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Alienware 18 Area-51 Gaming Laptop
Deal score 6.2 · Great deal
$4,729.00$7,049.00 Best Buy's regular price
You save $2,320.00 at Best Buy
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Why it's a great deal
- Best Buy lists its regular price at $7,049.00: 33% off by its own figures
- Rated 4.9 out of 5 by 113 buyers
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- WootNew
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$2,449.99Observed at 1:47 PM - DellNew
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$4,369.99Observed at 9:43 AM - Best BuyNew
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$4,729.00Observed at 5:58 PM - Dell Home & Home OfficeNew
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$5,099.99Free shippingObserved at 5:58 PM - eBayPre-owned
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$5,890.14Observed Nov 7, 2026, 1:26 PM - eBayNew
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$2,800.00Observed at 9:43 AM - Micro CenterNew
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$2,999.99Observed at 9:43 AM - ItsWorthMoreRefurbished
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From Woot
- Alienware's flagship 18-inch gaming laptop
- Intel Core Ultra 9-275HX processor with CPU, built-in GPU and NPU for AI acceleration
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU powered by NVIDIA Blackwell and AI
- Cryo-Chamber structure at the bottom focuses air to core components
- Advanced thermal strategy with increased airflow and higher power limits
- Fluid contours and soft surfaces for comfortable gameplay
- Sizes
- 18.0 WQXGA
- Guarantee
- 1 Year Onsite Service; Dell comes to your home, office or location of choice if an issue covered by the Limited Hardware Warranty cannot be resolved remotely.
- Shipping
- Standard shipping estimated delivery Nov 6 - Nov 8; free Standard shipping for Prime members; not valid for international shipping addresses.
- Packs
- Quantity limit 5 per customer
Specs
- OS Version
- Windows 11 Home
- Main Storage
- 2 TB SSD
- Storage Type
- SSD
- Storage Interface
- M.2, Gen5 PCIe NVMe
- Battery Life
- 80 minutes (in a light gaming test)
- Battery Capacity
- 96 Whr
- Battery Type
- 6-Cell Battery
- Wireless Communications
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.4
- Network Interface
- RJ45 Ethernet port, 5GbE
- Processor Brand
- Intel
About the Alienware 18 Area-51 Gaming Laptop
The Alienware 18 Area-51 is Alienware's flagship 18-inch gaming laptop, built around an Intel Core Ultra 9-275HX (24 cores, up to 5.4GHz) and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU with 16GB of GDDR7 memory. It pairs a 16:10 WQXGA display with 2TB of Gen5 PCIe NVMe storage, 5GbE Ethernet, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.4, and a 96Whr battery. Cooling uses Alienware's Cryo-Chamber bottom intake and a higher-airflow thermal strategy with raised power limits. It sits at the low end of its recent price range, and its size and short battery life make it a plugged-in desktop replacement rather than a portable machine.
Best forGamers who want a desktop-replacement 18-inch screenBuyers who want RTX 5070 power with 16GB of VRAMPlayers who need fast 5GbE wired networkingUsers running local AI workloads on the NPU and GPU
Pros
- Large 18-inch WQXGA 16:10 display
- 24-core Core Ultra 9-275HX with 5.4GHz turbo
- RTX 5070 with 16GB GDDR7 graphics memory
- 2TB Gen5 PCIe NVMe SSD
- 5GbE Ethernet plus Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.4
