Dell's Black Friday in July Sale started earlier this month with some great deals on Alienware gaming PCs and laptops. However with Amazon Prime Day commencing soon, Dell has decided to double down on its sale; some of the most popular Alienware configs have dropped in price even lower compared to last week. If you're in the market for a prebuilt gaming PC, Dell is one of best brands we'd recommend. Solid and consistent build quality, available inventory, frequent sales, and reliable customer service are the main reasons why Dell is at the top of our recommended buying list.
Lowest Price Ever on Alienware m16 R2 Gaming Laptops
The new Alienware m16 R2 gaming laptop, which was first announced during CES 2024, has dropped down to the lowest price ever. You can pick up an RTX 4060 config for $1199.99 or better yet, upgrade to an RTX 4070 GPU for only $1299.99. The Alienware m16 R2 is lighter and slimmer than the previous generation m16 R1. The hump behind the display is no longer there, resulting in a 14% reduction in both dimensions and weight. Additionally, the m16 R2 is now equipped with a low voltage Intel Meteor Lake CPUs for less power draw and thus less heat and longer battery life. Fortunately, the GPUs have the same TGP rating as the m16 R1. The RTX 4060 is rated at 135W and the RTX 4070 at 140W so they'll perform at the top of the heap compared to other similarly equipped gaming laptops.
Alienware Aurora R16 RTX 4080 SUPER PC for $2199.99
Dell has dropped the price of this Alienware Aurora R16 RTX 4080 SUPER gaming PC to $2199.99 after a $600 instant discount. The recently released GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is the second fastest NVIDIA GPU on the market, second only to the RTX 4090. It's about 5%-10% faster in performance than the RTX 4080 thanks to its higher base clock speed, higher CUDA core count, and higher memory bandwidth. This rig will chew through any game, even at 4K resolution and ray tracing enabled.
The R16 is the newest Alienware Aurora gaming desktop for 2023. 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 GPU area as well as a 120mm rear fan drawing air in and a generously sized 240mm all-in-one liquid cooler exhausts air out through the top. A side benefit is that the GPU is supplied with fresh air from the outside instead of recirculating hot internal air.
Alienware Aurora R16 RTX 4070 SUPER PC for $1599.99
Dell is also offering the Alienware Aurora R16 RTX 4070 SUPER gaming PC for only $1599.99 after a $300 instant discount. The RTX 4070 SUPER video card is a significant improvement in performance over the 4070. It's the perfect card for 1440p gaming. The RTX 4070 SUPER also has 12GB of VRAM compared to the 4070's 8GB, so it's a better GPU for apps like Stable Diffusion that benefit from large amounts of VRAM. Check out our RTX 4070 SUPER review for more details.
Alienware Aurora R16 RTX 4060 Ti Gaming PC for $1299.99
If you're looking for something even less expensive, Dell has this Alienware Aurora R16 gaming PC, which features a liquid-cooled 14th gen Intel Core i7 CPU, RTX 4060 Ti GPU, and a generous 32GB of RAM and 2TB SSD storage, for only $1299.99. The RTX 4060 Ti 8GB video card is an excellent GPU for 1080p gaming. At that resolution, it's up to 20%-25% more powerful than the RTX 4060. If you don't want to spend the extra $300 on the RTX 4070 SUPER, rest assured that this GPU is still capable of playing games at 1440p, although you may have to tweak your settings to get the best possible framerate.
Alienware Aurora R16 RTX 4090 Gaming PC From $2899
The most powerful Alienware gaming desktop PC is also on sale right now. The Alienware Aurora R16 Intel Core i9 GeForce RTX 4090 gaming PC can be had for as low as $2899.99. Alternatively, for only $100 you can upgrade this config to a better CPU and double the storage. The RTX 4090 is the most powerful GPU on the market. No other video card, either from NVIDIA or from AMD, comes close. As a reference, the RTX 4090 is about 110% faster at 4K gaming than the already impressive RTX 4070. If you want to run games in 4K at ultra high framerates, even with ray tracing enabled, the RTX 4090 is easily the card for you. If you're still not convinced, check out our RTX 4090 FE review.
Alienware m18 R2 18" RTX 4090 Laptop for $2899.99
If you're looking for the biggest, baddest gaming PC but in a more portable form factor, look no further. Dell is taking $700 off the flagship Alienware m18 R2 18" RTX 4090 Gaming Laptop, now only $2899.99. Like its desktop sibling, the RTX 4090 is the most powerful mobile GPU ever, and by a huge margin. It's roughly equivalent to a desktop RTX 3090 GPU. Keep in mind though that this laptop is also bigger and heavier than most laptops; it's designed to be more of a desktop replacement than something you carry around to work.
Dell G15 RTX 4060 Gaming Laptop for $849.99
Dell is offering a Dell G15 Ryzen Edition GeForce RTX 4060 Gaming Laptop for only $849.99 after a $250 instant discount. The G15 is Dell's line of 15" laptops that is marketed towards budget gamers. They offer solid gaming performance at a price that's usually about $300-$500 cheaper than a similar Alienware build. It's definitely one of the better budget gaming laptops you can get for under $1K. The RTX 4060 performs somewhere in between the RTX 3070 and RTX 3070 Ti, which means it can comfortably run any game on the display's native 1080p resolution, especially if DLSS is supported.
34" Alienware AW3423DWF QD OLED Monitor for $699.99
As part of Dell's Black Friday in July Sale, Dell is taking $200 off the Alienware AW3423DWF 34" QD-OLED gaming monitor, now only $699.99. A variant of this monitor (the AW3423DW) made it into our roundup of the best OLED gaming monitors of 2024. The Alienware AW3423DWF is a 34" 3440x1440 WQHD monitor with a 1ms response time and 165Hz refresh rate. It uses a Samsung quantum dot OLED panel. Quantum dot, or "QD", OLED panels are brighter than traditional OLED panels without losing the color accuracy and range and wide viewing angles that OLEDs are known for. The AW3423DWF boasts a 99.3% DCI-P3 color range and is factory calibrated with a Delta E less than 2. It is HDR True Black 400 certified and boasts up to 1,000nits of peak brightness.
As part of its Black Friday in July Sale, Dell is taking $200 off the 2024 Alienware AW3225QF 32" 4K QD OLED gaming monitor. It's normally $1199.99, but today you can get it for $999.99. This is one of the very few 4K QD OLED gaming monitors under 42" on the market, and at this price it is easily one of the least expensive. If you're looking for the best gaming monitor for 2024, this should definitely be on your short list.
32" Alienware AW3225QF 4K OLED Monitor for $999.99
Let's keep the OLED train going. Dell is also taking $200 off the 2024 Alienware AW3225QF 32" 4K QD OLED gaming monitor. It's normally $1199.99, but today you can get it for $999.99. This is one of the very few 4K QD OLED gaming monitors under 42" on the market, and at this price it is easily one of the least expensive. If you're looking for the best gaming monitor for 2024, this should definitely be on your short list.
Why Pick a Dell or Alienware Gaming PC?
Not everyone is the DIY type, and these days prebuilt gaming PC aren't that much more expensive than building your own computer. In fact, depending on the demand of certain components like the GPU, it might even be cheaper. The Alienware Aurora R16 is one of our picks for best prebuilt gaming PCs of 2024. Alienware gaming laptops and desktops offer a staggering array of options, all built into a custom chassis that's both easy on the eyes and easy on the wallet. The newest Alienware gaming PCs have significantly improved their cooling performance, especially when paired with a liquid cooling solution. Alienware gaming laptops in recent years have been redesigned to be thinner and lighter while still offering the same immense power under the hood. Consistent build quality, available inventory, frequent sales, and solid customer service are the main reasons why Dell is at the top of our buying list.
