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Dell Alienware Area-51m Specifications

Dell's Clevo Killer. The latest 17.3-inch Alienware is going all-in with hardware and features not found on almost any other gaming laptop. Not only does the Area-51m leapfrog over the 45 W Core H-series for full-fat 95 W Core K-series CPUs, but it also sports removable graphics and Tobii eye-tracking all in a narrow-bezel chassis. Is this $3000+ portable powerhouse really comparable to a desktop PC of similar specifications?

Unveiled at CES 2019, the Area-51m represents a pivotal moment for Dell and Alienware. The OEM has discontinued its venerable Alienware 17 series after all these years to introduce a completely new design that will likely become the baseline for future Alienware laptops. Even the name is a deliberate nod to the original Alienware Area-51 laptop we reviewed over a decade ago.

There are several key aspects about the Area-51m that make it special when compared to competing 17.3-inch gaming laptops already in the market. For one, it's one of the few laptops that integrate Tobii eye-tracking for support on certain titles. Secondly, the system utilizes a standard 95+ W desktop Core i9-9900K CPU instead of the usual 45 W mobile Core i7 or i9 series found on most gaming laptops. Lastly, its RTX 2080 GPU is a removable and upgradeable Dell Graphics Form Factor (DGFF) card in the same vein as the MXM GPU. Combine this with a new chassis that optimizes airflow and you have the most powerful Alienware laptop Dell has created yet.

Dell Alienware Area-51m Specifications

Display	17.30 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 127 PPI, LG Philips 173WFG, IPS, LGD05E2, Dell P/N: YWJJ6, NVIDIA G-SYNC + Tobii eyetracking technology, glossy: no,8YHG2 For Dell Alienware Area-51m FHD LCD Screen Display Complete Assembly
Processor	Intel Core i9-9900K 8 x 3.6 - 5 GHz, Coffee Lake-R
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile - 8 GB VRAM, Core: 1575 MHz, RAM: 1750 MHz, GDDR6, 419.35
Memory	32 GB , DDR4-2666, 17-17-17-39, Dual-Channel, 4x SODIMM
Storage	2x SK Hynix PC400 512GB (RAID 0), 1024 GB , Secondary: 1 TB Seagate ST1000LX015-1U7172
Ports	3 x USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 x Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C), mini DisplayPort, HDMI-out, Gigabit Ethernet, 1 x Alienware Graphics Amplifier, 1 x Mic-in, 1 x Headphone-out
Connectivity	Killer 1650X 802.11ac Wi-Fi ; Bluetooth 5.0
Mainboard	Intel Cannon Lake Z390 (Cannon Lake-H)
Operating system	Windows 10 Home