Inc. 500 Countdown: Alienware

Inc.com is counting down to the unveiling of Inc. magazine's Inc. 500 list with a profile a day of one of this year's honorees. Check back Monday through Friday until Oct. 19, when we reveal this year's number one company.

 

Alienware

Location:Miami
Three-year Growth: 293.9%
2004 Revenue:$112.4 million
No. of Employees: 504
Founded: 1996

What it does: Custom-builds supercharged personal computers--mostly for hard-core computer gamers. Why it's growing: Computer gaming is an $11 billion-a-year industry and growing fast. Alienware machines, which cost as much as $30,000, are equipped with super-fast graphics processing and high-performance screens and sound systems.