Dell Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX 18″ Inch QHD+ 300Hz DCI-P3 500 nit 32GB DDR5 RAM 6400MT/s, 2TB SSD M.2 PCIe NVIDIA RTX 5080 16GB vRAM GDDR7 US-English K/B with per-key AlienFX RGB lighting Win 11 Home 1 Year Warranty

Product Overview

Unapologetic power: Area-51 was intentionally designed to reach new performance horizons by enabling higher graphics and processor power limits. This Total Performance Power (TPP) can reach up to 280W in our Alienware 18 Area-51. With more power provided to the silicon components, gamers can run their games on the highest settings, making this our most powerful 18″ gaming laptop yet.

Performance: With the Intel Ultra 9 275HX and RTX 5080 16 GB, this is a desktop-class gaming laptop capable of handling ultra settings in modern AAA titles and heavy workloads like video editing or 3D rendering.

Display & Visuals: The 18″ QHD+ 300 Hz screen is excellent for fast-paced gaming and provides rich colors thanks to full DCI-P3 coverage. G-SYNC and Advanced Optimus help reduce tearing and optimize battery usage.

Build & Features: Alienware’s signature RGB lighting, robust cooling (Cryo-Tech fans/heat pipes), and premium chassis design are all part of this model.

Introducing the Cryo-Chamber: Developed by our engineers, Area-51’s new Cryo-Chamber structure, located at the bottom of the laptop, focuses air to the core components where it matters the most. The Cryo-Chamber props up the laptop and introduces a much larger air intake, promoting increased airflow, and features a clear Gorilla Glass panel available on configurations with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti or higher, providing a view of the AlienFX fans. This structure, combined with more copper and bigger fans than ever before, enable a higher power ceiling, up to 280W TPP, without raising acoustics.

Storage that keeps up: Area-51 is the first Alienware laptop to support up to Gen 5 SSD storage which is capable of improving read speeds by up to 84% and write speeds by up to 75% over the average performance of various Gen 4 SSDs. Bringing you the latest in storage and performance to run games and work faster than ever before.

Multitasking for Gamers and Creators: With two SO-DIMM slots designated for DDR5 system memory, Area-51 laptops can support up to 64GB of memory. This amount exceeds the needs of a majority of popular games but can assist gamers who create where multiple applications may need to be ran at the same time such as video editing, streaming, and playing large scale games simultaneously.

General Specifications

• Display: 18″ WQXGA (2560×1600) IPS panel, 300 Hz refresh rate, 500 nit brightness, 100 % DCI-P3 color, NVIDIA G-SYNC + Advanced Optimus.
• CPU: Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (24 cores, up to ~5.4 GHz).
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU with 16 GB GDDR7 video memory.
• Memory: 32 GB (2×16 GB) DDR5-6400 MT/s.
• Storage: 2 TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD.
• Keyboard: US-English with per-key AlienFX RGB lighting.
• OS: Windows 11 Home.
• Connectivity & Extras: Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, high-speed ports (Thunderbolt, HDMI 2.1, Ethernet), FHD webcam.