Dell could be angling for “Steam box” status with the Alienware X51, a living room-friendly, small form factor gaming desktop that is now available with the Ubuntu Linux operating system preinstalled.

While the Alienware X51 has been slated by Valve as a currently available Steambox, consumers still have to get rid of that pesky Windows to install the Linux-driven platform. As we've seen with the ...

If you're familiar with the Alienware X51, you know you've only had it available with Windows software out of the box until now – now you'll find Ubuntu leading up the show. This machine brings on a ...

The Dell owned Alienware brand of gaming systems has announced a new option available for their Alienware X51 gaming systems, which allows you to drop Windows 8 and have Ubuntu installed instead.

Alienware, one of the world’s leading gaming PC hardware manufacturers, has revealed a new variant of its Alienware X51 gaming PCs that comes complete with Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux operating system.

It wasn't all that long ago that mainstream gaming on Linux was virtually unheard of. Sure, solutions like WINE have been around for awhile now, but it's only recently that developers and gamers alike ...

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Check out our review of the Dell Alienware X51 gaming PC. Not everyone is a fan of using Windows on their devices, so it’s no wonder the console-like Alienware X51 is now giving U.S. consumers the ...

Dell has launched a new range of Alienware gaming PCs which come with the Ubuntu Linux OS installed as standard. The Ubuntu powered Alienware X51 small form factor (SFF) PCs are currently a US ...

PC gaming is steadily finding new footing in the living room. Valve has pushed the movement along recently, announcing plans for the Steam Box and adding controller functionality with Steam Big ...