Dell Alienware 18 18" Area-51 Liquid Teal 2025 Review
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 5.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 24 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 18" |
| Resolution | 2560 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 4.3 kg / 9.6 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Alienware 18 18" Area-51 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Flow GZ302EA-XS99 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 8192 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 18" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Apple (40-Core) | AMD Radeon | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 4.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 70 | 99 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Alienware 18 18" Area-51 | 96.5 | 92.7 | 96.3 | 35.5 | 79.7 | 0.5 | 94.6 | 31.5 | 80.4 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 91.5 | 18.3 | 96.3 | 80.2 | 98.9 | 66.7 | 99.7 | 95.9 | 99.2 |
| ASUS ROG Flow GZ302EA-XS99 Compare | 95.1 | 80.2 | 99.9 | 77.7 | 89 | 92.5 | 81.3 | 57.9 | 99.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.5 | 90.1 | 90.2 | 98.1 | 94.2 | 8.4 | 81.3 | 78 | 99.2 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 62.7 | 64 | 80.8 | 83.5 | 89.7 | 95.3 | 73.3 | 57.9 | 86 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.1 | 64 | 80.8 | 66.8 | 93 | 84.9 | 73.3 | 78 | 94.4 |