ALIENWARE INTRODUCES POWERFUL NEW MJ-12 7500I AND MJ-12 7500A DESKTOP WORKSTATIONS

New MJ-12 7500i and MJ-12 7500a Bring Creative Professionals the Performance of Dual-Core Intel and AMD Processors with the NVIDIA� nForce�4 SLI X16 MCP Core-Logic

MIAMI � January 25th, 2006 - Alienware� -- the leading manufacturer of high-performance desktop, notebook, media center, server and professional systems -- released two new workstations fully equipped to take on the demands of today's top creative professionals: the Intel�-based MJ-12� 7500i and the AMD-based MJ-12 7500a. The MJ-12 7500i and MJ-12 7500a are loaded with a cutting-edge NVIDIA� nForce�4 SLI X16-based motherboard featuring two full bandwidth16-lane PCI Express slots to ensure optimized and scalable performance for digital content creators and developers.

The MJ-12 7500i is available with dual-core Intel Pentium� processors while the MJ-12 7500a can be configured with dual-core AMD Opteron� processors. Dual-core technology, which delivers comparable power to dual CPUs at a lower cost, allows these new Alienware workstations to provide enhanced multitasking capabilities and outstanding performance on multi-threaded digital media applications and other processor-intensive projects.

Offering the ultimate graphics solutions, the MJ-12 7500i and MJ-12 7500a are available with the NVIDIA Quadro� FX 4500 graphics cards to deliver incredibly realistic rendered images. These workstations also maximize users' storage flexibility with hard drives in RAID 0 and 1 configurations that provide up to 2TB of total data storage. Furthermore, different Alienware Acoustic Dampening options allow these systems to maintain quiet and cool operation, even under heavy use, by supplying up to a 40% reduction in noise levels and offering Alienware�s proprietary Liquid Cooling technology.

�The new MJ-12 7500i and MJ-12 7500a workstations are the ideal solution for demanding professionals seeking the combination of long-term reliability and advanced technologies,� said Frank Azor, Senior Vice-President and General Manager/Worldwide Product Group for Alienware �Based on industry leading architecture, the new MJ-12 workstations deliver outstanding performance featuring shorter rendering times, crisp audio processing and quieter operation.�

"The NVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16 MCP ensures that all of the graphics, storage, memory, and security needs essential to workstation users are not only met but surpassed," said Drew Henry, general manager of MCP business at NVIDIA. "As a result, MJ-12 7500i and MJ-12 7500a workstations with NVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16 MCPs and Quadro FX-based graphics cards are extremely powerful tools for those in the digital content industry."

About Alienware

Alienware offers unique and award-winning technology products that incorporate state-of-the-art components, innovative engineering and design, and unprecedented customer service. Alienware has been recognized by INC 500 as one of the fastest growing private companies in the US, won the Shoppers� Choice Award as the Best Performance Desktop by Computer Shopper�s reader survey and received a PC Magazine�s Reader�s Choice Award in its Annual Reader Survey. Alienware systems are available direct within the United States, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, and will soon be offered in other locations around the Pacific Rim. 

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