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Dell Is Out With an Alienware Laptop You Have a Better Chance of Affording ...

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

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

Dell's modern Alienware gaming laptops are powerful and cool-looking machines, but they have a reputation of being hefty and expensive. That may soon change. At CES 2026 Monday, the American tech ...