Once upon a time, having a laptop with any gaming credibility meant you had a 10-pound beast that looked and sounded more like an air conditioning unit than a portable PC. With the advances in mobile ...

The model on sale today foregoes the pricier Core i7 processor -- which does little for gaming performance -- and instead keeps costs down with a (still Ivy Bridge) Core i5-3210M dual-core chip.

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. When I first heard about a budget-friendly Alienware laptop, I was beyond excited. What was I expecting? A distinctly Alienware product at an ...

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