Alienware laptop $500

Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition (RTX 3080): was $2,869, now $2,155 at Dell
This powerful configuration of Alienwares Aurora R12 features an AMD Ryzen 9 5900 CPU, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 GPU with 10GB video memory, 16GB DDR4 XMP RAM and a 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD.

Alienware m15 R4: was $3,049, now $1,861 at Dell
This configuration of the Alienware m15 R4 packs a 10th Gen Intel Core i9-10980HK CPU, an RTX 3070 GPU with 8GB of GDDR6 video memory, 32GB of DDR4 RAM and a 1TB M.2 SSD. It uses a 15.6-inch FHD panel with 144 Hz refresh rate and Nvidia G-Sync support.

Alienware m15 R6 (Core i7, 32GB, 2TB): was $2,859, now $2,253 at Dell
This more advanced 15 inch laptop config comes with an 11th Gen Core i7-11800H and a RTX 3080. It also sports a 360Hz 1080p screen, a 2TB SSD and 32GB of RAM.

Dell XPS 15 (Core i9, RTX 3050 Ti):was $2,349, now $2,028 at Dell
This XPS 15 configuration is equipped with a Core i9-11900H CPU, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti GPU, 16GB RAM and a spacious 1TB NVMe SSD. The laptop's other traits include a 1080p 500-nit display and Killer Wi-Fi 6 connectivity.

Dell XPS 15 (Core i7, RTX 3050):was $1,899, now $1,126 at Dell
The XPS 15 arrives with a Core i7-11800H CPU, GeForce RTX 3050, 16GB RAM and a 512GB NVMe SSD. The laptop flaunts a 15.6-inch InfinityEdge display with 100% Adobe RGB color.

Dell XPS 17 (Core i7, RTX 3050):was $2,099, now $1,861 Dell
The XPS 17 features the exact hardware as the XPS 15, but comes equipped with a bigger 17-inch full HD display with a maximum brightness of 500 nits.

Dell XPS Desktop Special Edition (Core i7, RTX 3070): was $2,559, now $2,077 at Dell
If you can spring for a fully-loaded XPS desktop, this is the one to get. Alongside the RTX 3070 GPU, you get an Intel Core i7-11700 CPU, 32GB RAM, and 2TB of storage (1TB NVMe SSD + 1TB HDD).