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Original owners won’t get any of the new CPU or GPU upgrades Original owners won’t get any of the new CPU or GPU upgrades Alienware has announced the second generation of its flagship Area-51m gaming ...

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been disappointed by gaming laptops—I avoided them myself and advised friends to do the same, given the lower performance levels they offered versus desktop PCs.