Alienware Area-51 18" Area-51 Liquid Teal
Combining an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX with an NVIDIA RTX 5080 and 16GB of GDDR7 VRAM, this 18-inch laptop delivers 4K gaming and content creation power backed by a quad-fan vapor chamber cooling system. Its 500-nit, 300Hz QHD+ display with 100% DCI-P3 coverage and the zero-hinge Liquid Teal chassis with a multi-touch RGB glass touchpad merge high-end performance with a distinctive, durable build. This machine is best for competitive gamers and video editors who need a desktop-replacement with Thunderbolt 5 connectivity and a full-size SD slot.
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
RAM 64 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 18"
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 3.4 kg
56 Overall Score
Price CA$0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong ram (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong cpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong storage (95th percentile) 95th
Cons
- Below average portability (1st percentile)
- Below average reliability (3rd percentile)
- Below average social proof (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 18" |
| Refresh Rate | 300 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | 5GbE Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 3.4 kg / 7.5 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Alienware Area-51 18" Area-51 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 18" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 5 | 1.6 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | - | 71 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alienware Area-51 18" Area-51 | 96.3 | 91.8 | 98.1 | 98.7 | 79.5 | 1 | 94.6 | 3.4 | 32.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.5 | 84.8 | 96.4 | 78 | 99.2 | 68.1 | 98.7 | 97 | 88.8 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 89 | 91.8 | 92.4 | 91.3 | 96.1 | 73.5 | 90.1 | 59.5 | 97.9 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.3 | 92.7 | 98.8 | 99.8 | 95.3 | 6.3 | 97.6 | 79.9 | 87.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.3 | 86.7 | 91.3 | 91.3 | 96.1 | 72.2 | 68.6 | 32.3 | 97 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.1 | 62.6 | 81.7 | 81.4 | 91.3 | 96.2 | 73.2 | 59.5 | 87.4 |
Usage Scores
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