Alienware x14
Alienware’s new X-series portable gaming laptops have gained another member at CES 2022, and it’s the slimmest one yet. Alienware’s x14—the company’s first 14-inch laptop in years—is a stunningly sleek gaming system with some powerful components.
Packed inside the compact frame, which weighs about 4 pounds and measures just 0.57 inches thick, are up to a 12th-gen Intel Core i7-12900H CPU, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 graphics, a 2TB M.2 SSD, and 32GB of (soldered) GDDR5-5200MHz RAM. It might not play demanding games at Ultra settings with these specs, but the x14 has enough power to run even the newest titles at decent frame rates on its 1080p, 144Hz Nvidia G-Sync display.
We gave the Alienware x15 a lukewarm review, so we hope the x14 addresses some of its problems; if it does, it might just give the Razer Blade 14 a run for its money. We’ll find out soon—the Alienware x14 will be available early this year at a starting price of $1,799 in the U.S.
