Origin PC is a custom personal computer

Personal computer

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 manufacturing company

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 located in Miami, Florida

Miami, Florida

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. Founded by former employees of Alienware

Alienware

Alienware is an American computer hardware subsidary of Dell, Inc. It mainly assembles third party components into desktops and laptops with custom enclosures for high-performance gaming. These products also support graphically intense applications such as video editing, simulation, and audio editing...

 in 2009, Origin PC assembles third party components to create high-performance gaming desktops and laptops.

History

Soon after the acquisition of Alienware

Alienware

Alienware is an American computer hardware subsidary of Dell, Inc. It mainly assembles third party components into desktops and laptops with custom enclosures for high-performance gaming. These products also support graphically intense applications such as video editing, simulation, and audio editing...

 by Dell

Dell

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former executives Kevin Wasielewski, Richard Cary and Hector Penton formed Origin PC in Miami, Florida. The name Origin came from the companies statement to get back to the roots of building custom, high-performance computers for gamers and hardware enthusiasts. Launching with the GENESIS desktop and the EON18 laptop, Origin offered its customers customization options using third party components with custom paint and logo options. Origin PC has since released the BIG-O Desktop PC.

Products

• Big O
• Genesis (Gaming desktop)
• EON18 (18 inch gaming laptop) [No longer being sold was replaced by the EON 17]
• EON17 (17 inch gaming laptop)
• EON15 (15 inch gaming laptop)
• EON15 3D (3D gaming laptop)
• Millennium (Gaming desktop)
• EON15s
• EON17s

External links

• Origin PC Website
• CNET Review of the Origin Genesis Desktop
• Laptop Magazine review of the EON 18
• Maximum PC on the EON 15