The Alienware Area-51m with Legend design.
The Alienware Area-51m with Legend design.
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Alienware unveils Legend version of Area-51m desktop replacement gaming laptop

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Dell’s Alienware division has unveiled a new “Legend” design for its Area-51m, a desktop replacement gaming machine. It’s one of a number of gaming announcements from Dell and Alienware at CES 2019.

The Area-51m has 9th Gen 8-core desktop processors from Intel, 64 GB of main memory, 2.5 Gbps ethernet, upgradeable graphics, and a 17-inch 144 Hz screen with a narrow bezel. It has 50 percent more performance and 32 percent less volume than its predecessor. It also includes the latest Tobii eye-tracking technology and the Alienware Command Center. The Alienware Area-51 with Legend design will be available January 29 for $2,550.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.