Alienware goes sleek with ultra-slim laptops and stunning OLED panels

Alienware didn’t hold back at CES 2026. The company lifted the curtain on refreshed 16X Aurora and 16 Area-51 laptops, and they look pretty interesting.

Inside, these machines sport powerful Intel Core Ultra 200HX CPUs and Nvidia RTX 50 Series graphics. And though you can play hard on them, they still maintain the same 16-inch size as before.

Plus, Alienware actually made them look kind of… normal? It doesn’t look like something from outer space, which I’m happy to see and I’m sure others are as well. There’s also a 14-inch version if you want something relatively small and easy to transport.

The screens are absolutely wild. Now they’ve got premium anti-glare OLED panels, which are designed to reduce pesky reflections and fingerprints. (They really ruin the whole vibe, don’t they?) You’re still getting those inky blacks and vibrant colors, though! It should look amazing. Specs include a 0.2ms response time, HDR True Black 500, 620 nits of peak brightness, and 120 percent DCI-P3 color—you know, the whole nine yards. 

As for toughness, Alienware has this one covered, saying that these laptops have hinges capable of withstanding up to “20,000 open-and-close cycles.” If that figure is anywhere close to true, then you can expect these systems to last a good while.

Alienware is also introducing a new ultra-slim 16-inch gaming laptop, as well as a 14-inch version. Both will be a bit easier to carry around, sure, but Alienware says they’re still plenty capable as far as gaming power is concerned. They have a similar understated design too, so you shouldn’t have any problem blending in at your local coffee shop.

There’s also an entry-level laptop coming down the pipeline if you don’t want to sell a kidney for a premium machine. I’d expect the same Alienware quality, though.

So, when does everything go down? Soon. Alienware will launch these in the first quarter of 2026. Prices have not yet been announced, though.