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Alienware M17x and M15x get Core i7 update; OptX AW2310 LCD adds NVIDIA 3D Vision support

Chris Davies, Jan 7th 2010 Discuss [0]

The Alienware M11x ultraportable wasn't the only gaming hardware Dell took on stage with them at CES 2010 this morning; the company had two more, larger Alienware notebooks that use Intel's latest Core i7 mobile processors, the Alienware M17x and M15x, together with a new 3D-capable monitor, the 23-inch Alienware OptX AW2310. Read The Full Story

Alienware M11X ultraportable: $999 gaming mini-monster

Chris Davies, Jan 7th 2010 Discuss [1]

Dell have announced a new Alienware ultraportable, the 11.6-inch M11X. Set to start off from $999, the Alienware M11X offers both NVIDIA GT335M and integrated graphics, which can be switched between regular and gaming modes depending on how willing you are to sacrifice battery life. The bottom line? Expect 6.5hrs in battery mode, or plunging to around 2hrs in gaming mode. Read The Full Story

Dell offers five new Alienware gaming notebooks

Shane McGlaun, Sep 23rd 2009 Discuss [0]

Dell and Alienware have unveiled five new gaming notebooks that will be hitting the market soon. The new machines include the M15x laptop, the M17x laptops and new gaming desktops. Really, the machines aren’t all new models, but have been upgraded with new components. Read The Full Story

Alienware unveils new peripherals for gamers

Shane McGlaun, Sep 1st 2009 Discuss [0]

Alienware is Dell's gaming arm and the brand is typically associated with gaming notebooks and desktops more that it is with peripherals. That didn’t stop Alienware from unveiling a new line of gaming peripherals today including a new keyboard, headphones, LCD, and mouse. Read The Full Story

Alienware Nebula Red M17x added to line up

Brenda Stokes, Jul 17th 2009 Discuss [1]

Alienware is known for their gaming notebooks and computers and they've just announced a new version of their M17x notebook called the Nebula Red. While not exactly revolutionary, this new version does add a few features worth noting. Read The Full Story

Alienware OptX AW2210 1080p LCD display revealed

Brenda Stokes, Jul 1st 2009 Discuss [0]

Alienware revealed a new display today that's meant for those that like to watch movies or play video games on their computers. It's called the OptX AW2210 and this display measures in at 21.5-inches. Read The Full Story

Alienware All Powerful M17x laptop revealed early

Chris Davies, May 29th 2009 Discuss [0]

Ah, the sweet smell of a broken embargo. Alienware's All Powerful M17x gaming notebook thought it had a few days of tease left in it, but the 17-inch 1920 x 1200 Core 2 Extreme quad-core behemoth has been set free by PCWorld. Under the carefully creased hood there's up to 8GB of 1,333MHz DDR3 RAM and a choice of up to 1TB 7,200rpm hard-drive or 512GB SSD. Graphics are courtesy of two 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M GPUs. Read The Full Story

Alienware “Allpowerful” laptop & desktop range launching June

Chris Davies, May 13th 2009 Discuss [0]

Alienware have quietly launched another teaser site, this time tipping an upcoming "gaming laptop and computer" which the company is calling "Allpowerful". No other hardware details have been revealed regarding the range, aside from that more news will be coming in a little under 20 days time. Read The Full Story

Alienware Area-51 & Dell XPS gaming PCs get Core i7 CPUs

Chris Davies, Nov 18th 2008 Discuss [0]

Dell have announced three new gaming PCs powered by Intel's Core i7 processors. The Alienware Area-51 X-58, Alienware Area-51 ALX X-58 and the Dell XPS 730x all have a choice of Core i7 920, 940 or 965 Extreme CPUs, with the two Alienware systems offering up to 12GB of triple channel DDR3 RAM while the XPS can be specified with up to 6GB. Read The Full Story

Alienware announces cheaper gaming tower – still not cheap

Staff Editor, Nov 14th 2008 Discuss [1]

Alienware on Thursday took the time to announce the new Area-51 750i. This was kind of an odd announcement for them because this is the company’s least expensive gaming tower being sold right now. The Area-51 750i comes with the same lightable casing, wiring and stronger power supplies as the more expensive models. Read The Full Story

Alienware M17 tested: Expensive options make the machine

Chris Davies, Nov 7th 2008 Discuss [1]

Alienware's M17 gaming notebook, announced on Monday, has already reached reviewers, and unlike some of the company's more outrageous machines it looks to be a surprising example of compromise. The selling points are the optional quad-core processors and ATI CrossFireX graphics, normally big money items; to keep the starting price low, however, you lose out on some of the drama Alienware have become known for. Read The Full Story

Alienware M17 gaming notebook with ATI CrossFireX dual-graphics

Chris Davies, Nov 3rd 2008 Discuss [0]

Alienware have announced a new gaming notebook, the M17, the claim to fame of which is that it has CrossFireX dual graphics cards. In this case, it's a pair of ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 GPUs, accompanied by a choice of Core 2 Quad or Extreme processors, up to 4GB of DDR3 RAM and a choice of 17-inch WXGA+ or WUXGA displays. There's also a RAID array offering up to 640GB (in RAID-0 setup; halve that if you want redundancy) and optional Blu-ray. Read The Full Story