Overview
- Dell’s Holiday sale takes up to $750 off Area-51 16-inch and 18-inch laptops, with the base 16-inch at $2,199.99 and the base 18-inch at $2,749.99.
- Area-51 configurations feature Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPUs, NVIDIA RTX 50-series GPUs up to RTX 5090, QHD+ displays up to 300Hz, and memory ceilings of 32GB (16-inch) or 64GB (18-inch).
- Alienware lists a Total Performance Power of up to 280W for the Area-51 18, signaling higher sustained performance targets.
- Best Buy cuts the Alienware 16 Aurora to $1,149 after a $350 discount, with an RTX 5060, Intel Core 7 240H, 32GB DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB SSD.
- Tom’s Guide reports strong real-world results on a closely related Aurora 16X with RTX 5060, indicating solid gaming performance for similar configurations.