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 desktop, which features Intel quad-code processing, serious graphics options, and PCI-Express 2.0…and a price tag starting at just $1,049.
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Alienware Bumps Area-51 ALX to 4 GHz
Dell subsidiary Alienware is known for offering high-performance rigs of particular interest to way-too-serious gamers and PC enthusiasts: today, the company has rolled out a revision to its high-end Area-51 ALX desktop rig that goes where no PC has gone before: it features an Intel Core 2 Extreme processor overclocked to an "industry-first" 4 GHz.
"The performance packed into the Area-51 ALX desktop is flat-out unheard-of," says Alienware product marketing manager Marc Diana, in a statement. "Alienware has always been committed to building only the fastest, most powerful systems available, and that’s exactly what we’ve done with the new ALX."
Alienware Area-51 ALX Brings 45nm Penryn
It seems like only yesterday when Intel annoucned its new 45nm Penryn CPUs (oh, wait, it was only yesterday) but now Dell’s boutique computer subsidiary Alienware has announced its new Area-51 ALX desktop system build around the new CPUs. And the Penryn chip isn’t the only oomph the ALX brings to the table: as one would expect from an Alienware desktop, the system features top-flight components all the way through…and a price tag to match.
Alienware Debuts HD Media Server
Formerly-boutique computer maker Alienware is getting into the custom home theater business, announcing a new Alienware HD Media Server aimed at the system integration market. The rack-mountable system will support high-definition content at resolutions up to 1080p via HDMI, and also offer internal CableCard support, a Dolby 7.1 preamp output, and support for up to 4 TB in hot-swappable hard drive storage.
“The newest entry to Alienware’s digital home line, the HD Media Server, [..] fulfills the demand for an easy-to-use, high definition content storage and distribution device in next-generation digital homes,” said Alienware product marketing manager Marc Diana, in a release.
Alienware Offers Up to Eight Cores
Boutique high-performance computer maker Alienware has never liked to skimp on performance. When a new technology jumps out which can offer high-end computing enthusiasts, gamers, and content creators an edge over the latest and greatest, Alienware is right there to make you current hot-rod system look so five minutes ago.



