CES 2011: Alienware updates Aurora gaming desktop, M17x gaming laptop with latest hardware, 3D support By Sean Portnoy

As part of its CES press event,
Dell announced refreshes of two
Alienware lines that include new
hardware from Intel and Nvidia
and 3D capabilities. The latest member of the Aurora
family of gaming desktops, the
first in a MicroATX form factor,
will feature new Intel Core i5 and
i7 Sandy Bridge processors that
will be overclocked and liquid- cooled and can support dual
graphics cards (whether in AMD
CrossFireX or Nvidia SLI flavor).
Alienware is saying 3D support
requires an Nvidia video board
and 3D Vision Kit and 120Hz 3D- capable LCD. The new Aurora will
be available on January 10 at
the starting price of $1,799. The flagship M17x gaming laptop
is also going 3D, with an optional
120Hz 3D display letting you
game and watch movies in three
dimensions. It also will have Core
i5 and i7 mobile Sandy Bridge CPUs and three graphics card
options: the Nvidia GeForce GTX
460M (also needed for 3D
capabilities), AMD Mobility Radeon
HD 6870M, or the new Radeon HD
6970M (making it one of the first notebooks to use a new Radeon
6900 series card). The M17x
refresh will also be available on
the 10th, with a starting price
of $1,499.