With the Core 2 Duo release, Alienware re-released the Area 51. A high end computer company with affordable prices. Quite a rarity.

This is the middle brand from Alienware, as the ALX is their high end and still is waiting re-design. The computer is highly upgradeable, ready to really be pushed to a higher end computer. You’ll find that the processor runs video games rather seamlessly and only minor upgrades would get this to a high end model.

The case lights up different colors when you set the software to do so. As of the posting, it would only change colors if you had email, but it will soon be upgraded to change on weather patterns or stock quotes. The case looks futuristic, so it wouldn’t look good in an office, but over all, for the $1,599 price start point. You really can’t argue.