Like the government black site gatecrashers back in 2019, Alienware isNaruto runningback to Area 51.
The Dell-owned brand is offering longtime fans a chance to bask in the old-school aestheticsort of.
Conversely, the Area-51 desktop looks much more like its current, more functional design.
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Exceptthis timeits really, really big.
The new 16- and 18-inch Area 51 laptops are the big brothers of them16 R2andm18 R2from 2024.
The laptop supports a whopping 175W of TGP, which may be necessary to support the higher-end 50-series GPUs.
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The bottom plate includes a small see-through window to look at some of the components.
They should be around starting sometime early in 2025, with more configuration options to come later.
Alienware has been shifting its design ethos over the past few years.
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Nowhere is thatclearer than with therecent Aurora R16 desktopand its more mundane look thanpast sci-fidesigns.
That same design with the RGB loop and rounded, square frame transfers to the new Area-51.
Its bigger, and the pictures dont offer justice for its mammoth proportions.
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This case is meant to house Nvidias 50-series GPUs.
It includes a sliding rack to act as a brace for these massive cards up to 450mm in length.
The tower is so big that it should be future-proofed against any cards that could possibly get even larger.
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Equaling its size is its price tag.
The case itself is 24- by 9-inch by 22-inches big.
Opposite the power supply is a cradle for housing more drives other than the built-in SSD storage.
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The big consideration with the Area-51 is whether its positive pressure airflow cooling will work in practice.
The typical case fan system intakes cooler outside air and exhausts it through other fans.
Alienware claims their new tower runs 13% cooler than other fan setups and remains quieter while doing it.
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