There are console gamers, and there are PC gamers. While both have their advantages and disadvantages, there’s no argument that gaming rigs can take up a lot more space than consoles. Our Alienware ...

Alienware is celebrating its 20th anniversary and coming to E3 with an assortment of new gamer-centric machines. If we’re taking a 10,000-foot view, what Alienware is showcasing runs the gamut of PC ...

The Alienware Alpha R2 is small, light and can run most modern PC games on their ultra settings. I tested the tiny device on Star Wars: Battlefront with all the graphic settings on ultra at a ...

The Alienware Alpha is taking a serious shot at putting Steam on your TV, and it's doing it without Valve's SteamOS. We last saw it at E3, where Alienware was pivoting to release the ultra-compact ...

Alienware was the first PC maker out the door with an officially supported Steam Machine last fall. The Alienware Steam Machine also did double duty as the Alpha, a compact, powerful living-room PC ...

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" ...

Originally planned as a Steam Machine running the Linux-based SteamOS, the Alienware Alpha is due for release very soon now, running Windows 8.1 and bundled with an Xbox 360 wireless controller in ...

Although it's a good budget-price gaming rig, the Alienware Alpha isn't the Steam Machine you've been waiting for. Connectors are plentiful. There are a digital audio (TOSLink) jack, a gigabit ...

Dell is updating its Alienware line of gaming computers with several new systems including an updated Alienware Alpha mini-desktop which Dell says is ready for 4K gaming and virtual reality and a 13 ...

Alienware Alpha : Angle Overall, the Alienware Alpha gaming PC shows some promise. Its performance is top-notch for the price, and whenever Steam finally releases Steam Machine/Steam OS, you'll be in ...