Alienware Aurora 5500 Evaluation
Of all the big name OEM builders, Alienware probably does the most to give you the same level of service and build quality as boutique builders. The hardware in the Aurora 5500 is solid, and they?re willing to back it up when things go wrong. Everything from gaming to productivity works well on this machine and this is certainly a worthy specimen of the OEM breed.
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