NVIDIA kind of kick-started CES 2025 with the announcement of the GeForce RTX 50 series graphics. So naturally we’re seeing a flow of PCs making use of the new hardware. Part of the new wave of hardware is the Alienware Area-51, which is a name that hasn’t been making the rounds much in recent times. But Dell is bringing the name back in the form of both desktops and laptops.
Though in a sense, one can argue that the laptops never really left. After all, the new Alienware Area-51 laptops have mostly kept the familiar look from 2019. What is new though, is the glass panel at the bottom, showing of a bit of the laptops’ cooling system, itself new and improved to move more air while making less noise.
As it would need to since as mentioned, the Alienware Area-51 laptops are packed with up to ain Intel CCore Ultra 9 275HX CPU, as well as the aforementioned new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 series GPU, though which ones specifically were not mentioned. When decked out, the laptops can pack up to 64GB of DDR5 RAM and up to 2TB of PCIe 5 SSD. They are powered by a 96 Whr battery
Worth noting at this point that the Alienware Area-51 laptops come in 16- and 18-inch varieties. Size and weight aside, the only real difference between the two is the screen’s refresh rate. Both come in QHD+ (2,560 x 1,600) resolution, the smaller model has a refresh rate of up to 240Hz, while the larger one goes all the way up to 300Hz.
Moving on to the desktop representative of the Alienware Area-51 line, we3 have a 80l tower that now uses “industry standard components” where the line previously sprinkled in proprietary bits. Probably the most obvious sign of this is just the way it looks, compared to what came before.
Stuck onto the now standard ATX motherboard of the Alienware Area-51 are up to 64GB of DDR5 memory, up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K CPU, and once again unspecified “next-gen” GeForce GPUs by NVIDIA. Storage options is where things get a bit weird, as you can either have2TB of PCIe 5 SSD, or 4TB of PCIe 4 SSD. There’s also the option to get a second 4TB PCIe 4 drive.
Despite the showcase, Dell did not include pricing and availability details of the Alienware Area-51 line. Locally, Dell simply says that “pricing and availability date of all Alienware models will be reflected in dell.com.my when available”.
For what it’s worth, The Verge reports that the desktops will first get the higher end configurations release within Q1 for US$4,499 (~RM20,257). It’s a similar story with the laptops, as the pricier configs will release by the end of Q1 starting from US$3,199 (~RM14,404), with entry-level configs coming later with a starting price of US$1,999 (~RM5,399).
