Dell continues to update its range of Alienware gaming hardware and the latest Aurora gaming PC is a bit of a beast in more ways than one and comes in a range of prices and specs.
It’s a little confusing because you’ll find the Aurora in both R10 and R11 versions. I’m not testing the previous generation here because Dell is using those model numbers to differentiate Intel and AMD powered machines.
This isn’t made particularly clear, least of all on the official store which simply calls them the ‘New Aurora’ (that’s the R11 Intel range) and the ‘New Aurora Ryzen Edition’, which is the AMD option.
Design & Build
Over the years Alienware products have been pretty chonky and it became part of the style. Things have improved and although the firm has made some compact PCs like the X51, the Aurora R10 does not fit in the same category.
In fact, I’m not sure where it does fit. If it were a bus, you wouldn’t be able to say “You can fit a bus through there mate” and be referring to the Aurora R10 in good conscience. To say it’s a chonky boy is an understatement, it almost completely obscures a Dell 27in AIO on my desk in the photos.
This is the biggest PC I’ve ever tested so you probably get the point by now. Make sure you have space for it and, at a whopping 17.8kg, don’t go putting it on anything flimsy. The floor is probably the most suitable place.
Tucked under a desk doesn’t really mean missing out on the design either as it’s a little plain and the nicest bit is at the front. That’s certainly the case with the Dark Side of the Moon black model I was sent, the Lunar Light has more going on.
For a high-end gaming PC, from Alienware no less, there’s a surprising lack of lighting around the chassis. It really consists of the logo and the ring light. Note that the R11 has a slightly more interesting design at the front with more lights.
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