At CES 2026 , Dell made a lot of announcements . The company is reintroducing its iconic XPS laptops with reimagined designs across new form factors and price points. The company is also expanding its Alienware line and introducing new UltraSharp monitors. There’s also the Alienware Area-51 Desktop that features the mighty AMD Ryzen 9850X3D processor.
Dell expands its consumer and gaming products at CES 2026
For the first time, the iconic XPS logo appears on the laptop cover, signalling its return. The laptop is available in two models: the XPS 14 and XPS 16, both of which feature a sleek design that’s crafted from CNC-machined aluminum, refined interfaces, stunning displays, and optimized performance. Dell says the laptops deliver up to 27 hours of battery on streaming or 40 hours with local video playback.
The new Dell XPS laptops feature 2K LCD displays, with tandem OLED display options. They’re powered by the Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors with Intel Arc graphics featuring 12 Xe cores. These processors also power Copilot+ PC experiences. The company also says that it will expand the XPS portfolio with new products across different price points and form factors, including bringing back the XPS 13.
The Dell XPS 14 sets you back by $2,049.99, while the XPS 16 costs $2,199.99. Dell says additional configurations, including new starting configurations, will be under $2,000. The laptops will be available in February. The XPS 14 will also be available with Ubuntu 24.04 later this year.
Alienware Area-51 laptops and Area-51 Desktop
Alienware is returning to CES with Alienware 16 Area-51 and Alienware 16X Aurora laptops. These are the company’s first gaming laptops to feature premium anti-glare OLED panels. They offer 0.2ms response time, HDR True Black 500, 620 nits peak HDR brightness, 120% DCI-P3 Color Volume, and are VESA HDR ClearMR 9000 Certified. Besides these, there’s also the Alienware 18 Area 51 gaming laptop. All three notebooks get the new Intel Core Ultra 200HX processors and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs.
The Alienware line is also getting the Area-51 Desktop. It has an 80L full-tower chassis and features the Ryzen 7 9850X3D processor and 3D V-Cache technology .
Dell is also expanding its laptop portfolio later this year. Firstly, there’s the new Alienware ultra-slim gaming laptop (~17mm thin). The company notes that it built this platform to build a laptop that delivers features that appeal to gamers and those who need a powerful device. It gets a 16-inch display, which, as per the company, is 50% smaller in volume than the current 16-inch Area-51. There’s also a 14-inch option. The laptop features NVIDIA discrete graphics.
Next, there’s an entry-level laptop for a broader audience. This delivers strong gaming performance, but not at the level of the flagship Area-51. The Dell Alienware 16X Aurora, Alienware 16 Area-51, and 18 Area-51 will be available in Q1 2026. The Area-51 Desktop will be available in February 2026. Dell says it’ll share pricing close to availability.
New UltraSharp monitors
Lastly, we have the monitors , the Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor and UltraSharp 32 4K QD-OLED Monitor. The former is the world’s first 52-inch 6K monitor and offers TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light certification. It offers a 120Hz refresh rate. Users can connect up to four PCs simultaneously. The built-in KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) feature lets you control all connected PCs with a single keyboard and mouse.
The Dell UltraSharp 32 4K QD-OLED monitor is the world’s first commercial DisplayHDR True Black 500 QD-OLED monitor with Anti-Glare Low-Reflectance (AGLR) technology. It covers 99% of the DCI-P3 and Display P3 color gamut.
The Dell UltraSharp 52 monitor sets you back by $2,899.99 with a stand and $2,799.99 without a stand. It is now available globally. The UltraSharp 32 4K QD-OLED monitor costs $2,599 and will be available from February 24th, 2026.
