I hate Alienware – every time they release a new laptop I feel an urgent need to upgrade my trusty old Dell. Damn them and their devilishly tempting designs. Now they’ve done it again with the Alienware M15x, an even more tempting proposition because it doesn’t cost as much as the wonderful M17x. Powered by one of Intel’s latest Core i7...

For a while now Dell have sold the XPS range of laptops, aiming them specifically at gamers. Snazzy designs and high specifications have earned them a good reputation, if not exactly that ‘must-have’ name for anyone looking for a new gaming laptop. If you didn’t already know, Dell are also owners of the highly respected Alienware brand, and...