Alienware Area-51 gaming laptops are engineered for maximum power, packed with innovation, and encased in otherworldly design.
By fusing an advanced thermal strategy, increasing airflow, and elevating power with Intel® Core™ Ultra HX processors and
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 50 Series Laptop GPUs, we're bringing alien-class performance to the most passionate gamers.
Total Performance Power Breakdown
Up to 280W — Total Performance Power is the combined maximum of TGP and TDP, enhancing overall performance across all you do.
Up to 175W — Total Graphics Power means higher GPU performance with more realistic gameplay.
Up to 105W — CPU Thermal Design Power means full power devoted towards processing tasks in real-time.
Game Changing Graphics
Step into the future of gaming and creation with NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 50 Series Laptop GPUs, powered by NVIDIA Blackwell and AI. Designed to push boundaries, the RTX 50 Series with NVIDIA Max-Q technology delivers optimized battery life and performance along with jaw-dropping graphics fidelity—perfect for those who demand the extraordinary on the go.
Performance Driven Thermals
Marathon gaming requires absolute power. Our advanced cooling technology, Alienware Cryo-tech™, is designed to maintain system stability even during the most demanding sessions.
Quad Fans
Helps increase total airflow and pressurizes the chassis, keeping even the most aggressive hotspots properly cooled.
More Copper, Less Heat
With up to 48% more copper in weight than our previous 18" laptops and a vapor chamber that is 4x larger, the Alienware 18 Area-51 dynamically balances heat across up to 7 heat pipes—making it our most performance-forward 18" laptop to date.
Element 31 Thermal Interface
Encapsulated gallium-silicone across the CPU dissipates heat fast, allowing you to take on marathon gaming sessions with ease.
Alienware Care Next Business Day Onsite Service, 12 Month(s)
Accidental Damage
None
Keyboard
English US keyboard with per-key AlienFX RGB lighting
Left Side Ports
1 Global headset jack
Rear Ports
2 USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), 1 USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), 2 Thunderbolt 4 ports (for NVIDIA RTX 5070 and below), 2 Thunderbolt 5 ports (for NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti and above), 1 HDMI 2.1
Slots
1 SD-card slot
Dimensions
Height (max): 1.12 in. (28.50 mm), Height (front): 0.85 in. (21.60 mm), Width: 14.37 in. (365.00 mm), Depth: 11.41 in. (290.00 mm)
Weight
Laptop: 7.49 lb (3.40 kg), 360W power adapter: 2.20 lb (1.00 kg)
Touchpad
Multi-touch gesture Premium Precision glass non-RGB touchpad with integrated scrolling (RGB LED AlienFX lighting touchpad on configurations with RTX 5070 Ti and higher)
Camera
2MP FHD IR (1920 x 1080) with dual-array mics & Windows Hello 8MP UHD HDR IR (3840 x 2160) with dual-array mics & Windows Hello
AlienFX Lighting Zones programmable with up to 16.8 million colors
Color Options
Liquid Teal
Customized Features
Alienware Command Center, AlienFX Lighting Technology, Game Library with auto-tune game profiles, Fusion (Overclock, Thermal, Power, Audio, Audio Recon)
Wireless
Intel® Killer Wi-Fi 7 BE1750 (2x2 320Hz) MIMO 802.11be + Bluetooth 5.4