Testseek.co.uk have collected 94 expert reviews of the Alienware Area 51 Desktop and the average rating is 78%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Alienware Area 51 Desktop.
May 2008
(78%)
94 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(100%)
1 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Eye
Catching
Powerful
Design choice is actually practical
Small and compact. Nice looking. Menu system a cinch to use.
More power than a Russian oil baron
Everyone knows that aliens built the Pyramids
Sank Atlantis and installed a robot George W. Bush as President to distract the world from its genetic experiments on the Loch Ness monster. What is less well known is that they also gave Dell (Alienware&rsqu...
Good cooling system
Very powerful
Good headphone lineout
Extremely powerful
Cost-effective for a £4
200 PC
More storage than we've ever seen before on similarly priced models
Attractive styling
Huge range of options available when buying
Fast performance
The editors didn't like
It's heavy
It's not cheap
Bog-standard 74GB hard drive. Fan makes an insufferable racket.
Costs the same as a holiday for four
Alienware didn’t have the urge to over-clock the Core i7 processor. If you feel the need for the extra speed
A heinously expensive (£4000) ALX version cranks out a few more cycles with the help of a liquid cooling system. Weirdly
There&rsquo...
Noisy
Disappointing internal structure and finish
Clunky Alienware case
Overclocking reserved for a still higher-end Alienware system
Core i7-980X Benchmark Bruiser, Hot-Rod Chassis Design, Great Case Lighting, Wall of Storage Drive Cage, Water-Cooled Goodness, Killer Core i7-980 X Overclocks
Expensive For Sure, Drive Bay Not Hot-Swap, Expensive Extended Warranty
Dell's Alienware Area-51 "is what it is," as they say. It's big, bad, ridiculously powerful, seriously well-built, definitely expensive, and in our opinion, gorgeously designed and styled. The fit, finish and various high-end amenities of the machine pu...
Abstract: Alienware's latest Area 51 ($3,969 direct) epitomizes the bold, superior visual gaming company to a T. It's unmistakably a gaming rig for people who believe in spending money for exceptional aesthetics. It has a unique design and feature set. And it ma...
Innovative chassis. Hard drive expansion is inspired. Dual graphics card performance. Clean software build. Ultimate in show-off PCs.
Expected better performance. No top tray: USB cords better be long. Loud at startup. Need extra vertical room for vents.
The Alienware Area 51 isn't necessarily the fastest gaming rig you can buy, but it is certainly fast enough to get you requisite victories on the game grid. Coincidentally, the system's looks and innovation will either blow your friends' minds...
Abstract: With Intel’s new Core i7 processors and Nvidia’s new GeForce GTX 295 cards drawing rave reviews from performance enthusiasts, it only makes sense that one system combining both would be among the best available. And Alienware’s X58 meets that expectat...
Ultra Highend Gaming Performance, Excellent Overclocking, Name Brand Components, Stable and Reliable
Big and Heavy, Expensive
Alienware supplies a very powerful system configuration with their high-end Area-51 gaming systems, as well as providing significant hardware flexibility. With an Alienware Area-51 platform starting at just above $1K and moving near the $6K mark at th...
Abstract: When it comes to buying a boutique system, the price tag hanging from the chassis is usually as far out as the components inside. But once in a while, we find dangling before our eyes a price tag worthy of consideration. One of these price tags belongs...
