The Alienware Aurora boasts one of the more eye-catching designs among higher-end gaming PCs, accompanied by configurable external lighting, capacious hard-drive space, and a wide range of connectivity options.

This system's application performance lags behind that of more aggressively overclocked boutique PCs, and suffers from a small memory allotment and lack of affordable solid-state storage options.

We can't recommend the Alienware Aurora on performance and value grounds, but its memorable appearance might appeal to those interested in making a statement with a gaming desktop.

Never even opened the box because it was delivered after 4 times of delays for shipment. By the time that the computer was delivered, the value had greatly decreased based upon the value paid divided by the number of months lost in their "preparation".

- Their management could not seem to do anything for me