Tag archive: Alienware

Following their recent attempts to terrify us into buying a gaming PC with the Aurora R4, Alienware has now come over all friendly and announced the X51, a gaming PC that's hidden in a console-style box. With the ability to stand vertically or lay horizontally, the new X51 could happily sit alongside other gaming machines under your TV too. Despite a footprint barely larger than an original PS3, the X51 still packs in plenty of tech, and… Read More

Once upon a time, desktop PCs were dull, non-threatening beige boxes hidden away under desks. But thanks to Alienware, specifically its new newly updated Aurora R4 desktop computer, they bear closer resemblance to nightmarish mechanical beings come to enslave us all. Alienware says the Aurora is its most advanced desktop PC yet, and judging by the incredible specs, it's hard not to agree. As with all Dell machines, it's expected that… Read More

Technology and patent lawsuits seem to go hand in hand. High-profile cases, such as Apple and Samsung’s international slug-fest, garnered most of the attention, but they’re far from the exception to a rule. Lawsuits are filed constantly, sometimes by parties that appear to be attempting to make a profit in courtrooms rather than stores. The latest demonstration: Internet Machines, LLC’s ongoing lawsuit over PCI Express patents. The company,… Read More

Alienware's M11x gaming laptop/netbook/ultraportable/hard to say what to call it is a pretty powerful device. For around $700 you get a notebook with an 11-inch screen that delivers 6-8 hours of battery life and still plays stuff like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The only catch is that early models of the notebook came with faulty hinges, an issue Dell is now stepping up to address and do right by its customers on. The company has… Read More

Dell's Alienware division has been making noises about redefining mobile gaming with new notebook models since the first of the year, and while the latest information is mostly just a tease of what's to come, the company has released some new details—just not much in the way of pricing or availability information. Alienware is rolling out three new gaming notebooks targeting three very different classes of gamer: the M11x… Read More

Last week, chipmaker Intel introduced its new Core i7-980X Extreme Edition processor, a new $999 high-end part built almost exclusively for gamers and high-end computing enthusiasts using the company's 32nm architecture. And, wasting no time, high-end boutique PC makers have begun announcing Core i7-980X options on their high-end gaming rigs, with Dell subsidiary Alienware, Maingear, Velocity Micro, Digital Storm, CyberPower, and others… Read More

The Dell Store is sporting a pre-order page for its new M11x gaming netbook. The Alienware M11x, which features an 11.1″ 720p display complete with both NVIDIA GT335M and integrated graphics. Dell says the M11x should achieve over six hours of battery life in its lower-graphics function mode and attain around two hours of intense gaming time in its other mode. The M11x also comes with DisplayPort, HDMI, and VGA ports so you can take your gaming… Read More

Dell released its mini-gamer, the Alienware M11x, which features an 11.1″ 720p display complete with both NVIDIA GT335M and integrated graphics. According to Dell, the M11x “demonstrates the graphics power of a 15-inch laptop in an 11-inch form factor.” And we believe it, considering the netbook-sized ultraportable managed 6,000 to 7,000 scores in 3DMark, which adds up to 50fps performance in Crysis and 30fps in Call of Duty at the… Read More

Suddenly as of late, I’ve been getting a raft of questions about which particular laptop and PC models stand out for use with Windows 7. It must be shopping time, and my guess is that a bunch of you are tired of the aging desktop and notebook products you are using and are now on the hunt for something new. Here, I’ll walk you through the products that I think stand out in this regard, from low-cost netbooks to business laptops, desktops, and… Read More

With the revamped E3 Expo set to kick off next week, gaming and entertainment companies are looking to get a jump on the buzz with pre-announcements and “accidental” slips that reveal product plans on the cusp of the event. So it is with Alienware's long-teased “All Powerful” M17x notebook: the details have finally spilled, and we're suer some gamers are busily sopping up drool. The M17x is set to be a… Read More

Dell subsidiary Alienware doesn't want to be left out of the new high-end crowd of gaming-oriented systems powered by Intel's latest Core i7 processor, so it's announced two new systems—the Alienware Area-51 X-58 and Area-51 ALX X-58—offering up to 12 GB of RAM, customizable lighting controls, and all the high-performance options gamers could want. And, of course, it wouldn't be Alienware if all that came… Read More

Before becoming a Dell subsidiary, Alienware was known for churning out ridiculously over-specced (and high-priced) gaming rigs. With the Dell acquisition, the company anticipated that its products would be able to reach a wider audience and find greater distribution…and while the company still churns out high-end gear, the company is making good on the notion of appealing to everyday consumers with systems like the new Area-51 750i… Read More

Dell subsidiary Alienware has announced its new M17 gaming notebook, marking the first time an Alienware notebook has offered ATI CrossFireX technology, offering dual ATI mobility Radeon HD 3870 graphics controllers to push those pixels around. The system also sports a Intel Core 2 Duo or Intel Core 2 Extreme QX93000 processors, DDR memory, and a 17-inch 1,920 by 1,200 pixel display. “By incorporating the all-out performance of… Read More

Boutique computer maker Alienware—now a subsidiary of Dell—has always had a penchant for choosing raw horsepower over things like battery life and affordability. The company is sticking to its guns with a new edition of its Alienware Area-51 m15x notebook, adding a 2.8 Ghz Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000 “Penryn” CPU as an option to the 15.4-inch notebook. The move makes the x15x the only 15.4-inch system on the market… Read More