Alienware’s most powerful Area-51 gaming laptop configs with RTX 50-series GPUs are now up to $750 off

$750 off/$2,200

As part of its ongoing Holiday sale, Dell is offering some sweet deals on its Alienware Area-51 gaming laptops, and you’ll find both its 16-inch and 18-inch models currently discounted with up to a whopping $750 in savings. The base variant of the 16-inch model with Intel’s Core Ultra 9 275HX processor and an NVIDIA RTX 5070 GPU is now $550 off at $2,199.99 shipped. The base variant of the 18-inch model, on the other hand, with the same processor and GPU combo is currently going for $2,749.99 shipped, with a $200 discount on its usual going rate. You’ll find other configs of these notebooks discounted right now as well with up to $750 off. Head below for more details.

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The Area-51 series has some of the most powerful laptops in Alienware’s lineup, and both the 16-inch and 18-inch models on sale today come equipped with QHD+ displays offering refresh rates of up to 300Hz. You get Intel’s Core Ultra 9 275HX processor regardless of the variant you pick, with GPU options reaching up to an RTX 5090. The 16-inch model supports up to 32GB of RAM, while the larger 18-inch variant can be configured with up to 64GB. These new Area-51 notebooks have a redesigned chassis with a sleek, modern look, complete with a quad-speaker setup with built-in woofers, customizable AlienFX lighting, and more.

Folks looking for something a bit more affordable can consider Lenovo’s Legion 5 RTX 5060 notebook down at $1,050. This one sports a 15-inch 165Hz OLED panel and is down from its usual price of $1,550. And if you’d rather get your hands on a gaming handheld, the new Xbox ROG Ally is now available for $535 in open-box “Excellent” condition from Best Buy.

Alienware Area-51 gaming laptop features:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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, RTX 50 Series with NVIDIA Max-Q delivers optimized battery life and performance and jaw-dropping graphics fidelity—perfect for those who demand the extraordinary on the go.
• Intel^® Core™ Ultra HX processors integrate CPU, built-in GPU, and NPU into a single package designed for AI acceleration and balanced performance across your favorite things to do.

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