Alienware
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| Company type | Subsidiary of Dell |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer hardware |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | 14591 SW 120th ST Miami, Florida |
Key people | Nelson Gonzalez, Founder Alex Aguila, Founder Arthur Lewis, Frank Azor |
| Products | Desktops Notebooks Peripherals |
Number of employees | 490[1] |
| Parent | Dell, Inc. |
| Website | alienware.com |
Alienware is an American computer hardware subsidary of Dell, Inc.[2] It mainly assembles third party components into desktops and laptops with custom enclosures for high-performance gaming. Alienware also offers for sale rebadged computer peripherals, such as headsets, computer mice, monitors and keyboards. Their hardware has distinctive "sci-fi" styling, typically with decorative lighting. Alienware was founded in 1996 by Nelson Gonzalez and Alex Aguila. Alienware's corporate headquarters is located in The Hammocks, unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, near Miami.[3][4]
Post-Dell Computer Models
Laptops
18 Inch
- M18x - Introduced in 2011, it is considered a replacement for the original M17x design, but with a bigger chassis and screen up to 18 inches, and special keyboard macros. It features Dual-GPU Support, and up to 32GB of RAM.
17 Inch
- M17x (Discontinued) - Introduced in 2009, it is the first laptop released by Alienware after the company was bought by Dell. The name and some of the design is based on the Alienware 17 inch laptop, the Alienware M17.
- M17x-R2 (Discontinued) - 2010 Revision of the M17x, adding support for Intel i5 and i7 processors.
- M17x-R3 - 2011 Revision of the M17x, changes from aluminum chassis to a simplified plastic design, 3D Ready through a 120 Hz screen. Removes Dual-GPU capability.
15 Inch
- Dell-Alienware M15x (Discontinued) - 2009 Intel i3, i5 and i7 processors (Oftenly mistaken as M15x-R2).
14 Inch
- M14x - Introduced in 2011 as a replacement for the M15x, with single GPU.
11 Inch
- M11x (Discontinued) - First introduced in 2010, it is the smallest size gaming laptop from Alienware.
- M11x-R2 (Discontinued) - Introduced in 2010, it came with the option of an i3, i5, or an i7 Intel processor.
- M11x-R3 - Introduced in 2011, it comes with 2nd Generation Sandy Bridge i-Series.
Desktops
- X51 - Introduced in 2012 as a compact, budget-friendly alternative to the Alienware Aurora.
- Aurora
- Aurora ALX (Discontinued)
- Area-51 (Discontinued)
- Area-51 ALX (Discontinued)
See also
References
- ^ Hoovers (retrieved on 3/24/11)
- ^ Has Alienware been acquired by Dell?
- ^ "Empire: Total War Online Contest." Alienware. Retrieved on January 9, 2010.
- ^ "The Hammocks CDP, Florida." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 9, 2010.