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, the company is now applying that same strategy to its laptops with the new Alienware 15.

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If you've been a PC enthusiast for an extended period of time, there's a good chance you've heard of Alienware. Owned by Dell, the company is perhaps best known for its futuristic-looking gaming PCs, which often have pretty high price tags slapped onto them.

The entry-level Alienware 15 starts at $1,299 with an AMD CPU or $1,349 for an Intel config.

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Dell's Alienware 16 Area-51 is a powerhouse gaming laptop with a luxurious mechanical keyboard and matte OLED display.