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Bodrul Caldari Tadakastu-Obata Corporation The Honda Accord	Posted - 2009.11.26 21:10:00 - [1] thinking of buying an alienware PC i know its pricy whats everyones opinions on it? since my PC is almost 4 years out dated use it for film editing, Music editing, Graphics, downloads, and other crap. ........ 400+ Games to Play for Free while mining or waiting during down time, Classics from Helicopter to Pong X bound
Neyro7830 Gallente The 5th Freedom Wildly Inappropriate.	Posted - 2009.11.26 21:48:00 - [2] No. alienware = shinier dell The views expressed by me in my forum posts are in no relation to my Corporation or my Alliance. I swear my cat made me type them.
Zeba Minmatar Honourable East India Trading Company	Posted - 2009.11.26 21:56:00 - [3] Alienware laptop? Exspensive but its hard to find any other brand that makes a high end gaming laptop that can actually run games like a desktop. Alienware pc? Drop about $600~1000 on a do it your self rig and get better performance. Originally by: CCP Casqade The forum does not represent anywhere close to 90% of the users. In fact it represents a clear minority of them.
Haraldhardrade Amarr Pax Amarr	Posted - 2009.11.26 22:27:00 - [4] Alienware lost market shares to the XPS series. If you're going with a factory PC get an XPS730H2C Caveo of Minmatar , torva vacuus regimen of deus es plurrimi periculosus of bestia
TRD 2371	Posted - 2009.11.26 23:56:00 - [5] go to tomshardwareguide.com and do it yourself
Gibbo3771	Posted - 2009.11.27 02:16:00 - [6] overpriced, oversized peices of garbage. They are for rich people who are too snobby for manual labour. if you want a gaming PC, do 2 hours of reading, go to your local Pc store/ebay/newegg and do it yourself. you will save more than half your money than buying a branded PC and you have the joy of looking at and be proud you built it for your sole purpose
Brujo Loco Amarr Brujeria Teologica	Posted - 2009.11.27 03:27:00 - [7] Edited by: Brujo Loco on 27/11/2009 03:37:06 Lemme tell you this, I was lately searching for a new laptop, and was about to shell out 3k on an Alienware laptop for the sheer joy of having an expensive "toy". Unfortunately I ended up buying a 47 inch LCD tv haha, so I have like a 1k left to buy me a ps3 and still hunting for bargains atm. BUT, I will share this with you so you can make up your mind www.alienware.com <--- you already know about it www.sagernotebook.com <--- check them out www.vodoopc.com <--- nice designs, dunno if they still ship them www.avadirect.com <--- I like them, look robust www.falcon-nw.com <---- The same guys that plant those little paper ads in gameboxes www.pugetsystems.com <--- check their water cooling solutions ... and laptops :D www.velocitymicro.com <---- moar stuffz! www.xoticpc.com <--- hmmm, they look strangely ordinary www.factorgaming.com <--- seems a sager reseller with special offers, might be worth checking them out And for me, the best bang for the BUCK atm and in our current economic woes ... ASUS!!!!!!! Asus Notebooks can be bought here for your convenience check that beauty and compare the price to the others ... Up to you to decice whats better and how much you want to spend on Looks mostly. Everybody can mount up their custom built desktop gaming rig, but a laptop, thats another story. Go laptop> desktop, mobility is a MUST! , also remember that mos decent laptops come with Video/sound HDMI ports, so plug a wireles keyboard/mouse to your laptop and hook it up to any HDMI Plasma/LCD/LED TV and there you have your desktop. Laptops, specially powerhouse laptops are the way to go man. If you really really want an Alienware laptop but wanna go budget, you can buy the chassis off the netz and custom build it yourself too if you like, just look around, several people selling their old alienware laptops, you can refurbish them to your tastes if you into that too. Since most parts are dell, they are pretty common to replace/swap. If you insist on going desktop, Lemme tell you, Alienware cases are just a dream ... you can go bargain hunting too if you short on cash an buy them for cheapz and refurbish them too, dont remember if the new ones still use some of the odd internal trays that made customization a pain. Only saw one once inside and it was several years ago. Hope this post was useful Edit: Moar linkz, small info --- Viva VENEZUELA!!! Archipelago Theory
Marko Riva Adamant Inc	Posted - 2009.11.27 05:38:00 - [8] Originally by: Gibbo3771 overpriced, oversized peices of garbage. They are for rich people who are too snobby for manual labour. if you want a gaming PC, do 2 hours of reading, go to your local Pc store/ebay/newegg and do it yourself. you will save more than half your money than buying a branded PC and you have the joy of looking at and be proud you built it for your sole purpose Very much this. ----------- I think, therefore I'm single. Alliance creation service, also corp updates
Zindela	Posted - 2009.11.27 07:16:00 - [9] I bought the parts for my computer, and built it myself, including a 21.5inch monitor, gaming keyboard, and gaming mouse, for US $1800. That was 5 months ago. As of THREE days ago, I customized an Alienware desktop for the hell of it, and to get an Alienware that matched the specs of my custom rig, it would have cost me around US $2500. With NO monitor and a cheapo stock keyboard/mouse. I bought all the parts from Newegg, they had the best prices on everything. Just make sure the motherboard you buy actually supports the hardware you want to use... I made a mistake and bought a board that didn't support SLI, only Crossfire. And the mobo was only returnable for replacement.
Sokratesz Rionnag Alba Triumvirate.	Posted - 2009.11.27 07:33:00 - [10] Don't let thermaltake your money. --> someone needs to think of a catchy one for alien ware Don't know who to vote for? Find out with CSM matchmaker!
Florio Blue Republic	Posted - 2009.11.27 08:09:00 - [11] PC Specialist I like these guys they seem to do PCs at close to build-it-yourself prices. But I'm no expert maybe I'm wrong?
goodby4u Valor Inc. Cosmic Anomalies	Posted - 2009.11.27 08:16:00 - [12] Alienware used to be the pc to buy to game with, that is if you don't have the brains to build one yourself... Basically it was the ferrari of pcs. Dell competed with alienware with some of their desktops by in large to no avail(in this analogy I will say dell is like ford). So dell simply bought out alienware, stuck their crap in the shell and priced it like an alienware. Kinda like Ford buying our Ferrari and putting a ford v8 in all the models yet keeping the price up, it is basically just a ploy to get those that don't keep an eye on computer systems so that dell can make whopping amounts of money. This is my understanding of it anyways.
Sazkyen	Posted - 2009.11.27 08:45:00 - [13] I also vote that you either buy yourself the parts and build it yourself or have some friend do it for you. You could get a lot more out of a build for the amount of money that you would spend at a pro builder. Then again, ofc, if money is not an issue ( e.g., you are rich or you can write it off) and you don't have the aptitude and don't want to bother friends with it then sure, buy a complete comp. Obviously, they don't sell useless rigs.
Sokratesz Rionnag Alba Triumvirate.	Posted - 2009.11.27 08:55:00 - [14] Originally by: Sazkyen Obviously, they don't sell useless rigs. I'd like to contradict that. My uncle once bought a top of the line dell machine for like 3500 bucks and while it had a superfast processor and lots of ram (those two parts probably constituted more than half the value of the thing), the motherboard was utter crap. They did't even bother to configure the RAM speeds and timings correctly. That combined with generic OS settings and occasionally a load of pre-installed **** software makes them a lot less fas than they could be. Don't know who to vote for? Find out with CSM matchmaker!
Alex Raptos Caldari Phoenix Rising.	Posted - 2009.11.27 09:59:00 - [15] Originally by: Sazkyen Obviously, they don't sell useless rigs. That entirely depends upon your definition of Useless. Of course they don't sell completely useless gear, everything has a use, but Alienware are overpriced, and the only reason they still are today is because of the name. Alienware by name, Alien Wares by nature. Originally by: Dirk Magnum I've become gay for Mark Harmon despite my initial reservations about the show NCIS but nobody will ever know
Haraldhardrade Amarr Pax Amarr	Posted - 2009.11.27 12:58:00 - [16] Edited by: Haraldhardrade on 27/11/2009 12:58:03 Originally by: Gibbo3771 overpriced, oversized peices of garbage. They are for rich people who are too snobby for manual labour. WAAAAAAAGH! How dare people drive Ferraris or Jaguars, they are for rich people. People should be clever like me instead. I bought a LADA and a FIAt and I created my own car. WAAAGH! Your nerd rage is moronic. Caveo of Minmatar , torva vacuus regimen of deus es plurrimi periculosus of bestia
Kazuo Ishiguro House of Marbles	Posted - 2009.11.27 16:12:00 - [17] Originally by: Florio PC Specialist I like these guys they seem to do PCs at close to build-it-yourself prices. But I'm no expert maybe I'm wrong? I bought one from them, and almost none of the original parts are still left. Several were replaced multiple times under warranty. Never again. --- 34.4:1 mineral compression ISRC Racing, Season 7 - schedule
Neyro7830 Gallente The 5th Freedom Wildly Inappropriate.	Posted - 2009.11.27 16:31:00 - [18] Originally by: Haraldhardrade Edited by: Haraldhardrade on 27/11/2009 12:58:03 Originally by: Gibbo3771 overpriced, oversized peices of garbage. They are for rich people who are too snobby for manual labour. WAAAAAAAGH! How dare people drive Ferraris or Jaguars, they are for rich people. People should be clever like me instead. I bought a LADA and a FIAt and I created my own car. WAAAGH! Your nerd rage is moronic. hey, macs are super shiny and expensive, you should buy one, I hear they are great for gaming The views expressed by me in my forum posts are in no relation to my Corporation or my Alliance. I swear my cat made me type them.
Dannerkongen Lootex	Posted - 2009.11.27 16:31:00 - [19] go for a studio xps with i7 cpu and screw that alienware stuff my pc is 4y old too and yes its a dell
Gibbo3771	Posted - 2009.11.27 17:04:00 - [20] Edited by: Gibbo3771 on 27/11/2009 17:06:33 Dont buy a Dell gaming desktop, seriously, there not as bad and overpriced as alienware but they still aint worth there money. If you want an affordable gaming laptop the Dell XPS M1710 is VERY customizable and flexible in price. It is one of the few I would buy. Honestly if you really are set on a gaming PC do some homework, building a PC from scratch is the easiest thing ever, now fixing/upgrading it is another thing but you will learn and gain experience from it. Avoid Pc World/Comet/Curries/Asda(walmart?)/Dixons/Argos. Never buy from any of these. The little sideshop with the indian guy behind the desk is your best place but he will prob do his best to rob you as well and no that was not a racist remark. I just cant find a small Pc store ran by a white guy
Bodrul Caldari Tadakastu-Obata Corporation The Honda Accord	Posted - 2009.11.27 17:35:00 - [21] looked through the Links (all US, i am UK) yeah they are kind of rip offs my current one is Meshcomputer. ........ 400+ Games to Play for Free while mining or waiting during down time, Classics from Helicopter to Pong X bound
Haraldhardrade Amarr Pax Amarr	Posted - 2009.11.27 18:27:00 - [22] Originally by: Neyro7830 hey, macs are super shiny and expensive, you should buy one, I hear they are great for gaming I got a super shiny and expensive mac, I use it for work. What you kids dont understand, is that some people got jobs and can afford to buy stuff. To rubbish someones scomputer or whatever because its expensive, well, thats just laughable. Caveo of Minmatar , torva vacuus regimen of deus es plurrimi periculosus of bestia
Bodrul Caldari Tadakastu-Obata Corporation The Honda Accord	Posted - 2009.11.27 18:55:00 - [23] just for the record i would rather SHOOT my self then buy anything to do with apple i hate them. ........ 400+ Games to Play for Free while mining or waiting during down time, Classics from Helicopter to Pong X bound
Sokratesz Rionnag Alba Triumvirate.	Posted - 2009.11.27 19:18:00 - [24] Originally by: Bodrul just for the record i would rather SHOOT my self then buy anything to do with apple i hate them. People buying iphones because of 'all the features!' and not realising they can get a nokia to do the same for less than half the money People saying ipods are top of the line when it comes to mp3 players People buying stupidly expensive mac computers for...no apparent reason Somehow I can't blame marketeers for taking advantage of stupidity.. Don't know who to vote for? Find out with CSM matchmaker!
TRD 2371	Posted - 2009.11.27 19:27:00 - [25] i love my macbook pro, but surprise: my mp3 player is not an ipod. its a sony. much better for half the price.
Neyro7830 Gallente The 5th Freedom Wildly Inappropriate.	Posted - 2009.11.27 19:28:00 - [26] Originally by: Haraldhardrade Originally by: Neyro7830 hey, macs are super shiny and expensive, you should buy one, I hear they are great for gaming I got a super shiny and expensive mac, I use it for work. What you kids dont understand, is that some people got jobs and can afford to buy stuff. To rubbish someones scomputer or whatever because its expensive, well, thats just laughable. protip: just because its expensive, doesn't mean its good case and point: macs people thinking spending loads on a crappy piece of equipment? now thats laughable The views expressed by me in my forum posts are in no relation to my Corporation or my Alliance. I swear my cat made me type them.
TRD 2371	Posted - 2009.11.27 19:39:00 - [27] Edited by: TRD 2371 on 27/11/2009 19:42:59 Originally by: Neyro7830 Originally by: Haraldhardrade Originally by: Neyro7830 hey, macs are super shiny and expensive, you should buy one, I hear they are great for gaming I got a super shiny and expensive mac, I use it for work. What you kids dont understand, is that some people got jobs and can afford to buy stuff. To rubbish someones scomputer or whatever because its expensive, well, thats just laughable. protip: just because its expensive, doesn't mean its good case and point: macs people thinking spending loads on a crappy piece of equipment? now thats laughable hehehe. you should check the apple store upgrade option for the macbook pro ram from 4gb to 8gb. insane. :D i think it is reaching 500-600$. that indeed is for stupid people who dont know how to do it themselfs 1/5 of the price. although its just one side of the coin. never would i have another laptop then mpb. atm still theres just nothing out there as good and if apple will make it better again thanks to the stupid poeple. i personally welcome them.
Haraldhardrade Amarr Pax Amarr	Posted - 2009.11.27 19:45:00 - [28] Originally by: Neyro7830 protip: just because its expensive, doesn't mean its good case and point: macs protip : media editing is best on mac case and point : ask anyone that works in the music or video industry and isnt forced to use company pc's Just because you save a buck here or there does not make any of your points any more valid. Quote: people thinking spending loads on a crappy piece of equipment? now thats laughable That is laughable. Originally by: Sokratesz People buying iphones because of 'all the features!' and not realising they can get a nokia to do the same for less than half the money The 5800 is no where near the iPhone. I suggest you try both to see for your self. Quote: People saying ipods are top of the line when it comes to mp3 players ipods are top of the line. Quote: People buying stupidly expensive mac computers for...no apparent reason Somehow I can't blame marketeers for taking advantage of stupidity.. Yeah, only people buy macs because they are superior to every pc there is when it comes to working with media. And mac OS is superior to anything thats ever been on a PC. I really wish people would stop the mac hating on account of it being mac. On the same way people should stop the dell hating on account of it being dell. It's stupid. It's mindless fanboyism. X vs Y, with stupid reasoning. Caveo of Minmatar , torva vacuus regimen of deus es plurrimi periculosus of bestia
Brujo Loco Amarr Brujeria Teologica	Posted - 2009.11.27 20:01:00 - [29] You know, thinking about most of the replies, and following the same utilitarian logic, as someone else mentioned before, everybody knows rolex watches are just plain lame, you see, you can buy like a casio one that does the same for like what? 10k USd$ less? not only that, but rolex ones are like ANALOG man, they cant play mp3s, you have to like wind them? and they are worth oOMGWTF ammounts of dollars you can use on other most important stuffz. YOU CAN EVEN BUY FAKE REPLICAS at like 5$ each!!!! Luxury Items, wheter it be a generic clone mass produced in the same specs like Mac's Apples', fancy Cases that sport the Alienware logo or for that matter women if we want to go to that far, are in essence items that in most regards can be found way cheaper if you build them,buy them off used or replace with non brand items. Utilitarian-Pragmatic Logic is something that is good and whatnot, but some people, enjoy spending their money on stuff that logically is worthless, can be found cheaper or is plain moronic and has no real use. It's been a long time dream and goal in my life to actually own a Grand Complication watch for instance. The day I can own one means I have achieved several job/achievement/rewards/ in life. If I dont perhaps I will dream about it and move on, but the need is there, this is just an example. People strive to have stuff¿that is deemed expensive or good (best marketing ploy ever)because by extrapolation we associate people with those items as being good,its in essence human nature or more precise herd behaviour in a basic scale. No matter how unique you want to be , you are still one more of the billions of people in the planet, and as perhaps a sociologist will explain better than me a humble psychologist, we still correlate to each other by simple yet subtle scales when doing social interactions. One of these is the things we own-want-wear-etc. So yes, an Alienware is a moronic choice in terms of dollar efficiency, you are just buying the looks. But that¦s exactly what you want out of it, the gestalt of the concept. Anyway, to each his casio¦s . --- Viva VENEZUELA!!! Archipelago Theory
Neyro7830 Gallente The 5th Freedom Wildly Inappropriate.	Posted - 2009.11.27 20:07:00 - [30] Originally by: Haraldhardrade Originally by: Neyro7830 protip: just because its expensive, doesn't mean its good case and point: macs protip : media editing is best on mac case and point : ask anyone that works in the music or video industry and isnt forced to use company pc's Just because you save a buck here or there does not make any of your points any more valid. Quote: people thinking spending loads on a crappy piece of equipment? now thats laughable That is laughable. Originally by: Sokratesz People buying iphones because of 'all the features!' and not realising they can get a nokia to do the same for less than half the money The 5800 is no where near the iPhone. I suggest you try both to see for your self. Quote: People saying ipods are top of the line when it comes to mp3 players ipods are top of the line. Quote: People buying stupidly expensive mac computers for...no apparent reason Somehow I can't blame marketeers for taking advantage of stupidity.. Yeah, only people buy macs because they are superior to every pc there is when it comes to working with media. And mac OS is superior to anything thats ever been on a PC. I really wish people would stop the mac hating on account of it being mac. On the same way people should stop the dell hating on account of it being dell. It's stupid. It's mindless fanboyism. X vs Y, with stupid reasoning. you almost had me when you said ipods are top of the line epic troll 3/10 The views expressed by me in my forum posts are in no relation to my Corporation or my Alliance. I swear my cat made me type them.

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