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. Born of the limbo of , Dell's Alienware Alpha is one of the most intriguing new computer releases of the year. This is despite the fact that we've had a very long time to get used to the idea of a gaming desktop that looks and feels like a living room game console. We first saw an early version of this hardware near the end of 2013, back when it was to be the first major brand name behind Valve's St

Although it's a good budget-price gaming rig, the Alienware Alpha isn't the Steam Machine you've been waiting for. ... PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. Solid gaming performance. Good connectivity. ... Includes wireless Xbox 360 controller. Compact chassis. Loading games is more difficult than on a gaming console...

Alienware's long-awaited Alpha finally arrives, but is it really the console killer or just warmed-over hardware? Hardware has a shelf life like a gallon of milk. If it sits on the store shelf too long, it ends up getting poured down the drain.That’s ultimately the ugly story behind Alienware’s Alpha game console. The Alpha was always intended to run Valve’s much hyped Steam OS, but when the alternative OS didn’t show up this summer, Alienware decided it had to ship its Steam Machine sans Steam OS before the hardware turned sour. Gordon Mah Ung The Alienware Alpha is surprisingly small as you

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HotHardware takes a detailed look at the sleek Alienware Alpha small form factor