2026 Alien.ware 18 Area-51 Gaming Laptop AI PC
$7,499.00 price as of 45 minutes ago
View on Amazon sold by PowerComputing, Corp. (SN Recorded)
How it compares
- 300 Hz refresh: the most of the 274 laptops here that state it.
- 18 in screen: the most of the 658 laptops here that state it.
- 8000 GB storage: more than 95% of the 623 laptops here that state it.
- 128 GB ram: more than 92% of the 595 laptops here that state it.
- 16 GB gpu memory: more than 69% of the 162 laptops here that state it.
Counted across the laptops on this site whose seller stated the figure, not across every laptop made. It is arithmetic, not a verdict: nobody here has used this laptop.
What you pay for it
Among the 7 closest laptops we list, this one is 4th cheapest at $7,499.00. They run from $7,095.00 to $7,999.00.
3 of them cost less and 3 cost more. Closest means sharing at least six stated specifications, not sharing a name, and every price in the comparison carries the moment it was read. The whole set is below.
Laptops like this one
| Laptop | Price | CPU | GPU | RAM | Storage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Alien.ware 18 Area-51 Gaming Laptop AI PC this one | $7,499.00 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | GeForce RTX 5080 | 128 GB | 8000 GB | |
| MSI Stealth A18 AI+ A3HWIG-028US | $7,495.00 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 | GeForce RTX 5080 | 128 GB | 8000 GB | Side by side |
| msi Titan 18" Gaming Laptop | $7,299.00 | Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX | GeForce RTX 5090 | 64 GB | 2000 GB | Side by side |
| ASUS ROG Strix G18 G815LR-DB96 Pro Extreme | $7,095.00 | Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | 64 GB | 8000 GB | Side by side |
| ASUS TUF Gaming A18 FA808UH 18" FHD+ 144Hz IPS-Level | $7,979.00 | AMD Ryzen 7 260 | RTX 5050 | 128 GB | 16000 GB | Side by side |
| MSI Vector A18 HX A9WIG-223US | $7,995.00 | AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX | GeForce RTX 5080 | 96 GB | 8000 GB | Side by side |
| NewLenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 Mobile Workstation Laptop | $7,999.00 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | RTX PRO 5000 | 128 GB | 4000 GB | Side by side |
An empty cell means that seller did not state it. These are the laptops sharing the most stated specifications with this one, chosen by the numbers rather than by the name on the lid.
Specifications
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX 43 |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce RTX 5080 15 |
| GPU memory | 16 GB 24 |
| RAM | 128 GB 45 |
| Storage | 8000 GB 17 |
| Screen | 18 in 49 |
| Refresh | 300 Hz 8 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home 91 |
What it is for
- Gaming laptops 225
- Laptops whose listing states a separate graphics card and a screen that refreshes at 120Hz or faster.
- Laptops for video editing 195
- Laptops whose listing states a separate graphics card, at least 32GB of memory and a screen of 15 inches or more.
- Big screen laptops 98
- Laptops whose listing states a screen of 17 inches or more.
- Laptops for AI work 69
- Laptops whose listing states a graphics card with 12GB of memory or more, which is what decides the size of model that fits on the machine.
- Laptops for programming 276
- Laptops whose listing states at least 32GB of memory and a terabyte of storage, which is what a container stack and a few checkouts ask for.
- Laptops with room for everything 179
- Laptops whose listing states two terabytes of storage or more.
- Laptops for engineers 85
- A mobile workstation: dedicated graphics with 8GB of its own memory, 32GB of system memory, a screen of 16 inches or more and a terabyte of storage. CAD, simulation and BIM software asks for all four together, which is why all four are in the rule.
- Laptops for architects 40
- The largest screens with real graphics behind them: 17 inches or more, dedicated graphics with 8GB of memory and a terabyte of storage. Drawing is done at a distance you cannot fake on a 14 inch panel.
Each group is decided by a rule read from the specifications the seller stated, applied to every laptop here at once. Nothing is tagged by hand, so this machine joined the day its listing said it belonged.
From the listing
| Made by | Basrdis |
|---|---|
| Colour | Liquid Teal |
| Warranty | Next Business Day Onsite Service, 12 Month(s) |
| Box | 16.14 inches x 0.95 inches x 12.59 inches, 9.60 pounds |
What the seller says
- Processor: Core Ultr.a 9 processor 275HX (24-Core, 36MB Total Cache, 2.7GHz to 5.4GHz)
- Graphics Card: NVIDI.A GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB GDDR7
- Display: 18", WQXGA, 300Hz, 500 nits, 100% DCI-P3, Advanced Optimus, ComfortView Plus, G-SYNC, FHD Cam.
- Memory: 128GB, DDR5 / Storage: 8TB TLC NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen4 SSD
- Operating System: Win 11 Home/Keyboard: English US keyboard with per-key Alien.FX RGB lighting
- Camera: 2MP FHD IR (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera with dual-array microphones and Win.dows Hello support /Wireless : Inte.l Killer Wi-Fi 7 BE1750 (2x2 320Hz) MIMO 802.11be Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.4
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Specifications are read from the listing itself, never invented. An empty row means the seller did not state it.
As the seller lists it: 2026 Alien.ware 18 Area-51 Gaming Laptop AI PC, 18.0" WQXGA 300Hz 3ms, Core Ultra 9 275HX 24-Core, GeForce RTX 5080
Listing read 45 minutes ago.