Extremely powerful, Small size means it's easy to fit in your living room, Relatively affordable
Lowpower PSU limits upgrade options, Styling won't appeal to everyone
The Alienware X51 achieves the magic combination of being small yet extremely powerful. If you want a gaming PC that doesn't dominate an entire room but can still chew through the latest titles, the X51 is an excellent choice....
Published: 2012-04-01, Author: Peter , review by: T3.com
Superb value, Small footprint, Phenomally powerful
Tricky to upgrade, Still pricier than a console
For £899 at the top of the range, the Alienware X51 is packed to the gunnels with power and a gaming PC of this size and power for this price is astounding. Unfortunately, that still doesn’t hide the fact that the Xbox 360 and PS3 are now cheaper than
PCs, and in particular gaming PCs can take up a lot of room on the floor, desktop or wherever you store them. The Alienware X51 somehow manages to squeeze all the gaming goodness needed to play high-end PC games into a unit not much bigger than a PS3 or Xbox 360, making it a possible alternative to slot under the television laid on its side or vertically. HDMI connectivity means you can easily pl
The Alienware X51 offers up some decent specs. The basic model comes with an Intel Core i3 3.30GHz processor and an NVIDIA GeForce GT 545 video card, but if you’re already a PC tech head you may be able to customise your own gaming PC with better specs for a similar price. The Alienware X51 starts at £559, but goes up to £849. That said, the Alienware X51 still offers a no-fuss solution in an all
The Alienware X51 is great option for those in need of a gaming PC without the fuss and higher cost of some more advanced set-ups. The fact it’s the size of a console is just an added bonus. The Alienware X51 is worth checking out. Alienware X51 is ta...
When we were first briefed on the X51 back in January it was clear that Alienware were very proud of their new system and couldn't wait to get it out to reviewers and consumers. That said we did have our reservations about the system, comparisons with con...
I had a chance to check out the Alienware X51 a few weeks ago at a launch event in San Francisco, and I'm as impressed now as I was then. The X51 is a step in the right direction for Alienware: Large, imposing gaming rigs aren't going anywhere, but one...
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Published: 2012-04-10, Author: Paul , review by: pcworld.co.nz
Abstract: NameDesktop computer: Alienware X51At a glance:Small Form Factor,Quad core 3.4GHz Core i7 CPU,GTX 555 GPU, 8GB DDR3 RAM, 1TB HDD,Can't upgrade to SSD without removing main HDD,Good gaming performanceSummary:A nice machine in a tiny package, let down by a...
The Alienware X51 is certainly not perfect, but given the nature of compact, portable PCs, it suffers nowhere near the number of drawbacks that I was anticipating when I first plugged it in...
