Best Laptop Deal of the Day: $300 Off the Incredible 16-Inch Alienware Area-51

The good news is you don’t have to empty your pockets to have the latest and greatest in gaming. Not when this 16-inch Alienware Area-51 configuration is seeing a solid price cut in time for the weekend. The entry-priced 2025 Alienware Area-51 configurations will be available later in the year, but this premium configuration is available right now, and it’s the gaming laptop to beat. Utilizing cutting-edge components, like the new RTX 50 series laptop GPUs and a powerful Intel “Arrow Lake” Core Ultra 9 275HX mobile processor, there’s a lot of power to go around, whether you’re firing up a new release or engaging in video and photo editing.

You know what they say about first impressions. With that in mind, feast your eyes on the ambient AlienFX lighting pulsing through the touch pad, the rear bar, and even the fans underneath the Alienware Area-51. This gaming laptop is a real head-turner, but looks aren’t the only thing it has going for it. Our experts haven’t reviewed this model yet, but in our Sneak Peek during CES 2025 in January, computer expert Matthew Buzzi noted that the improved thermal design from existing models is purported to move 37% more air through the chassis, while also being 15% quieter. 

This is the first Alienware laptop to sport PCIe Gen 5 solid-state drives, and the new RTX 50-series GPUs can really stretch their legs. Jump into recent releases like Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii at its highest settings, and enjoy what our expert calls “lots of goofy fun” in a huge world with fast, varied combat. 64GB of high-bandwidth RAM can multitask multiple browser tabs and applications simultaneously, easily handling resource-intensive tasks like 3D rendering and video editing for good measure. With impressive specs like these, your gaming has never looked better, and you can save $300 when you buy now.

(Credit: Joseph Maldonado)

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When she isn’t perusing online stores for deals, Jade enjoys playing video games (mostly JRPGs and roguelikes), sorting board game components neatly into containers, and building Gundam models. Her love of electronics has persisted through her youth and has resulted in a collection of gaming peripherals including keyboards and controllers, scale figures, and art work. Jade lives in blissful harmony with her wife, cat, and two chinchillas—as well as a host of houseplants.

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