- Jul 13, 2020
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I purchased an Aurora R10 a few years ago and swore off the crap Alienware has been pushing since and doubling and tripling down on proprietary designs. Steve Burke has skewered Dell and Alienware for their crappy designs.
Have they been watching his reviews and listened? I ask because the Area 51 introduced at CES 2025 is a complete reversal from their previous designs.
The incoming Area 51 will NOW use standard ATX parts including motherboards, power supplies, etc. The Area 51 is now able to be fully upgradeable with every part inside the standard size ATX case. The lighting PCB is now separate which means you can replace the motherboard in the future and still use the Zone Lighting PCB and it will work 100%.
The case is now aluminum with a full side view glass and a new cooling system.
It also allows for GPU's up to 450mm in length. I swore off Alienware but now i'm having a rethink because my next system will have an RTX 5090 and those will be really hard to get and cost $2000.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkQuRvcoU0c
Have they been watching his reviews and listened? I ask because the Area 51 introduced at CES 2025 is a complete reversal from their previous designs.
The incoming Area 51 will NOW use standard ATX parts including motherboards, power supplies, etc. The Area 51 is now able to be fully upgradeable with every part inside the standard size ATX case. The lighting PCB is now separate which means you can replace the motherboard in the future and still use the Zone Lighting PCB and it will work 100%.
The case is now aluminum with a full side view glass and a new cooling system.
It also allows for GPU's up to 450mm in length. I swore off Alienware but now i'm having a rethink because my next system will have an RTX 5090 and those will be really hard to get and cost $2000.
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