Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Alienware laptops have been leaders of build quality, gaming performance and even battery life since their refresh last year but 2026 has their Area-51 in an interesting position. We now get (FINALLY) an OLED and 290HX Plus CPU for better benchmarks but is that enough to keep this as the best gaming laptop in 2026? Well, we need to talk about price to see if the Alienware 16 Area-51 can still stand out.
Buy the Alienware 16 Area-51 here - howl.link/n5mvcwan97174
(Dell Affiliate Link)
Buy the Razer Pad (Sponsor) here - razer.a9yw.net/RAZERPAD
SUBSCRIBE ►bit.ly/SubHWC
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Same chassis, NEW CPU!
0:58 - A NEW OLED Display!
2:23 - Design Overview
3:30 - Great Keyboard but SLOWER USB Ports!!!!!
4:32 - Real-world Performance
6:26 - GPU Accelerated Apps
6:52 - 1600p Gaming Results
8:03 - A Cooling Boost (Razer Pad Testing)
9:10 - A wicked fast Gen5 SSD
9:36 - Battery life got BETTER and WORSE?
10:26 - Same Laptop, New CPU, $1000 more?????
11:54 - This ain’t it.
Review unit provided free of charge by Alienware. This video is sponsored by Razer & their Razer Cooling Pad. As per Hardware Canucks guidelines, no review direction was received from manufacturer. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
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Alienware laptops have been leaders of build quality, gaming performance and even battery life since their refresh last year but 2026 has their Area-51 in an interesting position. We now get (FINALLY) an OLED and 290HX Plus CPU for better benchmarks but is that enough to keep this as the best gaming laptop in 2026? Well, we need to talk about price to see if the Alienware 16 Area-51 can still stand out.
Buy the Alienware 16 Area-51 here - howl.link/n5mvcwan97174
(Dell Affiliate Link)
Buy the Razer Pad (Sponsor) here - razer.a9yw.net/RAZERPAD
SUBSCRIBE ►bit.ly/SubHWC
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Same chassis, NEW CPU!
0:58 - A NEW OLED Display!
2:23 - Design Overview
3:30 - Great Keyboard but SLOWER USB Ports!!!!!
4:32 - Real-world Performance
6:26 - GPU Accelerated Apps
6:52 - 1600p Gaming Results
8:03 - A Cooling Boost (Razer Pad Testing)
9:10 - A wicked fast Gen5 SSD
9:36 - Battery life got BETTER and WORSE?
10:26 - Same Laptop, New CPU, $1000 more?????
11:54 - This ain’t it.
Review unit provided free of charge by Alienware. This video is sponsored by Razer & their Razer Cooling Pad. As per Hardware Canucks guidelines, no review direction was received from manufacturer. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
Follow us for more updates!
Twitter bit.ly/HWC_Twitter
FaceBook bit.ly/HWC_Facebook
Instagram bit.ly/HWC_Instagram
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