Alienware Debuts New Gamer Notebook, Desktops

Dell's
boutique gamer brand Alienware has introduced a new 15-inch notebook
with a mobile Core i7 processor, along with four new desktops designed
to blow the pixels off your opponents.




Dell’s boutique high-performance Alienware
division has been a little quiet lately, but that silence has now ended
with the introduction of five new high-end gaming rigs at the Tokyo
Game Show&mash;led by a new 15-inch notebook computer sporting a
mobile Core i7 processor and Nvidia GeForce GTZ 260M graphics with 1 GB
of video RAM.

“Alienware systems are, and always have been, our benchmark for PC
gaming performance,” said Dell’s VP pf consumer sales and marketing
Michael Tatelman, in a statement. “Through the Alienware brand, Dell is
committed to offering gamers the richest possible PC gaming experience
with the latest technology and coolest designs.”

First up, the new Alienware M15x notebook,
which Dell is modestly characterizing as the “most powerful 15-inch
gaming laptop in the universe.” The M15x sports a mobile version of the
Intel’s Core i7 processor running at 1.6 to 2 GHz, along with optional
Nvidia GTX 260 M graphics (with 1 GB of video RAM) and support for up
to 8 GB of system memory. The system sports a 15.6-inch display with
either a 1,600 by 900-pixel or 1,920 by 1,080-pixel native resolution,
a slot loading DVD burner (Blu-ray is an option), 250 to 500 GB of hard
drive storage (a 256 GB SSD is an option), VGA and DisplayPort video
output, three USB 2.0 ports, FireWire, gigabit Ethernet, and an 8-in-1
card reader. As with all Alienware offerings, the system can be
customized and cranked up considerably, but prices start at $1,499.
However, like all other gaming notebooks, the system is questionably
portable by today’s standards: the system is almost two inches thick
and weighs almost nine pounds.

Next up, Alienware has announced the Aurora and Aurora ALX
MicroATX desktops, featuring Core i7 processors (including an option to
overclock them to 3.6 GHz); the systems can support dual ATI Radeon HD
5870 graphics cards (with 1 GB video RAM each) and up to 12 GB of main
memory, along with up to 2 TB of onboard storage and gigabit Ethernet.
As usual, a number of customization options are available—users can opt
for Nvidia or ATI graphics. Prices start at $1,299 and go up quickly
from there.
Finally, folks looking to a full PC tower will want to hold out for
the Area-51 and Area-51 ALX systems, designed for hardcore gamers and
severe computing enthusiasts: the systems feature Core i7 processors
that can be factory overclocked all the way to 3.86 GHz, a wide variety
of graphics options (including dual multi-GPU cards from Nvidia or
ATI). The systems will have can support multiple optical drives, have
enough room for up to six internal SATA II drives in cable-free bays,
and support up to 12 GB of 1333MHz or 1600MHz DDR3 RAM. Prices will
start at $1,999.



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