On the CPU side, Dell is refreshing the lineup with Intel's just-announced Core Ultra 200HX Plus (Arrow Lake Refresh) mobile parts. The new options include the 24-core Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus and the 20-core Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus.

TL;DR: Alienware unveiled new flagship Area-51 18- and 16-inch gaming laptops featuring Intel Core Ultra 200HX processors, NVIDIA RTX 50-series GPUs, advanced cryo-chamber cooling, and high-refresh OLED displays with up to 620 nits brightness. The 16X ...

At CES 2026, Alienware announced a complete refresh of its gaming laptop lineup. The company brought back the Area-51 name with 16-inch and 18-inch models and introduced the Alienware 16X Aurora, a thinner and lighter gaming laptop. All three models run on ...

The Alienware Area-51 16 is Dell's highest-end 16" gaming laptop. Much like every gaming laptop on the market, prices have gone up in 2026 due to the increased demand for RTX 50 series GPUs and DDR5 RAM, but fortunately there's still a reliable way to get a good deal if you know where to look.

For 2025, Alienware revived its iconic Area-51 name and gave it an all-new design and flagship components. (Sam Rutherford for Engadget) Alienware is at its best when it makes no-holds-barred gaming machines that are big on style and performance.

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This $4,450 config is equipped with an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU, GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card, 32GB of DDR5-6400MHz RAM, and a 1TB SSD. Additional system details include a 360mm all-in-one liquid cooling system for the CPU and a massive 1,500W 80Plus Platinum power supply that allows plenty of headroom for future upgrades.

Dell’s Alienware family was an original trailblazer for the modern gaming computer—and their new 18-inch Area-51 laptop proves they’re still a leader in this market. The mighty Alienware 18 Area-51 Gaming Laptop is every bit as sleek and futuristic ...