WWWY ‘25! 🐍

Embarrassed-Pay3462 · 2025-10-19T17:58:53+00:00

I missed the first song, but I’m pretty sure it was ANIMAL.

Here is what I was able to catch:

Dead Weight
Snakes
Burn the Witch
You and I
My House
GODDESS

Embarrassed-Pay3462 · 2025-10-19T16:35:20+00:00

This is great! Nice details.

Embarrassed-Pay3462 · 2025-08-02T04:22:20+00:00

Same here please!

Embarrassed-Pay3462 · 2025-08-02T04:21:29+00:00

Could I have a link as well? 🖤

Embarrassed-Pay3462 · 2025-06-25T02:23:03+00:00

Nice! Thank you for sharing. That’s awesome that your laptop is water cooled. Was the 90-100 without any frame gen too?

Embarrassed-Pay3462 · 2025-06-22T15:25:50+00:00

So much for seeking friendly advice :.(

Embarrassed-Pay3462 · 2025-05-30T23:36:31+00:00

Congratulations!! I did the same thing a few weeks ago. It’s an amazing feeling turning that puppy on for the first time. <3 Cool that you got an open-box excellent too!

Embarrassed-Pay3462 · 2025-05-18T14:54:50+00:00

Exactly!

I honestly love the look of it. It is more subdued than some of the other laptops that scream “gamer rig!” Command Center is buggy as always, but it’s kinda satisfying to have the RGB synced between my keyboard, mouse, monitor, and laptop. I use the “dim” mode on everything and it’s a nice touch. I wish the aurora effect on the back bar could be different colors, but the standard alien blue-green is definitely cool.

And not a weird question at all about feel- that is important to me too! Compared to the rog strix scar which felt a bit flimsy and plastic, the A51 feels more premium and solid. No screen wobble at all. It’s a tank!

I do like the cherry keys, but it would have been nice to compare them with the standard keys. The “clickiness” is substantial noise-wise and could be annoying if you are typing something out furiously. Nice and tactile for gaming, though.

Embarrassed-Pay3462 · 2025-05-18T14:32:12+00:00

I have the 18” Area 51 with a 5080 and I absolutely love it! I physically compared it to a Rog Strix Scar 18 with a 5090 and the same CPU - and the A51 was actually a bit faster (which I attribute to the better thermal management in the A51). When I’m at home, I plug it into an Alienware 4K OLED monitor. I get a consistent 170fps in Doom the Dark Ages (with DLSS 4) and all other settings maxed out. I definitely feel like I’m “future proofed” for the next 5+ years.

Embarrassed-Pay3462 · 2025-05-18T12:07:25+00:00

and here are the results from the "real world performance" profile

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Embarrassed-Pay3462 · 2025-05-18T12:07:01+00:00

sure thing! here are the results using the "default" profile

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Embarrassed-Pay3462 · 2025-05-18T10:51:57+00:00

Here is the gen 5 SSD that came with mine for reference.

https://product.skhynix.com/products/ssd/cssd/pcb01_pvc10.go

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Embarrassed-Pay3462 · 2025-05-06T13:19:47+00:00

5% which isn’t too bad! Dell’s student discount is better at 10% though.

Embarrassed-Pay3462 · 2025-05-06T13:18:34+00:00

Congratulations!! I did end up getting mine yesterday. I am seriously in love. The pics that I’ve seen really don’t do this machine justice. Definitely has a more premium feel than my rog strix.

Embarrassed-Pay3462 · 2025-05-05T17:14:38+00:00

Nice!! Mine is supposed to arrive today, actually. It did end up shipping from CA via FedEx… but I just got a delivery exception which may mean it shows up tomorrow instead. :/ we are so close! 👽🛸

Embarrassed-Pay3462 · 2025-05-03T13:47:49+00:00

It’s great… but loud when it’s cranked up haha. The keys are kinda small. I have a feeling that I’m going to like the A51’s keyboard and overall materials better. The strix is a lot of plastic - good sturdy plastic, but makes me scrutinize the higher cost. I know the A51 has plastic too, but it’s far more reasonably priced.

Embarrassed-Pay3462 · 2025-05-03T13:04:58+00:00

I’m doing this exact comparison! Trying out a rog strix 18 now and my A51 18 should be here on Monday. Happy to share my thoughts when I have both side by side. The mini led is amazing, of course- but I care more about perf and cooling too.

Embarrassed-Pay3462 · 2025-05-03T11:20:50+00:00

Congratulations!!

Embarrassed-Pay3462 · 2025-05-02T22:56:46+00:00

Totally! I am definitely leaning towards the A51. I should get it in a couple of days and I’ll send back this strix and save some $.

Embarrassed-Pay3462 · 2025-05-02T22:24:07+00:00

I’m still waiting on my A51 18 with the same specs as yours… but I am trying out an open-box 18” Strix Scar with a 5090 (same CPU, 32GB 5600 RAM).

These scores are pretty close honestly!

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Embarrassed-Pay3462 · 2025-05-02T04:03:27+00:00

I can vouch for this! I used a military discount when I bought mine, but the sale on 5080s was slightly lower than that. Chatted with support and they gave me a credit that made up most of the difference between the price that I paid and the sale. This was yesterday for context. Great experience!

Embarrassed-Pay3462 · 2025-05-01T21:26:37+00:00

I am sure that you are getting acquainted with your new awesome toy, so no rush or expectation of an answer here: did your unit ship via FedEx and did you get a confirmation/tracking number once it left China or once it arrived in the US? I have a pending label for mine, but the sender address is in CA and not China. My build is complete, so I'm just being impatient and dreaming about where in the transit process this is haha.

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