Customer Ratings & Reviews

Let me preface by saying that I'm in my 40s and I remember the first gaming laptops: These were hulk machines that led to back problems when lugged around, lasted 15 minutes without a battery and the main feature was that a graphics card was shoehorned in. I bring these up because this is the largest, heaviest "laptop" that I've had in 20 years, but its an AMAZING gaming machine. It has killer specs, head and shoulders above my top of the line work machine (2023 Dell Lattitude 7440) and an excellent Nvidia GPU. The overall package is really well thought out - light up shell, elluminated tracking pad and 18" form factor give a full keypad. There is a nice see through cutaway on the bottom so that you can see that your GeForce RTV 5070 really is still there. Games absolutely scream on this. Everything I've run so far run's at 60s without getting overly loud. it has plenty of ports -- getting a gaming mouse is essential and I think that while the full sized keyboard is nice, having a good keyboard you can bring with you is important too. This is where I think we need to discuss: This isn't really a gaming laptop, its a consolidated AllinOne gaming computer that you can take to a friends house. At 18" and basically 19 lbs you need to put this in a duffle not a backpack to take with you. The powercord isn't usb-c (I wasn't asking it to be), so you need to bring your power with you, and you need to bring a keyboard and mouse and headset with you. Its portable, its not bad to bring with you around town, but I wouldn't be bringing it with me on a plane. If you want a laptop that is competitive in spec's with the latest desktop gaming rigs, looks absolutely stunning and you can bring along with you to your friend's house -- this is the machine for you.

This is an update to an Alienware gaming laptop I’ve had for a few years now. In almost every way, this Area-51 monster is so much better! One of the must haves I wanted was at least an RTX 5070ti GPU, mainly for the dedicated memory (12GB vs 8GB on the 5070) and I can say I have already realized how right that must have was. I notice no stuttering or lost frames on ultra settings for Indiana Jones, Getting consistently fps in the high 80s to low 100s. The screen is buttery smooth too, with the resolution set at 1440 I am getting no slow down. The keyboard is pretty similar to my last machine, which is good. It’s not a mechanical feel, but I have external keyboards for that. The lighting on this machine is next level. Not only do you have RGB per key on the keyboard, the trackpad also has coordinated lighting, there is under case lighting in the exhaust baffle on the back, and there are lights in the fans with a see through panel on the bottom of the machine. All are configurable in the Alienware software, which is pretty useful, but a little clunky. This beast is even lighter than my last machine. I am so excited to use this as my gaming rig for the next few years. Highly recommended!!

Excited to push this laptop to its limits with some projects of mine.