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04.29.2008

Alienware launches the Area-51® m17x notebook

Equipped with an Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme processor, NVIDIA® SLI® graphics and a full 1.5TB of hard drive capacity, the 17-inch Area-51® m17x is Alienware’s most powerful notebook ever.
  • Dual, SLI®-enabled NVIDIA® GeForce 8800M GTX GPUs
  • Up to 1.5TB of hard drive capacity with Smart Bay technology
  • Alienware exclusives including AlienFX® lighting and Stealth Mode

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04.15.2008

Upgraded Aurora Desktop Returns to Alienware

Alienware announces the launch of the re-engineered Aurora desktop. Alienware’s flagship AMD-based platform, the Aurora features a quad core AMD® Phenom™ 9850 Black Edition CPU plus dual ATI™ Radeon™ 3870X2 GPUs for extreme performance.

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03.24.2008

Alienware incorporates the intense speed of the Intel® QX9770 processor into the Area-51 desktop.

Fresh off its relaunch, the Area-51® desktop now offers the insanely powerful Intel® QX9770 Core™ 2 Extreme processor. Quad-Core performance at 3.2GHz gives Alienware users a killer advantage in multitasking and taking on resource-intensive gaming, rendering and more.

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03.18.2008

Alienware launches the Area-51® desktop

Alienware re-engineers and re-launches its flagship desktop system, equipping it with industry-leading technologies such as NVIDIA® dual-GPU graphics cards, DDR3 memory, PCI-Express 2.0 and advanced overclocking capabilities.

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03.06.2008

Alienware ALX desktop computer delivers world's most powerful quad graphics with ATI Crossfirex

Alienware boosts your graphics capabilities 400% by supporting the ATI CrossFireX™ quad-GPU gaming solution. The ALX CrossFireX Edition desktop utilizes two ATI Radeon™ HD 3870 X2 graphics cards to offer users:
  • 2GB if dedicated GDDR3 graphics memory
  • ATI Catalyst™ software for advanced overclocking
  • The first-ever quad-GPU solution to support DirectX® 10.1

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03.04.2008

Alienware offers systems to Australian customers through Authorized Resellers.

Alienware expands to authorized reseller locations, providing Australian customers an opportunity to experience and test-drive Alienware desktops, notebooks and accessories before and throughout the purchase process.

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02.19.2008

Alienware launches first ever 15.4-inch notebook with a 45nm processor

Already generating headlines, the Alienware Area-51® m15x now ads Intel® 45nm processing technology to its arsenal, making it the world’s fastest 15.4-inch notebook computer.

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02.18.2008

Alienware Partners with the Alonzo Mourning Charities and the Magic Johnson Foundation to Provide Support to Local New Orleans High School

Alienware donates 30 high-performance notebooks to help rebuild West Jefferson High School's computer lab.

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1.31.2008

Alienware High Definition Media Server offers advanced home integration solutions

Alienware launches the High Definition Media Server through the exclusive Alienware Digital Home Channel Program. Upgrade your home for fully-integrated digital media distribution. Store all your movies, music and photos in one location and distribute them to any entertainment system in your house.
  • HD playback for downloaded video and Blu-ray movies
  • Remote access your digital library from anywhere
  • 4TB storage capacity across four hot-swappable drives
  • 7.1 Surround Sound preamp output

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1.28.2008

Alienware Area-51 m15x® at CES 2008

Notebook.com checks out the Area-51 m15x® during CES 2008.

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1.15.2008

Alienware launches Area-51® m15x notebook

Alienware launches the all-new Area-51® m15x notebook computer, a powerful DirectX®10 capable system built on the industry’s most advanced mobile technology and Alienware exclusives like the AlienFX® lighting system.
  • First 15.4-inch notebook to market with the NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800M GTX.
  • First 15.4-inch notebook to feature an Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme processor.
  • Increased flexibility through Alienware’s BinaryGFX and Smart Bay technologies

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11.12.2007

Alienware ALX offers breakthroughs in overclocking, dual graphics

The Alienware Area-51 ALX delivers unrestrained speed and power with the first ever 45nm desktop processor, the Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme QX9650. Intel's® 45nm technology allows Alienware engineers to overclock the processor 33% to a scorching 4.0GHz. Combined with ATI's® next-generation Radeon™ HD 3870 GPU in CrossFire™ dual graphics configuration, Alienware ALX computers continue to set new standards for performance.

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11.19.2007

ALIENWARE EXPANDS PRESENCE NORTH OF THE BORDER TO BETTER SERVE CANADIAN CUSTOMERS

To better serve our Canadian customers, Alienware has launched a dedicated Canada Web site along with new services designed to ensure the highest degree of customer satisfaction.
  • Make purchases in Canadian dollars.
  • Systems delivered directly to your door.
  • All-new Canada-based service operation.

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11.12.2007

Alienware ALX offers breakthroughs in overclocking, dual graphics

The Alienware Area-51 ALX delivers unrestrained speed and power with the first ever 45nm desktop processor, the Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme QX9650. Intel's® 45nm technology allows Alienware engineers to overclock the processor 33% to a scorching 4.0GHz. Combined with ATI's® next-generation Radeon™ HD 3870 GPU in CrossFire™ dual graphics configuration, Alienware ALX computers continue to set new standards for performance.

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