From lithe ultraportables to power machines, CES 2026 was packed with laptops worth checking out. We tried out dozens at the show—these eight rose to the top.

The Alienware x17 R2 gaming laptop comes in all sorts of configurations, ranging from a build with a display that has a mundane 1440p 165Hz refresh rate all the way up to a 1080p screen with a refresh ...

It's refreshing to see a gaming laptop that isn't wholeheartedly set on beating Apple when it comes to making the thinnest product possible, and the Alienware M16 R2 is surprisingly thick in ...

Matti Robinson is a veteran of the industry originally from Finland, with nearly 20 years of writing and editing experience. His love for gaming started with the Commodore 64 and grew with each ...

It’s not easy to get your hands on RTX 50-series GPUs or PCs right now, but you can save tons of money on the RTX 4080-powered Alienware m18 R2 laptop with this deal. Normally the Alienware m18 R2 ...

Matti Robinson is a veteran of the industry originally from Finland, with nearly 20 years of writing and editing experience. His love for gaming started with the Commodore 64 and grew with each ...

Those looking for a gaming laptop will quickly find out these machines are not cheap. The good news is that great deals come from time to time, and today, we found a really enticing one. The Dell ...

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Nothing is more important than a rock-solid CPU, and the Alienware x14 R2 doesn’t mess around with its Intel configurations. This version of the x14 R2 is equipped with an Intel Core i7-13620H chipset ...

Here's an Alienware laptop you don't see discounted very often. As part of the Dell Back to School Sale, Dell is offering the Alienware x14 R2 RTX 4060 gaming laptop for $1249.99 after a $650 instant ...

Having a gaming PC or setup at your desk is always more powerful—some (or most) of you would agree. But there’s one problem with that—you can’t carry it around. That’s where gaming laptops come into ...

There are so many changes on the m16 R2’s chassis it’s hard to believe it’s from the same line. Not only has Alienware gotten rid of the big bezels and chin from the R1, but the machine is also way ...