Alienware Alpha Available for Pre-Purchase, UI Detailed

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The Alienware Alpha is now available for pre-purchase.

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[Wong Dong]

I wonder how well this will hold up against the consoles?

 

[Merry_Blind]

Sounds good and all, and the UI looks quite nice just from that picture, however the problem is that I doubt it will offer the same performance as a PS4, which it will inevitably be compared to. The price is fair, but it's still more expensive than a PS4/X1, for worse performance in most titles.
You don't have to convince me about PC gaming, I know you can do more with a PC vs. a console, etc., but still, I think my point will hurt those SteamBoxes quite hard.

 

[xenol]

You can use this as a console sure, but you can also use it as a regular computer. That alone adds a lot of value to the system I think.

 

[MrGulio]

I wonder how well this will hold up against the consoles?

Sales-wise it will not even be close as this won't have a retail presence. Performance-wise I would think it could do well as the consoles are pretty much locked to 30fps, this hardware could easily keep pace.

 

[wysiwygbill]

So it'll have a custom Maxwell, right? How much power that has will obviously make a big difference.

 

[jasonelmore]

Dual HDMI. for Dual screens or will it do something similar to what xbox one does and integrate TV?

 

[Shawn Primus]

More here - http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-alpha-steam-machine/pd?c=us&l=en&s=dhs

 

[Shawn Primus]

Per Dell's website, 1 is HDMI-in and 1 is HDMI-out.

 

[virtualban]

Why the stretched picture? Or is it an oval shaped charge plug?

 

[Ninjawithagun]

Uh, where are the specs for the graphics card?? This will ultimately determine whether or not the price of entry is worth it versus building your own Steam Box...

 

[urbanman2004]

More specs on the GPU would be nice. That will determine if this device is worthwhile. OAN: Kind of disappointed Valve delayed the Steam OS program.

 

[thequn]

interesting i dont think this wil g over well in the usa market but in foreign markets where the cost of building a computer is more for each picse. like the Philippines where each component in a computer cost 50-100 dollars more.

 

[Zachary Yeager]

Im personally floored by this concept, an upgradable set top console. I've allready preordered the $899 model. I realize its Alienware, I realize they havent had the best track record. But as far as specs go i dont see why the top tier cant run BF4, or even an alpha release like Kerbal Space Program in full 1080p or even higher.