Despite a couple of fascinating strikes like the brand new XPS 13 Plus, Dell tends to favor mild revisions somewhat than sweeping redesigns. But with the newest revisions to its Alienware and G-series gaming laptops, Dell seems to be going a little bit bolder than it as soon as did. In a pre-CES occasion, the corporate confirmed off its new {hardware}, a few of which could catch your eye greater than the same old Dell designs.

First up is the G-series. Dell’s finances gaming line is thought extra for its costs than its fashion, however that may simply change this 12 months. The new G15 and G16 fashions are available bombastic colours that intensify a brand new and sharply angular chassis, impressed by ’80s-style synthwave setups which can be all the craze. The purple-teal combo is definitely essentially the most eye-catching, although extra toned-down choices can be found if you need a laptop computer that may mix right into a classroom or workplace.

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The G15 comes together with your selection of 15.6-inch 1080p panels, at both 120Hz and 250 nits of brightness or an upgraded 165Hz/300-nit possibility. Inside the chunky chassis are Thirteenth-gen Core processors as much as a 24-core i9-13900HX, mixed with “next-gen Nvidia GeForce RTX graphics” (particular GPUs not enumerated). RAM goes as much as 32GB of DDR5, whereas the M.2 SSDs prime out at 2TB within the single 2230 slot. For ports you get a single HDMI 2.1, one USB-C with Display Port alt mode, three Type A ports, and full-sized ethernet.

The G16 provides largely similar specs with an upgraded 16-inch, 16:10 show. The base mannequin bumps as much as 165Hz with an upgraded 240Hz possibility, each at 300 nits. The bigger mannequin has an elective 86 watt-hour battery, and you can even trick it out with a Cherry MX ultra-low profile keyboard, for those who’re feeling ritzy. The G15 will begin at $849, whereas the G16 will probably be fairly a bump at $1499.

Dell’s Alienware refreshes embrace the X14, a brand new X16, M16, and a really huge M18. The latter is unquestionably essentially the most fascinating of the brand new choices, thanks to an enormous 18-inch display screen that hasn’t been seen in laptop computer type elements for fairly some time. That panel is available in 16:10, 2560×1600, 165Hz for the bottom mannequin, or for those who’re feeling the necessity for pace, a 1080p variant with a blistering 480Hz refresh fee. The gigantic chassis of the M18 additionally permits it to be configured with 4, depend ’em, 4 M.2 SSDs, supporting a most of 9 terabytes of storage (two 4TB + two 512GB drives, in no matter RAID array you want).

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Dell’s different huge change to the road is a revised “Element 31” thermal system, integrating targetted cooling for the CPU and GPU. On the outside that is particularly notable on the underside of the laptops, the place a totally round “foot” permits for ingress and egress of air at particular places, creating extra environment friendly and efficient airflow whereas additionally providing super-stable footing. It’s an fascinating design tweak that makes lots of sense, although it does depend upon a desk or different flat floor for optimum efficiency. Other notable touches embrace elective Cherry MX ULP keyboards and smaller, sleeker chargers made with gallium nitride (GaN).

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All of the brand new Alienware machines supply a most Core i9-13900HX processor, besides the smooth and small X14, which tops out at an i7-13620H. The M fashions max out at 64GB of DDR5 RAM (user-replaceable besides!), whereas X fashions should make do with 32GB. The X14 provides RTX 3050, 4050, and 4060 GPUs, whereas the remainder of the road could be configured with extra highly effective playing cards, as much as an RTX 4090 with 16GB.

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The Alienware M16 and M18 laptops will launch on the tail finish of winter beginning at $1,899 and $2,099, respectively. The X14 and X16 will begin at $1,799 and $2,149. You might need to attend for the cheaper choices—all of them besides the X14 will launch completely in high-end configurations to start out.

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Alienware can also be launching an insanely quick gaming monitor: the AW2524H. This 25-inch panel doesn’t appear like a lot, although we’re instructed the hexagonal base was made particularly with e-sports execs and their non-standard desk setups in thoughts. But its 25-inch, 1080p IPS panel is a fully blistering 500Hz, assuming you’re okay with a slight overclock. It’s no slouch in brightness both at 400 nits (not dangerous for IPS), although it won’t be pushing that at its most pace. The monitor is scheduled to launch within the first quarter of 2023, at a value but to be decided.