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Testseek.com have collected 78 expert reviews of the Alienware Alpha and the average rating is 71%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Alienware Alpha.
Award: Most Awarded February 2015
February 2015
 
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78 Reviews
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The editors liked

  • It's powerful for the price. Small
  • Too! Easy to drop it in a bag and carry to a friend's house. Fantastic for LAN parties. The customizable lighting is kind of cool. Five USB 3.0 ports (one for USB dongles
  • Hidden under a panel) gives me plenty of connec

The editors didn't like

  • That blasted 5400rpm hard drive. Not a single one of Alienware's pricier configs has a faster storage option. I asked
  • No recovery partition means you can't easily swap out that drive unless you plan to clone it yourself. If you ask
  • Alienware will send y

 

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  Published: 2014-12-04, Author: Dan , review by: cnet.com

  • The compact Alienware Alpha plays a huge library of PC games in a living-room-friendly format, and it works with a standard Xbox 360 controller
  • It's built around the Steam gaming platform, so it's harder to use for PC games purchased elsewhere. The custom UI is slow and clunky, and the base configuration is underpowered for long-term use
  • The bold Alienware Alpha makes good on many parts of its promise to meld the gaming PC and living room game console, but there are still too many rough edges to make this a true console killer....

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  Published: 2014-11-26, review by: tomsguide.com

  • Smal, portable desig, Runs quiet when gamin, Growing game library has more than, 500 title, Solid graphics performance
  • More expensive than traditional game console, Entering text in console mode is tediou, Slow hard driv, Takes too long to boot Alpha UI
  • Combining the UI of a gaming console with the power of a PC, the Alienware Alpha is a force to be reckoned with. Say hello to the gateway drug of PC gaming. Alienware, known for kick-ass laptops and desktops, is turning its attention to console...

 
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  Published: 2014-11-24, Author: Sean , review by: gizmodo.com

  • It's powerful for the price. Small, too! Easy to drop it in a bag and carry to a friend's house. Fantastic for LAN parties. The customizable lighting is kind of cool. Five USB 3.0 ports (one for USB dongles, hidden under a panel) gives me plenty of connec
  • That blasted 5400rpm hard drive. Not a single one of Alienware's pricier configs has a faster storage option. I asked, Advertisement, Advertisement, No recovery partition means you can't easily swap out that drive unless you plan to clone it yourself. If
  • Do you want a game console? Then buy a game console instead. The Alpha proves there are way too many things that need to be fixed—not just by Alienware, but game developers and Valve and Microsoft too—before a Windows box will be anywhere near as easy as...

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  Published: 2014-11-24, Author: Gordon , review by: pcworld.com_techhive.com

  • Surprisingly quiet under gaming loads, It's amazingly well price for the size and gaming performance you get
  • Still not the perfect PC game console experience, Could use a slightly higher performance GPU
  • Alienware's Alpha isn't the console killer people hoped it would be but its merits still make it a worthy gaming computer and perhaps the best deal going in small PCs today....

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  Published: 2016-07-28, Author: Lindsay , review by: apcmag.com

  • Abstract:  They range from simple dongle-sized mini-computers on a stick, to hard-core (but compact) HTPCs capable of high-end gaming. The ‘stick' PCs are typically low-end hardware on a tiny device that can plug directly into an HDMI port. They are ready to go and...

 
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  Published: 2016-06-20, Author: Bennett , review by: apcmag.com

  • Abstract:  The smallest, such as Intel's Next Unit of Computing (NUC) will fit into the palm of your hand, while even the largest models are still generally smaller than a shoebox. This makes them perfect for environments where space is at a premium, be it a clutte...

 
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  Published: 2015-02-04, Author: Joe , review by: techradar.com/au/

  • Stylish, compact design, HDMI in support, Decent performance, Windowsfree experience, Upgradeable
  • No GPU upgrade, Easily outpriced, No Origin, Uplay support, Rough UI
  • While its custom software is rough around the edges, the Alienware Alpha handily sets the standard for Steam Machines to come with style....

 
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  Published: 2015-02-02, review by: techlife.net

  • Abstract:  The Alpha is available in three different builds, ranging in price from $699 at the bottom to $1,299 at the top; we tested the latter model for this review, which includes a 2GHz quad-core Core i7 CPU, 8GB of RAM, 2TB hard drive and GeForce GTX graphics c...

 
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  Published: 2015-01-30, Author: Bennett , review by: pcpowerplay.com.au

  • Tiny form factor, Slick AlphaUI, Included controller
  • Very average GPU, Way overpriced, GPU can't be upgraded
  • The Alpha is impressively small, but it comes at a high cost.

 
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  Published: 2015-01-28, review by: apcmag.com

  • Abstract:  Events have conspired to hold most of these Steam Machines back, with the official release date of the Linux-based SteamOS postponed until sometime later this year, and the Valve-developed Steam Controller still going through redesigns. The latter, it's h...

 
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