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Dell Alienware 18 Area-51
2026
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At a Glance — Key Specifications
Display18″IPS LCD · 300 HzProcessorIntel Core Ultra 9 290HX PlusGraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (12GB) / RTX 5080 (16GB) / RTX 5090 (24GB GDDR7)DiscreteMemory & Storage16 GB · 12 TBBattery & Power96 WhBody & Weight4,340 g410 × 320 × 24.32 mm
Overview: Dell Alienware 18 Area-51 (2026) specifications and highlights: 18″, IPS LCD, 300 Hz display, Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus chipset, 16 GB RAM + 12 TB memory, 96 Wh battery.
Tech Mansion Scores
7.4/10 overall
- Performance8.2
- Display5.9
- Battery9.0
- Software6.2
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Full Specifications
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Launch
- Launch status
- Available
- Release date
- 2026
Platform
- OS
- Windows
- OS version
- Windows 11 Home
- Chipset (as published)
- Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
- CPU
- Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (12GB) / RTX 5080 (16GB) / RTX 5090 (24GB GDDR7)
- GPU kind
- Discrete
Memory
- Memory variants (RAM/storage)
- 16 GB RAM + 12 TB
- RAM type
- DDR5
Display
- Display size
- 18″
- Resolution
- 2,560 × 1,600 pixels
- Panel type
- IPS LCD
- Refresh rate
- 300 Hz
- Brightness (peak)
- 500 nits
Battery
- Battery capacity
- 96 Wh
Body & build
- Dimensions
- 410 × 320 × 24.32 mm
- Weight
- 4,340 g
- Cooling
- Cryo-Chamber with vapor chamber; up to 280W Total Performance Power
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.4
- Ports
- Thunderbolt ×2 (2x Thunderbolt 5) · HDMI (HDMI) · Ethernet (2.5GbE Ethernet)
Additional specifications
- Announced Date
- 2026, January (CES 2026)
- Model Number
- CA18250
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