Can a $159 linear power supply fix weak wall adapters and unlock better sound from your DAC or amp? FiiO thinks the DARKSIDE ...

Schiit's Lyr 5 Headphone Amplifier at $799 combines tube and MOSFET gain with up to 6W output and Forkbeard control but skips balanced inputs and a DAC.

Alienware’s Graphics Amplifier breaks new ground by opening laptops to desktop-class graphics, but you’ll have to be a serious gamer to justify the bulk and expense of the transplant. One of the ...

Alienware’s very first attempt at external GPU (eGPU) can be traced back to 2014 where the Alienware Graphics Amplifier’s capability of delivering superior graphical processing power towards any ...

Roland is a technology enthusiast who loves to tinker and geek out about the latest smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and other wearables and gadgets. He aims to provide honest reviews and thoughts ...

The idea of having an external graphics processing unit (eGPU) to amp up your laptop's video processing has always been a tantalizing one that never quite hit the mainstream. Devices started to show ...

is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware. He joined in 2018, and after a two-year stint at Polygon, he rejoined The Verge in May 2025. We eulogized the end of Alienware’s graphics amplifier in ...

Alienware unveiled its interesting Concept Nyx at CES 2022 this week, but it also showed off its Concept Polaris which turns portable gaming laptops into enthusiast-class beasts. The new Alienware ...

Part of moving technology forward is experimenting and pushing the boundaries of the technology we have in hand. If we settle for what we already know, we’ll never know anything better. That’s why ...

At CES 2022 on Tuesday, Alienware revealed a concept that it believes to be the next generation of eGPUs. It’s just the ‘GPU’ part that might be a problem. For the uninitiated, an eGPU is an external ...

Alienware is tantalizing the gaming world once again by reintroducing Concept Polaris — a liquid-cooled eGPU that promises to give your laptop a big boost of graphical power. Part of the Concept ...