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In the M11x, gamers finally have a fully capable notebook that’s easily portable and offers great battery life. If you’re a PC gamer sick of lugging around an 8- to 10-pound monster with awful battery ...

If you have Alienware's reputation, morphing an 11-inch laptop into a mighty gaming rig is easier than it looks. The Alienware M11x (Core i7) ($1,175 direct) is literally the size of a netbook, except ...

The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is the launching point for most of the biggest gear of the year, including (but not limited to): high-definition televisions, smartphones, and gaming ...

We've just reviewed the Alienware M11x mini gaming laptop and our verdict is in: "it blows everything else out of the water" -- except, perhaps, where price is concerned. Our sharp-eyed readers have ...

After a good deal of speculation, Dell has announced two new additions to its Alienware gaming brand and one updated favorite. The new flagship M18x desktop replacement notebook – modestly described ...

Last week, we received a top-secret communique from Dell's Alienware division, bidding us attend a San Francisco event — where, we were told, we'd be privy to some highly classified announcements. Of ...

Gaming laptops are often an oxymoron, a device that either is too expensive or too big to really be a laptop or a computer too underpowered to play games. But Dell and Alienware have been for years ...

After weeks of leaks, Alienware is finally ready to announce the latest models in its gaming laptop lineup. On the blog of parent company Dell, the freshly updated M11x and the new M14x and M18x ...

We've been itching to get our hands on the Alienware M11x ever since we first saw it at CES — it's one of the most interesting riffs on the thin-and-light we've seen in a long time. Sure, it's compact ...

Short version: It’s not an all-in-one gaming solution, but for under $1000 it’s a sleek and relatively powerful machine with a few compelling features. Hope you like LEDs. One of the things you ...

It's usually pretty straightforward: an 11.6-inch notebook will deliver battery life but lack grunt, while a larger machine is more likely to pack performance at the expense of liberty from a power ...