{"id":123392,"date":"2015-04-08T08:23:18","date_gmt":"2015-04-08T06:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=123392"},"modified":"2015-04-08T08:24:20","modified_gmt":"2015-04-08T06:24:20","slug":"alienware-alpha-steam-machine-gets-sa-pricing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gaming\/123392-alienware-alpha-steam-machine-gets-sa-pricing.html","title":{"rendered":"Alienware Alpha &#8220;Steam Machine&#8221; gets SA pricing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An array of <a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gaming\/121320-powerful-steam-machines-coming-in-2015.html\"><strong>Steam Machines<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; small gaming PCs that run SteamOS &#8211; are scheduled to hit the market in November 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Among the bevy of living-room consoles is the Alienware Alpha from Dell, which is one of the more aesthetically pleasing devices on offer.<\/p>\n<p>For those who don&#8217;t want to wait until November for the fully-fledged Steam version of the Alpha, a Windows 8.1-based option is now available in SA.<\/p>\n<p>One of the suppliers selling the three variations of the Alpha is Dion Wired.<\/p>\n<p>All models of the Alpha come with\u00a08GB DDR3L 1600MHz RAM, a 2TB HDD, custom\u00a0Nvidia GeForce GTX 2GB GPU, and a wireless Xbox 360 controller.<\/p>\n<p>Pricing of the Alienware Alpha from Dion Wired is based on which of the three processor options you select:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Intel Core i3-4130T 2.9GHz &#8211; <strong>R10,500<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Intel\u00a0i5-4590T 3GHz &#8211; <strong>R11,500<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Intel\u00a0i7-4765T 3GHz &#8211; <strong>R12,500<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The basic specifications of the Alpha are detailed below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mybb_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #002440; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">\n<th colspan=\"2\">Alienware Alpha<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Processor<\/td>\n<td>Intel Core i3-4130T 2.9GHz \/ i5-4590T 3GHz \/ i7-4765T 3GHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>OS<\/td>\n<td>Windows 8.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>RAM<\/td>\n<td>8GB DDR3L 1600MHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Storage<\/td>\n<td>2TB HDD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GPU<\/td>\n<td>Custom Nvidia GeForce GTX 2GB (reportedly based on the 860M)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Controller<\/td>\n<td>Xbox 360 Wireless<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Connectivity<\/td>\n<td>Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160 1&#215;1 + Bluetooth 4.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_123398\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Alienware-Alpha.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123398\" class=\"wp-image-123398\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Alienware-Alpha.jpg\" alt=\"Alienware Alpha\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Alienware-Alpha.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Alienware-Alpha-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-123398\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alienware Alpha<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_123402\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Alienware-Alpha-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123402\" class=\"wp-image-123402\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Alienware-Alpha-2.jpg\" alt=\"Alienware Alpha\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Alienware-Alpha-2.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Alienware-Alpha-2-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-123402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alienware Alpha<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More hardware news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gaming\/123126-asus-launches-gtx-980-gold-edition.html\">Asus launches GTX 980 Gold Edition<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gaming\/122892-the-laptop-that-kicks-your-gaming-pcs-ass.html\">The laptop that kicks your gaming PC\u2019s ass<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/hardware\/122722-how-to-fix-your-wi-fi.html\">How to fix your Wi-Fi<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Steam Machines set to launch later this year, Dell wants gamers to get a taste of its Alienware Alpha offering 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