The equipment Alienware gamers are very popular in the market. Of course this is premium machine and generally are not cheap because of the powerful hardware that make up, although there is a way to reduce some of the price: changing the operating system. So, from now on, when we go to buy a Dell Alienware X51 , we can choose if we want the traditional version with Windows or if you prefer to run with Ubuntu,the most popular distro of Linux. Teams using Ubuntu are priced about $ 100 less about, because after all it is a free operating system, unlike Windows.
The system comes pre-loaded with Nvidia drivers, so I do not have to worry about getting them.Remember also that Steam is now available for Ubuntu team and has several games to enjoy.
By the way, if someone does not remember the specifications of the Dell Alienware X51 , allow them to refresh your memory. The X51 has several Ivy Bridge processor available to select, from the Core i3 to Core i7. You can have a maximum of 8GB RAM and GPU can be a Nvidia GeForce GT645 or a GTX660. A midrange configuration with Ubuntu and cheaply would be:
CPU: Intel Core i3 3.3GHz
RAM: 6GB DDR3.
GPU: GeForce GT645 1GB.
OS: Ubuntu.
Price: $ 600.
RAM: 6GB DDR3.
GPU: GeForce GT645 1GB.
OS: Ubuntu.
Price: $ 600.
There are more varieties available as we said, this is only an example.
