Alienware 18 Area-51

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Alienware 18 Area-51

42 positive 0 neutral 25 negative

Based on 67 Reddit mentions

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Alienware M18 R1

Don’t buy it. It seems to be in a bad condition. I have Alienware m18 r2 it’s a beast as a gaming laptop overall BUT I purchased it one year ago brand new from dell store and since January I experienced blue screens, watchdog errors, freezes, randomly crashes in gaming, and eventually yesterday afte

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WinterPrincessX in r/Alienware

May 14, 2026 5:53 AM

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Computer fans always on

This is how the fans are set up in the BIOS. So you can't change anything. Dell should fix it, but they won't do it. This is one of the reasons why I plan to replace my Dell Alienware 18 Area-51 with another laptop.

No_Baker3136 in r/Alienware

May 16, 2026 6:25 PM

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Update AWCC 6.13.8.0

When can we get battery charge controls in AWCC? Dell disabled Dell Power Manager and it doesn't work on my Area 51.

jedi2155 in r/Alienware

April 20, 2026 9:34 PM

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Advice - Suggestions - Thoughts

Dell is rubbish, I bought an Alienware area 51 on 2nd of Feb 2026, and on 4th Feb, while I was using alias, the windows crashed, I called the dealer, the dealer acted surprised and suggested that I reach out for the premium support, Support said that it must be the bios, updated the bios, couple hou

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FINEPK in r/Alienware

March 10, 2026 4:33 PM

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New Bios 2.0.1 for the Area-51 16/18

The BIOS update didn't fix my lights. Touchpad, power key, tron light, and alien head were all customizable in CC last week, but during some support assist update they stopped showing in CC. I can still configure my keyboard, but the rest is missing. The keys are now permanently lit up. Wish Alienwa

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No_Potato9360 in r/Alienware

March 15, 2026 6:11 AM

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