The Alienware Twitter has been known to post some killer questions: would you pick an Alienware 16X for the 16 Aurora laptop? The responses have become quite an elixir with all the hype, wit, and confusion. So, let’s break these down before your brain fries out, much like a gaming rig that lacks good ventilation.
That goes to say, the Alienware 16X seems to be the choice of the people, as Kuro just flung a fire emoji beside it. Then along came Paul Amoah to consider the serious stuff: Why do Windows laptops always shove the trackpad to the left? And the speakers noise as if they were almost an afterthought from a 2005 Dell Inspiron? Some worthy points, indeed.
Here comes all the wild energy from XboxJesus87 opening up by asking Alienware to just send one over to him as a banta (same, dude), before they delve into the thread with Myers on whether the 16X is indeed behind a smooth playthrough of the Stellar Blade demo. Spoiler: it is, and Myers expressed so with almost too much enthusiasm. Meanwhile, PkHoody sent out the ultimate troll question: can either of these beasts run Microsoft Paint? Serious question.
Let’s talk specs for a bit because Steph_GSA decided to throw down the gauntlet with a classic 16X teardown-Intel Core Ultra 9, RTX 5070, 64GB DDR5 RAM, and 4TB RAID 0 SSD; this is not a laptop; it’s a sharable supercomputer. Neon just wants whichever one doesn’t become a space heater during God of War. Very relatable!
Then the emotional roller coaster begins with Craig Cary and 17scorpi just glad to be there, with Tsubasa大尉 chiming in with the sad reality: “I don’t have money to buy it sorry.” Mood. Cherry4254 is playing 4D chess by telling Alienware that they love them both and casually asking for an Alienware gift. Big risks.
Then, Emilioelcomelon dropped a screenshot asking why the $650 yesterday is no longer that today. Alienware, you better explain.
Well, what is your verdict? People, in the end, are torn. Some want unadulterated power, some want design, and some just want a freebie. One thing, however, is for sure: Alienware knows how to get some publicity going at a really recent and relevant time. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ll go back to refreshing that product page in hopes of a miracle discount or giveaway.
These machines, whichever camp you fall on, team 16X or team Aurora, are absolute monsters. Just don’t expect them to run Crysis. Wait. They will do it. Now that’s an out-of-date joke. Forget I said anything.
