Dell and RAMageddon are watering down the Alienware brand
I remember a time when Alienware refused to make a thinner laptop - the company didn't want to compromise on its builds. But today, Dell is slapping the Alienware name on a piece of hardware that sounds utterly watered down. It's partly RAMageddon's fault.
The new five-pound Alienware 15 is supposedly an entry-level gaming laptop, one designed to invite those with less cash into the fold. That's an admirable goal at a time when all kinds of gaming hardware suddenly costs more. But unlike Alienware's affordable $350 OLED monitor, the laptop does not sound like good value for the money.
Even with a last-gen, entry-level Nvidia RTX 4050 grap ...