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1. Nvidia passionately responds to Intel court filing

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

   Wednesday, 18 February 2009

   ... NVIDIA’s chipset for its entire new line of notebooks including the MacBook Classic, MacBook Air, MacBook and MacBook Pro. Today, companies like Acer, Alienware, Asus, Dell, Falcon Northwest, Fujitsu, ...

2. Core i7 PCs launch with prices from $1250 to $13,000

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Monday, 17 November 2008

   ... i7 offering is the Studio XPS desktop for $1500. The gaming desktop XPS 730 starts at $2600 and tops out at about $8000 with a factory-overclocked version of the Core i7 (965 3.73 GHz). The firm’s Alienware ...

3. Update: Thousands of Diamond Multimedia graphics cards potentially defective

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Wednesday, 24 September 2008

   ... issue was amplified through a complaint by Alienware, which, according to sources, returned all graphics cards it had purchased from Diamond Multimedia. The system builder found failure rates of more than ...

4. Dell XPS 730 H2C desktop invades Alienware territory

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Thursday, 01 May 2008

   ... system over this new XPS 730? A lot has changed since Dell’s acquisition of Alienware. Dell  always intended Alienware to remain a standalone premium performance brand while its own XPS brand ...

5. Alienware relaunches Area-51 desktop with 9800 GX2

   (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

   Tuesday, 18 March 2008

   Miami (FL) – With today’s lifting of Nvidia’s 9800 GX2 NDA, system builders are announcing desktops powered by the dual-processor graphics card.  Alienware, known for their expensive and beefy, computers, ...

6. Alienware announces quad-graphics desktop

   (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

   Wednesday, 05 March 2008

   Patience and a generous budget will be necessary to get you one of the first announced quad-GPU desktop PCs. Alienware has rolled out the Area-51 ALX “CFX”, which will be available with up to four ATI ...

7. PC trends 2007

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Opinion)

   Friday, 13 April 2007

   ... While they don’t have the performance edge of say a Voodoo, XPS, or Alienware but they have been building game capable machines that are lighter than these gaming firms typically field, which means ...

8. Alienware announces desktop PC with Intel's latest quad-core processor

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Thursday, 11 January 2007

   Alienware said it "will" launch Intel's second quad-core desktop processor, the 2.4 GHz Core 2 Quad Q6600, on its Area-51 7500 desktop system. Miami (FL) - Alienware said it "will" ...

9. CES 2007: Dell intros 3.2 GHz quad-core enthusiast PC

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Tuesday, 09 January 2007

   Dell has updated its XPS enthusiast PC line with a an overclocked quad-core machine and an elaborate cooling system. The H2C Edition puts the price tag of the XPS desktop series deep into Alienware territory. ...

10. Falcon Northwest goes retail

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 24 October 2006

    ... increasingly competitive and we are beginning to see some ideas from those companies to break out of their familiar segment: On the one side there are firms such as Alienware and VoodooPC that are seeking ...

11. Is Sony coming back?

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Opinion)

    Wednesday, 18 October 2006

    ... the company, it is making strong progress with its product lines. However, Dell has become aggressive with its XPS series and the Alienware acquisition; plus HP is doing some amazing things with Voodoo ...

12. Nvidia announces new high-end mobile GPU

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 12 October 2006

13. Alienware vs. VoodooPC, 3 years out

    (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

    Wednesday, 04 October 2006

    Analyst Rob Enderle looks for TG Daily into his crystal ball: The market for gaming PCs is about to go through some massive changes as the Dell acquisition of Alienware and the HP acquisition of VoodooPC ...

14. Alienware updates m9700 notebook line with SLI graphics

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 05 September 2006

    Alienware is revamping its line of 17" m9700 notebooks by adding new colors and upping the graphics firepower. New "Conspiracy Blue" and "Cyborg Green" colors will be added to the lineup, while the dual ...

15. Core 2 Duo notebooks offered from $850

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 28 August 2006

    Is Alienware becoming the "economy sport" division of Dell? With today's introduction of a Core 2 Duo T5500-based lightweight notebook starting at $850 (reasonably configured for under $1100), Alienware ...

16. After the AMD / ATI merger: Will Nvidia GeForce still compete with ATI Radeon?

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 31 July 2006

    ... on something." "Alienware, Falcon Northwest...don't want to have the same processor, the same chipset, the same graphics, the same networking components as all the mainstream PC OEMs." Shane Rau, semiconductor ...

17. The response to Core 2 Duo: What does AMD do next?

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 28 July 2006

    ... New York." But will the enthusiast market care? Probably not. "If you're going to buy a system from, like, Alienware, it's not going to be fan-cooled anyway," McGregor stated. "It's going to have some ...

18. Up to $16,000: Core 2 Duo computers flood the Net

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 27 July 2006

    ... Intel Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme processors. The processor was official launched today and several companies including Alienware, Dell, Gateway, Velocity Micro and Voodoo PC are introducing new computers. ...

19. A chat with Michael Dell: Alienware and XPS to stay separate

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Tuesday, 11 July 2006

    Together, Dell's XPS product line and its new wholly-owned subsidiary, Alienware, share 60% of the high-end gaming and enthusiast PC market, states company chairman Michael Dell, citing internal research. ...

20. Michael Dell hints of impending AMD CPU news

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 10 July 2006

    ... we're not the only computer company." Stay in touch with TG Daily for more from the Michael Dell roundtable, including more details on the XPS 700, some thoughts on the Alienware acquisition, and Mr. Dell's ...

21. Alienware introduces three new Core Duo notebooks

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 28 June 2006

    Alienware has rolled out three new notebooks, with screen sizes from 14.1 inches to 17 inches, based on the Intel Core Duo processor. The Area-51 m5750 and the Area-51 m5550 have high-powered ATI and ...

22. Dell lines up new quad-SLI gaming PC, portable desktop

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 31 May 2006

    ... Alienware appears to have sparked new enthusiasm at Dell to appeal to a younger consumer crowd that isn't interested in your average mainstream computer, but is willing to shell out extra bucks for high-performance ...

23. AMD launches Live! entertainment PC platform

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 30 May 2006

    ... Gateway, Acer and even performance PC maker Alienware are expected to be offering Live systems. Just as Intel's Viiv, Live calls for very specific hardware and software requirements. According to AMD, ...

24. Analysis: One small step for Dell, one giant leap for AMD

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 19 May 2006

    ... last March, of high-end PC system builder Alienware - one of AMD's high-profile customers - may have softened Dell to the notion of finally adding AMD processors in Dell equipment, believes Doug Freedman, ...

25. PC graphics quickly catching up with consoles, says Nvidia

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 15 May 2006

    ... months. Does the feedback you're getting validate that, and is it absolutely true that high performance will always trickle down in a two-year curve? DP: You could look at companies like Alienware, Falcon, ...

26. Slideshow: Alienware announces SLI Notebooks

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 10 May 2006

    Alienware has unveiled two dual-graphics, SLI-based notebooks at E3. Alienware has unveiled two dual-graphics, SLI-based notebooks at E3. The 17" Aurora m9700 and the 19" Aurora mALX will also integrate ...

27. TG Daily Video: eFocus Part 1

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Wednesday, 10 May 2006

    ... a few dozen companies compete for attention and you'll see in our videos what we found to be most interesting. In this first part, Alienware demonstrates its latest and greatest desktop and notebook systems, ...

28. Alienware announces SLI Notebooks

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 09 May 2006

    Alienware will be offering two portable computers that integrate two Nvidia GeForce Go 7900 graphics processors in SLI configuration. Alienware will be offering two portable computers that integrate ...

29. BFG to launch Ageia physics cards on 9 May

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 04 May 2006

    ... retailers, including Best Buy, already list the card for around $300 - which is slightly higher than what system retailers currently charge for Physx boards: For example, Alienware offers a Physx upgrade ...

30. Alienware quad-SLI systems to use liquid cooling

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 31 March 2006

    Alienware partners with Calgary-based CoolIT Systems to offer a liquid cooling system for Alienware's quad-SLI Aurora ALX system. Containing four Nvidia graphics processors, these systems provide lots ...

31. GDC 2006: Day One fires up gaming fans, price tags, and physics

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Thursday, 23 March 2006

    ... special systems from Dell, Alienware and Falcon Northwest. Read more... Serious game designer takes on politicians, corporate America and abortion Robert Wright, Managing Editor of TwitchGuru, interviewed ...

32. Dell buyout of Alienware now official

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 22 March 2006

    Dell Corporation has acquired independent, maverick, top-tier PC manufacturer Alienware, for an undisclosed sum. The Miami-based Alienware will become a wholly-owned Dell subsidiary, and will continue ...

33. GDC 2006: Dell fires up $10,000 enthusiast PC

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 22 March 2006

    ... that it would take another try to crack the gaming crowd with an extreme PC that would be closer to what enthusiasts typically buy from manufacturers such as Alienware, Voodoo PC or Falcon Northwest. This ...

34. GDC 2006: Ageia announces "PhysX" physics processor

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 22 March 2006

    ... like Alienware and Falcon Northwest. In addition, BFG and Asus are expected to bring PhysX cards to retail shelves within the second quarter. Pricing has not been announced yet, but sources indicated that ...

35. Quad-SLI drives enthusiast graphics systems into $2000 range

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 16 March 2006

    ... high-performance 7900 GTX card with a custom hand machined copper block as cooling unit starts at just under $5573. A second 7900 GTX card is offered for an additional $815. Alienware also offers a quad-SLI ...

36. VoodooPC launches quad-SLI computer

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 13 March 2006

    ... other vendors have also announced quad SLI systems recently, most notably Dell and Alienware. Related article: Two's Company, Four's a WOW! Sneak Preview of NVIDIA Quad GPU Graphics  ...

37. Alienware, Eurocom announce SLI notebooks

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 09 March 2006

      Following the launch of SLI for notebooks earlier today, Alienware and Eurocom are the first two notebook builders to announce dual-graphics capability for some of their notebooks. Following the ...

38. Nvidia blitzes back with GeForce 7900, 7600 series, Quad-SLI, notebook SLI

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 09 March 2006

    ... according to Nvidia, in notebook systems whose displays are capable of 1900 x 1200 resolution. VooDoo PC and Alienware are among the builders Nvidia listed as making such systems available. If these systems' ...

39. Alienware unveils desktop PCs with Pentium EE 955 processor

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 16 January 2006

      Just about a week after announcing upcoming availability of AMD's FX-60 processor in its performance systems, Alienware added Intel's most recent Extreme Edition processor, the 65 nm dual-core 955 ...

40. Alienware announces entry-level notebook

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Friday, 30 December 2005

      Alienware announced a new sub-$1000 notebook that comes with a 14" screen in a 4.5 lb package. Alienware announced a new sub-$1000 notebook that comes with a 14" screen in a 4.5 lb package. For ...

41. Alienware intros m5700 notebook

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 01 November 2005

      Alienware has updated itsline of Area-51 laptops just in time for the holidays. The new m5700 laptops can be fully decked out for around $3000 and are a little lighter than previous Alienware laptops. ...

42. Nvidia increases the pace in high-performance mobile graphics

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 29 September 2005

    ... the M170 and Alienware will incorporate it into its M-7700 model. Nvidia said it will be shifting gears with its mobile driver support in the same manner that ATI had done earlier this year with Mobile ...

43. Alienware announces dual Opteron system for dual Quadro graphics cards

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 18 April 2005

      Alienware is shipping a new workstation that comes equipped with two AMD Opteron processors and dual PCI Express graphics support based on Nvidia's SLI technology and nForce Professional chipset. ...

44. ATI's answer to Nvidia's SLI: Multi Rendering

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 03 November 2004

    ... choice with Alienware's video array technology: Instead of using a simple bridge chip to connect to graphic cards, Alienware will use another card to combine and coordinate the signals from two or more ...

45. Alienware, Velocity Micro announce SLI-based high-end PCs

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 27 October 2004

      As expected, Alienware is the first company to announce a SLI system cpabale of carrying two GeForce 6800 graphic cards. As expected, Alienware is the first company to announce a SLI system cpabale ...

46. Alienware licenses motherboard tech X2

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 14 October 2004

      Alienware today announced a licensing program for X2, its proprietary technology for including multiple x16 PCI Express expansion slots on a single motherboard. Alienware today announced a licensing ...