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Dell Alienware 18 Area-51 (2025) vs Alienware 15 (2026)

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Dell Alienware 18 Area-51 (2025)
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Size
18"
Operating System
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15.3"
Operating System
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Our Verdict

Dell Alienware 18 Area-51 (2025)

Dell Alienware 15 (2026)

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  • Alienware 18 Area-51 (LAA18250-9444BLU-PUS) (Liquid Teal - Ultra 9 275HX/RTX 5070Ti/32GB/2TB)
  • Alienware 18 Area-51 (LAA18250) (Liquid Teal - Ultra 9 275HX/RTX 5080/32GB/1TB)
  • Alienware 15 (DA15265) (Black - WUXGA/Ryzen 5 220/RTX 4050/16GB/512GB)

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Style 
 

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Build Quality 
 

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Hinge 
 

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Stability 
 

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One Finger Lift 
 

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Portability 
 

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Volume 
 

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Ease Of Access 
 

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RAM Slots 
 

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Storage Slots 
 

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Replaceable Battery 
 

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Replaceable Wireless Adapter 
 

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In The Box 
 

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Touch Screen 
 

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Refresh Rate 
 

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Contrast 
 

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Brightness 
 

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Reflections 
 

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Total Reflections 
 

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Indirect Reflections 
 

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Black Uniformity 
 

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Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy 
 

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Avg. Gamma 
 

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Color Gamut 
 

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Rec. 2020 xy 
 

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Flicker 
 

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Flicker-Free 
 

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Flicker Frequency 
 

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Flicker Active Below 
 

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Interface

Keyboard 
 

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Typing Quality 
 

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Numpad 
 

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Backlighting 
 

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Operating Force 
 

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Actuation Force 
 

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Pre-Travel 
 

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Total Travel 
 

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Touchpad 
 

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Size 
 

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Material 
 

Locked
Locked

Dedicated Buttons 
 

Locked
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Speakers 
 

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Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB) 
 

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Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB) 
 

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Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.) 
 

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Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.) 
 

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Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol. 
 

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Webcam & Microphone 
 

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Resolution 
 

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Position 
 

Locked
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Privacy Cover 
 

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Locked

Face Unlock 
 

Locked
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Connectivity

Ports 
 

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N/A

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USB-A Ports 
 

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Locked

USB-C Ports 
 

Locked
Locked

Thunderbolt 
 

Locked
Locked

USB-C Charging 
 

Locked
Locked

USB-C Display Out 
 

Locked
Locked

HDMI 
 

Locked
Locked

DisplayPort 
 

Locked
Locked

3.5mm Jack 
 

Locked
Locked

Card Reader 
 

Locked
Locked

Ethernet 
 

Locked
Locked

Proprietary Port 
 

Locked
Locked

Security Lock 
 

Locked
Locked

Wireless Communication 
 

Wi-Fi 
 

Locked
Locked

Bluetooth 
 

Locked
Locked
Configuration

CPU 
 

Brand 
 

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Model 
 

Locked
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Core Count 
 

Lock
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Thread Count 
 

Lock
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GPU 
 

Brand 
 

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Model 
 

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Dedicated/Integrated 
 

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VRAM Size 
 

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GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP) 
 

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RAM 
 

Capacity 
 

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Modules 
 

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Type 
 

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Speed 
 

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Storage 
 

Advertised Capacity 
 

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Usable Capacity 
 

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Drive 1 
 

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Drive 1 Type  

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Drive 2 
 

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Drive 2 Type  

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Performance

CPU/RAM Performance 
 

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Cinebench 2024 - Single Core 
 

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Cinebench 2024 - Multi Core 
 

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Geekbench 6 - Single Core 
 

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Geekbench 6 - Multi Core 
 

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Blender - CPU (Avg) 
 

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PassMark PT - CPU Mark 
 

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PassMark PT - Memory Mark 
 

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PassMark PT - Memory Mark (Android) 
 

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Mozilla Kraken 
 

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Low Tier Graphics 
 

N/A
N/A

Geekbench 6 - GPU Compute 
 

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Basemark Web 3.0 
 

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Lock

PassMark PT - 2D Mark 
 

Lock
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PassMark PT - 2D Mark (Android) 
 

N/A
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PassMark PT - 3D Mark 
 

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PassMark PT - 3D Mark (Android) 
 

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Novabench 5 - GPU 
 

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mprep - Stress My GPU 
 

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High Tier Graphics 
 

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3DMark - Steel Nomad (DX12) 
 

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3DMark - Steel Nomad (Vulkan/Metal) 
 

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Basemark GPU (DX12) 
 

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Basemark GPU (Vulkan/Metal) 
 

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GFXBench - High Level Test (Vulkan/Metal) 
 

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Professional 3D (GPU Accelerated) 
 

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Blender - GPU (Avg) 
 

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Cinebench 2024 - GPU 
 

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CPU-Intensive Game Performance 
 

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Civilization VII - AI 
 

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Civilization VII - Graphics (Avg) 
 

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Civilization VII - Graphics (1% Low) 
 

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Total War: Warhammer III (Avg) 
 

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Baldur's Gate 3 (Avg) 
 

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Baldur's Gate 3 (1% Low) 
 

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Previous Methodology Score 
 

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Previous Methodology Score Converted 
 

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GPU-Intensive Game Performance 
 

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Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg) 
 

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Cyberpunk 2077 (Min) 
 

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Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg) 
 

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Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low) 
 

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GTA V (Avg) 
 

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GTA V (1% Low) 
 

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Black Myth: Wukong (Avg) 
 

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Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low) 
 

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Resident Evil 4 (Avg) 
 

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Resident Evil 4 (1% Low) 
 

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Previous Methodology Score 
 

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Previous Methodology Score Converted 
 

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Ray Tracing Performance 
 

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Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg) 
 

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Cyberpunk 2077 (Min) 
 

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Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg) 
 

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Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low) 
 

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Black Myth: Wukong (Avg) 
 

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Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low) 
 

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Storage Drive Performance 
 

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Sequential Write Speed 
 

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Sequential Read Speed 
 

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Random Write Speed 
 

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Random Read Speed 
 

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Battery 
 

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Capacity 
 

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Battery Life (Web Browsing) 
 

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Battery Life (Video Playback) 
 

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Battery Life (Gaming) 
 

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Charge Time 
 

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Thermals And Noise 
 

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Keyboard Temp Under Load 
 

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Fan Noise While Idle 
 

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Fan Noise Under Load 
 

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Power & Fan Control App 
 

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Performance Over Time 
 

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CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench) 
 

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GPU Temp (Heaven) 
 

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GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven) 
 

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Software 
 

Operating System 
 

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Additional Software 
 

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Extra Features 
 

Biometrics 
 

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