Dell Alienware 18 Area-51 AA18250 vs Sony VAIO F (VPCF11Z1E)

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Alienware 18 Area-51 AA18250 compared with VAIO F (VPCF11Z1E)

	DellAlienware 18 Area-51 AA18250	SonyVAIO F (VPCF11Z1E)
Overview
Released
Released	March 2025	January 2010
Display
Screen size
Screen size	18″	16.4″
Resolution
Resolution	2560 × 1600 (better)	1920 × 1080
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	–
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	300 Hz	–
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits	–
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	18-inch WQXGA (2560 × 1600) anti-glare IPS-type (WVA), 300 Hz, NVIDIA G-SYNC and Advanced Optimus	VAIO Display Premium LCD
Pixel density
Pixel density	168 ppi	–
Colour range
Colour range	100% DCI-P3	–
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare	Anti-glare screen (Sony UK launch)
Display features
Display features	1200:1 typical contrast; 3 ms typical response; ComfortView Plus low blue light	Automatic luminance control and Display Off button
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus or Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus	Intel Core i7-720QM
CPU cores
CPU cores	20 or 24	4
CPU threads
CPU threads	20 or 24	8
Graphics
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090	NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	13 TOPS	–
Memory
Memory	32 GB or 64 GB (better)	8 GB
Storage
Storage	1 TB to 4 TB (better)	500 GB
CPU
CPU	Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX or Core Ultra 9 275HX (2025); Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus or Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (2026); 20 or 24 cores, 55 W base	Intel Core i7-720QM at 1.6 GHz, up to 2.8 GHz; 6MB cache; Intel PM55 Express chipset
GPU
GPU	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (8 GB), RTX 5070 (8 GB), RTX 5070 Ti (12 GB), RTX 5080 (16 GB) or RTX 5090 (24 GB), all GDDR7; up to 280 W combined CPU and GPU power	NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M with 1GB GDDR3
AI engine
AI engine	Intel AI Boost NPU, 13 TOPS	–
Memory type
Memory type	DDR5, two SODIMM slots; 16 to 64 GB at 6400 MT/s, or 32 GB at 7200 MT/s with XMP	8GB DDR3 SDRAM, PC3-10600 at 1333 MHz; maximum 8GB
Storage type
Storage type	Three M.2 slots (one 2230 or 2280, two 2280), PCIe Gen 4 or Gen 5 NVMe; 1 TB to 12 TB (RAID 0)	500GB Serial ATA hard drive at 5400 rpm; Blu-ray BD-R/-RE/-ROM writer with DVD±RW/±R DL/RAM support
Battery and size
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	96 Wh (better)	54 Wh
Weight
Weight	4.12 kg	3.2 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	30.5 mm (better)	41 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	410 × 320 mm	387.2 × 263 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	96 Wh 6-cell lithium-ion	Six-cell VGP-BPS21A lithium-ion battery, 54Wh/10.8V/5000mAh; Sony claims 190 minutes using MobileMark 2007; 220-minute charge time; weight includes supplied battery and optical drive
Charger
Charger	280 W or 360 W barrel-plug adapter; also charges over USB-C Power Delivery	VGP-AC19V16 AC adapter
Materials
Materials	–	Premium Black finish; 31–41 mm chassis height
Fast charging
Fast charging	ExpressCharge 2 (ExpressCharge only in the EU)	–
Colours
Colours	Liquid Teal	–
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 4, 3 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack	3 × USB-A, HDMI, SD card slot, headphone jack, Ethernet
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4	2.1 + EDR
Webcam
Webcam	1080p with IR, or 4K HDR with IR	0.3MP; 640 × 480
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	2 × Thunderbolt 4 (RTX 5070 and below) or 2 × Thunderbolt 5 (RTX 5070 Ti and above) USB-C with DisplayPort, USB4 and Power Delivery; 3 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 USB-A (one with PowerShare); HDMI 2.1; RJ45 5 Gbps Ethernet; SD card reader; 3.5 mm headset jack; 7.4 mm barrel power port	Two USB 2.0 Type-A sockets plus one combined eSATA/USB socket; VGA, microphone jack, ExpressCard/34, four-pin i.Link IEEE 1394 and Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo/MagicGate; optical S/PDIF output shares the headphone socket
Keyboard
Keyboard	AlienFX per-key RGB keyboard, or optional CHERRY MX ultra-low-profile mechanical keyboard	Isolation keyboard with numeric keypad, 19.05 mm key pitch and 2 mm stroke; VAIO, Assist, S1 and AV buttons
Trackpad
Trackpad	Glass precision touchpad, 131 × 80 mm, with optional RGB AlienFX lighting	Multi-touch touchpad
Speakers
Speakers	Quad speakers (two tweeters, two woofers), 2 W each (2.5 W peak)	Built-in speakers; Dolby Home Theater v3
Microphones
Microphones	Digital-array microphones	Built-in monaural microphone
In the box
In the box	–	AC adapter and power cord; Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Biometrics
Biometrics	IR camera for Windows Hello face recognition	–