Alienware is barreling toward 2026 as it unveils two new classes of laptops at CES 2026, which the company hopes to launch later this year, in addition to bringing OLED to its 16-inch Area-51 models.
It took Alienware 2025 to consolidate many of its various laptop offerings into a single relaunched ‘Area-51’ brand, with one 18-inch and two 16-inch models. This year, however, the company looks set to expand that portfolio with a new ultra-thin model and a budget-oriented device.
Alienware promises line of ‘undercover’ ultra-thin gaming laptops this year
For the ultra-thin, Alienware says this new laptop will be about 17mm thick, which is essentially the same thickness as the Razer Blade 14 I reviewed last year, if you’re looking for a more concrete example to ponder.
According to Alienware, the company “set out to create a laptop that offered features that primarily appealed to gamers, but also excelled at people who need a powerful device for creative projects, productivity, and everything in between.”
This new class of laptops, which will feature 14- and 16-inch models, appears to be Alienware’s way of softening the edges of its gamer aesthetic to appeal to professionals who want to use a powerful laptop for work during the day and gaming after hours without worrying about bringing an RGB-heavy gaming laptop to important work meetings that might annoy bosses.
Alienware will introduce a budget gaming laptop to fill the gaps left by the Dell G series
Next, Alienware plans to introduce a budget gaming laptop priced much lower than typically premium devices that carry the Alienware brand. Sure, this may not include the same premium materials and hardware that its beefier siblings possess, but with the unceremonious retirement of the Dell G-series gaming laptops, this is definitely a market segment that Alienware looks set to fill.
There’s very little information about this new class of product right now, let alone details about specs or the number of models it will include, but Alienware emphasizes that it won’t skimp on the essentials, acknowledging that “this isn’t at the level of our flagship Area-51,” but promising that it “is still built to Alienware standards by not taking shortcuts on the things that matter most, like build quality, temperature, and performance.”
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