The Alienware 17 (2014) is a gaming laptop with the most high-end components like the GeForce GTX 880M and an Intel Core i7-4700MQ processor with 8GB of RAM. Other specs include a mSATA SSD, dual-band ...

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Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. The Alienware 17 ($2,799) is a large-screen gaming rig for ...

We recently looked at two thin-and-light gaming notebooks that aim to deliver gaming level hardware in machines with Ultrabook footprints. While those svelte systems do a good job at treading the line ...