The Alienware 16 Area-51 delivers serious gaming performance in an excellent package, complete with a mechanical keyboard and other high-end touches. It’s competitively priced for the hardware, too.

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. The Alienware 16 Area-51 sets the stage for the Dell-owned ...

Alienware’s Area-51 marquee desktop line, which has demonstrated cutting-edge components and design for decades, has returned with its latest envelope-pushing 2025 model (starts at $3,749.99; ...

It has been 20 years since the Alienware Area 51 nametag came into existence. Alienware’s Area-51 desktops have long carried a reputation as icons of high-end PC gaming. First introduced in the late ...