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I Tested Two Alienware Aurora Gaming Laptops, and This Is Not the One to Get

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7.3 / 10

SCORE Alienware 16 Aurora $1,250 at Dell Pros 16-inch, 2.5K display looks sharp

Free M.2 slot to add second SSD

User replaceable RAM Cons Throttled RTX 5050 limits frame rates

No RGB keyboard backlighting

Fuzzy 720p webcam

No biometrics for easy, secure logins

No Thunderbolt 4

Is the Alienware 16 Aurora worth buying? The short answer is no, no it is not.

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