Alienware Area-51m R1 review: Fast, big and upgradable

Alienware's Area-51m flagship gaming laptop is big, thick, and fast, a return to form that should reassure people who got worried when the company unveiled the thin-and-light Alienware m15 last year. The new Area-51m very well might be the first gaming laptop to bring the Holy Grail of features to consumers: Upgradable graphics and an upgradable CPU. Gordon Mah Ung
Alienware Area-51m specs and features
The Area-51m's spec list is all good stuff, and it'll cost you. Our review unit is the highest-end SKU, which starts at $4,050 (available at Dell.com) but is $4,500 as configured below. For slightly more modest budgets, the lowest-end model starts at $1,950 and is nothing to sneeze at. Also note, the white 'Lunar Light' color is a $50 upgrade over the dark-gray 'Dark Side of the Moon' color. To read this article in full, please click here