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Alienware is largely credited for kicking off the micro-tower revolution three years ago with the original X51. The concept was simple: Take the typical business small-form-factor box, pull the PSU ...

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Bottom line: While we fervently await the day when physics allows Alienware to cram in a more powerful GPU, the X51 stands tall as a great, space conscious gaming rig that would work well at either ...

Besides the popular micro-desktop, Alienware's gaming laptop lineup is also being updated with new processors and some 4K screens. Dan Ackerman Editorial Director / Computers and Gaming Dan Ackerman ...

The last time we looked at Dell's Alienware X51 series of console-sized gaming PCs was back in mid-2013. Back then we were working with Intel's 4th generation Haswell Core Series processors and NVIDIA ...

Starting at $699, the Alienware X51 breaks into decidedly new territory for a company that has made its name slapping neon lights onto desktops built like battleships. Announced at a launch party in ...

Alienware generally makes giant honking gaming computers. There are two exceptions: The tiny Alpha, and the console-sized X51 desktop. And today, the X51 is getting some pretty huge ...

Alienware's console-sized X51 PC, classified as a "Mini Gaming Desktop" by Dell, is now shipping at an introductory price of $599 if configured with Ubuntu Linux and an Intel Core i3 processor. The ...

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 ...

The Alienware X51 ($999.99 direct) fits everything a serious gamer needs into a compact chassis. The desktop has a full-size hard drive, desktop-class quad-core processor, and, best of all, a 150-watt ...