While parent company Dell is doing a big rebrand of its entire PC portfolio, at CES 2025 Alienware is sort of returning to its roots by bringing back the classic Area-51 name back for its new flagship ...

Alienware x14 R2 gaming laptop on a desk next to a mouse, headphones, and a coffee mug - Dell The gulf between gaming on the go and gaming with a dedicated home setup has never been thinner. The ...

The Alienware x16 R2 is a premium 16-inch gaming laptop at a premium price. But its mechanical keyboard and the highest-end hardware will cost you extra. The Alienware x16 R2 is a high-end 16-inch ...

Alienware is expanding into a more affordable segment of the gaming laptop market with the launch of the new Alienware 15, which comes equipped with a five-year-old RTX 3050 GPU to bring the price ...

Dell's Alienware brand is here at CES 2026, and the biggest highlight is in Alienware's upcoming laptops. Alienware's revived classic Area-51 brand is still going strong, including an updated Area-51 ...

Alienware and XPS are both premium brands in Dell’s lineup, but in the past, they couldn’t have been more aesthetically different. In 2023, however, Dell has introduced a redesign of the Alienware x14 ...

That's the 2026 laptop market for you. Meet the Alienware 15.

Alienware 16″ Area-51 Gaming Laptop with Core Ultra 9, 32GB RAM, and RTX 5080 is on sale for $3,699.99, and this build is made for you if you want top-end gaming power without going to a full desktop.

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