The Alpha might be beat by some competitors in terms of dimensions, but
how Alienware made use of its chosen figures is what sets this device apart.
I'm looking forward to taking that one for a test drive on the PC and see
how the Alienware Area 5100 handles it.
Oh, one thing that did annoy me was
how the Alienware logo on the keyboard could not be turned off independently of the under - lighting.
We sat down to talk about
how Alienware was been able to stay creatively independent within the Dell ecosystem and how Dell's supply chain helped it become the leader in the gaming PC market.
Not exact matches
If you search for
how people were complaining about
Alienware when we were a small company, you'll see a bunch of quality issues.
Helpfully
Alienware have actually created some videos outlining
how to open their machine up, and that's because both the CPU and RAM are upgradable, plus you can slap an M. 2 SSD in there too, thanks to the PCIe - based M. 2 slot that sits near the RAM.
We have always been keen to maintain the identity of
Alienware because we know
how strong the affiliation is between gamers and the brand.
We've always wanted this connection to endure and maintaining
Alienware's distinctive identity is part of
how we do this.
A survey conducted by Dell subsidiary
Alienware reveals
how the videogame audience is changing.
Perhaps the better question might be
how do they bridge that gap between brand - cultures to better make «real Dell» as «exciting» and «personal» to consumers as
Alienware does well enough within a smaller niche of system sales?
Even the «official» offerings from
Alienware and Syber range in price from $ 449 all the way up to $ 1,419 — at which point you have to ask,
how is this different from shopping for a regular gaming PC?
The
Alienware Alpha comes with a full version of Windows 8.1 which allows gamers to choose
how they want to use the console.
Its prospects seem even worse when you look at
how little success Valve, Corsair,
Alienware, and other massive companies have garnered with very similar living - room - ready devices — to say nothing of the Ouya, the Nvidia Shield, and that whole Android side of the market.
The
Alienware Alpha living - room PC — originally supposed to be a Steam Machine — is a good example of
how a Windows - based Steam - gaming living - room PC might look.
We'll see
how the market plays out once
Alienware's new peripherals go on sale June 13th.