Area-51 was one of the first gaming PCs I coveted in the late 90s, and it's making a return with the latest performance hardware from Intel and NVIDIA. But a couple of design choices leave me scratching my head.

Alienware is bringing back the gaming brand that made it a household name among gamers in the 1990s and early 2000s with the relaunch of the Area 51 gaming PC and Area 51 gaming laptops at CES 2025. The resurrected line was last seen with the Alienware Area 51m gaming laptop,

At CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Alienware has announced a new series of Area 51 desktops and laptops, designed to bring Alienware back to the forefront of gaming PCs.

It's not a giant alien head, but the 80L desktop is roomy and ready for top performance -- now and down the road -- while the laptop designs are inspired by the Northern Lights.

While parent company Dell is doing a big rebrand of its entire PC portfolio, at CES 2025 Alienware is sort of returning to its roots by bringing back the classic Area-51 name back for its new flagship laptop line.

Alienware's Area-51 gaming laptops have been absent for the shelves for years now, with the most recent Area-51 MR2 only ever seeing an RTX 20-Series graphics card. The brand is bringing the beast back to town this year,

Today at CES 2025, Dell announced that they’re bringing back the iconic Alienware Area-51 gaming laptops, which were known for their desktop-level CPUs and easy access for upgrades. This time, they come armed with the latest hardware as well as a new thermal architecture for better internal cooling.