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Gaming system specialist Alienware launched its console sized X51 desktop for the second time in London last night. The machine was originally announced a couple of weeks ago in San Francisco, since ...

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A couple of years ago Alienware’s X51 gaming PC had an easy ride. Both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 were long in the tooth, and it was child’s play for Alienware to assemble a gaming PC with lots ...

While the Alienware X51 has been slated by Valve as a currently available Steambox, consumers still have to get rid of that pesky Windows to install the Linux-driven platform. As we've seen with the ...

Alienware's latest PC is an attempt to fire a salvo right across the bows of Sony and Microsoft's gaming flagships. It looks like the (slightly overweight) lovechild of the pair; like an alternate ...

In something that approximates console-size, Alienware has released an intriguing little machine that also manages to be a high-powered PC. If you want a powerful PC but can no longer justify the size ...

The Alienware X51 gaming desktop goes after the console gamer that wants a bit more out of their gaming experience. The Alienware X51 ($999.99 direct) fits everything a serious gamer needs into a ...

The latest addition to the Alienware family of gaming desktops, the X51-R2 is actually an upgrade to last year's innovative Alienware X51. It uses the same space-saving small-form-factor (SFF) chassis ...

What's most striking about the Alienware X51 is its simplicity; not only in concept, but execution. It wasn't designed to break speed records or push the envelope of industrial design--it was built to ...

Minimally flexible for future upgrades More complex than a standalone console Hefty power brick will need to be hidden away under some furniture “Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year ...

The Alienware X51 sports a nice and compact chassis with good internal hardware. However, it isn’t as stylish and over-the-top as previous Alienware desktops. Cutting down on Alienware�s ...