Alienware have started 2012 by letting lose their X51 desktop. The X51 is a slim gaming PC that is designed to orient itself vertically, or horizontally on the desktop. Even the Alienware logo ...

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 ...

Over recent years, Alienware computers have become increasingly reasonable options for anyone who’s looking to get into PC gaming but is unable or unwilling to build a rig from scratch (which will, of ...

Three screws, that's it, and you'll gain access to all the major components of the Alienware X51 R3. One black screw holds the side panel in place and from there, a few key upgrades, should you so ...

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 ...

The Alienware X51 proves that big things can come in small packages, offering excellent gaming performance in a slim chassis. Among built-to-order gaming PCs, Alienware is about as close as one gets ...

Alienware's new game-munching mini-desktop the X51 has proven itself to be an extremely capable machine, happily chewing through the latest, most demanding games with reckless abandon in my full ...

The software side of the Alienware X51 R3 hasn't changed a whole lot, but that's not necessarily a shortcoming. Alienware's standard Alien Command Center suite offers lots of configuration options ...

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Alienware has announced a small form-factor PC designed to give consumers gaming power in a compact box that will fit nicely the living room. The X51 is about a third of the size of Alienware's Aurora ...

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