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" ...

A powerful-spec 14-inch gaming laptop joins Alienware's slim 15- and 17-inch offerings. Let's have a look! I’ve been a consumer PC expert at PCMag for 10 years, and I love PC gaming. I've played games ...

is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware. He joined in 2018, and after a two-year stint at Polygon, he rejoined The Verge in May 2025. For CES 2022, Alienware is updating the specs in its X- ...

Sporting Alienware's Legend 2.0 design language, the x14 is without a doubt a striking system, though ultimately you'll need to decide how much you fancy its sci-fi aesthetics. What's not in question ...

The Alienware 14 and Razer Blade provide two distinct visions of what a 14-inch gaming laptop should be. The former provides a classic portable gaming experience, while the latter breaks the mold, ...

is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware. He joined in 2018, and after a two-year stint at Polygon, he rejoined The Verge in May 2025. Alienware’s new 14-inch X14 gaming laptop is now on sale, ...

Hot on the heels of refreshing its X51 gaming desktop, Dell is sharing the news gamers have really been waiting for. The company just unveiled some fresh Alienware laptops, complete with a new look ...

The Alienware X15 and X17 are on to their R2 generations. A new X14 slots in as the baby of the family. The Concept Polaris adds a desktop-level graphics boost. The Alienware M15 and M17 have been ...

The 14-inch gaming laptop is an interesting proposition, offering more portability, but at the potential cost of gaming performance. Some machines manage that compromise better than others, and the ...

The Alienware x14 is a slim, quick gaming laptop that sounds ready to launch into orbit. The Alienware x14’s offers only a handful of configuration options. You can choose an Intel Core i5-12500H or ...

I've been reviewing hardware and software, devising testing methodology and handed out buying advice for what seems like forever; I'm currently absorbed by computers and gaming hardware, but ...

Dell is yet to confirm the upcoming Alienware M14x, but that hasn't stopped details of the 14-inch gaming notebook from leaking out ahead of time. We've already seen the specs leak, and now it's the ...