Alienware 16X Aurora

The Alienware 16X Aurora hits its marks as a steady and well-made midrange gaming laptop, even if its graphics ceiling has limitations.

With the Alienware 16X Aurora’s impressive display, high-quality touchpad, and decent battery life, there are just enough good things here to make it worthwhile, especially at discounted prices.

The Alienware 16X Aurora is the brand's best value to date, combining a mid-range collection of components to produce sturdy 1080p gaming experiences in a chassis that feels far more luxurious than its price would suggest.

The Alienware 16X Aurora is notable for its high quality construction and 240 Hz IPS display with P3 colors across all current configurations. Other lower-end or midrange gaming laptops tend to use more plastic or ship with cheaper IPS panels to save on costs and so we appreciate the higher standards Dell is setting with the 16X Aurora. Even the less expensive (non-X) 16 Aurora promises full sRGB colors at the baseline.

The Alienware 16X Aurora has a high-end CPU, a fast GPU, and a beautiful display. You’d have a hard time finding comparable hardware at this price.