Alienware

November 4, 2008 -- Alienware, Dell’s premier high-performance PC gaming brand, launches the all-new M17 notebook, continuing its strong tradition of pushing gaming performance limits through state of the art technology, wrapped in the iconic Alienware style.

Available today in the U.S. and Europe, the 17-inch Alienware M17 is powered by the world’s first mobile quad-core processor, the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300, and is Alienware’s first notebook with ATI CrossFireX multi-GPU technology, featuring dual ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 cards.

Discerning gamers can get their hands on an M17 featuring an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, ATI CrossFireX technology, 3GB of DDR3 memory and a 1920 x 1200 Extreme High-Definition LCD for under $2,000. Explore Alienware’s interactive M17 homepage to learn how this system delivers aggressive performance at an equally aggressive price. Read more

October 15, 2008 -- Hardcore gamers and tech-savvy enthusiasts looking for immersive gaming experiences, stunning graphics and leading edge performance can now test drive, and buy, the Alienware Aurora Desktop exclusively at Best Buy. Dell announced it is selling the Alienware Aurora desktop at 200 stores in the United States and through BestBuy.com.

“People are defining themselves by the products they choose and groups they associate with,“ says Michael Tatelman, vice president, global consumer sales and marketing, Dell. “Individuals who choose the Alienware Aurora are saying I am a serious gamer and user who demands the best in personal computing.” Read more

Aug. 12, 2008 – Alienware – the leading manufacturer of high-performance desktop, notebook and entertainment systems – now offers the ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2, the world’s most powerful graphics card, on its award-winning line of desktops, including the Alienware Area-51, Area-51 ALX and Aurora. The ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 features 2.4 teraflops of graphics power, 1,600 stream processing units, 2GB of dedicated GDDR5 memory and more for uncanny performance in PC gaming and HD video playback.

Hardcore gamers can take advantage of a full 2GB of GDDR5 memory, the fastest memory technology available today, for higher speeds, increased bandwidth and ultra-high frame rates. DirectX 10.1 support, along with high-performance anisotropic filtering and 24X custom filter anti-aliasing, delivers some of the most lifelike graphics ever seen. Environments, backgrounds and even facial features appear more true-to-life while deep background images gain heightened clarity so gamers can identify and target enemies at greater distances and with greater accuracy. For double the performance, all three Alienware desktops support dual ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 cards in an ATI CrossFireX configuration for superior quad-graphics power. Read more

May 22, 2008 – The best just got better. Alienware – the leading manufacturer of high-performance desktop, notebook and entertainment systems – has announced the relaunch of its acclaimed Area-51 ALX desktop. Long held as the standard for elite, ultra-high-performance computers, the all-new Area-51 ALX shocks the industry as the first and only desktop to offer the 3.2GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 overclocked to an unimaginable 4.0GHz.

Alienware’s expert engineers have pushed the QX9770 to its maximum stable output for an intense experience that you can get only from an Alienware computer. Every new Area-51 ALX comes standard with Alienware ALX High-Performance Liquid Cooling.

Powering the Area-51 ALX desktop’s graphics, users have their choice between NVIDIA Quad SLI featuring dual NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 cards or an ATI CrossFireX configuration with dual ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 cards. Rounding out the system’s performance is up to 4GB of Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600MHz memory. No other system offers this level of raw power and aggression. Read more

April 30, 2008 – Alienware – the leading manufacturer of high-performance desktop, notebook and entertainment systems – launches the Area-51 m17x, a commanding and aggressive addition to the newly redesigned Area-51 line of notebook computers. Alienware already shocked the computer industry this year by demonstrating the raw power of the 15.4-inch Area-51 m15x, and the company has once again upped the ante. With a brilliant 17-inch, widescreen HD display, Alienware designed the Area-51 m17x for PC gamers, 3D content creators and multi-media enthusiasts.

The Area-51 m17x surpasses expectations as the fastest notebook Alienware has ever designed. An Intel Core 2 Extreme processor teams with the fearsome power of dual, SLI-enabled NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX GPUs for unprecedented performance levels. The notebook’s 500GB mobile hard drives are the world’s largest. Dual drives configured in a RAID 0 array plus a 500GB Smart Bay drive for additional storage give the user an astounding 1.5TB capacity, accommodating approximately 250 games, 375 full-length movies or nearly 400,000 songs. Read more

No need to visit distant galaxies to experience stellar graphic technology. The next generation of gaming systems has arrived. Alienware has launched a new high-performance gaming solution, the ATI CrossFireX for their ALX CrossFireX desktop computer. Alienware, a company that has long been a leader in high-resolution desktops, notebooks and entertainment systems sets a new precedent in high resolution graphics.

The ALX CrossFireX promises to give consumers a gaming experience like never before. The product’s new configuration offers 4x the graphic power, easier maintenance and HD multimedia capabilities, with two ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 graphics cards with two GPUs and 1GB of graphic memory each. Read more