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| Release date | July 27, 2006 | February 26, 2008 | November 14, 2006 | October 01, 2007 | |
| The Bottom Line | It's not the fastest PC (it's second), nor is it the most competitively priced, but Alienware's Area-51 7500 does have the most innovative case. With a wholly customizable lighting scheme in its new chassis, Alienware makes case lights functional, a trick no one has really pulled off yet. That and its fast performance make it stand above other current high-end PCs. | With its second full-fledged gaming PC, Dell shows that it understands the mainstream gaming desktop as well as the high-end. The Dell XPS 630 delivers everything a gamer would want in a sub-$2,000 PC, from its components, to its case, to its powerful software. We've seen no better system in this newly competitive category. | Alienware delivers most of what we expect in a high-end gaming PC, but without 64-bit Vista support, the Area-51 ALX's overall performance is limited. It's the fastest thing going for PC gaming, but at this price we expect the complete package. | We'd like this latest quad core-equipped Area-51 7500 if it were about $1,000 cheaper. It's as fast as it should be, but other vendors have similarly configured PCs that can do just as much for significantly less. Alienware's trademark care in assembly is evident, but that's not enough to justify the cost. | HP's Blackbird 002 earns the highest rating this editor has ever given a desktop PC. Its design rivals the Apple Mac Pro, it takes risks that benefit your upgrade path, it's fast, and it's competitively priced. If you can afford it, and you want a high-end gaming PC, buy this one. End of story. |
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| Features | |||||
| Graphics Controller |
NVidia GeForce 7900GTX SLI - 512 MB |
PCI Express 2.0 x16 - ATI Radeon HD3870 - 512 MB |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
PCI Express x16 - NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra |
| Storage Removable |
None |
None |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| TV Tuner Type | Info unavailable |
None |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Multi-GPU Configuration | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
2 single GPU cards (SLI) |
| Optical Storage (2nd) | Info unavailable |
None |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Floppy Drive | Info unavailable |
None |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Storage Controller | Info unavailable |
Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 ) |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
RAID |
| Type | Info unavailable |
Personal computer |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
Personal computer |
| Hard Drive (2nd) |
250 GB |
- None |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
1 x 500 GB - Standard - Serial ATA-150 |
| Printer | Info unavailable |
None |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Optical Storage | Info unavailable |
DVD?RW |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM with LightScribe Technology |
| Manufacturer Warranty |
1 year warranty |
1 year warranty ( On-site ) |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
1 year warranty |
| RAM |
2 GB DDR II SDRAM |
2 GB (installed) / 4 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM - 800 MHz - PC2-5300 |
4 GB (installed) / 4 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - 1333 MHz |
Info unavailable |
2 GB (installed) / 4 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM - 800 MHz - PC2-6400 |
| Cache Memory |
4 MB L2 cache |
8 MB L2 cache |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
8 MB L2 cache |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | Info unavailable |
7.8 in x 22 in x 19.3 in |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
10.5 in x 21.9 in x 23.6 in |
| Processor |
Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 2.93 GHz |
1 x Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 / 2.6 GHz ( Quad-Core ) |
1 x Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 / 3.2 GHz ( Quad-Core ) |
Info unavailable |
1 x Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 / 3 GHz ( Quad-Core ) |
| Hard Drive |
250 GB - Standard - Serial ATA |
1 x 500 GB - Standard - Serial ATA-300 |
2 x 160 GB - Standard |
Info unavailable |
1 x 160 GB - Standard - Serial ATA-150 |
| Weight | Info unavailable |
39 lbs |
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72.1 lbs |
| OS Provided |
Microsoft Windows XP Professional |
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