What do you think of Alienware's new mini?

Its awesome, nice and compact and can almost most gaames on high or medium settings i hope. maybe not as good as the other alienware but would be a great small compact pc.

it looks kinda cool but id rather not get it as its specs aren't as extreme as i hoped. However, this model would be great for LAN parties but even then most alienware laptops dominate the specs of the new X51

Finally Alienware released a computer which is matched to what i like. It is small, its powerfull, and you can easy bring it where you want to. The design is not werry much to say something about. Just that Alienware again created an awesome looking desktop. Ofcourse the Aurora is more powerfull, but for 700$ you get a good looking, powerfull desktop. I will definitely get one of this. Gratz to Alienware for this epic pc.

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Looks like a sexy 360 Slim.

i like it but i also think the specs aint good enough for alienware i would rather buy this one with specs for 2k

Really sexy indeed ! :D

maybe i will get one and upgrade some parts hmmmmm

Looks awesome, I'm sure this will be great for some people.

is okay

As a college student and gamer its nice to have something like this that is portable as i live away from home. i would have liked to have seen a little more RAM support but overall this system seems awesome. hopefully i'll get my hands on one soon!

I like the portability and affordability. However, it's still lacking in terms of performance.

Sweet I may have to get one of these to use with my TV. It is a little sparse in the performance but it is still way better than anything in its class.

I really think that this is an AW version of a consul. I think that with Xbox and PlayStation and etc eating up the market, AW just up the anti on them

Kreighound said: I really think that this is an AW version of a consul. I think that with Xbox and PlayStation and etc eating up the market, AW just up the anti on them

thats what I keep saying :D

i like it it looks like a future game system

pass...i prefer the the tower style...bigger and more bad@ss

I like it a lot, actually! Especially in concerns to the price and form factor! However I also agree with Wiki, now that I've seen the insides of one I see that you could probably fit a GTX 560 or maybe even a 570 in there with no problems, that plus an upgraded PSU should be an option, then it truly will be great!!!

It looks cool and the specs are pretty good for its size. However, for me performance > size. There's just something more... fun (for the lack of a better word) about having an over-the-top PC. like Alienware's Aurora fully upgraded.

I've not formed an opinion yet, but the looks of it are great. Thought the market for living room computers had gone quiet though with the on-march of tablets and smart phones

i might actually get this :P i think its sweet and if i buy it im buying a keyboard a mouse AND a case for it :P

I don't like the idea of lean back living room gaming. you can't really comfortably lean back with a keyboard and a mouse like you can with a controller

It's pretty sweet but coming from alienware I thought it would be a game changer but all in all i think I might buy it just cause

it's cute for beginner's and new comers to alien to start with.

but as far as the alienware brand and what it is known for not something i would get

much better pc I want such

Now, I love the new design of compact (Hoping the cooling is the same as other AW products), and that it may allow for a alternative to buying a console with the Power on a Budget campaign AW is going for, but I have a few complaints as well.

First off, the good: Amazingly compact for Lan Games and Professional DJ's, which I'm trying to do with my AW Aurora R3 (Not ALX). Cheaper price which will compete with any other upcoming Next Gen Console in terms of price and better with power and performance than any console, as well as most other Dell Computers. It's certainly still better than any store bought PC, such as HP, etc. It's hardware, when at it's higher pricing, preselected options, can play almost any game out there currently with medium to high settings.

The not so good: Alienware has always allowed for customization in all of their products. This seems to have died away with the A.R3, and Area 51. When I bought my Aurora R3 back in July of 2011, I selected a about $1799 deal machine and found many upgrades that I needed/wanted and added them to the price. After the tax and the 2 Year Advanced Protection Plan with Accidental Damage, I ran a bill up to about $2500. Certainly more than I was expecting, as I am not made of money, but I needed a computer that would last me 5-7 years before being outdated, as my last Dell 8800 did before that. I find now that my current Aurora R3 is at the top 5% when compared to the current top of the line choice with upgrades on the new ALX.

Obviously the six core i7 extreme processors will eventually out-do my i7 2600k overclocked @4.1ghz, as well as the quad channel Ram, but other than that, I didn't see many other top of the line choices for GFX cards, or processors below in the rest of the i7 core range. For a gamer enthusiast on a budget, the i7 2600k was an amazing choice that I just had to have.

With the new x51, I was hoping it would replace the Iconic Area 51 to compete with custom PCs and companies like Orion, to keep Dell and Alienware on top of the PC gaming market. But, not everyone has money right now and I'm working hard for mine. The PC world DID need a power monster for a affordable price, and the X51 is the answer for many problems the PC world faces. But I just miss some of the additional customization options that Alienware always offered, as X51 and A.ALX presents do not allow choice of Processors, Ram, GFX cards or with Duel GFX settings, or there is simply one or 2 choices only for which to choose from. Maybe I'm just too picky and I'm sorry. A few small preferences does not take away from the awesomeness Alienware has continued to deliver.