PC Hardware News: Slim, slick, and seriously fast, Alienware's X51 looks ready to invade the living room. Gaming consoles better get ready to compete.
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Alienware is looking to invade your living room. They may call the X51 a Уdesktop,Ф but it doesn't seem like it belongs on a desk. Capable of displaying Уon its side or standing upright,Ф it could do a pretty good impersonation of your Xbox 360, sitting right next to your TV.
With base models starting at $699, it's not as affordable as a console, but it's as close as any gaming rig has gotten. Don't dismiss it because of its size, Kotaku estimates that the base model can play Battlefield 3 at Уclose to full settings.Ф Now that's the kind of highly-portable PC we're interested in.
The full line of X5's can be viewed and customized on Alienware's site. There's a choice of i3, i5, and i7 Intel processors, 4GB, 6GB, or 8GB of RAM, and a two 1GB Geforce graphics cards to choose from. It's a powerful, customizable PC in the convenient packaging of a console, all with the slick Alienware logo on top. It looks promising.
source: Alienware