When it comes to gaming laptops. Alienware (actually owned by Dell) is synonymous with the ultra-premium end of the market. It's not just other-worldly design, illumination and hot air exhausts bigger ...

It's a dazzling and heavy-duty (emphasis on "heavy") showcase of laptop technology for deep-pocketed gamers. Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and streaming services.

Big, bulky, and ostentatious as heck, the Alienware 18 is the ginormous gaming laptop you want to use to show off your riches on the game grid. The system retains touches like the Alienware silver ...

While this is nothing more than a guess, I'm pretty sure that the average Alienware buyer isn't interested in a gaming laptop that's discreet, understated, or like any other model they could buy. They ...

Pricing will make you weak in the legs You'll need to lift with your legs to move it No OLED or mini-LED display options Battery life is predictably short The Alienware 18 Area-51 is a laptop in name ...