Alienware
16X Aurora
Based on 77 Reddit mentions
$2189.99
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140 Watt Anker USB-C Charger Considered A "Slow Charger" On My Precision 5570?
It is TRULY obnoxious. Even more obnoxious: I have 2 Dell laptops, an XPS 15 9530 for work and an Alienware Aurora 16x for gaming. I bought a third-party barrell charger for the Aleinware that's rated at the same 280 W as the OEM charger, but because it's not a Dell OEM charger it limits power deliv
...neverspeakawordagain in r/Dell
April 16, 2026 5:40 PM
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Alienware/Ableton - basic functionality issues
One thing to keep in mind: at the end of the day this is a laptop with 5 year old tech. Even if everything is running perfectly, this laptop will be significantly slower in every way than the cheapest new Alienware laptop you can get - the $899 base model of the Aurora 16, which has a faster process
...neverspeakawordagain in r/Alienware
December 29, 2025 10:16 PM
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Alienware 16X Aurora overheat
The 16X is just a new Dell G16 with an Alienware logo slapped on it, so it's not surprising to see this. But I guess it's "normal" as long as it's not crashing. Either way I wouldn't be happy with such a thermal impact from such minimal usage.
IllustratorOk6044 in r/Alienware
July 14, 2025 1:06 PM
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Dell Alienware 16x / Asus TUF F16 hakkında merak ettiklerim
alienware modelin TGP değerine baktın mı? 16x'ten emin değilim ama aurora 16 modelleri gpu'nun ihtiyacı olandan çok daha düşük base tgp değerleri kullanıyor ve ekran kartından çok düşük performans alıyorsun dikkat etsen iyi olur. ayrıca alienware modelleri miydi başka bir laptop muydu hatırlamıyorum
...Muzi34Pro in r/bilgisayar
May 16, 2026 1:56 PM
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Is the Alienware 16X Aurora worth buying right now? Is it good?
Do you think the fan noise on this laptop is loud? And have they improved how fast the Alienware Control software runs? I watched Jarrod's review of the 16X Aurora and he mentioned that the software runs a lot slower compared to other brands' built-in apps.
Substantial-Quail-15 in r/Alienware
March 15, 2026 5:15 PM
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Alienware 16X Aurora Gaming Laptop Issues!
I have Alienware 16X Aurora Gaming LaptopModel AC16251Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 Processor 275HX (36MB cache, 24 cores, 2.1 to 5.4 GHz P-Core)NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5070, 8 GB GDDR716GB, 2x8GB, DDR5, 5600 MT/s 1 TB, M.2, PCIe NVMe, SSD 16", WQXGA, 240Hz, 100% DCI-P3, ComfortView Plus, G-SYNC 1-Zone AlienFX
...SmallMove1858 in r/Alienware
December 17, 2025 8:41 PM
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Dell's CES 2026 chat was the most pleasingly un-AI briefing I've had in maybe 5 years
The problem is Dell killed G3 and G5 last year and pumped out utter trash such as 16 and 16X Aurora under Alienware's name instead
SunnyCloudyRainy in r/hardware
January 7, 2026 6:41 PM
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Laptop recommendation for gaming and studying
If you have a big backpack then yeah sure. 18>16 inch imo. But do note that most backpacks only have 16 inch laptop pouches so you'll gonna have to either get a sleeve or a big backpack. Alienware laptops are kind of the in-between from budget and premium laptops. Their Aurora line is decent but I'd
...MSTEAMSSUCK in r/laptops
February 10, 2026 10:34 PM
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Alienware 16x aurora (AC16251) with linux, long boot times
I've found 2 things that trigger this over the past few months. I haven't figured out what device this is as it doesn't show in lsusb or anything from what I can tell Linux-Firmware updates have off and on caused whatever this device is to freak out Booting into Windows with fastboot enabled in Wind
...Lousy_Hunter_ in r/Alienware
November 8, 2025 3:56 PM
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