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Alienware 16 Area-51 (AA16250)
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At a glance
Display
16.0 inches
Processor
Intel Core Ultra 9 processor 290HX Plus (24-core, 36 MB cache, 2.7…
RAM
16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR5 6400 MT/s, up to 64…
Storage
1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB, 8 TB or 12 TB
Battery
96 Wh
The Alienware 16 Area-51 is Dell’s 16-inch enthusiast gaming laptop, built on the 24-core Intel Core Ultra 9 processor 290HX Plus with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50-series laptop graphics from the RTX 5060 up to the RTX 5090 with 24 GB of GDDR7. The panel is a 2560 x 1600 anti-glare OLED at 240 Hz with 120% DCI-P3 colour volume, 620 HDR nits and NVIDIA G-SYNC. Memory uses two SO-DIMM slots of DDR5-6400 expandable to 64 GB, and storage runs to 12 TB in RAID 0 across three Gen5 drives. A 96 Wh battery, a 360 W power adapter, per-key AlienFX RGB lighting and an SD-card slot complete the specification.
Full specifications
Key Specs6
RAM
16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR5 6400 MT/s, up to 64 GB
Processor
Intel Core Ultra 9 processor 290HX Plus (24-core, 36 MB cache, 2.7 GHz to 5.5 GHz)
Battery
96 Wh, 6-cell
Display
16.0-inch WQXGA (2560 x 1600) anti-glare OLED, 240 Hz
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 / 5070 / 5070 Ti / 5080 / 5090 Laptop GPU
Storage
1 TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD, up to 12 TB RAID 0 Gen5
General5
Launch Date
January 2026
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Colours
Liquid Teal
Series
Alienware Area-51
Model Number
AA16250
Performance9
CPU
Intel Core Ultra 9 processor 290HX Plus
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 8 GB GDDR7 (base); RTX 5070 Ti 12 GB, RTX 5080 16 GB or RTX 5090 24 GB
RAM
16 GB, upgradeable to 64 GB
RAM Type
DDR5 SO-DIMM, 2 slots
Cores
24
Expandable Memory
Yes, two SO-DIMM slots up to 64 GB
RAM Speed
6400 MT/s
Graphics Memory
8 GB / 12 GB / 16 GB / 24 GB GDDR7
Clock Speed
2.7 GHz to 5.5 GHz
Display9
Display Type
Anti-glare OLED with ComfortView+ and NVIDIA G-SYNC
Screen Size
16.0 inches
Resolution
2560 x 1600 (WQXGA)
Aspect Ratio
16:10
Touch Screen
No
Brightness
620 HDR nits
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
Resolution
2560 x 1600 (WQXGA)
Colour Gamut
120% DCI-P3 colour volume
Design7
Height
290.00 mm (11.41 in) depth
Width
365.00 mm (14.37 in)
Thickness
28.50 mm maximum; 21.60 mm at the front
Weight
3.40 kg (7.49 lb) maximum
Backlit Keyboard
Yes, per-key AlienFX RGB
Keyboard
English US keyboard with per-key AlienFX RGB lighting
Touchpad
Multi-touch gesture premium precision glass touchpad with integrated scrolling; RGB LED AlienFX lighting on RTX 5070 Ti and higher
Storage3
Storage Type
TLC NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen4 or Gen5 SSD
Internal Storage
1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB, 8 TB or 12 TB
Storage Slots
Up to 3 M.2 drives in RAID 0
Battery3
Capacity
96 Wh
Type
6-cell integrated
Power Adapter
360 W power adapter (1.00 kg)
Ports & Connectivity8
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.4
Wi-Fi
Intel Killer Wi-Fi 7 BE1750 (2x2 320 Hz) MIMO 802.11be
Audio Jack
1 x global headset jack
USB Type-C
No
Thunderbolt
2 x Thunderbolt 4; Thunderbolt 5 on configurations with higher NVIDIA GPUs
HDMI
1 x HDMI 2.1
USB Type-A
2 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), one with PowerShare
Card Reader
1 x SD-card slot
Multimedia4
Audio Features
Dolby Atmos with IntelliGo noise reduction; Alienware Sound Center with Audio Recon profiles
Speakers
Dual woofers and dual tweeters, 4 W each
Webcam
Alienware 2MP FHD IR camera (1920 x 1080) with Windows Hello support
Microphone
Dual-array microphones
Features2
Operating System Edition
Windows 11 Home
Security
Windows Hello via IR camera
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Where these figures come from
Alienware 16 Area-51 (AA16250) specifications on this page are as published by Dell, recorded on 16 September 2026.
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