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" ...

I can’t tell you how much I look forward to getting a new notebook from Alienware. This is one of the few companies that seem to understand that a gaming notebook needs to look like it eats Apple ...

$250 off Alienware M17x 17-inch Gaming Laptop with 2nd Gen Intel Core i7 Processor, 8GB Memory, 750GB Hard Drive, 1GB AMD 6870 Video Card, and 1080p Display. at Dell Home ...

Most hardcore gamers couldn't care less about how a gaming laptop looks. Give them the fastest processor and most powerful 3D graphics card and let them get on with the show. While most gaming laptop ...

With cheap, teensy netbooks and featherweight laptops all the rage these days, the Alienware M17X heads in the opposite direction. The fastest 17-inch laptop on the market is run by a 2.53GHz Intel ...