I was panning the camera around quickly. I"ll admit, I don"t have much of an issue gaming on my normal OLED TV, but the Alienware Gaming Monitor was still noticeably faster. I didn"t get to see anything beyond Elder Scrolls Online, but the game at least looked sharp, with bold colors and plenty of brightness.

As with every OLED display, though, be prepared to spend a lot of money. It"ll be available on September 30th for $4,000. That"s insane, I know, but I"d imagine quite a few gamers wouldn"t mind spending that much to get the best screen possible. It"s a hard sell for most other consumers when you can get LG"s latest 65" C9 set for $2,800.

Even though most of Alienware"s announcements are the standard upgrades we"ve been expecting, it"s still nice to see the company finally adopt a new design across all of its hardware. And maybe swinging for the fences with that gorgeous OLED monitor will actually pay off.

Well, nVidia currently DOES NOT OFFER Vista notebook drivers at all. Not a one, nada. Your only options are to either use Dell"s driver, which is an ancient beta missing support for most features of the GPU, or a hacked desktop driver (which still is missing many features under Vista, and lacks PowerMizer support).

Your notebook manufacturer MIGHT provide newer drivers, if you"re LUCKY. For Dell"s part, their XP drivers are still ancient and stuck in the 90 series, and they only ever released ONE driver for Vista, probably thinking "Well, they have drivers now, that"s good enough."

This is NOT an acceptable situation. As notebook gamers, we should REQUIRE nVidia to SUPPORT THEIR PRODUCT and release regular updates for their cards. The fact that their desktop drivers work so well on notebooks with a simple INF tweak should show you how EASY it would be for them to release official notebook drivers. They give us this bullshit story about how driver updates need to come from the notebook manufacturers due to differences between notebooks. This is bullshit. I don"t get my desktop graphics drivers from Abit because they happen to have made the motherboard.

At E3 this year, Dell announced updates and changes to the Alienware line. The massive Alienware Area 51 gaming desktop is getting a refresh to include AMD"s new Threadripper CPUs, and Alienware is getting its own gaming mice, mechanical keyboards, and monitors.

Until now, the Alienware family mainly consisted of laptops, desktops, and consoles, so gamers had to look elsewhere for peripherals to pair with their Alienware devices. According to Dell, customers told the company they wanted more mice, keyboards, and other gaming accessories so they had more options to build an entire gaming ecosystem out of Alienware products. Dell listened, and the result of that customer research are the new Alienware gaming mice, mechanical keyboards, and monitors.

The two new Alienware corded gaming mice both have on-the-fly DPI switching between precision and speed so they can match the tempo of the gaming they"re playing; the $49 Advanced Gaming Mouse has three configurable levels of DPI switching, while the $89 Elite Gaming Mouse has five. Both have a swappable side grip so the user can adjust the ergonomics best for their hand, and the Elite Gaming Mouse has a three-position palm rest as well. Inside the Elite Gaming Mouse are four weights the user can adjust depending on how heavy they like their mouse to be. Both mice have 13 customizable buttons and RGB lighting, too, so users can change the lighting to match the rest of their system.

Accompanying the two gaming mice are two new mechanical keyboards. The $89 Advanced Gaming Keyboard uses KaiHua switches and spring-loaded keys to give that improved tactile feedback gamers expect, and it features anti-ghosting technology and support for macro commands. The $119 Pro Gaming Keyboard has all the same features as the Advanced model, but also includes a volume roller, onboard memory (useful for macro commands), and a 13-zone RGB backlighting system. Dell"s new Alienware 25 gaming monitor has a 24.5-inch TN, 1920x1080 LCD display with super-thin three-side bezels, a refresh rate of 240Hz, and a response time of 1ms. It models with Nvidia G-Sync ($699) or AMD FreeSync ($499). Advertisement

Dell joins HP and other PC manufacturers that are going after gamers more intently with matching accessories for their existing gaming lines. In contrast to Razer, which started out with gaming accessories and has since developed its own gaming systems, Dell and HP are targeting existing fans on their gaming families with accessories that fit into the same line. However, it"s unclear if gamers will want to pay upwards of $90 on an Alienware-branded mouse if they already have a device that works for them or can find a similar option at a better price.

Dell is also updating its Area 51 gaming desktop to support AMD"s Threadripper CPUs and Intel Skylake processors, plus up to three graphics cards. The new Area 51 will be the only device to ship with Threadripper in 2017—you can buy Threadripper CPUs on their own, but Alienware is the first and only device maker to integrate them into a product in 2017. That"s exciting for anyone thinking of taking the plunge and buying an Area 51, but, at the same time, that means you"ll be spending over $1,700 at least to get it. Exact pricing for the Threadripper-powered Area 51 hasn"t be announced, but it will be available starting July 27. All of Alienware"s new peripherals will be available starting June 13.

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The new Alienware Area-51 M15x laptop is actually much more practical and, in some ways, more powerful. It sets a new bar for notebooks which have a dual use, kind of like a superhero. Mild-mannered during the work day, and fighting video game crime at night. The overall look is more Porsche’ with a metallic silver finish and clean lines then the traditional Hummer look of the XPS and other big gaming boxes; but it still is incredibly distinctive.

I received the high power Alienware Area-51 M15x system sporting n Intel Core2 Duo Extreme Edition Processor and 4GB of Dual Channel DDR2 memory. For graphics this thing is through the roof with an NVIDIA 8800M GTX video card and an Intel integrated graphics system (we’ll get to why in a moment). It has HDMI out and comes with a DVI-D connector. It has a smart bay which will take a second hard drive, a second battery, or a Dual layer 2x Blu-Ray combo drive (which mine came with). You can get it with a solid state drive (we don’t recommend these yet) for ultimate performance, but mine did not come that way. This is the first laptop I’ve played with that has Turbo Memory, which is supposed to offset the need for a flash drive. For networking it has Intel Pro b/g/n and integrated Bluetooth 2.0 and a Gigabit Wired Ethernet. For sound it has 7.1 8 channel audio and some of the best speakers I have ever heard on a laptop computer. For ports and slots it has 3 USB, Express Card, FireWire, and a 7-in-1 media reader. For display it has a 15.4 WUXGA (1200p HDTV) screen and I can read the print.

While you can switch processor modes without rebooting to switch from the 8800 GTX graphics system to integrated graphics you have to restart the system. You’ll probably see this experience improve when AMD/ATI and NVIDIA start shipping hybrid graphics systems on laptops later this year, but for now, this is the only system I’m aware of that has this feature.

Above the performance features and the low power “Stealth” capability, this system has a number of other features that make it stand out. One of the most notable is something Alienware calls AlienFX Customizable lighting. This was actually a lot of fun to play with because you can independently change the color of the keyboard, keypad, internal Alien Head, External Alien Head, touch controls, and around the screen lighting. Until they come up with a way to change the color of the paint on a laptop on the fly this is the closest thing to an active color modification system and I enjoy the heck out of it.

They have included a quick touch control pad for key system functions. These are synaptic switches that toggle when you touch them (they don’t move) and change color intensity depending on whether they are on or off. The key switched control volume, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Stealth Mode, and the Alienware control panel.

Along with the stunning speakers I mentioned above, it has a very nice built in webcam and one of the rare array microphones which cuts down on ambient noise if you are using it for VoIP calls or for in-game chat (I still prefer a headset but this was a nice feature).

Other than the price (which we’ll get to in a moment), there are two issues currently with this product. First is battery life in low power mode is under 2 hours (I expected more) and even with the extra bay battery being used you are still under 3 hours. I think the target for something that you want to use as a daily system is 5 hours (even the new MacBook Air which is super thin has an average battery life of under 4 hours) and they need a configuration that will get you there like an optional 12 cell primary battery (you could carry three bay batteries and they are hot swappable, but that is inelegant).

Currently the system won’t suspend if Bluetooth is on. Now I don’t use Bluetooth in a notebook computer (only for cell phones) so this is a nit compared to the battery issue but it still needs to be corrected. Other than these two things, I’m incredibly impressed with this system.

I think it showcases a beginning of a change in gaming laptops and a realization that folks often can’t afford to choose between a system that is great for gaming and one they can use for work or school. They need a single system that can do both and this Alienware Area-51 m15x comes the closest I’ve seen to a system that could stand with the best on the gaming side and still be used in day-to-day business. This dual mode capability (the first to my knowledge) makes this the “Superman” of laptops and given he is an alien as well, it’s kind of cool.

Alienware came to E3 2017 packing eye-opening announcements, and none was more impressive than its upcoming Area 51 systems with AMD Threadripper and Intel Core X processors. These super-high-end configurations are, for many gamers, the definition of a dream machine. And we had a chance to look at them on the show floor.

Alienware’s unusual aesthetic has some functional benefits, as well. It allows a simple, straight avenue for airflow through the case, with intake coming in the bottom, and exhaust flowing out the top-rear. And plugging a headset or controller into the forward points, which are sloped towards the user, is easier than with most standard setups. It’s even easier to pick up the Area 51 than most rectangular cases.

Shape aside, the Area 51 is not overly boisterous. Its sleek, gray side panels don’t scream for attention as loudly as the tempered glass windows and sculpted plastic front façades found on some competitors. Still, the system does include a triad of AlienFX lighting on each side, as well as some touches along the front. These light strips can coordinate with other Alienware peripherals through a bundled software interface.

Alienware also displayed an Area 51 system stuffed with two Radeon video cards (no – they weren’t Vega). Gamers can order the rigs with up to two Nvidia GTX cards in SLI, or up to three AMD Radeon cards in CrossFire. Quad-card setups aren’t supported. At least, not yet.

Alienware’s Area 51 is among the most popular gaming desktops available, yet it’s also full of clever ideas rarely found elsewhere. Its massive, unusual case has practical benefits, and its internal layout is among the cleanest in the business. The new Area 51, packed with up to 16 cores, looks ready to conquer all challengers when it’s released in late July.

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Locate the video-out port on the Alienware laptop. Depending on the model and age of your laptop, it has one of three different interfaces. Older Alienware laptops have blue 15-pin video ports on the rear, while newer models have white DVI ports. Some top-of-the-line models have HDMI ports on the rear or side if the unit.

Determine the type of connections that the external monitor supports. Look for the video-in port on the rear of the monitor and determine if it is DVI, HDMI or VGA. Purchase a compatible video cable for the monitor. If the connector on the monitor does not match the one on your Alienware laptop, you may be able to use an adapter. You can convert VGA to DVI, DVI to VGA, DVI to HDMI and HDMI to DVI. No available adapter allows you to convert HDMI to VGA or vice versa.

Connect the video cable to the video-in port in the rear of the external monitor. Connect the other end of the video cable to the video-out port on the Alienware laptop. Alternatively, connect the video cable to the adapter, then connect the adapter to the laptop.

Reconnect the AC adapter to the Alienware laptop. Power on your external monitor first, then the laptop. As the laptop boots, the display should appear on both the laptop screen and the external monitor screen. Both screens should appear identical. Allow Windows to load completely and display the desktop. Windows displays a clone of the laptop screen on the external monitor.

Press the “Windows Logo” key and the “P” key on the keyboard to display the multi-monitor selection window. Click the “Extend” icon if you want to extend the Windows desktop across both monitors and use both screens simultaneously for different tasks. If you want the external monitor to display a mirror image of the laptop screen, click the “Duplicate” icon.

Beam me up, Scotty. While the european supporters of Alienware have had to wait a long while for its release, the extra-terrestrial m17x and its 17 inch screen has been available in the US for some time. However, the wait is over and the Intel CPU and Geforce 8800M GTX SLI equipped gaming machine is now available here. These compnents mean these laptops are one of the strongest competitors in its class.

It’s the fastest, meanest-looking gaming notebook ever—if you can afford it. The Alienware M17x system delivers stunning performance for today’s hottest titles, and it has enough muscle to handle the next generation of games. It’s the most powerful system we’ve had in our labs, and it cuts through hits like Call of Duty: World at War with frame rates to spare. But so can other systems like the MSI GT725 or the Gateway P-7807u FX, and those systems are less than half the price of the M17x. However, if you care as much about premium design and personalization as you do about what’s under the hood, this gaming rig is second to none.

The Alienware Area-51 m17x is a remarkable gaming notebook and a clear step forward for Alienware in terms of design and performance. It is packed to the gills with top-shelf equipment, most notably a pair of Nvidia 9800M-GT video cards. This is one of not even a handful of machines that can comfortably max out Crysis. It has the typical downsides associated with a portable desktop – loud cooling system, dismal battery life, and hefty weight, but it does everything else well. The $3,849 starting price is steep and out of reach for most, though the baseline configuration has the components that make the system worth buying. In this reviewer’s opinion, more could have been thrown in for the money, and for such an expensive system, not having a more comprehensive warranty is disappointing.

We"ll just come right out and say the Alienware m17x is about as powerful as a laptop gets, at least if it"s as tricked-out as our $6,000-plus review unit was. If you"re looking to drop some major change on a show-off gaming laptop, it"s hard to do better than the Alienware Area-51 m17x, a mean-looking, high-performance black slab.

Gamers with deep pockets will love the Alienware Area-51 m17x. It’s the fastest gaming rig on the market, and competitors won’t likely surpass it anytime soon. It’s super sexy, and its customization features will make you the envy of fellow gamers at LAN parties. However, for $5,598, it shouldn’t crash under the stress of a game, even if it may be Vista’s fault.

If you were hoping for an exciting new refresh to Alienware"s Area-51 line of performance gaming laptops, the m17x may disappoint you. Alienware passed on Intel"s new Centrino 2 platform and instead packed in a pair of rebranded 9800M GTs, which are 8800GTXs in all but name.

Alienware"s Area-51 m17x is a very hefty machine that is really designed with the sole purpose of being a high performance gaming system. It has a vareity of features and options that make it well suited as a portable media platform, but the high cost of the system makes the system a bit harder to justify.

Two Nvidia GeForce 8800M GTX cards are combined in SLI for faster graphics performance in laptops. Most DirectX 10 games should be able to run fluently on high detail settings.

The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.

T9500: Upper middle class laptop CPU for Santa Rosa based laptops (FSB 800). The T9550 offers only a slightly higher core clock, but features a 1066 FSB.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

Alienware: Alienware was founded in the USA in 1996. Alienware established its EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) headquarters in Ireland, in 2002. Alienware has belonged to the Dell Group since 2006. The product range mainly focuses on gaming laptops and desktops. Trademark is a slightly futuristic design with an alien logo. In addition, Alienware offers workstations for private and business customers.

When it comes to pre-built desktops, I’ve nearly bought an Alienware Aurora several times over the years, because the company’s toolless upgradable chassis and bang-for-the-buck has been pretty hard to beat. Now, the Alienware Aurora R11 and R10 Ryzen Edition have also become a way to get Nvidia’s extremely hard to find RTX 3080 and 3090 GPUs — and they’re like no RTX 3080 or 3090 you’ve seen.

The boards and cooling have been tweaked by Alienware itself to be shorter than any RTX 3000-series card we’ve heard about yet, at just 267mm (10.5 inches) in length, the better to fit into smaller cases like the Aurora R11. Believe it or not, Nvidia’s own RTX 3080 Founder’s Edition is actually one of the smallest cards on the market at 285mm (11.2 inches) long, and this is even shorter.

Plus, Alienware says its custom 10mm-heat-pipe-and-vapor-chamber solution, with dual fans, only takes up 2.5 PCIe slots. It uses a standard pair of 8-pin power connectors, instead of Nvidia’s 12-pin cable.

Of course, the new cards don’t come cheap, adding $825 to the base price of either Aurora, or an additional $1,625 for an RTX 3090. Still, you could walk away with a full RTX 3080 PC for as little as $1,800 — after adding the 1,000-watt power supply. (Dell ships a 550W PSU by default, but Nvidia recommends 750W or higher for these cards.)

Personally, I’d recommend spending at least $2,000 to make sure you’re getting 16GB of RAM and a solid-state boot drive, and I might drop an extra $100 for a faster CPU unless you’re pairing this PC with a fairly high-resolution monitor. I’m currently running a RTX 3080 in a rig with a slightly slower processor and a 1080p screen, and benchmarks suggest my CPU is what’s holding back the framerate.

Speaking of screens, though, Alienware also has a new set that might intrigue you, including three new gaming monitors and a new 360Hz 1080p panel for the Area-51m laptop that’ll cost you an extra $150. (It also requires an RTX 2060 or better; we’re seeing configs with it as low as $2,419.99.)

Meanwhile, the Alienware 25 (AW2521H), Alienware 27 (AW2721D) and Alienware 38 (AW3821DW) monitors will start at $899.99, $1099.99 and $1899.99 respectively when they arrive next month.

While their screen sizes should be pretty obvious from their names, they’re separated by more than a vast expanse of pixels: the Alienware 25 is a blazing fast 360Hz 1ms Fast IPS G-Sync monitor with a fairly standard 400-nits of brightness and 1080p resolution, while the Alienware 27 has a 240Hz, 2560 x 1440 1ms Fast IPS panel with 98 percent of the DCI-P3 color gamut, G-Sync Ultimate and DisplayHDR 600 certifications (though it’s rated at a typical brightness of 450 nits, FYI).

Then there’s the Alienware 38, a 144Hz, 3840 x 1600 1ms Fast IPS monitor with a 2300R curved screen, a 21:9 aspect ratio and 95 percent DCI-P3 coverage, G-Sync Ultimate and the same DisplayHDR 600 cert (and 450-nit typical brightness) as the Alienware 27. All three monitors come with a pair of HDMI 2.0 ports, a DisplayPort 1.4 (which you’ll need to use for maximum refresh rate), a bevy of USB 3.2 ports, and an ambient light sensor for auto-adjusting brightness.

The Alienware 25 had previously been tipped as one of four 360Hz monitors to support Nvidia’s new Reflex Latency Analyzer feature for what could potentially be a slight edge in e-sports, and as we predicted, it doesn’t come cheap.

The Alienware Area 51m is the most powerful and stylish gaming laptop available, and the fact you can swap in new components gives it potentially incredible long-term value. If you’re happy to pay a premium price and don’t care that its monstrous weight cancels out its portable credentials then the Area 51m is a top class pick

The Alienware Area 51m is a gargantuan new high-end gaming laptop from Dell, which looks so futuristic and boasts such a lightspeed performance you’d swear it belongs in a science-fiction novel.

Weighing up to 3.87kg, the Alienware Area 51m is considered more of a desktop replacement than an on-the-go laptop. With top-of-the-line specs, this is one of the most powerful portables on the market, going head-to-head with the Acer Predator Helios 700 colossus.

There’s always been a sticking point for desktop replacements compared to bona fide desktop computers, though, and that’s upgradability. If you want the newest processor or graphics card beyond checkout you’ll have to shell out on an entirely new laptop. That’s not the case with the Alienware Area 51m, with Dell’s revolutionary laptop allowing you to swap the SSD, RAM, CPU or even GPU whenever you fancy.

The upgrade capability isn’t the only futuristic feature here, with the Alienware Area 51m also kitted out with Tobii eye-tracking technology, ray tracing credentials and support for the Alienware Graphics Amplifier so you can add next-gen AMD or Nvidia graphics cards to the party. With such luxury features glossing up a seriously powerful package, this is easily one of the greatest gaming laptops ever created – but it’s also got a planet-sized price.

The Alienware Area 51m laptop looks absolutely gorgeous – especially compared to similar-sized devices. The metal chassis looks classy, while both the Lunar Light and the Dark Side of the Moon colour options (on display here) contribute to the sci-fi styling Alienware is evidently aiming for.

Weighing in at 3.87kg, there’s no question this is a hefty laptop, but it’s remarkably lighter than rival machines such as the Acer Predator Helios 700, which hits the scales at 4.9kg. The Alienware laptop is still too big to realistically accompany you on a commute. I had to dedicate a whole rucksack to get it back to my flat, with no spare space for the power cables. The Alienware Area 51m is designed to be a stay-at-home desktop replacement.

The power button, which resembles the Alienware logo, can be found on the main chassis just above the keyboard. The alien head features RBG lighting, pulsing between blue and orange while the laptop is charging, and remaining a steady blue once the battery is fully juiced.

The RGB lighting can be customised via the Alienware Command Center, while you can also personalise the colours and effects for the keyboard, lid logo and the light bar encircling the rear vent.

Speaking of the rear, the Alienware Area 51m has an unconventional large booty and is easily the most controversial design choice here. I warmed to it eventually, but the rear was victim to a lot of grief from my colleagues. You can’t accuse it of lacking personality though, with the honeycomb-shaped vents and oval LED light looking as if they’ve been inspired by a spaceship.

You also get a selection of ports on the back, most noticeably dual power inputs. That’s right, you need two plug sockets to get the Alienware Area 51m running at full-throttle power, which is not only a pain when your extension cable is already overcrowded, but also problematic for the eco-conscious.

You’ll also find ports on the rear for HDMI, mini DisplayPort, Ethernet and the Alienware Graphics Amplifier (sold separately) – the latter allows you to add next-gen AMD and Nvidia graphics cards to the setup, and also hook up additional peripherals.

There’s also a smattering of ports running down the sides of the Alienware Area 51m laptop, including connections for USB 3.1, as well as jacks for your headphones and microphone. There’s no dedicated connection for DisplayPort, but the Thunderbolt 3 port does support it, so 4K gaming is still possible with the right cable.

One of the most surprising features of the Alienware Area 51m is the quality of the keyboard. The Alienware TactX keyboard excels in every department, offering a delicious amount of travel, practically silent when you hammer it and sporting a lot of features such as RGB lighting and anti-ghosting.

With most gaming laptops I’d suggest opting for an external keyboard, but I honestly believe you’ll be more than happy with the Alienware Area 51m’s offering – it’s easily the best I’ve used on a portable. You even get a dedicated number pad and a column of macro keys down the left-hand side thanks to the large amount of space this laptop colossus offers.

The touchpad is impressive too – ultra-responsive and a pleasure to glide my fingers across. You even get two physical hardware clickers underneath, which make a satisfying noise to let you know your input has been registered. Of course, you’ll probably still want a gaming mouse for most games, but the trackpad is perfectly usable for strategy games and the like.

The touchpad will also start glowing blue when you touch it, fading away after a few seconds of being left idle. This can be customised via the Alienware Command Center so you can alter the colours and effects, or even turn it off completely if you’re sick to death of RGB lighting.

The crowning feature of the Alienware Area 51m is the ability to upgrade it. Turn the laptop upside down, loosen the screws and you’ll gain access to all the components underneath.

Be warned, though: if you’re not experienced at tinkering with computers, upgrading the Area 51m laptop is likely to be a daunting process. To reach the processor and GPU, I had to unscrew various components. The Area 51m may not have a simple modular design, but Alienware deserves credit for including clear labels while also providing a really useful guide online.

You’re free to remove and replace any component you wish. In fact, the laptop uses Intel desktop processors rather than mobile variants, which is absolutely bonkers. I swapped the Intel Core i9-9900K for an Intel Core i7-8700K and it worked without a hitch. The ordeal of opening up the laptop and installing the CPU took a long time to complete, though, with the many, many screws slowing momentum.

Such a scenario would mean the Intel Core i9-9900K would forever be the best CPU compatible with the Alienware laptop, making the ability to upgrade the chip feel wasted. That said, it’s possible to replace the system board inside the laptop, but whether Dell will offer next-gen alternatives to support future processors remains to be seen.

The Alienware Area 51m remarkably uses desktop processors, with a 115X socket ensuring compatibility with Intel’s 9th and 8th generation Intel Core CPUs

Swapping out the GPU brings its own headache-inducing problems too. The Alienware Area 51m only supports proprietary graphics cards made by Dell, and so users are limited by what the manufacturer releases to market. This means if Dell ever decides to stop selling its own adaptions of Nvidia’s graphics cards – most probably due to poor sales – then users won’t be able to upgrade the GPU further.

The ability to replace components with more powerful options is an incredibly cool feature then, theoretically allowing the Area 51m the same lifespan of a desktop computer. In reality, though, the long-term effectiveness of this modular design depends on a number of factors, some of which are out of Alienware’s hands.

The Alienware Area 51m is limited to a Full HD display, no matter which configuration you opt for. That’s a big disappointment considering the graphical power this laptop is capable of, with frame rates surpassing 100fps with almost any game at 1080p.

The default Alienware Area 51m sees a 60Hz refresh rate, but a £180 upgrade at checkout will boost that figure up to 144Hz, which is recommended if you fancy playing FPS titles where a smooth visual performance is vital for racking up your kill count.

How good is the picture quality? It’s solid but not spectacular. The display is brighter than your average laptop (with a white level of 326 nits), but dark colours aren’t quite as pungent as you’d like (with black levels of 0.38 nits) especially for a gaming laptop where shadows and dark environments are likely to feature frequently. These combine for an underwhelming contrast ratio of 867:1, which is way off the recommended 1000:1.

The Area 51m display is also a little cooler than I’d like, appearing slightly more blue than natural daylight. It’s not enough to be obviously noticeable – probably not at all while playing games – but it does mean photographs and videos won’t be displayed as accurately as professionals may want, especially with Adobe RGB and DCI P3 colour gamut ranges coming in at a low 65.8% and 68.5% respectively. That’s only for photo realistic pictures though – the sRGB colour gamut range of 93.4% proves digital design work will be no issue.

So while the Alienware Area 51m may not be up to the high standards of professional photographers and videographers, it’s still plenty decent enough for games. Sure, the lack of an Ultra HD resolution and the poor contrast are disappointing, but that can easily be fixed by hooking the laptop up to an external monitor.

Alienware has made a big effort with its configurations, offering a huge selection of components for your Area 51m laptop at checkout. There are three ray tracing-capable Nvidia RTX graphics card options, three 9th Gen Intel Core processor picks and a wide selection of RAM and storage. The cheapest model is available for £1949, while the most expensive costs an eye-watering £4883.80.

Unlike other laptops, you’re not locked into these specs after purchase. If you opt for the cheapest model but find yourself craving a slicker performance, you can just upgrade the RAM or processor yourself. The GPU is also upgradable, but you’ll have to use Dell’s proprietary versions, which are yet to be released.

I’m extremely impressed with the number of components Alienware has made available for the Area 51m. That said, since this is such a hefty beast of a machine, there’s not much point opting for a low-powered configuration when you can get a similarly powerful laptop that is far more portable. You should really only consider the Area 51m if you want an ultra-powered gaming system that will be rooted (for the most part) to your desk.

The Alienware Area 51m is one of the two most powerful gaming laptops we’ve ever tested, with the other being the Acer Predator Helios 700. Both are heavyweight laptops in terms of both form factor and performance.

The Alienware Area 51m boasts the superior processor performance, fitted with a desktop CPU instead of a mobile variant. Providing such incredibly high CPU speeds means I was never waiting around for apps to load, while game load times were kept brisk, which is a godsend for strategy titles such as Civilization 6.

It was a much closer contest between the titans for GPU performance, but the Alienware Area 51m stole the edge in most tests – with the RTX 2080 GPU my configuration was rocking. It saw frame rates exceed 100fps in 1080p (with settings scaled to the max) for both Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Dirt Rally, while it achieved a respectable 71fps for The Division 2. These scores are so high you should be able to output to a 4K monitor with no issue.

Not enough power for you? Alienware offers an easy way to overclock the laptop, with the Alienware Command Center offering two overclocking profiles. By using the second profile, I saw a frame rate boost of up to 6fps.

The Alienware Area 51m is also capable of real-time ray tracing. This is a new rendering technique which sees improved lighting, shadow and reflection effects for more immersive environments. Currently, there’s a short supply of supported video games available that make use of the technology – Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Battlefield 5 and Metro Exodus being the most noticeable – but more titles, including the likes of Control, are expected to arrive over the coming months and years.

The Alienware Area 51m fans make noticeable noise when booting up a game, but I think it’s quieter than most laptops of this pedigree. Hardly any of my colleagues noticed the fans, while the Acer Predator Helios 700 is a noise-pollution criminal.

On the downside, the Area 51m gets uncomfortably warm. Since the heat is more noticeable in areas where your hands won’t rest (i.e. above the keyboard) it doesn’t become bothersome, but it can throttle performance, with Shadow of the Tomb Raider bizarrely seeing a decrease in frame rate when I boosted up the overclocking profile.

The 256GB PCIe M.2 SSD also offers a superb performance, posting read speeds of 2910.3 MB/s and write speeds of 1329.6 MB/s, ensuring reduced loading and saving times for both applications and video games. The accompanying 1TB hybrid drive isn’t so slick, offering sluggish speeds – but I’m still happy it’s been included as it offers a lot of storage space without driving up the price. There’s a massive range of storage options here, with single, dual and triple-drive options all available.

With great power comes a pitiful battery life – it’s just the nature of gaming laptops. For a portable that requires two power connections to reach peak performance, it’s no surprise the Alienware Area 51m struggles away from the mains.

All of our benchmark tests point towards a two-hour battery life, which matches the stamina of the Acer Predator Helios 700. This only emphasises the point that the Alienware Area 51m was not designed with portability in mind, and is very much a desktop replacement instead of a gaming laptop you can bring into work every day.

I attained this two-hour battery figure by running the PCMark 8 battery test. I then tested it myself, playing Crusader Kings II non-stop, which saw the battery fall at an identical rate. Of course, playing a more intensive video game – The Division 2 for instance – may well drain the battery even quicker.

The Alienware Area 51m has a very niche audience. With such a large and heavy form factor, it lacks the portability a laptop typically offers. This is a desktop replacement that will stay rooted to your desk, and thanks to its new upgrade capability, it can genuinely be considered an alternative to a traditional gaming desktop PC.

This computer is mighty expensive, sure, but you’re getting a hell of a lot of quality for the price. Out of all the gaming laptops Trusted Reviews has ever tested, this is the most powerful (ignoring overclocking), the most feature packed, boasts the best keyboard and is arguably the best-looking too. It’s not perfect, though, with an underwhelming display and lack of 4K option, but this can be sorted by using your own monitor.

The most powerful, stylish and innovative gaming laptop ever created, with its upgradability a possible game-changer. But with its intimidating price and the heft to disqualify itself as a portable, the Alienware Area 51m is certainly not for everyone.

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The first thing you notice about Alienware’s new Area-51 refresh is that it’s a freakin’ triangle. Yeah, you heard me right—Alienware is bringing its Area-51 desktop line back from the dead, and the thing is shaped like a triangle. Pythagoras would be proud.

But let’s talk the interior first. Underneath the hood, the 2014 incarnation of the Area-51 is a beastly machine. Alienware’s announcement matches up with some other news you might’ve read this morning—Intel’s new high-performance Haswell-E Core processors. The Area-51 has them, with both six- and eight-core Intel Haswell-E processors available. While many games still use only one or two cores and Intel’s four cores have been the standard for PCs in recent years, we can expect that to change now that both the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are eight-core machines.

On top of that, the new Area-51 features up to 32GB of top-of-the-line DDR4 memory and support for up to three Nvidia or AMD video cards. We haven’t run any official benchmarks yet of course, having had only brief hands-on time with the Area 51 earlier this month in San Francisco. However, from the specs alone I can guarantee this is one powerful machine.

The system also features some standard high-end rig commodities: liquid cooling, nine different programmable lighting zones, and factory overclocking. The interior is surprisingly roomy, giving you plenty of room to upgrade components later (though you probably won’t need to for a long while). You also get an updated Alienware Command Center, used to both monitor temperatures and adjust overclock settings, voltages, and the like. It’s a relatively sleek presentation of something that’s typically intimidating to non-enthusiasts.

But back to my first point—it’s a for-the-love-of-all-things-holy triangle. I mean, not entirely. There are those little cut-outs at each angle which I guess makes it an awkwardly-shaped hexagon. Let’s not lie to ourselves, though. This is a triangular computer.

I can hear you now: “Are you insane, Alienware? A triangle computer? What, are you too good for rectangles? Four sides just not aerodynamic for you to reach top speed on the Information Superhighway?”

There’s a ritual in my apartment. It happens every day. Some USB device (I’m not even going to bother trying to pick one) needs to be plugged in, but my two front ports are occupied. I need to crawl under my desk, wonder why I don’t sweep under my desk more often, pull my computer away from the wall, search for an open port, find the cable again, and then plug my clearly-made-up-for-this-example device in.

No, but seriously, getting to a normal PC’s rear I/O panel is a nightmare. The Area-51, by contrast, just tilts away from the wall. You grab onto the top handle and pull forward, rotating it up onto one of its corners and allowing easy access to the rear. As an added benefit, the sloped front panel is also easier to plug into than a traditional vertical panel.

And what better to accompany this oddly-shaped computer than the first-ever 34-inch curved monitor—another new product from Dell, Alienware’s parent company, featuring a 21×9 aspect ratio and a 3440×1440 resolution.

The Area-51 is certainly one of the oddest computer designs in recent memory, and befitting of its name. Whether the thing packs the performance you’d expect from its (undoubtedly expensive) price tag, we’ll have to wait until units start shipping in October to know. If you’re in Seattle for PAX this weekend, however, you can swing by Alienware’s booth and check it out.

Those with ridiculous amounts of money to spend on high-end PC performance have been given plenty of reasons to empty their wallets over the last couple of days. You can drop a grand on

While the idea of a curved LCD display goes back several years (Alienware and NEC dipped their toes in the water), it"s been getting a second look (pun intended) thanks no doubt to the rollout of curved-screen HDTVs from LG, Samsung and Sony. Asus showed off a prototype 32-inch curved monitor at Computex back in June, and LG promoted its own 34-inch display that it will show off at the IFA trade show in Berlin next week.

Like LG"s LCD, the U3415W has a ultra-wide aspect ratio of 21:9 with a resolution of 3,440x1,440 (or WQHD). But while the LG includes 7-watt speakers and Thunderbolt ports to connect them to Macs, Dell"s display relies on HDMI and DisplayPort connectivity and packs 9-watt speakers. As the picture above shows, you can place two monitors side-by-side to extend the curved viewing angle, which Dell claims can help gamers because less eye movement is required than viewing on a traditional flat screen.

And in the other corner, we"ve got theAlienware Area-51m, a redesigned beauty that the company is calling its first true desktop replacement. It also has an RTX 2080 GPU, a desktop processor, an eye tracker and a host of other goodies.

But if you think Alienware ditched the light show altogether, you"d be mistaken. The company has taken a more conservative approach to RGB lighting, but the lights are still there on the alien head and the rear vents, waiting for you to configure them to your heart’s desire.

And despite its classification as a desktop replacement, the Area-51m is lighter than the MSI at 8.5 pounds, 16.1 x 15.9 x 1.2~1.7 inches. The lighter frame is due in large part to Alienware switching from anodized aluminum to magnesium alloy. Overall, the Area-51m has the more appealing look.

The Area-51m is equipped with a 17.3-inch, 1920 x 1080,Nvidia G-Syncdisplay with a 144-Hertz refresh rate. It also has some of the thinnest bezels I"ve seen on a desktop replacement. When I watched the trailer for Little, I was very impressed with the electric blue color, and other hues such as the emerald, magenta and gold were gorgeous. The same color quality carried over to gaming, as the vistas were devastatingly beautiful.

When we measured forcolor reproduction, the Alienware produced 117.5 percent of the sRGB gamut, while the Titan reached an incredible 178 percent. However, the Area-51m has thebrighterpanel, averaging 284 nits, outshining the Titan"s 271 nits.

Listening to Kevin Ross" version of "Prototype," I was carried away on a bed of bright highs and dynamic mids. The singer"s tenor was lush, with plenty of room for the harmonies and the snares to shine through. And when people tried talking to me during my Battlefield V playthrough, they were drowned out by the thunderous boom of mortar fire.

MSI, Dynaudio and Nahimic brought the boom and everything else.Are the Titan"s speakers going to replace external speakers? No, but for laptop speakers, they"re exceptional. I got full-bodied harmonies on "Prototype," headed up by an angelic tenor with mids and highs that were nice and bright. The explosions were so loud during my Battlefield V playthrough, it scared my dog out of a sound sleep. The voices of my compatriots were so clear and so present, at times I felt like I was really in the game.

Nahimic"s audio software continues to be some of the best in the business –– particularly its surround-sound technology. Switching from the Music preset to Movie or Gaming took the audio from a warm, but somewhat one-dimensional performance, to an immersive 360-degree quality. You can even adjust the vocals to make them sound closer or farther depending on your preference. At max volume, you can lose some of the accuracy despite Dynaudio"s Smart Amp working to maintain levels, but it"s still a great feature.

Measuring an unbelievable 2.5 millimeters of key travel with 80 grams of actuation force (1.5mm and 60g are our minimum), the keys feel better than any laptop keyboard laden with scissor-membrane switches. Those über-springy switches helped me improve my typing score on 10fastfingers from 70 words per minute to 80.

I really appreciate that both systems managed to include a full numpad. Alienware even took it a step further with its row of macro keys. However, for sheer comfort, the Titan is the clear winner.

Desktop replacements aren"t known for their longbattery life, especially systems sporting a pair of power bricks like the Titan and the Area-51. When we ran the Laptop Mag Battery test (continuous web surfing over Wi-Fi), the Titan clocked