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The Aliens are Landing

High-end, high-performance computer maker Alienwarehas announced it will be opening its first retail locationat Miami’s Dadeland Mall on December 10, 2005. Alienware describes the store as the first phase of a new campaign to establish Alienware as a national player in the computer industry and let it go head-to-head against the likes of Delland Apple.

Alienware says the store will serve as a venue where consumers can test the latest Alienware products, speak with technology experts, sign up for classes, and play the hot PC games. During the store’s grand opening December 10, the company will be giving away prizes to visitors, including Alienware Area-51system (with monitor and speakers) plus an Alienware CE-IVdigital audio player.

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Alienware is a privately held computer maker noted for its colorful, high-performance, and high-concept custom systems long-favored by gamers and other computer enthusiasts, although the companyoffers a number of desktop and portable systems at a variety of price points. Alienware says their revenue is approximatly $170 million, still classifying it as a niche player against larger computermakers like Dell, HP, IBM, Gateway, and Apple. However, its distinctive designs, customer loyalty, and highly visible media placements

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Best Alienware deals: Gaming PCs, laptops, and monitors
Alienware Aurora R15 placed at an angle on a table.

Alienware is one of the oldest gaming brands on the market and is well-known for making some of the best gaming laptops, gaming PCs, headsets, and even gaming chairs. So, if you're an Alienware fan, then you have a pretty wide selection of great gear to pick from, although you'll find that most of it tends to be quite pricey. That's why we've gone out and collected some of our favorite Alienware deals for you across several categories, so you can save yourself a little extra in the process.

On the other hand, if you can't quite find what you're looking for below, you can also check out these other great gaming laptop deals and gaming PC deals, too.
Alienware AW520H wired gaming headset -- $79 $90 12% off

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Our favorite pre-built gaming desktop is $700 off today
Alienware Aurora R16 sitting on a coffee table.

What once was $3,200 is now $2,500. The Alienware Aurora R16 is our top choice of the best gaming desktops and it's now $700 off. It has a 4080 Super, 2TB of SSD storage, and 32GB of RAM, not to mention a gorgeous look to it that invokes the mental imagery of an under-the-water alien cultist research lab. If this is enough to count you as interested, go ahead and tap the button below to find the computer on sale. Otherwise, keep reading and we'll dive into the details about why you should consider this desktop and what exactly put it so high on our list.

Why you should buy the Alienware Aurora R16
You should note that the configuration of the Alienware Aurora R16 on sale today is a sort of super version of the one covered in our Aurora R16 review, though most aspects are similar. One thing to note from the review, in particular, is that our reviewer found that "the Aurora R16 sacrifices very little by being a prebuilt." This means that you don't need to be a BIOS-understanding, static-electricity defying computer wizard to get a great final product. Its also worth pointing out just how good and reserved this PC looks, especially when compared to the overly bright and flashy competition. This PC looks fun, but it is also a step in the right direction maturity-wise. Finally, for the biggest difference between the review model and the one on sale, the graphics card, be sure to check out our RTX 4080 Super review, which covers that component specifically.

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If I had $1,000 to spend on a monitor, I’d buy this deal
Baldur's Gate 3 being played on the Alienware 32 QD-OLED.

Alienware's 32-inch 4K QD-OLED Gaming Monitor is sitting at its best price of the year. That means even if you missed it during Big Deal Days deals you can still pick it up now. The monitor, which resides at the very top of our listing of the best gaming monitors, is currently sitting at the $1,000 mark, down $200 from its usual $1,200. That's a savings of 16% off of its usual price and it can be yours now if you tap the button below. With the one week from Prime's Big Deal Days date hitting soon, this very well might be your last chance to get this deal — and the best gaming monitor out there — at a discounted rate for quite some time. Go ahead and tap the button below to check and see if the deal is still active, or keep reading to see why we like this monitor, its quirks, and our personal experiences with it.

Why you should buy Alienware's 32-inch 4K QD-OLED
Starting out with our personal experience with this monitor, our Alienware 32 QD-OLED review praises the monitor for its excellent color accuracy, saying that "It’s the most color accurate monitor out of the box we’ve ever tested." That means less fiddling with monitors and more playing games. You'll also find that the monitor's curve, which is a lesser-used 1700R, has a certain gentleness to it that isn't distracting and doesn't veer into the extremeness that some of the best curved monitors do. One thing that is notable about this review is how its score, 4.5/5.0 stars, aligns so greatly with real customer reviews that put it at 4.6/5.0 stars. While we can't ask those customers directly, we suspect that they might've also wanted speakers embedded in the monitor, too.

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