Tag archive: Aurora

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

Firefox 3.0 is barely, and very successfully, out of the blocks when Mozilla has announced it will release of beta of the new Firefox 3.1, ZDNet reports. It’s set August 19 as the release date, although the organization has added that the date is flexible. So what will 3.1 contain? According to a posted wiki, there will be browser support for HTML 5, meaning Firefox will be able to work with audio and video html tags, as well as… Read More

Direct marketer Dell announced today that it is offering Hitachi 1 TB hard drive storage options on selected Aurora, XPS, and Alienware Area 51 desktop gaming systems. “Digital content use is exploding in the consumer market—with this 1 TB hard drive, a lifetime of memories, music and other information can be made, stored and shared with others,” said Neil Hand, Dell's worldwide consumer marketing consumer product group VP,… Read More

High performance computer manufacturer Alienware is using E3 this week to announce its new SLI-powered laptops as well as a limited edition computer line which has comic book chassis designs. All of these systems should be available by June. The 17

Alienware today said they are looking to put the chill on their hot new Aurora ALX system equipped with Quad Nvidia SLI graphics and have partnered with CoolIT Systems to create a "liquid chilled" solution for the computer's four GPUs. This recently announced computer has a starting configuration price of around $6,900. The Aurora ALX system with CoolIT Systems technology, the two companies said, takes the liquid used to cool… Read More

Design-oriented computer maker Alienware has unveiled the Sentia m3200 and the Aurora m7700 notebook computers, one offering an ultra-slim and lightweight form factor for maximum portability, and the other offering desktop-rivalling processor and graphics performance. The Alienware Sentia m3200 features a 12.1-inch wide-screen (1280 by 800) LCD display with either an Intel Pentium M or Celeron M CPU (ranging from 1.5 to 2.0 GHz) and Intel… Read More

Computer manufacturer Alienware today announced a new version of their Aurora 7500 desktop. This souped up computer features several new "cutting edge advancements". The Aurora 7500, said Alienware, now comes with a liquid cooling technology they designed. This delivers what Alienware says is up to a 30% improvement in thermal performance and is quieter because there are no internal fans. Also featured is the Nvidia GeForce 7800… Read More

The new relationship will match Kyocera Wireless' reputation for making easy-to-use wireless handsets and accessories with Alienware's ability to deliver robust gaming solutions for a wide variety ofplatforms, enabling a true gaming experience on Kyocera's award-winning CDMA wireless phones. “Kyocera Wireless recognizes that gaming on wireless phones is a rapidly growing market, driven not only by gamers who want a rich… Read More

While many cable companies are touting their increase to 3Mbps, Aurora Cable Internet of Aurora, Ontario is offering its “Superfast High-Speed Internet” with a 9Mpbs speed cap for its regular price of $44.95. The company is offering free modem upgrades to customers that require a newer high-speed modem and also offers high-speed gaming servers. If you're one of the lucky ones to live in Aurora, let us know what you think… Read More

VIA Technologies, Inc. today announced the VIA K8T800 chipset has been selected ahead of competing solutions for Alienware's Aurora high-performance PCs, further endorsing the VIA K8T800 as the best performing chipset for the AMD64 platform. Alienware's new Aurora PCs, based on the high-performance AMD Athlon 64 FX and AMD Athlon 64 processors, will feature the VIA K8T800 chipset that harnesses VIA's advanced Hyper8… Read More

Alienware systems outperformed the Power Mac G5 systems in six out of seven head-to-head comparisons, including tests using Adobe Premiere, MP3-encoding, Microsoft Word, and Quake III. Mac Worldopined, "The PCs beat the Macs soundly." The triumph of the Alienware PCs over the Mac G5 systems prompted Mac World to state, "We're surprised at how thoroughly the PCs clobbered the Macs..." The Mac World benchmarks clearly… Read More

Aurora desktop gaming systems boast a long history of earning awards from industry leading publications such as CNet, Computer Shopper, PC Gamer, and many more. As an AMD Athlon 64 FX processor launch partner, Alienware continues to deliver top-of-the-line performance to its customers, reinforcing its position as an industry leader. The AMD64technology-based Alienware Aurora features state-of-the-art components, the exclusive Alienware case, and… Read More