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Alienware M11x Gaming Laptop More Than 30% Off

Lambert Varias — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 13:05:10 +0000

While still popular among many gamers, Dell’s Alienware gaming computers have acquired a reputation of being way too expensive, particularly when compared to similarly spec’d computers. But until this coming Sunday, December 5, you can get one of the line’s most popular members, the m11x, for just $549 (USD). That’s a savings of $250 right there – $200 from the discounted price plus an additional $50 off via a coupon.

For those not familiar with the ultraportable, the m11x has an 11.6 in HD display, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M and 2GB DDR3 RAM. It can be configured with a variety of processors, but this particular discounted model is fitted with the Core 2 Duo 1.3Ghz CPU, which is the weakest of the available CPUs. A copy of 64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium is also included in the price.

Ready to scratch your portable gaming itch? Just hit this link for the $599 price, then apply coupon code BHW1L0MX0D?MCX to get another $50 bucks off, bringing the final price down to just $549 for this system.

[via Chip Chick]

Alienware HD Media Server: Heavy Metal Home Theater

Technabob — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:45:33 +0000

Alienware is showing off their latest high-end server, designed for use in home theaters and media rooms. The system contains everything you need for controlling your digital media in one slick aluminum box.

The Alienware HD Media Server (HDMS) comes in a dramatic brushed aluminum, rack-mountable enclosure, and provides a powerful HTPC under the hood. Powered by a smokin’ fast Intel Core 2 Quad core processor, the HDMS provides plenty of storage using a hot-swappable RAID 5 array with up to 4-terabytes of disk.

In addition to a standard slot-loading DVD/CD writer, there’s a dual-layer Blu-Ray/DVD±R/W/CD-RW burner available as an option. The HDMS comes with a complete set of tools for managing your media files and offers high-definition DVR capabilities for recording and playing back content at up to 1080p resolution.

There are a plethora of audio and video outputs including Component video, VGA, DVI/HDMI, digital audio and 7.1 surround pre-amp connections. The beast has two built-in CableCard compatible tuners, and can support a set of external tuners for recording up to four simultaneous video streams. Network connectivity is achieved using a pair of Gigabit Ethernet LAN connections, or via an optional 802.11N high-speed wireless connection.

The system is available only from custom installers at this point, so be prepared to drop some serious dough if you want one.

[via SlashGear]

Alienware Dhs a Media Center Pc: Beauty and Brawn

Technabob — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 23:07:38 +0000

Alienware’s new media center PC, the DHS A has a slick industrial design that would look great in any home entertainment system.

The real killer here is that this is more than simply an HTPC. The DHS A is a complete home entertainment system, featuring 1000 watts of on-board amplification as well as high definition video via HDMI outputs. The system is powered by an AMD Athlon 64×2 dual-core processor, and features the D2Audio Digital Audio Engine (DAE-1) digital amplification for superior audio quality.

Starting at $1,000 with a 160GB hard drive, an optional upgrade will let you expand to up to 1.5 Terabytes of storage. The DHS A is expected to hit the streets by early 2007.

[via SCI FI Tech]