Dell Alienware

Compact but functional stand ; Excellent SDR color gamut and contrast ; Bright in HDR ; Great motion clarity with AMD FreeSync and Nvidia G-Sync Compatible ; Very attractive price

Design isn’t much to look at ; No USB-C input with DisplayPort and Power Delivery

The Alienware AW2725D is a great OLED monitor with an MSRP of just $550, with SDR and HDR image quality that often rivals more expensive alternatives.

Good build quality ; Fine gaming performance ; Lots of ports (including Ethernet)

Too expensive for the specs ; Dim display ; No biometrics for Windows Hello ; No NPU for AI features

The Alienware 16 Aurora is the lowest-end model in Alienware’s laptop lineup. With a lower-end display and a slower CPU, the price just feels too high for this experience.

Near-instantaneous response time at any refresh rate, smooth and responsive gaming experience, deep, inky blacks in dark rooms, small highlights pop in hdr, ultrawide screen for immersive feel

Blacks look purple in bright rooms, distracting vrr flicker, lacks an audio jack

Consistent response time at any refresh rate, 180hz refresh rate and vrr support, low input lag for responsive feel, high native contrast ratio

Noticeable smearing with fast objects, terrible local dimming feature that's locked in hdr, distracting vrr flicker

Extremely sharp motion, 240hz refresh rate with vrr support, low input lag at any refresh rate, deep and inky blacks in dark rooms, wide range of bright and vivid colors

Raised black levels and desaturated colors in bright rooms, distracting vrr flicker with changing frame rates, inaccurate pq eotf tracking

Deep and inky blacks in dark rooms, 360hz refresh rate and vrr support, near-instantaneous response time, low input lag, displays bright and vivid colors

Limited to hdmi 20 bandwidth, noticeable vrr flicker with changing frame rates

Deep and inky blacks in dark rooms, perfect black uniformity, 240hz refresh rate and vrr support, near-instantaneous response time, low input lag

Noticeable vrr flicker with changing frame rates, lots of ambient light causes deep blacks to look slightly purple

When it comes to PC gaming, no one does it better than Alienware, which is part of the reason why Dell saw fit to purchase the company back in 2006. Now, replacing Dell’s XPS line and the previous M17, is the overclockable Alienware M17x. It’s a gaming...