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Friday, February 17, 2012

PC Gaming Will Never Die! Introducing the Alienware X51

Posted by Hooch Tan in "Digital Home News" @ 03:00 PM

http://www.anandtech.com/show/5543/...ox-with-teeth/1

"The X51 is basically the size of an Xbox 360, but the insides are pure PC: Alienware employs a Mini-ITX motherboard, desktop-level Sandy Bridge Intel processors, and a full-sized double-slot graphics card (rotated ninety degrees and connected via a riser card to the PCIe 2.1 x16 slot)."

The gaming industry has seen a lot of changes over the past few years. While gaming consoles have traditionally dominated the market, the rise of casual games on the iPhone and Android have gained a lot of attention lately. PC gaming, though, is like that that kid you see at the school dance, standing in a corner, all alone, trying to look inconspicuous. He may have a lot to offer, and really is a great person, but no one wants to even talk to him because he does not quite fit in with the rest of the crowd. Despite all the love that other gaming platforms get, there is still a great market for PC gaming and the success of Steam suggests that it is not going to die anytime soon. The Alienware X51 looks like a good stab at helping to create more interest in the platform.

The biggest problem I see with the PC platform is its complexity. Performance varies widely, depending on what hardware you have, and with most games being 3D, a lot of computers that use integrated graphics find the experience less than stellar. Distribution services like Steam go a long way to simplifying the distribution chain, but until games can offer a much more stable platform like that which you see with a console, or a mobile device, I am certain that many people will remain put off by the whole thing.


Thursday, January 13, 2011

CES 2011: Dell's Press Conference Announcing the Dell Streak 7, Venue Phone, and Other New Hardware

Posted by Jason Dunn in "Digital Home Events" @ 04:00 PM

For full-screen viewing, click click on the video above and watch it on YouTube.

This is a video shot in Las Vegas at CES 2011, the Consumer Electronics Show. This is the first time the Dell Streak 7 has been officially unveiled, along with the Dell Venue, and the un-named 10 inch tablet. Other announced hardware includes a 3D version of the XPS 17 laptop, a new Alienware Aurora desktop PC, a new XPS 8300 desktop PC, and a few other odds and ends. The press conference was almost an hour long, so I tried to include only the interesting parts. Enjoy!


Friday, January 29, 2010

Alienware Offers Budget Gaming?

Posted by Hooch Tan in "Digital Home News" @ 11:30 AM

http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/28/...base-price-799/

"Whoa, Nelly! We learned back at CES that Alienware's pretty-much-a-netbook would launch in the Spring for less than a grand, but now we know precisely what the base price will be: $799. "

I have to say I am shocked by the prices I've been seeing coming out lately. First, it was the iPad starting at $499, and now Alienware will allegedly offer their lilliputian gaming notebook starting at $799. Maybe this is their idea of a stimulus package. Granted, for a 11" notebook, the price is not that phenomenal, but price makes it seem like Alienware is considering trying out the sales volume method of making profits, over charging a premium for their brand. I do have to wonder what the base model will provide, and whether it will be competitive against other quasi-gaming ultra-light laptops like the ASUS UL30VT, but more details should be coming within the next few weeks. I am already saving up!


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