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" ...

Picking a gaming laptop is a difficult task these days: machines can be found in all shapes and sizes, from pricey thin-and-lights to oversized behemoths. That wide selection is a good thing, allowing ...

Three years in the making, the new Alienware 17 and Alienware 18 notebooks arrive at a time when gaming is under the spotlight. Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PlayStation 4 have thrown new attention ...

Alienware has earned a reputation for delivering quality laptops that cater to a wide range of users. Whether you're looking for a high-performance machine, a stylish ultrabook, or a dependable budget ...

Which Alienware laptop is best? For those who want to play games with a laptop computer, the machine needs to have plenty of processing power. But it also helps if the laptop chassis has some style, ...

Picking a gaming laptop is a more intense decision than picking a desktop or individual components. You can’t just throw in a new graphics card or CPU in a few years to improve performance. Outside of ...