Alienware Fixed the One Problem With the Area-51, and Now I’m Afraid I Love It
The Alienware 16 Area-51 (2026) has made significant improvements, particularly with its new OLED display. However, the high price tag of at least $4,000 raises concerns about its value. Despite some drawbacks, the laptop offers an excellent typing experience and impressive performance, making it a desirable option for gamers and writers alike.
- ▪The Alienware 16 Area-51 (2026) features an upgraded OLED display and a new Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus CPU.
- ▪The starting price for the laptop is $4,000, which has increased due to a RAM shortage.
- ▪Despite its high cost, the laptop is praised for its typing experience and overall performance.
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The Alienware 16 Area-51 (2025) didn’t need much to become an impeccable gaming laptop. Now, a year later, nearly all my major nitpicks have been resolved with the introduction of an OLED display. And for the sake of a laptop that may become your one true gaming desktop replacement, you’ll now have to spend at least $4,000 to hold this sucker in its peak form. To put that into perspective, when I reviewed the 2025 Alienware 16 Area-51, a model with 32GB of RAM, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 laptop GPU, and the Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU, it cost $3,250 (now $3,680 because of the ongoing RAM shortage). The refreshed 2026 model has Intel’s upgraded Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus CPU for slightly enhanced gaming performance and the aforementioned improved screen.
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