Alienware is engaged on new slim and cheaper gaming laptops

Dell-owned Alienware is seeking to attain a wider swath of players, saying at CES 2026 that it’s engaged on two new laptops: one with a decrease, entry-level worth and one with an ultra-slim chassis. There aren’t many particulars proper now, as Alienware is simply sharing some fundamental renders, and the behind-glass nonworking prototypes I noticed for myself have been barred from being photographed.

However the fundamentals are that the ultra-slim mannequin will are available in 14- and 16-inch variations and be round 17mm skinny, and whereas its efficiency shall be restricted, it’ll characteristic discrete Nvidia graphics. Alienware is sharing even fewer particulars about its upcoming entry-level mannequin, apart from its head of product Matt McGowan saying in a media briefing that it’s concentrating on a worth lots of cheaper than present choices. That ought to put it in sub-$1,000 territory.

Talking of present Alienware laptops, the 16-inch Space-51 and Aurora 16X fashions are getting new anti-glare OLED panel choices. Alienware claims they “scale back gloss by 32 p.c” and reduce fingerprint smudges (granted, these aren’t touchscreens). The brand new shows characteristic HDR True Black 500, peak brightness of 600 nits when displaying HDR content material, and have built-in pixel safety to cut back possibilities of burn-in.