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The “budget” gaming laptop always seemed like a misnomer. In today’s age, with RAM prices through the stratosphere and gadgets suffering from shrinkflation, any notion of affordability is practically ...

Alienware has always been known for its over-the-top and expensive gaming PCs, but it just announced the Alienware 15, its first true budget gaming laptop. The Alienware 15 will come with either an ...

Earlier this year at CES 2026, Dell stated it wanted to make its Alienware brand more accessible to people who don’t want to spend premium prices. After releasing a $350 QD-OLED monitor last month, ...

A cheaper Alienware gaming laptop sounds great—until you look at what was cut to get there. After starting my career at PCMag as an intern more than a decade ago, I’m back as one of its editors, ...

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Do you need a new gaming laptop? The Alienware 16 Aurora is on sale for $400 off at Best Buy, bringing its price down to $1,350 (was $1,750). That’s a fantastic price for an Alienware with specs this ...

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Alienware has announced the availability of its latest Area-51 and Aurora gaming laptops as part of its 30th anniversary lineup, introducing updated hardware, revised thermal designs, and a new visual ...

Alienware’s new Arrow Lake-HX gaming laptops are finally on sale, bringing anti-glare OLED back to the lineup and pushing deeper into premium territory. Alienware has launched refreshed gaming laptops ...

What just happened? Alienware is finally addressing one of the most obvious gaps in its premium gaming laptops. After years of sticking with LCD panels while rivals pushed OLED harder, Dell is ...