The Alienware Area-51 namesake is one I’ve known since I was a young gamer. Ever since my early years playing the Myst series and Fury 3 on my father’s computer, the importance of understanding the ...

In a nutshell: Alienware is kicking off the new year by reviving one of its most iconic gaming desktops, the mighty Area-51, as its new flagship. The brand had been available since 1998 before Dell ...

The Alienware Area-51 desktop PC, a line of high-end gaming rigs dating back to 1998, has returned after several years out of the game. The company announced the new model at CES 2025, describing the ...

Twenty-five years ago, Alienware was basically synonymous with “gaming PCs.” It was really the only company that was making high-end gaming PCs and basically created the kind of RGB-heavy aesthetic ...

The rejuvenated Alienware Area-51 laptop lineup includes a window to its internals. The Area-51 desktop is extra big to accept Nvidia's GPUs. Reading time 3 minutes Like the government black site ...

Announced at CES 2025, Alienware is reintroducing the iconic Area-51 back into the family, reanimated in desktop and laptop forms. Deep lore underpins Area-51, dating back to 1998. While the design, ...

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You can pretty much count on Alienware to drop new products en masse at almost every Consumer Electronics Show (CES) each year. For 2025's showcase, the gaming hardware company announced its new ...

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. I still remember the ...

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Alienware’s 16X Aurora and Area-51 laptops won a Best of CES 2026 Award for adding beautiful OLED displays to the line. These computers have Intel Core Ultra 200HX chips and up to RTX 5090 graphics.