Testseek.com have collected 94 expert reviews of the Alienware Area 51 Desktop and the average rating is 78%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Alienware Area 51 Desktop.
May 2008
(78%)
94 Reviews
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Users
(100%)
1 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Highly Customizable
Good Gaming Performance
Excellent Easy to Work with Case Design
Intel Core 2 Extreme is the fastest chip out there
New chassis is shorter than past alien-head cases
Innovative and customizable lighting
Untethered side panel.
Fastest gaming performance to-date
Fair pricing compared with other high-end PC vendors
Useful customizable case lighting.
Well constructed
Tidy cabling
Quiet operation.
Loaded with the absolute latest technology from top to bottom. Infinite connectivity options include six USB
Two gigabit Ethernet
One eSATA
And one Firewire port ... and thats just in the back. Includes a free hat.
Strong balance of price and performance
New case is both functional and good looking.
Impress performance
Very feature-rich
Excellent cooling system
Fast
Single 3D card configuration that will power you through any game on the market
Case lighting customization software finally done and works as intended.
Highend Logitech peripherals
DirectX 10ready SLI graphics
One of the best gaming systems out there!
Dual 8800GTXs!
Quad core CPU!
Amazing case!
Optional gaming accessories
Toolless side panels on case
Excellent gaming performance for the price
Stylish design
Strong 3D Graphics Card
Extrenal Serial ATA Port
Ultra Highend Gaming Performance
Excellent Overclocking
Name Brand Components
Stable and Reliable
Inexpensive
Good gaming performance
Cost-effective for a $6
500 PC
More storage than weve ever seen.
Well Designed Tool Free Case
Wellconstructed
Core i7-980X Benchmark Bruiser
Hot-Rod Chassis Design
Great Case Lighting
Wall of Storage Drive Cage
Water-Cooled Goodness
Killer Core i7-980 X Overclocks
Innovative chassis. Hard drive expansion is inspired. Dual graphics card performance. Clean software build. Ultimate in show-off PCs.
The affordable Alienware X51 brings innovation to slim-tower PCs by offering a full-size graphics card
Good 3D gaming performance. Innovative design. Roomy chassis. Side-panel lighting uses contacts instead of wires.
Great
Menacing Looks
Very Quiet
Strong Performance Overall
Excellent Thermal Performance
Relatively PowerEfficient For Its WeightClass
Functional
Eye-catching chassis
Excellent graphics and overall performance
Runs cool and quiet during gaming
Considerably cheaper than the competition
The editors didn't like
Upgrades Quickly Raise Price
Base Features Could Really Be Higher
New case is still huge.
No 64-bit Vista option limits performance and memory support
Distinctive case design not for everyone.
Basic wired keyboard and mouse
Immense case
Limited expansion options
Standard warranty lasts a mere 90 days.
Incredibly heavy and imposingly large. Only one optical drive? At this price wed expect more than a oneyear warranty. 1200 watt power supply ensures the unit doubles as a space heater.
Software for customized lighting is still a work in progress.
Case can be gaudy looking to some
Fairly loud
Could be quieter
About $2
000 more than PCs with similar hardware
But with few benefits in performance or features
700-watt power supply not enough for SLI with the GeForce 8800 GTX 3D card it ships with.
Expensive
Hard drives are LOUD
SLI not enabled by default
Power button on the front of the case
Lacks the all-around polish of more expensive Alienware systems
Unexciting processor
Smallish hard drive
Lower End Dual Core Processor
Smaller Hard Drive
Big and Heavy
Some lower-priced systems offer better value
Productivity performance
Clunky Alienware case
Overclocking and other features reserved for a still higher-end Alienware system
No HDMI output.
Fairly Expensive
Base Hard Drive Is Too Small
Relatively Meager 3D Card For Gaming System
Tired case design
Expensive For Sure
Drive Bay Not Hot-Swap
Expensive Extended Warranty
Expected better performance. No top tray
USB cords better be long. Loud at startup. Need extra vertical room for vents.
Despite the big 3D card
The X51's slim-tower chassis still has a limited upgrade path
Huge tower. 128GB solid-state boot drive is on the small side. You need a 4K display to take advantage of the triple-GPU setup. Boutique gaming systems are still faster. Only one-year standard warranty
Pricey
Heavy Don't Cheat On Your PushUps
TriSLI Can Have Diminishing Returns
Not as many configuration options as the competition
Abstract: Anyone who has been following the PC gaming market for the last decade will probably know the name Alienware. Over the years, it has become to gaming PCs what BMW once was to performance saloons, which is probably the main reason it was acquired by Dell i...
The Alienware Area-51 system is a pleasure to use, is incredibly fast and offers consumers that want a high performance gaming PC, but dont have the desire to build it themselves, the ability to get the best hardware available. Our test system inclu...
Excellent gaming performance for the price; stylish design
Lacks the all-around polish of more expensive Alienware systems; unexciting processor; smallish hard drive
If youve been hankering for an Alienware gaming PC but been deterred by your limited bank account, the Area-51 7500 has the deal and the performance youve been looking for—and it only requires a few tiny trade-offs. ...
Fastest gaming performance to-date; fair pricing compared with other high-end PC vendors; useful customizable case lighting.
No 64-bit Vista option limits performance and memory support; distinctive case design not for everyone.
Alienware delivers most of what we expect in a high-end gaming PC, but without 64-bit Vista support, the Area-51 ALXs overall performance is limited. Its the fastest thing going for PC gaming, but at this price we expect the complete package. Specifi...
One of the best gaming systems out there!, Dual 8800GTXs!, Quad core CPU!, Amazing case!, Optional gaming accessories, Toolless side panels on case
Hard drives are LOUD, SLI not enabled by default, Power button on the front of the case
If you want to get the most out of your games then this is the system to get! When you put it all together Alienware has done the right thing for serious gamers. The dual 8800GTX solution is one of the most powerful out there. Those matched with a qua...
While the Alienware Area-51 7500 performs well, we were left wanting a little more from the system. In our testing, the Area-51 7500 came up a bit short of our expectations, as many of our comparison systems, despite being configured with similar hard...
Alienware has a very solid product here with their latest Area 51 desktop gaming system. The one we received has all the top-end parts and it sure is a screamer! With an a quad core CPU, two GeForce 8800 GTXs for SLI, 2GB of DDR2 RAM, and Western Dig...
As always, Alienware has sent in a system that wed be delighted to pretend the couriers lost in the return post. Its got an X6800, dual GeForce 8800 GTXs and a Blu-ray drive. The new P2 chassis is pretty nice, even though its smaller than the previ...
