Many of the best gaming laptops cost hundreds of dollars more than they did six months ago. Back then, you could get a decent budget-tier gaming laptop with an RTX 5050 for $700 or $800. In the current landscape of expensive hardware, the new entry-level gaming laptop from Dell’s Alienware line—the Alienware 15—offers just enough performance capability and quality specs to make it worth the price. When Simple Is BetterPhotograph: Luke LarsenThe Alienware 15 doesn’t seek to be overly flashy or impressive in its design. On the other hand, it’s not much thicker than the more expensive Alienware 16 Aurora.