Intimidating. Sinister. Otherworldly. These are the words we uttered while uncrating Alienwares chilling new machine. But Alienwares new PC case isnt just an homage to H.R. Gigers creepy biomechanical artwork. Its also an in-your-face statement to PC enthusiasts: We might have morphed from a boutique manufacturer into a mainstream OEM, but were still hardcore. Our editorial staff hasnt done a hands-on preview of a prototype OEM machine since the days when the magazine was called boot. But when we saw Alienwares new case design, our hearts were all a-twitter. Then, when an Alien elder told us hed stuff the rig with a working prototype version of the new GeForce FX videocard (a treasure no other system vendor could wrangle), we took the bait. Give us that machine, whispered Jon Phillips in his Cigarette Smoking Man voice. We must have it now.
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