RAMageddon hits Alienware: Dell’s budget laptop waters down the brand
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Dell’s new five-pound Alienware 15 is marketed as an entry-level gaming laptop, but The Verge argues it’s a branding and value misstep: a plastic chassis, a low-color-saturation 1920x1200 display, limited I/O, and last-gen RTX options priced from $1,299, all set against RAM price hikes nicknamed RAMageddon, raising questions about whether Alienware still signals premium performance or just a Dell badge.
- Dell and RAMageddon are watering down the Alienware brand The Verge
- Dell Is Out With an Alienware Laptop You Have a Better Chance of Affording CNET
- Alienware's First Affordable Gaming Laptop Is Arriving At The Perfect Time Engadget
- Alienware's budget gaming laptop starts at $1,299 — Last-gen parts and a plastic shell bring the premium brand into the mainstream Tom's Hardware
- Alienware 15 First Look: I Love the $1,299 Price, But Not the Specs PCMag
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