There's no question where Dell has set its sights with the brand new XPS 15z that we caught a glimpse of only a few days ago. It bears a striking resemblance to the 15-inch MacBook Pro--the weight is practically the same (a pound less than the regular XPS 15) and the design is clearly comparable, ...

Toshiba is updating its high-end gaming/entertainment Qosmio lineup with the latest 2nd-generation Sandy Bridge CPUs from Intel and high-end Nvidia GPUs. The new models are called Qosmio X770, and the 3D-enabled version Qosmio X770 3D. The new 17-inch Toshiba Qosmio X770 picks up the torch ...

Apparently a new race is on--one for which manufacturer that can deliver gaming laptops with the highest (over-)clocked mobile processors.  The latest Alienware M18x has an option for an factory overclocked Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition that goes to 4GHz with the Turbo Boost feature active. Almost ...

Lately Dell's thin-and-light models have been given a 'z' in the model name, but so far this hasn't applied to the XPS lineup. Now Dell has put up a teaser on their Facebook page for an upcoming XPS 15z. laptop isn't shown in its entirety, but from the looks of it the new XPS will be competing with ...

MSI is borrowing heavily from both Asus' Republic of Gamers series and Alienware with the manufacturer's latest 17-inch desktop replacement. The "Combat" design is reminiscent of Asus' gaming machines, while the multi-color illuminated keyboard gets some inspiration from Alienware's ...

For any gamer who's been waiting for Alienware to (again) offer an extremely powerful desktop replacement with dual graphics cards, the wait is finally over. Dell is now taking orders on the M18x and the starting price is $1,999. The CPU options are all quad-core, 2nd-generation Intel Core i7 ...

Dell has said nothing about this, but if you are looking for the M15x on the Alienware website it is suddenly nowhere to be found. Last I checked, the Canadian Dell website still had an M15x page up and running, but it wasn't available for sale. Instead, visitors are pointed to the Alienware M14x. ...

Origin PC has just launched an updated EON17-S, a new laptop in Origin PC's lineup with the latest Sandy Bridge CPUs all the way up to the Core i7 Extreme Edition, which can be overclocked up to 4.5GHz! In other words 500Mhz higher than the just announced Alienware M18x. In the graphics department ...

The Alienware rumor mill got it right on most counts about Dell's updates to its gaming laptop lineup. The M14x and M11x R3 are now available from the Alienware website and the M18x has been officially announced.As expected, the 11.6-inch M11x gaming "netbook" gets updated with Intel's 2nd ...

Due to a mistake (?) by Dell staff, the rumored Alienware M18 that we've heard so much about made a quick appearance on Dell's Canadian website. Before it was taken down again, though, some sleuthing by tech bloggers at Engadget revealed a portion of its specifications and pricing.The base ...

There were portable computers before 1981, but the Osborne 1 is generally regarded as the world's first commercially available portable computer. "Laptop" is also a bit of an overstatement here, since it's highly unlikely that this 23.5 pound monster was on anyone's lap.It borrowed heavily from ...

We've already been through quite a few rumors about updates to Alienware's lineup, including a brand new M18x, an M14x and last but not least an M11x R3.The latest version of the M11x is not surprisingly expected to move to the Intel's new Sandy Bridge platform, but details about the graphics ...