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Unlike last year’s M16 R2, which trimmed down the protruding butt found on many Alienware laptops, the Area-51 has a full-on dump truck for a rear. And this protrusion, where all its ports are located,

Alienware unveils its new Area-51 gaming laptops in 18-inch and 16-inch form: up to Core Ultra 9 275HX, up to GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU.

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.

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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.

Alienware's most powerful classic laptop returns to our planet, this time with a whole new look and the latest silicon from Intel and Nvidia.

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.