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Alienware 15 (DA15260)
The Intel-based Alienware 15 (DA15260) is Dell's entry gaming laptop with a 15.3-inch 1920x1200 165Hz screen and a 54Wh battery. Other options include the Core 7 240H and RTX 5050 or RTX 5060 graphics; specs here are for the base Core 5 210H, RTX 4050, 16GB and 512GB model, from $1,349.
Pros
- 15.3-inch 16:10 WUXGA (1920x1200) display with 165Hz refresh rate
- Intel Core 5 210H with 8 cores, up to 4.8GHz, paired with an RTX 4050 6GB GDDR6 GPU
- Wired and USB-C options: Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI 2.1 and a USB-C port with DisplayPort 1.4a and Power Delivery up to 100W
- Configurable up to Core 7 240H, RTX 5060, 32GB RAM and 1TB SSD
- Starts at $1,349, below most Alienware gaming laptops
Cons
- Display is rated at 300 nits with about 62.5% sRGB coverage
- Base configuration uses an older RTX 4050 rather than an RTX 50-series GPU
- Wi-Fi 6 (MediaTek MT7920) rather than Wi-Fi 7, and only 16GB of single-module RAM
- About 2.2kg and 54Wh battery in the base configuration, and no independent battery or benchmark results were found
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the Intel Core 5 210H, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Alienware 15 (DA15260)
Display
- Screen size
- 15.3 ″
- Panel type
- IPS (non-touch)
- Resolution
- 1920x1200
- Refresh rate
- 165 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 300 nits
Performance
- Processor
- Intel Core 5 210H
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop (6GB GDDR6)
- RAM
- 16 GB
- RAM type
- DDR5-5600
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Storage type
- PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD
Benchmarks
- 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (GPU)
- 8,204Bottom 7%
Battery
- Capacity
- 54 Wh
Design
- Weight
- 2.2 kg
- Thickness
- 23 mm
Connectivity
- Ports
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (5Gbps), 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (10Gbps, DisplayPort 1.4a, Power Delivery up to 100W), 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C, HDMI 2.1, RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet, universal audio jack
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6 (MediaTek MT7920)
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
- Webcam
- 720p
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Home
Quick answers
Is the Alienware 15 (DA15260) good in 2026?
The Alienware 15 (DA15260) earns an Inno Score of 43.5/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The Intel-based Alienware 15 (DA15260) is Dell's entry gaming laptop with a 15.3-inch 1920x1200 165Hz screen and a 54Wh battery. Other options include the Core 7 240H and RTX 5050 or RTX 5060 graphics; specs here are for the base Core 5 210H, RTX 4050, 16GB and 512GB model, from $1,349.
What are the key specs of the Alienware 15 (DA15260)?
Processor: Intel Core 5 210H · RAM: 16 GB · Screen size: 15.3 ″ · Weight: 2.2 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the Alienware 15 (DA15260)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Acer Aspire 16 AI (A16-11M), Acer Nitro V 15, Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 (Intel) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
