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Alienware Area-51 7500

CPU: 2.66-GHz Core 2 Extreme QX6700 • Graphics Adapter: EVGA GeForce 8800 GTX • Monitor Model: Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP • Total HD Size (GB): 550 • WorldBench 6 Word Score: Superior • Price When Reviewed: $6007
Alienware Area-51 7500 (Front)
Alienware Area-51 7500 (Front)
Alienware Area-51 7500
84.4 Very Good
Last updated
September 12, 2007
Test Center Reviewed by
Richard Baguley and Danny Allen
Pros
  • High-end Logitech peripherals
  • DirectX 10-ready SLI graphics
Cons
  • Expensive
  • Pricing:Very Expensive: $6007 (5/22/2007)
  • Performance:Superior: 90
  • Features:Very Good: 84
  • Design:Very Good: 89
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Very Expensive: $6007

Very Expensive: $6007

Performance Superior: 90

Superior: 90
WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2 295 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX 333 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering 296 
Firefox 2 199 
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1 321 
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0 185 
Multitasking 230 
Nero 7 Ultra Edition 332 
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5 189 
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0 205 
Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Overall Graphics Score Superior 
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 161.63 
Doom 3, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 168.6 
Doom 3 with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 163.93 
Doom 3 with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 165.47 
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 194 
Far Cry, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 206.42 
Far Cry with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 191.38 
Far Cry with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 186.87 

Features Very Good: 84

Very Good: 84
Basics
CPU 2.66-GHz Core 2 Extreme QX6700 
System Memory 2048 
Video & Display
Graphics Adapter EVGA GeForce 8800 GTX 
Graphics Board Type PCI Express-SLI 
Graphics Board RAM (MB) 768 
Graphics Board RAM Type DDR3 
Monitor Model Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP 
Monitor Type LCD 
Monitor Size 24 
Storage
Hard Drives 3 
Total HD Size (GB) 550 
RAID Type striped 
Optical Drive Type DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/-RAM 
Optical Drive Speed 18 
Expansion
PCI Slots 2 
PCI Express Slots 4 
Open PCI Express X16 Slots 1 
Open PCI Express X1 Slots 1 
Open Slots 2 
External Drive Bays 3 
Open External Drive Bays 2 
Internal Drive Bays 4 
Open Internal Drive Bays 1 
Ports
Serial Ports 0 
Parallel Ports 0 
Front USB Ports 2 
Rear USB Ports 6 
Front FireWire Ports 1 
Rear FireWire Ports 1 
Other
Audio Adapter Model Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi 
Audio Channels 7.1 surround 
Network Adapter gigabit network adapter 
Case Type Tower 
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium (32 bit) 
Other Included Hardware Logitech G5 mouse, G15 keyboard, Z-5300 5.1 speakers 
Included Software CyberLink PowerDVD 7, Nero 7, AlienRespawn 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support Hours 24 
Saturday Support Hours 24 
Sunday Support Hours 24 
Toll-Free Support Yes 
Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category A builder of high-end gaming PCs, Alienware did okay on most reliability measures, except one: a relatively high number of out-of-box problems. 
Reilability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products with core component problems Worse than Average 
Reports of products with failed components Average 
Reports of products with any significant problems Average 
Reports of products arriving with problems Average 
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category Average 

Design Very Good: 89

Very Good: 89
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