Alienware X51 R2

272 reviews

Dec, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 272 reviews of Alienware X51 R2. The average rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Desktops for all reviews. People are impressed by the size and reliability. The usability and design also get good opinions.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Desktops the Alienware X51 R2 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 89/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Alienware X51 R2

alaTest has collected and analyzed 140 user reviews of Alienware X51 R2 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Desktops on Amazon.com. Reviews about the size and usability are overall positive. The design and price are also mentioned favorably, whereas there are some negative views about the reliability.

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79% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Dec, 2024

Expert review by : John R. Delaney (pcmag.com)

Alienware X51-R2

The Alienware X51-R2 small-form-factor gaming desktop offers respectable gaming performance at a reasonable price.

Reasonably priced. Small footprint. Solid performance.

No room for expansion. Does not include keyboard or mouse.

The Alienware X51-R2 is a neat little gaming system that won't break the bank. Its Nvidia GPU and Haswell CPU provide solid entry-level gaming performance, and you get the usual Alienware bling, including cool lighting effects and a glowing alien head,...

Nov, 2014

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Expert review by : Chris Burns (slashgear.com)

Alienware x51 R2 Review with AMD Radeon R9 270b

Here in the late Summer of 2014 we're having a look at a gaming PC from Alienware that's continuing to aim for console-beating power after nearly a year out in the wild. This review isn't like most SlashGear reviews where we review a product early -...

The Alienware x51 R2 certainly looks the part, but fails to be generous enough in the price VS functionality department to recommend over a gaming console. If you’re looking for AMD power, you can certainly stack it in neatly here, but you’re just as...

Aug, 2014

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Expert review by : Dominic Cooper (eComputerTips.com)

Alienware x51 R2 Desktop Review - Price, Specs, Pros & Cons

Alienware x51 R2 Desktop Full Review. Check out best gaming pc price, performance, specs details, pros, cons and verdict by expert.

Solid performance ; Small footprint ; Reasonably priced ; Small-form-factor ; A power switch

No room for expansion ; Vacant drive bays ; Not easily available ; Loud fans ; Support poor sometimes

Nov, 2019

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Consumer review (walmart.com)

Closer to a laptop

I have some Dell laptops too. This feels like one of the high end laptops. Somehow it just does not perform as crisply as big iron. It struggles on some games. It gets loaded down when doing Windows updates, which my other Dells do not. Normally in...

Sep, 2015

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Consumer review (walmart.com)

One Problem after another.

WalMart made a mistake selling this computer. Then I made a bigger mistake buying one. I was thinking alienware was still making these. I didn't know that Dell was making them,and they had Dell parts in them. You will spend more time trying to get it...

Jul, 2015

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Consumer review (walmart.com)

Excellent Gaming Machine

I bought the Alienware X51 R2 on May 29th, and received it earlier then expected delivery. The performance is excellent, and the price wasn't too expensive. The form factor is fantastic, but requires an external power supply, which isn't that much of...

Jun, 2015

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Consumer review (walmart.com)

Simple Yet Powerful Gaming Machine

Simple Yet Powerful Gaming Machine that used as Steam Box which I played on the large TV ...

Apr, 2015

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Consumer review (walmart.com)

Fantastic, but..

I absolutely love this computer! I splurged a little and got the Extreme Edition, which I would recommend. This thing is powerful for its small size. Just a little bit bigger than a gaming console. Runs every single one of my games on Ultra 1080p...

Apr, 2015

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Consumer review (walmart.com)

Great performance, few criticisms

I purchased the Alienware-R2 a couple months ago. Immediately my expectations were exceeded; booting up my games revealed I could cap them out on the highest settings with V-sync capping my FPS at 75, able to significantly above. Specs @ 1440x900p...

Apr, 2015

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Consumer review (walmart.com)

Endless problems

A good PC when working.. Unfortunately, this is pretty much never. When this computer works it's not a bad gaming computer. However that is pretty much never. I have had issued with the disk usage being stuck at 100%, the processor usage being stuck at...

Mar, 2015

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