No. 1582Independent rewrite deskUpdated September 5, 2026

Financial News
& Market Press Releases

EARNINGSKNOT Offshore Partners adds Hilda Knutsen and refinances $225 million as shuttle tanker supply falls short of demandSep 5GOOGLFairphone Gen 6+ arrives in the US at $650, betting repairability beats the upgrade cycleSep 5NVDAWoot puts refurbished Alienware Aurora 16 within reach at $927Sep 5NVDANvidia's Hugging Face acquisition plan sends Huang's net worth toward $200 billionSep 5DEALSHow the Los Angeles Rams engineered cap room to bring Aaron Donald backSep 4$BTCBlackRock's IBIT hits $70 billion as Fink's Bitcoin view completes its arcSep 4MACROL3Harris Technologies awarded $139 million Navy contract for submarine mastsSep 4REGULATORYCBS Mornings adds Norah O'Donnell as Paramount's $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery deal faces antitrust trialSep 4$BTCSurprise nonfarm payrolls print sends Bitcoin back below $80,000Sep 4CRYPTOZcash crosses $1,000 as Grayscale ZCSH inflows ramp and miners crowd the networkSep 4EARNINGSKNOT Offshore Partners adds Hilda Knutsen and refinances $225 million as shuttle tanker supply falls short of demandSep 5GOOGLFairphone Gen 6+ arrives in the US at $650, betting repairability beats the upgrade cycleSep 5NVDAWoot puts refurbished Alienware Aurora 16 within reach at $927Sep 5NVDANvidia's Hugging Face acquisition plan sends Huang's net worth toward $200 billionSep 5DEALSHow the Los Angeles Rams engineered cap room to bring Aaron Donald backSep 4$BTCBlackRock's IBIT hits $70 billion as Fink's Bitcoin view completes its arcSep 4MACROL3Harris Technologies awarded $139 million Navy contract for submarine mastsSep 4REGULATORYCBS Mornings adds Norah O'Donnell as Paramount's $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery deal faces antitrust trialSep 4$BTCSurprise nonfarm payrolls print sends Bitcoin back below $80,000Sep 4CRYPTOZcash crosses $1,000 as Grayscale ZCSH inflows ramp and miners crowd the networkSep 4

NewsDeals · NVDA

Woot puts refurbished Alienware Aurora 16 within reach at $927

A refurbished Alienware 16 Aurora gaming laptop with Nvidia's RTX 5050 is available at Woot for $927 with the checkout code WOOTALIEN for new customers, against a retail price of $1,099.99 at Alienware's site. Returning Woot shoppers pay $1,029. The unit carries a one-year Alienware warranty, and Woot describes the condition as "as close to new as you can get without technically being 'new.'"

By Desmond ChoiNewsroomSeptember 5, 20262 min readNVDA

A refurbished Alienware 16 Aurora gaming laptop with an Nvidia RTX 5050 is available at Woot for $927 using checkout code WOOTALIEN for new customers, versus $1,099.99 at Alienware's site.
Returning Woot shoppers pay $1,029, and the unit includes a one-year Alienware warranty.
The Aurora features a 16-inch 1600p 120Hz display, an Intel Core 7 240H processor, 16GB of DDR5 5,600MHz RAM (8GB x2), and a 512GB SSD.
The RTX 5050 requires quality preset adjustments to perform well at the native 1600p resolution, as max settings across most titles is outside its range.
The laptop has two M.2 slots for storage expansion and SO-DIMM memory that can be upgraded to 16GB x2, topping out at 32GB total RAM.

What the spec sheet says

The Aurora ships with a 16-inch 1600p 120Hz display, Intel's Core 7 240H processor, 16GB of DDR5 RAM in a dual-channel 8GB-by-two arrangement running at 5,600MHz, and a 512GB SSD. Gaming laptop deals have not been what they used to be, and most RTX 5060 configurations now run well above $1,200. Against that backdrop, the RTX 5050 here represents the step down in GPU class that brings the sub-$1,000 price within reach.

The 5050 will require quality preset adjustments to hold up at the machine's native 1600p resolution; max settings across most titles is outside its range there. With some tuning, it should return respectable frame rates and visual fidelity. The Core 7 240H and the 16-inch 1600p 120Hz panel are capable hardware for the category, and together they land in a price range that current RTX 5060 machines do not reach.

The one-year Alienware warranty is the factor that changes the calculus on a refurb buy. A used machine without manufacturer coverage carries condition risk that a warranted unit does not. Woot carries the condition claim; Dell's name backs the warranty term.

Room to scale

Two M.2 slots give the Aurora room to expand past the 512GB SSD shipped with the unit. The SO-DIMM configuration starts at 8GB-by-two DDR5 5,600MHz and steps up to 16GB-by-two, with the machine topping out at 32GB total RAM. A buyer is not locked into the shipped configuration on either storage or memory, and both upgrade paths are straightforward given the slot availability. Dell maintains a comprehensive spec sheet within its support site for anyone who wants to verify configurations before committing. The deal requires WOOTALIEN at checkout.

More from the Newsroom

All stories →

01Deals · GOOGL

Fairphone Gen 6+ arrives in the US at $650, betting repairability beats the upgrade cycle

Fairphone, the Dutch smartphone maker, has entered the US market with the Gen 6+, priced at $650 and built around a repairability-first design that runs against how most of the industry assembles a phone. CTO Chandler Hatton said the…

Miles Broadbent2 min read

02Deals · NVDA

Nvidia's Hugging Face acquisition plan sends Huang's net worth toward $200 billion

Hugging Face became the stated acquisition target for Nvidia (NVDA) on Friday, lifting shares 1% and adding a few billion dollars to Jensen Huang's estimated net worth, which is now approac

Talia Greenwood2 min read

03Deals

How the Los Angeles Rams engineered cap room to bring Aaron Donald back

The Los Angeles Rams returned Aaron Donald to their roster on a one-year, $20 million deal this week despite carrying major new obligations for Matthew Stafford, Trent McDuffie, Myles Garrett, and Jaylen Watson. Sports agent Leigh…

Talia Greenwood2 min read

Frequently asked

How much does the refurbished Alienware 16 Aurora cost at Woot?

New customers pay $927 with checkout code WOOTALIEN, while returning Woot shoppers pay $1,029, compared to a $1,099.99 retail price at Alienware's site.

What code do I need to get the deal price?

You must enter the checkout code WOOTALIEN, which applies for new customers.

Does the refurbished laptop come with a warranty?

Yes, the unit carries a one-year Alienware warranty backed by Dell, which reduces the condition risk of a refurbished purchase.

Can the laptop's storage and memory be upgraded?

Yes, two M.2 slots allow storage expansion beyond the 512GB SSD, and the RAM can be upgraded from 8GB x2 up to 16GB x2, for a maximum of 32GB total.

How does the RTX 5050 perform at the display's native resolution?

The RTX 5050 requires quality preset adjustments to hold up at the native 1600p resolution, but with tuning it should return respectable frame rates and visual fidelity.