Alienware

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Alienware Limited

logo
legal form Limited
founding 1996
Seat Miami , United States
management Nelson Gonzalez
Alex Aguila
Number of employees 700+
Branch Personal computers, notebooks
Website www.alienware.de

Alienware booth
Alienware keyboard
Alienware case
Alienware M11x
Alienware M15x
Alienware M15x
Alienware Area 51
Alienware Aurora
Alienware Aurora

Alienware is a Dell- owned manufacturer of PC systems that are specially tailored to the needs of computer game consumers and their hardware requirements.

Products

Alienware products are identified by a stylized Alien head.

Alienware sees itself as a quality provider and operates a high price policy and mostly uses components from well-known manufacturers. Many criticize the price-performance ratio , since the PCs are available from other retailers at far lower prices apart from the cases. Alienware has built the image of a Nobel PC dealer through careful workmanship. The PCs could only be purchased via the Dell or Alienware website until December 2009 , when an Alienware PC appeared at Media Markt for the first time . In addition to high-performance game PCs, media center PCs and gaming notebooks are also part of the product range.

Since the purchase by Dell there are new cases, one for MicroATX and one for ATX . It is the first time that the cases of the Aurora and Area 51 computer series have differed from each other.

history

The company was founded in 1996 by Nelson Gonzalez and Alex Aguila in the United States . The company headquarters are in Miami (USA) and the European headquarters in Ireland . From the beginning, Alienware focused on the gaming area and was extremely popular in this area despite its location in the high-price segment. On March 23, 2006 it was announced that Alienware was bought by Dell , but will continue to operate under its own name.

Computer models

Laptops

18 "

17 "

15 "

  • M15x - 2009.
  • M15x-R2 - 2010 Nvidia GeForce 200 Series and support of the Intel i5 and i7 processors
  • Alienware 15 - 2015 Nvidia GeForce 900 Series
  • Alienware 15 R2 - 2015 Intel Skylake processor support
  • Alienware 15 R3 - 2016 Nvidia GeForce 1000 Series
  • Alienware 15 R4 - 2018 Nvidia GeForce 1000 Series
  • Alienware m15 - 2018 Nvidia GeForce 1000 Series

14 "

13 "

  • Alienware 13 - 2014 Nvidia GeForce GTX 860M
  • Alienware 13 R2 - 2015 Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M
  • Alienware 13 R3 - 2016 Nvidia GeForce 1000 series GTX 1060 with 6GB GDDR5

11.6 "

  • M11x - 2010 Nvidia GeForce GT 335M
  • M11x-R2 - 2010 Support of the Intel Arrandale Core i5 and i7 processor, Nvidia GeForce GT 335M
  • M11x-R3 - 2011 Nvidia GeForce GT 540M, Nvidia GeForce GT 550M

Desktops

Aurora

  • The Aurora R1 (discontinued): This model is based on Intel's X58 platform (LGA 1366). All processors offered were from Intel's Core i7 (first generation, Nehalem with 4 or optionally 6 core processors). In order of the model number: 920, 930, 940, 950, 960, 965 Extreme, 970 (6-core), 975X, 980 (6-core), 980X (6-core), 990X (6-core) and 995X ( 6 core). Water cooling for the processor was installed at the factory. It was possible to choose between AMD's HD 5000 series or Nvidia's GT and GTX 400 or 500 series. You could choose between a 525-watt or 875-watt power supply. Both the power supply unit and the motherboard support SLI and CrossfireX operation.
  • The Aurora R2 (discontinued): This model was the first Alienware computer that was not only allowed to be sold directly by Alienware. It is the further development of the Aurora R1. It was based on Intel's P55 platform (LGA 1156). All processors offered were from Intel's Core i5 and Core i7 series (first generation, Lynnfield only 4-core processors). In order of the model number: i5 750, i5 760, i7 860, i7 870, i7 875 and i7 880. A water cooling for the processor was installed at the factory. It was possible to choose between AMD's HD 5000 series or Nvidia's GT and GTX 400 or 500 series. You could choose between a 525 watt or 875 watt power supply. Both the power supply unit and the motherboard support SLI and CrossfireX operation.
  • The Aurora R3 (discontinued): This model is based on Intel's P67 platform (LGA 1155). All processors offered were from Intel's Core i5 or Core i7 series (second generation, Sandy Bridge only 4-core processors). In order of model number: i5 2300, i5 2400, i5 2500, i5 2500K, i7 2600, i7 2600K. Water cooling for the processor was installed at the factory. A decision could be made between AMD's HD 5000 series or the HD 6000 series and Nvidia's GT or GTX 400 and 500 series. You could choose between a 525-watt or 875-watt power supply. Both the power supply unit and the motherboard support SLI and CrossfireX operation.
  • The Aurora R4 : This model is based on Intel's X79 platform (LGA 2011). All processors offered are from Intel's Core i7 (third generation, Sandy Bridge Extreme with 4 or 6 core processors). In order of model number: i7 3820, i7 3930K (6-core), i7 3960X (6-core), i7 4820K (4-core), i7 4930K (6-core) processor. Water cooling for the processor was installed at the factory. A decision can be made between AMD's HD 6000 series or the HD 7000 series and Nvidia's GTX 500/600/700 series. You can choose between a 525 watt or 875 watt power supply. Both the power supply unit and the motherboard support SLI and CrossfireX operation.
  • The Aurora R5: During the video game fair E3 in June 2016, a new Aurora model was presented to the public after a long break. The newly designed housing is part of the current portfolio of the manufacturer and offers the option of installing up to two powerful graphics cards in addition to a Z170 chip set (socket 1151) and the latest Intel Skylake processors of the sixth generation. Thanks to a swiveling power supply unit and various mechanisms specially designed for the device, it is also possible to make extensive upgrades or changes to the hardware without the use of tools. The AlienFX lighting system works, a selection of interfaces and the option of installing up to five SSDs in 2.5 "format. The available graphics cards range from entry-level models such as the Nvidia Geforce GTX 950 to the Nvidia GTX 1080 model and thus enable partly the use of virtual reality hardware.

alpha

  • Based on the idea of Valve's Steammachines, Alienware released the first Alienware Alpha R1 in late 2014. The device has compact dimensions (comparable to game consoles) and at the same time has high system performance. While the first version of Alpha still had to make do with a classic magnetic hard disk, fourth generation Intel processors and a modified Geforce GTX 860M (2GB VRAM), the second revision "Alpha R2" has now implemented Intel Skylake processors (socket 1151, Intel Core i5-6400T, Intel Core i7-6700T), an additional M.2 SSD slot and a fast graphics card from the desktop area (GTX 960, 4 GB VRAM).

Web links

Commons : Alienware  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ billigdrucker.de: Alienware Area 51 at Media Markt ( Memento of 24 December 2009 at the Internet Archive ) , December 18th 2009, accessed on 18 December 2009
  2. ↑ HI-TECH vs Alienware
  3. ↑ New Alienware Aurora Gaming Desktop | Dell. In: Dell. Retrieved June 27, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Alienware Alpha | Dell Germany. In: Dell. Retrieved June 27, 2016 .