Dell and RAMageddon are watering down the Alienware brand

Source: The Verge

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, 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 cost 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 graphics…

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