Alienware’s Graphics Amplifier breaks new ground by opening laptops to desktop-class graphics, but you’ll have to be a serious gamer to justify the bulk and expense of the transplant. One of the ...

The star of the show is Alienware's Graphics Amplifier, a dedicated box that houses a 460W Dell-made power supply (385W on the 12V rail), a full PCIe x16 slot with two rear slots, a USB 3.0 hub and ...

Let me be clear from the start—external graphics solutions for notebooks have been tried before and they’re a low-volume product for an already niche market. But what Alienware has done with their ...

Alienware has this week launched an innovative solution to enhance the graphics performance of your Alienware laptop system. The newly unveiled Alienware Graphics Amplifier is now available for ...

One of the painful realities of buying a gaming laptop is that no matter how close to the bleeding edge you get, its graphics processor will be practically obsolete in a year or two. That’s great for ...

Alienware has something special for mobile gamers. The gaming division of Dell is unveiling its Alienware Graphics Amplifier today as an accessory that brings high-end desktop graphics to an Alienware ...

Gaming on a laptop has always had a performance-related downside: mobile GPUs simply aren't as powerful as their desktop counterparts. You may have the upside of a portable and versatile machine, but ...

Every PC gaming aficionado knows that no matter how high the price tag, a notebook will never quite be able to match a desktop computer when it comes to raw power. Alienware’s Graphics Amplifier ...

Dell is stepping up its gaming system lineup with the introduction of the Alienware 13 laptop, the Alienware graphics amplifier and the Area 51 gaming desktop. The Alienware 13 laptop, which has a ...

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" ...

One of the main issues with gaming laptops is the limitations of the form factor. You simply can’t put powerful hardware from a desktop gaming PC into a laptop chassis because of constraints on ...