Customer Ratings & Reviews

Alienware’s new 16x Aurora gamin laptop line has many options to suite an array of budgets. From Core Ultra 7 processors to Core Ultra 9 and a few choices of GPUs in the RTX 50 series, games can find what works within a budget. Performance The 16X Aurora replaced a laptop that had a Core i7 CPU and an RTX 4060 GPU. This change to the 16X feels like it’s more than a single gen upgrade. The CPU is much faster than what I had and the RTX 5060 handles higher frame rates with ease in games such as Battlefield 2042 and Call Of Duty. The 5060 GPU is able to drive my 49” 5120 x 1440 monitor in those games at high frame rates without it getting laggy. My strategy and driving simulation games work well with it. The HDMI 2.1 port, which is what is connected to my 49” monitor, is driven by the 5060. There isn’t any kind of odd switching I have to do to make sure the integrated GPU isn’t trying to run a game. The laptop display running at 240Hz is amazing. Everything is so smooth. It also helps that it is a 16” display. The increase in size over my previous gaming laptop’s 15” display is noticeably better. It’s more screen real estate without the laptop becoming too cumbersome. A larger screen with the same portability as a 15” laptop and without it weighing a ton. This is definitely worth the upgrade to the 16X for me. It was good that Alienware added in a Thunderbolt 4 port that supports Display Port 2.1 Software The 16X comes with the Alienware Control Center software which allows me to set various settings. The LED keyboard light setting is set in the Control Center. There I can choose a to create multiple presets on a per game basis or set it to always show the LED setting regardless of what game I’m playing. There are also profiles for games which allow a per game profile or I can set it to use whatever power setting I have set for all games. The Control Center is also where I can monitor CPU and GPU fan speeds and temperatures. I can also turn on a game overlay using shortcut keys. The Control Center also found what games I have installed so I can launch them from within Control Center. It simplifies things to be able to launch the game from Alienware Control Center and have my profile of the game loaded. Size/Weight/Construction The body of the 16X is well made and solid. It’s what I would expect of an Alienware laptop. There’s no LED lighting on the lid, just the Alienware alien badge. There is a lot of air that moves into and out of the laptop when set to performance or overdrive. The fans kick up speed and you can definitely hear the fans working. Alienware’s design seems to be a good design as it does keep the down when I was playing a first person shooter which taxes a GPU more than any other type of game that I play. Weight is good. I have a couple of gaming laptops that are older that weigh much more than the 16X, so I’m happy with the weight. The keyboard is comfortable to type on. It doesn’t have multi-zone lighting, but the lighting looks good and covers the whole keyboard. You can also change the color in the Alienware Command Center software. The palm rest on the laptop is somewhat slip resistant. The touchpad is very responsive. I had no issues with it. The is well made and doesn’t flex if you lifting the lid up with one hand on one side of it. The two hinges for it are smooth and hold the lid/screen in the position that I want. Specs The specs for the model I have are a 16” 240Hz WQXGA display, Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU, 32GB DDR5 RAM, GeForce RTX 5060 GPU with 8GB of GDDR RAM(plus the integrated GPU), 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD, WiFi 7 802.11be wireless NIC, 1GB wired NIC, 2 USB-A 3.2 Gen1 ports, 1 USB-C 3.2 Gen2 port, 1 Thunderbolt 4 port that supports DisplayPort 2.1, 1 HDMI 2.1 Port, 3.5mm audio jack, and a 1080p 30 frame per sec HDR webcam built into lid just above the screen. For the price range, this isn’t bad. I would have liked to have seen at least a 2.5Gbps wired NIC in it and at least a camera that would work at 60fps or 4K 30fps, but 1080 is high enough resolution for me when overlay the camera over my game footage, render it, then upload to YouTube. 4K would have given me enough room to play a little with the overlay. Final Thoughts Overall I’m very happy with the Alienware 16X Aurora 16” laptop. I have a larger screen without increasing weight. This laptop is lighter than the one it replaced. The RTX 5060 runs much better the the 4060 I was previously using. I can also run two monitors off of it if I choose to do so. One via the HDMI port driven by the 5060 and one via the Thunderbolt 4 port that is driven by the integrated GPU. I’m also impressed with the heat dissipation while gaming. I expected it to get incredibly hot, but it didn’t. A good design by Alienware. If you are looking for a good gaming laptop in the mid range that is reasonably priced, then consider the 16X Aurora. Stepping up to high end gaming laptop will double the price, so I’m glad to see that Alienware has a mid range option for all of us.

I haven't done a lot of PC gaming over the past few years, but with this Alienware 16X I will be doing it much more frequently now. The specs are not top of the line, but will make most gamers happy with the performance it provides. As with most laptops when you first take it out of the box, there are updates that needed to be downloaded and installed prior to use. It took me about an hour to get everything ready to go after opening the box. The setup process was very straight-forward and walked you through each step so even the most non-technical gamers can get through this without issues. OK, on to the gaming review. The 16X comes with a 3 month Microsoft PC Game Pass included. I took advantage of that and downloaded a few games (Forza Horizon and Halo Infinite) to test out the laptop. I started with a high frame rate of 240fps and turned on the DLSS for both games. The high frame rate worked for about 5 minutes before throwing a message that the Nvdia RTX5060 couldn't keep up with that frame rate, so I had to turn it down to 100fps. I didn't have any more issues once I did that. Ideally, for high level gaming in 4K, having the higher frame rate would have made the image smoother. I wasn't playing in 4K so this was fine. There were a few cons with this laptop. First, the above example showed that you aren't going to get top of the line performance with this graphics card since it only has 8GBs of VRAM. As a result, you get good performance instead of great. The second issue is the laptop is noisy when you are playing games. Ideally, you would be casting to a different screen so you don't have to be sitting next to the laptop. Lastly, I don't recommend playing with this on your lap. It gets hot! I ended up putting it on the laptop box so it didn't burn my legs. Overall, this is a good, but not great gaming laptop. Get one with the RTX5060Ti if you want the full 4K experience. I plan to use this to run a golf simulator setup and expect that this will be more than sufficient for displaying 4K video onto the screen; however, I will definitely keep this laptop in a different room so the noise doesn't overpower the experience.

Right out of the box, the new Alienware Aurora 16X instantly caught my attention. With its deep indigo-blue finish and sculpted design, it's easily the most striking laptop that's ever graced my desktop. Features that resonated upon opening were the keyboard, an excellent layout, exacting feel and feedback. Features include Num Keys, perfect backlighting (easily programable), CoPilot+ key, and my favorite, the Stealth key. Two other standout upgrades include relocating the volume controls to the right of the function keys and integrating three dedicated macro keys. The Stealth Key is a genuine game changer. Whether you’re deep in battle or immersed in creative work - and your phone suddenly rings amid swirling fans, one tap shifts everything into Stealth Mode. Fans drop to a whisper, the keyboard glows white, and performance dials back to quiet efficiency. It’s an instant, one-touch override for complete calm. Alienware Command Center, your tool for optimizing and customizing gaming experience. Its intuitive, engaging interface lets you tweak lighting effects, create and switch between game profiles, and fine tune system performance, easily the best ‘alien’ dashboard I’ve encountered. Gaming load times are desktop quick, with an Intel Core Ultra 9 Series 2 processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 “NVIDIA Blackwell and AI powered GPU” the Aurora 16X effortlessly sustains ‘60–80 FPS’ on Ultra settings. No matter what I threw at it, the system never skipped a beat. Its brutal performance, crisp QHD+ resolution, and silky-smooth 240 Hz panel make it a winner across the board. Notes: - Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor with an integrated NPU - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 - Memory Hynix 5600Mhz DDR5 32GB HMCG78AGBSA095N - upgradable to 64GB - SSD: Micron 2650 1024GB - 9th-generation NAND PCIe Gen4 x4 - Excellent SSD - Screen: 16″ WQXGA (2560×1600) display with 240 Hz refresh rate and 500 nits - HDMI 2.1 port supports up to 4K - Thunderbolt 4.0 (40 Gbps) Display Port/power delivery - USB 3.2 Gen2 (10 Gbps) Display Port - Two USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) - RJ-45 (1 Gbps) - “Alienware Cryo-tech” cooling system - A Favorite is their Full-on User Manual that covers the Aurora from a-z. Thanks I’ve never seen battery life like this on a gaming laptop, my previous rigs drained in no time, but the Aurora 16X easily runs for hours on a single charge, even in balanced performance mode. Its charging brick is incredibly compact, about half the size and weight of the adapter from my last gaming 16″ Core i7 laptop. Thanks to its flexible performance modes and outstanding battery longevity, the Alienware Aurora 16X is the only high-end gaming machine I've ever genuinely enjoyed using as both a daily driver and a gaming platform. Dell's brilliant engineering truly shines in its power management technology. The Aurora 16X ditches the bulky rear “thermal shelf,” relocating its cooler to the underside, shaving an inch from front to back and a quarter inch from side. Significantly reducing the total footprint. This setup channels fresh air in from beneath the chassis and expels heat through vents at the back and sides. Providing remarkable cooling efficiency and tilting the laptop to a perfect angle. Kudos. Alienware always impresses with its meticulous attention to detail and industry leading technologies. I especially appreciate the precision of its engineering design, which makes upgrading memory and storage ‘truly effortless’. Beyond the ease of upgrading your computer memory modules or SDDs, ‘Service Mode’ lets you cut power without disconnecting the battery cable from the system board before upgrades. A clever feature that isolates power safely from components with a simple key command, no need to unplug or reattach the motherboard battery. Results of Bench Marking the Aurora 16X can be found in my attached pictures. 3Dmark Bench Marking: - “Speed Way Ray tracing benchmark for high-end gaming PCs” - “Storage Benchmark SSD performance test for gamers” Conclusion: Having owned and worked with countless laptops throughout my career as a Director of IT, the Alienware Aurora 16X stands above the rest as my Top Pick. With its effortless style, cutting-edge technology, and exceptional design, both inside and out the Aurora 16X doesn’t just meet expectations, it redefines them.

Computer had serious issues immdiateky after purchase; seems to happen only with dell computers. Im not ourchasing computers from best buy. This is the second computer where this happens .. screen of death and or kernel security check failure

For the last week, I've been testing the Alienware Aurora 16X gaming laptop. Overall, this is a fantastic upper mid-range gaming rig that easily shreds through most common games with zero issues. The version I am testing comes with the Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, 32GB of RAM, a 1 TB SSD, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 GPU. All in all, these are impressive specs, especially when compared to the previous generation of gaming rigs. The fact that this laptop now features an NPU for AI tasks and the 5060 GPU, which outperforms the 4070 GPUs, makes upgrading to this laptop an easy decision. Using the Aurora 16X for gaming, I was thoroughly impressed. Playing titles like Madden 2025, Immortals of Aveum, and Marvel Vs Capcom, I experienced flawless, stutter-free gameplay and very quick loading times. Another nice surprise is that it also performed just as well when it was only using battery power. The large 16-inch, 240 Hz monitor provided an excellent, solid picture and flawlessly reproduced colors. Text looked crisp, contrast was top-notch, and brightness was fantastic. The port selection is good. I appreciate that most ports are placed out of the way on the back of the laptop, while still leaving a USB port on the side for attaching a controller or mouse. The keyboard is well-spaced and feels nice to type on. I also like that it has a numpad and customizable backlighting in the Alienware Command Center. The trackpad works well, although it feels like plastic instead of glass. The wireless card did an excellent job of quickly connecting to the internet and maintaining solid Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connections. The big thing to consider when buying this laptop is probably its size and weight. It is large, thick, and heavy. If you plan on carrying it around infrequently, then you'll probably be fine. However, if you are traveling with this daily, you will likely start wishing you had chosen a smaller model. With that said, I think this is a great powerhouse of a gaming machine and would definitely recommend purchasing it.

The Alienware Aurora 16X with the Intel Core 9 Ultra paired with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 is the perfect balance between gaming laptop, and productivity powerhouse. I love the giant screen that is so beautiful to look at with the 240hz refresh rate, this makes for an easy day of spreadsheets and an even easier night of gaming! I have enjoyed many hours of gaming on this laptop and I have to say that it definitely delivers! I have had no issue running any mainstream modern games, and they have all ran flawlessly! I have also really enjoyed using this laptop in bed to watch movies, where it continues to shine! The battery life is amazing for this machines level of performance, and I will definitely be taking this laptop with me on vacations and business trips. If you are looking for a desktop replacement, I would highly recommend this device as well, the USB C port on the rear of the device offers a rock solid connection to a compatible USB C dock, which I currently use. This allows me to plug this into my desk setup and have all of my monitors and peripherals connected instantly, which just adds even more to the allure of this device!

Out the box and logged into Windows in under 10 minutes. The look of this laptop is very clean and although it has some weight it isn't as heavy as my other gaming laptop from Dell that isn't an Alienware but part of their XLS line. Once I got it setup I did a quick WiFi6 speed test and the test was every bit of my 1 TB fiber optic connection. I quickly installed Steam and Epic Games then got logged into the XBOX app because I have the Game Pass Ultimate so I enjoy downloading some of the XBOX exclusives such as the Forza and Gears of War franchises. To test out the system I loaded up Bodycam which runs off the Unreal 5 engine and not only ran smooth but looked fantastic. I then loaded up Forza Horizon 5 and ran the benchmark to determine the optimal settings. It set them on extreme and it was a steady 40 FPS but had no lag or noticeable tearing at those settings. I also loaded Fortnite although I don't enjoy it my kids love to play it and with the settings tweaked and visuals cranked up it was steadily maintaining 200 FPS. I also loaded up the RTX version of Quake 2 with ray trading and the game looked phenomenal. This laptop loads every app and game I have wanted to play and installed apps with lightening quickness. The audio also was impressive for a laptop, probably the best I have heard with my daughter Predator gaming laptop coming the closest to this one. Pros - Lightening quick and apps/games load super quick - Runs everything I have thrown at it and all the games look amazing - Some of the best speakers I have experienced on a laptop - Great screen with spectacular colors and refresh rate Cons - Lack of USB ports and will need to have a hub if you have more than 2 or 3 USB devices - As with all gaming laptops the batteries aren't designed for all day performed but it does charge quickly Overall this laptop has run every game I have thrown at it and the Internet speeds are blazing fast if you gave the ISP to take advantage of it. This laptop is packed with the latest tech and hardware to give any real gamer the edge.

I wanted to throw a Halo Lan party but needed one more computer, so I decided I’d grab a gaming laptop that would be an upgrade to my aging Alienware m16 R1. I saw that Alienware had the 16X Aurora on sale, so I grabbed one to get ready for some FPS fun! Pros: - Good CPU, GPU, and RAM size for entry level gaming. - Bright LED Screen with high Refresh Rate! - Sleek & Modern Design. Cons: - Runs hot, hits thermal limits easily underload. Works best with cooling pad. Out-of-the-Box: Included in the box is the laptop, wrapped in a nice paper cloth, and 180-Watt laptop charger. One change I liked was the standard slim charger being included with the gaming laptop instead of the giant brick of prior models. It’s a lot easier to fit the laptop and charger in a bag with the smaller charger. Alienware doesn’t change much about the standard windows setup for the 16X Aurora, including only branded logo here and there. I had no issues during initial setup. Specs & Considerations: The Alienware 16X Aurora is build with a 16in LED display with a resolution of 2560x1600 and a high frame rate of 240Hz. The big plus with this screen is the brightness of 500 nits, whereas normally a laptop screen is between 350-400 for LED displays. This is perfect for playing a Shooter game like Halo or Fortnite. With the paired RTX 5060 8GB dedicated GPU, you should be able to take advantage of the screens full 240Hz refresh rate when running games at low to medium settings or adjusting the Resolution down. This is a good entry level configuration, though if you want to take full advantage and push the 16X Aurora to the limit, you might want to consider picking up the RTX 5070 model, but a much higher price tag. The 16X Aurora includes an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU, a 24 core CPU with 8 Performance and 16 Efficiency cores. The big thing to look at here is the Processor Base Power of 55 W, with a Max Turbo Power of 160W!! That’s crazy amounts of power for a laptop CPU to have, which also means a ton of extra heat. Luckily, I’ve got a powerful laptop cooler I can use with it, but if you don’t have one you might want to consider it or at least prop up the back to provide a little more airflow. I’m happy to see the 16X Aurora come with 32GB of DDR5 RAM, though I would have liked to see RAM Speeds of 6000-6400 MT/s being used. At least the RAM can be upgraded post purchase to a larger size such as 64GB. Additionally, there are 2 M.2 drive slots, with only 1 being populated in this model. The owner’s manual state up to 2TB’s, but I’d suspect 4TB & 8TB drives should work just fine. The big benefit here is each slot is PCIe Gen 4, with up to 64 Gbps! Case: I like what Alienware has done with the case design of the Aurora laptops, the new Sleek and Modern simple brushed aluminum back of the display and hard plastic elsewhere look gives off a subtle gamer vibe but could pass for a professional laptop. Overall build is sturdy, the screen hinges are solid and only wabble a little. This is a gaming laptop, with a weight of 5.86lbs it is heavy buy on the lighter side compared to other 16in models. The case also measures in a little smaller at 0.92in in height, ~14in wide, and ~10.5in deep. Connectivity: The 16X Aurora has ports on the Left and Back side of the laptop. On the Left side there is Combo 3.5mm Jack, USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, and Compact Ethernet port. One the Back side are the Power, HDMI 2.1, USB-C Thunderbolt 4 with DisplayPort 2.1, USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 with Power Delivery, and another USB-A 3.2 Gen 1. Port wise, this is plenty but would have been nice to have a DisplayPort or another USB-A port. Wireless connectivity is support with the new WiFi 7 standard and Bluetooth 5.4 on a wireless card that is replaceable. Having a replaceable wireless card is a huge plus for future upgrades and potential repairs. Look & Feel: I mentioned it before, but the Sleek and Modern look of the 16X Aurora is an appreciated change in design that looks more polished and professional than older gaming models. I wish the brushed aluminum was used throughout the case, as it just gives a little more premium feel and works better for cooling the laptop, but I can understand that would increase the price as well. The plastic parts do feel good, and don’t retain fingerprints or smudges as much as the brushed aluminum. The additional screen brightness is a huge plus, making colors look more vibrant and helping see detail even in bright or direct sunlight. The only better panels I’ve seen are OLED or Mini-LED, which usually come with a steep increase in price. The 240Hz frame rate helped keep games and videos running smoothly, I was able to keep a 200+ framerate on Fortnite with low to med settings and Nvidia DLSS on, I didn’t notice any major negative impacts like latency or artificing. Again, depending on your preference, if you want to use Ray Tracing or other demanding features, I’d suggest getting the RTX 5070 model, but if you just need light gaming or coming from a console, the RTX 5060 is plenty for most games. The keyboard feels very solid and comfortable to type on, one of the little things I look forward to on gaming laptops. The keys are slightly tactile but quiet, perfect for gaming on the go. I was not a huge fan of the trackpad, but that is mostly due to preferring a mouse over the trackpad. If you’re going to be gaming, I’d assume you’d attach a mouse or gamepad instead of using the trackpad. Performance: Overall, I found the performance was good for entry level gaming, mainly 1080 with Medium to High or 2K with Low to Med settings without Ray Tracing on. If you enable Ray Tracing, you will have to drop down the other settings to achieve 60FPS or rely heavily on DLSS to stay above 60FPS. For most common titles, this shouldn’t be an issue, but for newer games or unoptimized ones, you might be better off disabling Ray Tracing. Having 32GB of RAM really helps make this configuration work, providing enough RAM to game while having the background tasks running like a web browser, music, or discord. For games that heavily rely on the CPU, you should have plenty of power with the Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, but you might run into overheating issues quickly. I found I could easily hit the thermal limits playing games or running CPU intensive tasks. But this was easy to solve with an external cooling pad, even just adding a little more height to the back of the laptop to increase airflow under the laptop made a huge difference. If you’re planning to use this for long gaming sessions, I would highly recommend investing in a good cooling pad, even one specifically for gaming laptops to get the most out of the laptop. Conclusion: If you’re looking for a good entry level gaming or content creator laptop, the Alienware 16X Aurora is a solid consideration with the only downside being the overheating concern due to insanely powerful Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX within. But that can easily be solved with a laptop cooling pad or a little elevation off the surface. If you’re just coming over to PC Gaming or mostly play games that are 5 years or older, this is a perfectly capable gaming laptop with enough power and future upgrades to keep you gaming for years to come! I’ll be replacing my older Alienware m16 with this 16X Aurora!

The latest Alienware series is a nice setup, with response and gaming kept in mind from full system customization to personalization of color options to programming one-touch buttons. Out of the box, this looks great and boots quickly. The keyboard is easy to type with while having an old school mechanical feel to it. There is a noticeable difference when putting the Intel Ultra 9 series to the challenge from basic usage (everyday) to the full power with highly intensive processor, memory taxing, and GPU pushing games. The machine overall does heat-up but keeps up with the cooling through a nicely breathable chassis design. Sadly, with all of the changes in technology, there is still quite a bit of weight to the machine, as well as added additional weight from the power supply itself. This was a change expected to see in this day and age while other portables have found ways to go with a more travel friendly power supply and adapter setup…Alienware has yet to make a change. It does have the latest generation of Wi-Fi to offer and meets backwards to current compatibility testing using the latest generation of Wi-Fi available. Overall charge does last quite a while, but when gaming it should be accompanied by the charger to ensure you do not run out of battery while doing heavy and taxing gaming. For this, I do not foresee this machine being a daily traveler, but instead more friendly when tied to a desktop or temporarily going places to “network”. These machines as a standard would ship with WinOS Pro; instead we see WinOS Home out of the box tied to these machines with the option to pay-to-play (upgrade) should you need it. As a part of the customization there are gaming profiles that can be built as presets to the games you play. It is very responsive and can be utilized for programming, design, photography outside of the gaming only realm.

This Alienware Aurora 16" Gaming Laptop is a huge step-up from my son's previous gaming laptop. He needed a more powerful set up simply due to the games that he's been playing requiring more processing power. He now has that in his hands with this new laptop, and the constant complaints about 'lagging, dropping games, rubber-banging etc.', or 'do we still even have internet service?' have stopped being fired my way! Right out of the gate, the Alienware experience is nice as you unbox it. It's refreshing that it is also not just a simply black, grey or silver laptop, but has a nice blue finish to it. First thing we did was charge it up and then went through the set-up process. I have all of my accounts linked, so set-up was pretty uneventful. One it was updated, we were good to load up his Discord and Steam apps. That went smoothly, then we went through and updated the necessary drivers a well. Now with the power of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 graphics card, Call of Duty is running without any issues at all. Previously, it would lose connection, it would rubber band, it would freeze, the screen would go black etc, none of this is happening now, the computer far exceeds the minimum requirements for the game, and in fact exceeds the higher end 'optimum' specs for the game, so it's totally changed the gaming experience for my son. He's no longer frustrated, and thoroughly enjoying the games. With a 2560x1600 resolution 16" LED screen, the visuals are looking great as well. However, during a session of Warzone, he had to dial back the graphic card resolution to stop an issue he had with rubber banding, but since then, he's had no issues at all. The Intel Core 7 Series 2 processor is up for the task, but one thing we've noticed is that the fans run almost all the time when he is playing games. Almost constantly. There is a raised 'grill interface' on the bottom of the laptop that allows for a lot of airflow around the laptop, so it was surprising that the fans seem to run so much of the time. The laptop has a 32GB RAM and a 1TB SSD which is a good amount of storage to have on board, but I am sure it will get eaten up pretty quickly as his game library expands. And while the graphics look good, this laptop is NOT a touchscreen. This laptop, while it's primary function is for gaming, and you probably won't want to lug it around with you everywhere - the 16" screen size and the processing power and fans means that this laptop is quite heavy, it does function as a regular laptop, and during set up you can sign up for a variety of Microsoft products, and it also has CoPilot built in as well. My son is using this only for gaming, and so far he's been incredibly happy with the performance, and power of this machine. We've never had an Alienware machine before, and so far we are incredibly impressed. The keyboard is backlit as well which is really handy when gaming in a dark room. Overall, completely satisfied with this laptop, it's totally changed my son's gaming experience, to be fair his last laptop wasn't 'bad' but this one really is a huge step up for him!

Super fast laptop. Starts up and loads programs and games almost instantly. I have had no issues at all with it. It does get a little hot but that is expected considering this laptop's specs and small size. Battery life has been good but I normally keep it plugged in. It definitely needs to be plugged in for gaming. My FPS drops from 130 to 60 the instant I unplug it. FPS goes back up as soon as it is plugged back in. Display is crystal clear as well.

The Alienware Aurora 16X is a powerful laptop with enough power out of the box to run the most popular games on ultra resolutions. The screen is vibrant and responsive thanks to the 240hz. I downloaded and played Diablo IV and turned the visuals to ultra and the DLSS setting to 4x and when running thru the world the FPS was very high and stayed steady even in large mob battles. Cooling is sufficient to support the high quality settings and I have not experienced any thermal issues. The onboard speakers support Dolby Atmos and sound pretty good for a laptop. WIFI 7 performance is great and I was able to game online without any lag issues. Battery performance is what you would expect from a laptop and is decent but if you are gaming you definitely what to find a plug to keep the session going. The finish of the laptop case is very nice, but it is a finger print magnet. Thanks to Windows there was a slight issue upon initial setup but the Dell support was very quick at being able to resolve the issues during the chat session. If you are looking for a portable gaming laptop with current hardware, I would recommend this.

The Alienware 16X Aurora is a powerful choice for scRNA-seq analysis. The Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX delivers excellent performance for computational biology tools like Seurat, Scanpy, and Cell Ranger, handling multi-threaded operations smoothly. The 32GB RAM adequately supports most standard single-cell datasets up to 30k cells, while the 1TB SSD provides fast data access and ample storage for multiple projects. I added the RAM up to 128GB so I can run the most LLM training for 7b. The RTX 5060 GPU is a bonus for deep learning applications like scVI and celltyping models. Superior build quality, efficient cooling, and portability make it ideal for researchers needing mobility between lab, office, and conferences. The stunning 2.5K display enhances data visualization. While premium-priced, I have achieved getting multi tasks versatile machine that handles both intensive computational work and presentations beautifully—plus gaming for downtime!

Very powerful laptop that handles pretty much anything I have asked of it. My only issue is the laptop gets pretty hot when I feel I am not even close to pushing its capabilities. As I do have several webpages up at this moment, the warmth I feel through the keyboard seems unnecessarily warm for this type of usage.

Here's what you need to know. Thing is fast, reliable, does any type of gaming, coding or video work you need, straight up. Battery could be better but it's a gaming PC, what are ya gonna do beast has power. Does it get hot? Of course, it's got power, put a book under it and you'll be fine. If you're on the fence, just get it, you'll be happy and it'll last you at least 5 years if you take care of it.

Amazing laptop. Runs all of my games, old and new, with no issues, on highest graphic settings. Added a second internal ssd that is larger, which was a simple install. Overall a little spendy, but well worth it. Would 100% recommend for a portable gaming experience.

Excellent laptop. I am using it for gaming and work stuff and the performance battery life and design are way beyond my expectations. 5 star product!

Runs all my games great with high FPS, really comfortable to play on considering the good size keyboard. Numberpad doesn't take up half the keyboard like some other laptops. Only minus is the fans are quite loud which gets annoying for other people who may be in the room due to how fast the GPU and CPU heat up with certain graphic heavy games. Other than the sound the fans work great and cool the laptop off really quickly. Would recommend on sale!

I’m very happy with this laptop. The performance is excellent for both everyday tasks and heavy workloads. Programs load quickly, multitasking is smooth, and the display quality is outstanding. The build feels sturdy and premium. Battery life is decent for a high-performance system, and the cooling works well even under load. Overall, it’s a great purchase and worth the investment.

Amazing laptop and huge proformance for the price! The ultra 9, super fast, good ram and video card i found great! Just make sure out of the box to update all drivers and such and a great gaming beast! My only issue is no displayport but thats my fault