Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and former radio DJ, he's also a regular TV talking head and the author of "The Tetris Effect" ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Alienware has long been one of my favorite computer and laptop makers. It's purchase by Dell didn't change that. The computer maker's latest line of ...

Alienware's new laptop, the Area-51 m15x is pretty damn special. Not only does it use a Core 2 Extreme CPU, but it's also the first laptop we've seen that uses Nvidia's flagship GeForce 8800 GTX ...

A few weeks back I wrote about the World of Warcraft Dell XPS laptop which is incredibly impressive but since it’s a portable desktop, the AC adapter is basically its’ lifeline. The XPS is a monster ...