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Alienware Area-51 18" LAA18250 -9444BLU-PUS 2025, Core Ultra 9 275HX, 32GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5070 Ti, Liquid Teal
The Intel 275HX processor and RTX 5070 Ti with 16GB VRAM push higher power limits inside a dedicated Cryo-Chamber cooling structure. Its 18-inch 2560x1600 display pairs a fluid 300Hz refresh rate with a chassis designed for extended physical comfort. This machine is best for competitive gamers and 3D artists who need maximum thermal headroom and AI-accelerated rendering in a desktop replacement form factor.
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
RAM 32 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 18" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 4.3 kg
Battery 82 Wh
65 Overall Score
Price $3,379
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong port selection (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong cpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
Cons
- Below average portability (0th percentile)
- Below average reliability (4th percentile)
- Below average affordability (5th percentile)
What owners think
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85/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 5 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 18" |
| Resolution | 2560x1600 (QHD) |
| Panel | VA |
| Refresh Rate | 300 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | 2 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 4.3 kg / 9.6 lbs |
| Battery | 82 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Alienware Area-51 18" LAA18250 -9444BLU-PUS | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 18" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 4.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 82 | 72 | - | 80 | 71 | 100 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alienware Area-51 18" LAA18250 -9444BLU-PUS | 97.2 | 95.7 | 89.1 | 97.3 | 90.3 | 0.3 | 89.8 | 81.2 | 4 | 98.4 | 4.7 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.6 | 95.7 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 98.5 | 98.9 | 98.1 | 87.8 | 1.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 89.8 | 98.9 | 60.4 | 98.4 | 5.4 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.4 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.4 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 70.1 | 81.8 | 89.3 | 27.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.7 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.2 | 81.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 8.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 81.2 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 10.2 |
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Usage Scores
- Overall64.9
- AI/LLM63.8
- Gaming81.8
- Portability38.4
- Creator79.9
- Student49.6
- Business50.3
- Developer74.7
- Entertainment69.4
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