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Woot is selling an 18-inch Alienware Area-51 gaming laptop for $2,449.99, a 33% discount off its original price. The configuration includes an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor, an Nvidia RTX 5070 mobile GPU with 8GB of GDDR7 VRAM, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB NVMe SSD, paired with a 300Hz 2,560x1,600 display rated at 500 nits.
Tom's Hardware reviewed ASRock's B860 Challenger Wifi, a $149.99 ATX motherboard built on Intel's budget B860 chipset that supports Arrow Lake and Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs. The board includes eight rear USB ports capped at 5 Gbps, three M.2 slots with one PCIe 5.0, four SATA ports, 2.5 GbE, Wi-Fi 7, basic audio, and a dated BIOS, paired with weaker power delivery than rival boards.
Razer's reviewed Blade 18 configuration packs an Nvidia RTX 5090 mobile GPU (24GB, 175W), a 24-core Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus CPU, 32GB of DDR5-6400 RAM, a 2TB SSD, a 99Wh battery, and a dual-mode 240Hz/440Hz IPS display. The unit costs $5,400 and weighs just over 7 pounds, with a CNC-milled aluminum chassis measuring 15.74 x 10.84 x 1.10 inches. The reviewer compares it directly to the Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10, another high-end 18-inch desktop-replacement laptop.
Newegg is selling the Alienware Aurora DACT1250 gaming desktop for $2,599.99, down from $3,849.99. The machine pairs an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPU with 16GB of GDDR7 VRAM, a 24-core Intel Core Ultra 9 285 CPU, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB SSD.
Newegg is selling an Alienware Aurora ACT1250 desktop for $2,199.99, down from $3,269.99, a $1,070 price cut. The configuration includes an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 GPU, an Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF processor, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB SSD.
Best Buy has cut the price of Acer's Predator Helios Neo 16S AI gaming laptop, with the 16GB RAM configuration now $2,224.99, down $550 from $2,774.99. The 32GB RAM model drops to $2,399.99, an $800 reduction from its $3,199.99 list price. Both versions pair an Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus processor with Nvidia's RTX 5070 Ti GPU and a 16-inch 240Hz OLED display.
Gigabyte's Z890M Aorus Elite WiFi7 Ice is a Micro ATX motherboard built for Intel's Core Ultra 200S Plus processors, priced at $209 on Amazon. It includes three M.2 slots, four SATA ports, 2.5GbE and Wi-Fi 7 networking, nine rear USB ports including a 40Gbps Type-C, and two RGB lighting zones with full heatsink coverage in a white finish.
Best Buy is selling the Lenovo Legion 5i 16-inch gaming laptop for $1,799.99, down from its $2,649.99 list price, a $850 discount. The configuration includes an Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX processor, Nvidia RTX 5070 mobile graphics with 8GB VRAM, 16GB RAM, a 1TB SSD, and a 16-inch 3K display with a 240Hz refresh rate.
Best Buy is selling the iBuypower Slate Gaming PC for $899, down $300 from its $1,199.99 list price. The build includes an Intel Core Ultra 5 225F processor, an Intel Arc B570 GPU with 10GB of VRAM, 16GB of DDR5 memory, and a 1TB NVMe SSD.
Walmart is selling the 15-inch HyperX Omen gaming laptop with an Intel Core Ultra 7 255H processor, RTX 5060 GPU, 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD for $1,149, a $750 reduction from its original price. The laptop features a 1920x1200 display with up to 165Hz refresh rate, DLSS 4.5 support, Wi-Fi 7, and runs Windows 11.
The MSI Claw (A1M), MSI's first handheld gaming device featuring an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H processor, is now available at a clearance price of $562.99 at Best Buy. The device has a 7-inch 1080p display with a 120Hz refresh rate, a single USB-C port, and expandable storage via microSD or internal SSD replacement. Despite its competitive price, the Meteor Lake chip's high power consumption limits gaming performance and battery life.
Amazon has discounted the Samsung Galaxy Book 6 16-inch Touchscreen Laptop 2026 from its $2,699.99 list price to $1,399.99, a 48% reduction. The model runs Windows 11 Pro with Copilot+ PC branding and features a 120Hz WUXGA touchscreen, Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors, 16GB RAM, and a 512GB SSD.