Alienware unveils a slew of new 16X Aurora and Area-51 18 and 16 gaming laptops at CES 2026: OLED displays, upgraded CPUs and GPUs, and more.

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 desktop with potent AMD Ryzen X3D CPUs,

Dell Technologies Inc.’s Alienware brand has been flexing its muscles at the CES electronics show in Las Vegas today, unveiling three new gaming laptops alongside a traditional tower personal computer powered by Nvidia Corp.’s most advanced gaming processor.

CES remains a key stage for laptop makers to lay out their plans for the year ahead. At CES 2026, that meant new flagship productivity machines, reconsidered gaming notebooks and solid incremental updates across several major lineups.

The newly-refreshed Alienware m18 R1 gaming laptop features some of the highest-end CPU and GPU technology available for laptops, with an 18-inch display that can be configured with a 1440p @ 165Hz refresh or 1080p @ 480Hz refresh. Disappointing not to see ...

This Alienware Area-51 gaming PC features an Intel Core i9 Ultra 9 285K CPU, GeForce RTX 5080 GPU, 32GB of DDR5-6400MHz RAM, and a 2TB NVMe SSD. The CPU is cooled by a massive 360mm all-in-one liquid cooling solution, and the system is generously powered ...

Alienware just announced a refresh to the popular m17 R5 gaming laptop. The m17 was already a stellar example of an AMD Advantage system and the m18 kicks this up a notch or two. The Alienware m18 goes all-in with AMD integration, with the company boasting ...

AMD recently announced its fastest-ever GPU for a laptop called the Radeon RX 7900M. Now, Dell has announced Alienware M18 will be the first laptop to host this powerhouse of a GPU. Before we delve into the details about the laptop, here are a few things ...

The Alienware Aurora R16 is the most current Alienware Aurora gaming desktop. The R16 chassis is 40% smaller in volume compared to previous iterations. It features a simple yet proven airflow design; air is drawn in through the side intake vents over the ...

Alienware’s newest 17-inch barely portable notebook, the M17, looks a whole lot like their M17x beastie, but instead of rocking Nvidia SLI, it’s Alienware’s first ever ATI CrossFireX notebook, with dual Radeon HD 3870 graphics cards. ATI’s big ...