Compared to previous generations of Alienware hardware, the Aurora 16X gaming laptop looks almost modest. Outside of the prismatic alien head adorning the anodized aluminum lid, the Aurora's design is ...

Dell wants the Alienware Aurora 16X to be your star mid-range gaming laptop, and it mostly succeeds in that role with its strong RTX 5070 performance and gorgeous 16-inch, 2K display. But after ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Alienware stomped into CES 2026 with a bunch of new gaming laptops with new flagship Area-51 gaming laptops in 18-inch and 16-inch variants, a new 16X ...

Solid gaming performance. Really bright, 240-Hz display. Convenient ports in the back. Responsive touchpad. Battery life is decent. Keyboard and palm rests get warm. Cheaper gaming laptops perform ...

Gaming laptops are an interesting market, and there are a ton of great options to choose from. The Alienware 16X Aurora is just one of them, and it’s the smaller cousin to the Alienware 18 Area-51 I ...

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The Aurora 16 and 16X have up to RTX 5070 GPUs, but the 16 starts with a last-gen RTX 4050. The Aurora 16 and 16X have up to RTX 5070 GPUs, but the 16 starts with a last-gen RTX 4050. is a reviewer ...

Of all the gaming laptops we’ve reviewed this year, there are few we love more than the powerful Alienware 16X Aurora. We loved it even at retail price, but right now you can score it with a massive ...

The Alienware 16 Aurora is a budget-focused 16-inch gaming laptop. At $1,499, however, the price is just too high: This machine makes many compromises, from the CPU to the display and the surprising ...

The laptop is available in two variants, featuring Intel Core Ultra 200HX Plus processors, including the high-end Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus and the Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus. For graphics, it ...