If you're over the age of 30, you likely remember the Area 51-M. The progenitor of the gaming laptop I'm looking at today, the Area 51-M is unabashed in its appearance. It curved generously towards its front-facing controls and was offered in a truly garish colourway: fluorescent green. It shouldn't be appealing, but it is—I wanted one as a kid and I still want one now.
Alienware has made many attempts to recapture the Area 51-M's style. Often with more muted, and more Dell, trappings. It's had some decent-looking laptops over the years, but nothing to spark joy in me like the original unit. I dare say we'll never see Alienware brave enough to bring out the tins of fluorescent green paint again, but with the new Alienware 16 Area-51, it's closer than it's ever been to capturing the original's essence.
