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Chips Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 02:31 PM

Alienware launches budget gaming laptop at $1,299 with last-gen GPU

Alienware introduced a budget gaming laptop starting at $1,299, using last-generation GPU components and plastic construction to hit the mainstream price point. The move reflects shifting GPU availability and pricing as newer architectures roll out.

For IT procurement and consumer-device budgeting, this signals normalizing gaming-laptop pricing and potential supply-chain transitions as OEMs rotate older chips into value tiers.

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