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How to customize an Alienware Area-51 laptop that ticks all the boxes this Black Friday

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Every Alienware Area-51 gaming laptop is seriously well specified as standard, but a few choice upgrades could sweeten your Black Friday buy.

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This top-of-the-line gaming laptop changed the way I approach my days

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And how a PC like the OMEN MAX 16 makes your life easier.

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Best gaming laptop 2025: I've tested the best laptops for gaming of this generation and here are the ones I recommend

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Portable powerhouses From our own extensive testing, rigorously benchmarking 40+ machines over the past two years, these are the best gaming laptops you can buy today.

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Best SSD for gaming in 2025: the fastest and the best value solid state drives to perk up your PC

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Speedy storage Give your gaming PC a serious speed boost with the best SSD for gaming.

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Best wireless gaming headsets in 2025: the top cans I'd buy myself

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Untethered The best wireless gaming headsets allow you to enjoy your games and music tangle-free.

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Best CPU for gaming in 2025: These are the chips I recommend for gaming, productivity, and peace of mind

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Happy Cores Fire up your rig with the best CPU for gaming. More cores, more clocks, more of everything that matters.

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We should all just take a moment to appreciate Valve announcing new Steam hardware in 2025 and NOT ONCE MENTIONING AI

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AI-free Refreshing, ain't it?

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Hands-on with Valve's new VR headset, the Steam Frame, during an interview at Valve HQ in Bellevue, Washington.

The Steam Frame's vision is only black and white and that could be a real miss

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One step back Accurate passthrough is a boon for everyday VR use.

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One step back
Valve's new Steam Machine during a visit to Valve HQ in Bellevue, Washington. The Steam Machine is a compact living room gaming PC.

How much is that Steam Machine in the window? Let's talk potential pricing for Valve's new living room gaming box

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Steam Savings We don't know the price of the Steam Machine—but we can take a pretty good guess.

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Steam Savings
Valve's new Steam Machine during a visit to Valve HQ in Bellevue, Washington. The Steam Machine is a compact living room gaming PC.

Valve's Steam Machine may look a bit like the Borg Cube, but it's still the friendliest face of PC gaming I've seen yet

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Good things, small packages Is Valve picking up the ball console gaming dropped?

Good things, small packages
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