At CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Alienware has announced a new series of Area 51 desktops and laptops, designed to bring Alienware back to the forefront of gaming PCs.

Alienware is bringing back the gaming brand that made it a household name among gamers in the 1990s and early 2000s with the relaunch of the Area 51 gaming PC and Area 51 gaming laptops at CES 2025. The resurrected line was last seen with the Alienware Area 51m gaming laptop,

It's not a giant alien head, but the 80L desktop is roomy and ready for top performance -- now and down the road -- while the laptop designs are inspired by the Northern Lights.

Alienware is resurrecting the iconic Area-51 gaming PC, the brand announced at this year’s CES tech conference in Las Vegas. Alienware’s 2025 plans also include a refreshed Aurora PC line-up and new 16in and 18in Area-51 gaming laptops.

Today at CES 2025, Dell announced the revival of the iconic Area-51 gaming laptops, which were known for their desktop-level CPUs and easy access for upgrades.

Alienware, Dell’s gaming hardware division, has announced it is reintroducing the iconic Area-51 computer back into the family. Announced during CES 2025 in Las Vegas, the 80-liter tower was unveiled alongside Nvidia’s new GeForce RTX 50-series graphics cards.

The Alienware Area-51 desktop PC, a line of high-end gaming rigs dating back to 1998, has returned after several years out of the game. The company announced the new model at CES 2025, describing the resurrected Area-51 as “retaking the throne” as Alienware’s latest flagship gaming PC.