The best Alienware laptops are about to get a whole lot of power, with new 16-inch and 18-inch Area-51 machines now on Dell's shelves. These models only recently launched into early orders ...

That means less expensive laptops that still have plenty of gaming oomph. Such is the case with the Alienware M17 R5 ... writing for publications such as PC World, Wired and Reviewed.com.