Black Friday Alienware deals 2023: everything to expect from November

Black Friday Alienware deals
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Black Friday Alienware deals offer big savings on high-end rigs every year. Sure, there will be plenty of sales to take advantage of between now and November, but Black Friday is the Super Bowl of these discounts. If you're curious as to what you can expect from this year's offerings, we're rounding up everything you need to know right here. 

2023 is already shaping up to be different. With CES launching the new Alienware x16 and M18 models, and no sign of a refresh to the x15 or x17 lines in sight, there's plenty to get excited about. While these newer devices might not see the rock-bottom prices of older releases, there's still plenty of time for them to gather some age before the real discounts begin. Plus, with the smaller machines not receiving a 2023 refresh (at least so far), we can expect prices to fall even further in this category as well. 

Of course, if you're after a desktop PC it's going to be all about maximizing your graphics power for your cash. RTX 40-Series GPUs will have bedded themselves into the mainstream by the time Black Friday Alienware deals roll around for 2023. That means excellent value for money and a long-lasting, future-proofed rig for those who can time it right. 

Whether you're after Black Friday gaming laptop deals or Black Friday gaming PC deals, 2023 is going to be a very interesting year for Alienware. 

When will Black Friday Alienware deals begin?

Inline with the rest of this year's Black Friday gaming deals, official discounts will land on November 24. However, that's just the sales with the Black Friday label on them. We see many of the same prices popping up in the weeks leading up to the main event, and often most frequently over Thanksgiving week. That means it's well worth jumping on a price you like ahead of time - competition is lower and you've got more of a shot at that crashing flash sale. 

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Where to find the best Black Friday Alienware deals

We'll be bringing you all the best Black Friday Alienware deals right here, but if you're interested in seeking out your own configurations, it pays to know where to look. Below, you'll find all the retailers we watch throughout the year (and especially in November) for the most valuable discounts. 

US 

Dell: regular discounts of well over $1,000
Amazon:
big savings on new and older models
Best Buy:
regularly bundles additional software on top of discounts
Newegg:
best for refurbished and older models

UK
Dell:
largest range of configurations and regular discounts
Amazon:
save across machines and accessories with speedy shipping
Currys:
often bundles extra subscriptions into deals
Ebuyer:
regular discounts and free next day delivery


What to expect from Black Friday Alienware PC deals

Alienware Aurora R13 review

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Black Friday Alienware PC deals will land on the Aurora R13, R14 and R15 this year. The latter two models are the most recent but, despite being older, we still see regular discounts (and plenty of stock) when it comes to the R11 and R13 as well. We'd recommend taking a look at this model if you're after a cheaper 11th generation rig - after all, we've seen those prices crashing down in recent months. Despite being one of the best Alienware PCs on the market, this model often offers the best value overall. 

The AMD R14 and new R15 are going to be priced a little higher in November, but we're still confident in three-figure savings. The biggest value is found in the mid-range here, as we often see higher value graphics cards and larger RAM sizes priced only slightly higher than entry level configurations when on sale. You'd do best to price match between retailers here, though, as there will be plenty of different versions floating around with different discounts on the day. 

What to expect from Black Friday Alienware laptop deals

Alienware M15 R7 gaming laptop

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There are two main Alienware laptop categories to look at in this year's sales; new and old. In the former camp we have the Alienware x16 and M18. These are both 2023 releases, and pack some seriously powerful components. However, the X15, X17 and M15 series' should also offer us plenty to think about this year. So far, we haven't heard anything about a 2023 refresh to these lines, which means serious discounts on aging hardware when it comes to Black Friday Alienware deals. 

If you're after something a little cheaper, it's worth expanding your search to other retailers. Dell itself doesn't carry too much stock of its previous generation laptops, so the best Black Friday Alienware deals on the M15 R5/6 and the original versions of the x15 and x17 will likely be found at other retailers. Still, we've seen that M15 line drop under $1,000 for brief sales in the past, so there will likely be some excellent value here. 

Last year's best Black Friday Alienware deals in the US

Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Gaming Desktop | $4,049.99 $2999.99 at Dell
Save $1050 - The mother of all desktops got the mother of all discounts, as one of Alienware's biggest devices had over a thousand dollars taken off it for Black Friday. It was still absolutely expensive, but for those who wanted 64GB RAM, a GeForce RTX 3090, and 4.80GHz under the hood - you weren't likely to find a better price.

Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Gaming Desktop | $4,049.99 $2999.99 at Dell
Save $1050 -
The mother of all desktops got the mother of all discounts, as one of Alienware's biggest devices had over a thousand dollars taken off it for Black Friday. It was still absolutely expensive, but for those who wanted 64GB RAM, a GeForce RTX 3090, and 4.80GHz under the hood - you weren't likely to find a better price.

Alienware AW2521HFL 24.5-inch gaming monitor | $349.99 $199.99 at Dell
Save $150 - The perennially popular Alienware 25 gaming monitor was $150 off at Dell last year, leaving us with an excellent $199.99 sales price. Considering you were picking up a 240Hz panel here, that's value for money worth celebrating.

Alienware AW2521HFL 24.5-inch gaming monitor | $349.99 $199.99 at Dell
Save $150 - The perennially popular Alienware 25 gaming monitor was $150 off at Dell last year, leaving us with an excellent $199.99 sales price. Considering you were picking up a 240Hz panel here, that's value for money worth celebrating.

Alienware S5000 gaming chair | $399.99 $309.99 at Dell
Save $90 - If you were after a premium set of cushions, the Alienware S5000 was down to $309.99 in Dell's own Black Friday offers. That meant you were saving $90 on the original $399.99 starting price, and securing yourself an ergonomic place to rest your rear.

Alienware S5000 gaming chair | $399.99 $309.99 at Dell
Save $90 - If you were after a premium set of cushions, the Alienware S5000 was down to $309.99 in Dell's own Black Friday offers. That meant you were saving $90 on the original $399.99 starting price, and securing yourself an ergonomic place to rest your rear.

Alienware Aurora R13 RX 6500 XT gaming PC | $1,449.99 $999.99 at Dell
Save $450 - This Alienware Aurora R13 packed a solid punch for under $1000 - offering up an i5-12400F processor, AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT graphics card, 8GB RAM and a 256GB SSD. This is a starter system, but it's a luxury chassis and was particularly well priced.

Alienware Aurora R13 RX 6500 XT gaming PC | $1,449.99 $999.99 at Dell
Save $450 - This Alienware Aurora R13 packed a solid punch for under $1000 - offering up an i5-12400F processor, AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT graphics card, 8GB RAM and a 256GB SSD. This is a starter system, but it's a luxury chassis and was particularly well priced.

Alienware AW3821DW 38-inch curved gaming monitor | $1,349.99 $1,099.99 at Dell
Save $250 - This is a luxury piece of kit, but with $250 off the final price there was a little more wiggle room in that budget. The Alienware 38 curved gaming monitor packs a 3840 x 1600 native resolution, running at a 144Hz refresh rate. It was the sheer size of that screen that was pulling the value here though.

Alienware AW3821DW 38-inch curved gaming monitor | $1,349.99 $1,099.99 at Dell
Save $250 - This is a luxury piece of kit, but with $250 off the final price there was a little more wiggle room in that budget. The Alienware 38 curved gaming monitor packs a 3840 x 1600 native resolution, running at a 144Hz refresh rate. It was the sheer size of that screen that was pulling the value here though.

Alienware M15 R7 15.6-inch RTX 3060 gaming laptop | $1,699.99 $1,199.99 at Dell
Save $500 - This was the latest Alienware M15 gaming laptop at the time, which meant a $1,199.99 sale price was extremely impressive. Not only that, but you weren't skimping on the specs to secure that $500 discount either - you'd find a Ryzen 7 6800H processor, RTX 3060 GPU, 16GB RAM and a 512GB SSD inside this beast.

Alienware M15 R7 15.6-inch RTX 3060 gaming laptop | $1,699.99 $1,199.99 at Dell
Save $500 - This was the latest Alienware M15 gaming laptop at the time, which meant a $1,199.99 sale price was extremely impressive. Not only that, but you weren't skimping on the specs to secure that $500 discount either - you'd find a Ryzen 7 6800H processor, RTX 3060 GPU, 16GB RAM and a 512GB SSD inside this beast.

Alienware Aurora R13 RTX 3060 Ti gaming PC | $1,871.99 $1,299.99 at Dell
Save $572 - This was an astonishing discount on the Alienware R13, packing an RTX 3060 Ti graphics card and i7-12700F processor for just $1,299.99. That was all down to a $572 discount from the original $1,871 MSRP - and you were still packing in 16GB RAM and a 512GB SSD.

Alienware Aurora R13 RTX 3060 Ti gaming PC | $1,871.99 $1,299.99 at Dell
Save $572 - This was an astonishing discount on the Alienware R13, packing an RTX 3060 Ti graphics card and i7-12700F processor for just $1,299.99. That was all down to a $572 discount from the original $1,871 MSRP - and you were still packing in 16GB RAM and a 512GB SSD.

Alienware Aurora R14 RX 6600 XT gaming PC | $1,729.99 $1,299.99 at Dell
Save $430 - Packing a Ryzen 7 processor, 512GB SSD and 16GB RAM, this AMD Alienware Aurora was coming in particularly strong at $1,299.99. Dell's own Black Friday Alienware deals had this model $430 cheaper than its $1,729.99 MSRP - great news for anyone playing team red.

Alienware Aurora R14 RX 6600 XT gaming PC | $1,729.99 $1,299.99 at Dell
Save $430 - Packing a Ryzen 7 processor, 512GB SSD and 16GB RAM, this AMD Alienware Aurora was coming in particularly strong at $1,299.99. Dell's own Black Friday Alienware deals had this model $430 cheaper than its $1,729.99 MSRP - great news for anyone playing team red.

Alienware M15 R5 15.6-inch RTX 3070 gaming laptop | $2,449.99 $1,499.99 at Dell
Save $950 - There was a huge $950 discount on this previous generation M15 R5 gaming laptop in Dell's Black Friday Alienware deals. That meant you were securing yourself an RTX 3070 rig at a price we rarely see - but that was just the start. You'd also find a Ryzen 9 5900HX processor, 1TB SSD, and 16GB RAM under the hood here.

Alienware M15 R5 15.6-inch RTX 3070 gaming laptop | $2,449.99 $1,499.99 at Dell
Save $950 - There was a huge $950 discount on this previous generation M15 R5 gaming laptop in Dell's Black Friday Alienware deals. That meant you were securing yourself an RTX 3070 rig at a price we rarely see - but that was just the start. You'd also find a Ryzen 9 5900HX processor, 1TB SSD, and 16GB RAM under the hood here.

Alienware Aurora R13 RX 6700 XT gaming PC | $1,949.99 $1,499.99 at Dell
Save $450 - With $450 off the final price you were picking up an i7-12700F configuration of the Alienware Aurora R13 for just $1,499.99. Considering the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT GPU, 512GB SSD, and 16GB RAM that was a solid deal.

Alienware Aurora R13 RX 6700 XT gaming PC | $1,949.99 $1,499.99 at Dell
Save $450 - With $450 off the final price you were picking up an i7-12700F configuration of the Alienware Aurora R13 for just $1,499.99. Considering the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT GPU, 512GB SSD, and 16GB RAM that was a solid deal.

Alienware M17 R5 17.3-inch RTX 3060 gaming laptop | $1,649.99 $1,399.99 at Dell
Save $250 - The Alienware M17 R5 dropped down to $1,399.99, offering up an RTX 3060 / Ryzen 7 6800H configuration for $250 off. That was a smaller discount in the grand scheme of things, but you were getting a premium 17.3-inch display with a 165Hz refresh rate, 16GB RAM, and a 512GB SSD for a solid rate here.

Alienware M17 R5 17.3-inch RTX 3060 gaming laptop | $1,649.99 $1,399.99 at Dell
Save $250 - The Alienware M17 R5 dropped down to $1,399.99, offering up an RTX 3060 / Ryzen 7 6800H configuration for $250 off. That was a smaller discount in the grand scheme of things, but you were getting a premium 17.3-inch display with a 165Hz refresh rate, 16GB RAM, and a 512GB SSD for a solid rate here.

Last year's best Black Friday Alienware deals in the UK

Alienware AW2521HF 24.5-inch gaming monitor | £319 £238.99 at Dell
Save £80 - Dell was offering an £80 discount on the Alienware AW2521HF monitor in its own Black Friday deals. That meant you were picking up a 240Hz panel for just £239 - excellent value.

Alienware AW2521HF 24.5-inch gaming monitor | £319 £238.99 at Dell
Save £80 - Dell was offering an £80 discount on the Alienware AW2521HF monitor in its own Black Friday deals. That meant you were picking up a 240Hz panel for just £239 - excellent value.

Alienware 38 AW3821DW curved gaming monitor | £1,299 £799 at Dell
Save £500 - This was the first time we'd seen the Alienware 38 drop below £1,000 which meant this £500 discount was working particularly hard for you last year. You'd find the 144Hz display up for just £799 - perfect if you're looking to invest in a monster of a screen.
 

Alienware 38 AW3821DW curved gaming monitor | £1,299 £799 at Dell
Save £500 - This was the first time we'd seen the Alienware 38 drop below £1,000 which meant this £500 discount was working particularly hard for you last year. You'd find the 144Hz display up for just £799 - perfect if you're looking to invest in a monster of a screen.
 

Alienware x14 14-inch RTX 3050 gaming laptop | £1,549 £1,359 at Dell
Save £190 - The Alienware x14 is a luxurious machine, but it does keep its internals fairly small to avoid the price heights of more high-end models. With an additional £190 off the final price you were picking up a supremely slimline machine here, with an i5-12500H processor, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, and RTX 3050 GPU.

Alienware x14 14-inch RTX 3050 gaming laptop | £1,549 £1,359 at Dell
Save £190 - The Alienware x14 is a luxurious machine, but it does keep its internals fairly small to avoid the price heights of more high-end models. With an additional £190 off the final price you were picking up a supremely slimline machine here, with an i5-12500H processor, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, and RTX 3050 GPU.

Alienware M15 R7 RTX 3060 gaming laptop | £1,699 £1,479 at Dell
Save £220 - With £220 off the final price, you were getting a solid rate on a high-end machine packing an RTX 3060 GPU and i7-12700H processor here. The 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD go to show you're not sacrificing other components to reach such a low price, as does the 165Hz refresh rate on the display.

Alienware M15 R7 RTX 3060 gaming laptop | £1,699 £1,479 at Dell
Save £220 - With £220 off the final price, you were getting a solid rate on a high-end machine packing an RTX 3060 GPU and i7-12700H processor here. The 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD go to show you're not sacrificing other components to reach such a low price, as does the 165Hz refresh rate on the display.

Alienware M15 R7 15.6-inch RTX 3060 gaming laptop | £1,799 £1,438 at Dell
Save £360 - The Alienware M15 R7 is Dell's latest M-Series release, which meant you were getting a particularly luxurious chassis for your cash here. Packing a Ryzen 7 6800H CPU, RTX 3060 graphics card, 16GB RAM, and 512GB SSD there was some solid value at over £350 off.

Alienware M15 R7 15.6-inch RTX 3060 gaming laptop | £1,799 £1,438 at Dell
Save £360 - The Alienware M15 R7 is Dell's latest M-Series release, which meant you were getting a particularly luxurious chassis for your cash here. Packing a Ryzen 7 6800H CPU, RTX 3060 graphics card, 16GB RAM, and 512GB SSD there was some solid value at over £350 off.

Alienware Aurora R13 RTX 3060 gaming PC | £1,979.01 £1,579.01 at Dell
Save £400 - With £400 off the final price, you were spending just a hair under £1,600 for a stacked RTX 3060 rig. With an i7-12700KF processor at the helm, this is a speedy machine, supported by 16GB RAM and a 512GB SSD.

Alienware Aurora R13 RTX 3060 gaming PC | £1,979.01 £1,579.01 at Dell
Save £400 - With £400 off the final price, you were spending just a hair under £1,600 for a stacked RTX 3060 rig. With an i7-12700KF processor at the helm, this is a speedy machine, supported by 16GB RAM and a 512GB SSD.

Alienware x14 RTX 3060 gaming laptop | £1,849 £1,529 at Dell
Save £320 - This is a premium Alienware machine, but the x14 generally pits its specs at a lower position. That meant you were getting the top-end of the component spectrum on this slimline package here, with an RTX 3060 GPU and i7-12700H processor at the helm, as well as 16GB RAM and a 512GB SSD.

Alienware x14 RTX 3060 gaming laptop | £1,849 £1,529 at Dell
Save £320 - This is a premium Alienware machine, but the x14 generally pits its specs at a lower position. That meant you were getting the top-end of the component spectrum on this slimline package here, with an RTX 3060 GPU and i7-12700H processor at the helm, as well as 16GB RAM and a 512GB SSD.

Alienware M17 R5 17.3-inch RTX 3060 gaming laptop | £1,899 £1,519 at Dell
Save £380 - The M17 is Dell's larger 17.3-inch device, which usually carries an additional premium in itself. Last year's Black Friday Alienware deals could save you a whopping £380 on this Ryzen 7 6800H configuration, though, dropping the RTX 3060 model down to £1,519.

Alienware M17 R5 17.3-inch RTX 3060 gaming laptop | £1,899 £1,519 at Dell
Save £380 - The M17 is Dell's larger 17.3-inch device, which usually carries an additional premium in itself. Last year's Black Friday Alienware deals could save you a whopping £380 on this Ryzen 7 6800H configuration, though, dropping the RTX 3060 model down to £1,519.

We're also expecting to see plenty more Black Friday gaming headset deals, but if you're after more setup accessories, we'd recommend checking out everything we want to see in 2022's Black Friday gaming chair deals.

Tabitha Baker
Managing Editor - Hardware

Managing Editor of Hardware at GamesRadar+, I originally landed in hardware at our sister site TechRadar before moving over to GamesRadar. In between, I've written for Tom’s Guide, Wireframe, The Indie Game Website and That Video Game Blog, covering everything from the PS5 launch to the Apple Pencil. Now, i'm focused on Nintendo Switch, gaming laptops (and the keyboards and mice that come with them), and tracking everything that suggests VR is about to take over our lives.