WTF is wrong with alienware...?

[Smartazz]

Originally posted by: RallyMaster
WTF is wrong w/ Alienware? Dell owns it. We don't like Dell. And we like doing things ourselves. The rest of the population would LOVE to have an Alienware even though they'll never push the computer that far.

I know a lot of people that want that very badly, I know someone who just bought their laptops, him and his sister bought them, they didn't even have high end video cards in them.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: Smartazz

Originally posted by: LikeLinus

Originally posted by: ForumMaster
yes voodoo and alienware do overprice their computer. OTOH, if you want conroe now, only Flacon Northwest and Velocity Micro offer systems. and frankly, even this $899 conroe based system outperforms most current computers with high end cpu's. stick in a better graphic card and you're set.

Too bad that computer isn't available yet! Their page says

"Order your new Velocity Micro Intel® Core? 2 Extreme or Intel® Core? 2 Duo processor-based system on July 27th ? Intel?s global launch day! "

Are Intel's price cuts July 27th too?

I thought it was effective on the 23rd

 

[Ayah]

Where does alienware come up with the description that you have to order up to 30 individual parts? unless someones deciding to build each part from raw materials..

 

[Blazin Trav]

but... but... it's got a 24" lcd and watercooling! It must be good! [/sarcasm]

 

[mb]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: Smartazz
This is what I love about Alienware, things like this:
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this is better.

How about this one? Text

Building your own system means you will have to rely on public forums for answers to questions or problems you may have. Participants from other forums are not likely to have your interests at heart, and may not be as knowledgeable. Can you trust them?

 

[thescreensavers]

Alienware are crapy computers and overprices mother Fvckers

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: wfbberzerker

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: brxndxn
I wanna know wtf kind of 'uber game dork' buys a $5000 system for gaming.. I swear, it's gotta be only the rich parents of spoiled brats.

A lot of Alienware and other 'super gaming' rigs can be built for half the cost.

ok...do it....
Just as I thought you can`t!!

Also you do realize that Alienware tweaks the system above and beyond what most people could do!

thats the kind of thinking that keeps them in business.

Agree.. it's not justifiable at all.

 

[n7]

Originally posted by: Smartazz
This is what I love about Alienware, things like this:
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Yeah that is pretty sickening to an extent

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
eh people buy stuff like ferraris. how many hp per buck is that? and none of them come with jessica alba.

It's not simply an equation of bang vs buck. Show me a car just as exotic and fast as a Ferrari that can be purchased at half price.

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: n7

Originally posted by: Smartazz
This is what I love about Alienware, things like this:
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Yeah that is pretty sickening to an extent

OMG, why have I ever built computers before? It must be impossible! I must have gotten lucky all of these years.

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: Smartazz
This is what I love about Alienware, things like this:
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they went apple-style with their marketing of Alienware vs. DIY

 

[TechnoPro]

Who buys Alienware anymore? I thought everyone in the know bought Michael's Computers.

 

[sniperruff]

AMD Athlon 64 FX62 Windsor 2000MHz HT Socket AM2 Dual Core Processor Model ADAFX62CSBOX - Retail - $1045
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 w/Update Rollup Release 2 OEM 1 Pack - OEM- $110
Thermaltake Tai-Chi VB5001SNA Black/ Silver Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case with liquid cooling system - Retail $430
ENERMAX Liberty ELT620AWT ATX12V 620W Power Supply - Retail - $165
ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $210
Crucial Technology Ballistix BL2KIT6464AA804 1GB Kit DDR2-800 PC2-6400 Memory Retail $140 (this is from ZZF)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $80
BenQ 16X DVD±R DVD Burner With LightScribe Black ATA/ATAPI Model DW1655 - OEM $37
ASUS EN7900GTX/2DHTV/512M Geforce 7900GTX 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail $473 x4= $1892
Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP 24-inch Widescreen Flat Panel LCD Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand $703
Logitech Media Elite 967559-0403 Black USB + PS/2 Wired Standard Keyboard - Retail $22
Logitech G5 Laser 931376-0403 2-Tone 6 Buttons 1x Wheel USB Laser Mouse - Retail $40
MS Works $13
TRIPP LITE TLP808TEL 8 feet 8 2820 joules Power Surge Protector - Retail $23

Total: $4910

oh well i was trying to prove that they ain't that over-priced. i guess it is over-priced. but for the lazy kids with rich parents, that's probably fine.

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: TechnoPro
Who buys Alienware anymore? I thought everyone in the know bought Michael's Computers.

yeah! michael kicks ass! he got the dope pentium 5 (6ghz) CPU back in 1/18/2006!!!! WOWOOWOWOW

http://www.michaelscomputers.com/AprilMX8ViperSpecial.htm

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
eh people buy stuff like ferraris. how many hp per buck is that? and none of them come with jessica alba.

yeah but i can't get online and order the parts to build a ferraies now can i? also having the skill to build one is far harder then building a computer.

 

[Smartazz]

Originally posted by: supafly

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: Smartazz
This is what I love about Alienware, things like this:
Text

this is better.

How about this one? Text

Building your own system means you will have to rely on public forums for answers to questions or problems you may have. Participants from other forums are not likely to have your interests at heart, and may not be as knowledgeable. Can you trust them?

lol, I think Anandtech is probobly the most helpful and knowledgable forum on the net, probobly more than Alienware I mean come on, the people who buy alienware obviosly are ignorant right?

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Smartazz

Originally posted by: supafly

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: Smartazz
This is what I love about Alienware, things like this:
Text

this is better.

How about this one? Text

Building your own system means you will have to rely on public forums for answers to questions or problems you may have. Participants from other forums are not likely to have your interests at heart, and may not be as knowledgeable. Can you trust them?

lol, I think Anandtech is probobly the most helpful and knowledgable forum on the net, probobly more than Alienware I mean come on, the people who buy alienware obviosly are ignorant right?

ignorant? yeap. stupid? nope.

not everyone has the skills or such to put together a computer. no shame in that.

 

[Tig Ol Bitties]

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: brxndxn
I wanna know wtf kind of 'uber game dork' buys a $5000 system for gaming.. I swear, it's gotta be only the rich parents of spoiled brats.

A lot of Alienware and other 'super gaming' rigs can be built for half the cost.

ok...do it....
Just as I thought you can`t!!

Also you do realize that Alienware tweaks the system above and beyond what most people could do!

OMFG, I'm not even going to read all the responses you probably got from others stating that you're pretty much a moron if you can actually justify Alienware's prices. If you really knew anything about computers, you'd know Alienware are overpricing Nazis and only the rich or incredibly uninformed would buy from them. I'm not surprised with your response seeing that you also defend Bose speakers and their prices as well :roll: .

And Dell/Alienware aren't the only PC makers out there for those that don't want to build.

ibuypower or cyberpowerpc >>> Dell/Alienware

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: sniperruff

Originally posted by: TechnoPro
Who buys Alienware anymore? I thought everyone in the know bought Michael's Computers.

yeah! michael kicks ass! he got the dope pentium 5 (6ghz) CPU back in 1/18/2006!!!! WOWOOWOWOW

http://www.michaelscomputers.com/AprilMX8ViperSpecial.htm

how is this guy still around? sheesh.

 

[151528]

And now that Dell own's them... Well lets not even go there.

 

[Dritnul]

Originally posted by: brxndxn
I wanna know wtf kind of 'uber game dork' buys a $5000 system for gaming.. I swear, it's gotta be only the rich parents of spoiled brats.

A lot of Alienware and other 'super gaming' rigs can be built for half the cost.

my parents forced me to get a prebuilt because they wanted a warrenty not that i havent voided it several times since

 

[Injury]

Not all people that love PC gaming are smart enough to build their own.

That, and Alienware's Warranty service is supposidly really good... I believe they overclock their systems by default, so factoring that in, could be worth it to people.


Burn your expensive stuff up and get it replaced with no worries...

Check out some pics of the inside of their cases if you can find them. Top notch clean cabling and such.

 

[timosyy]

My friend bought Alienware a month or two ago... I tried (trust me, I tried) to convince him otherwise but eventually I just decided it wasn't worth me having to be his technician/warrantee/tech support just so I could get the satisfaction of building better for less. /shrug. The market is out there. FWIW he's also a CompSci major and works for Lockheed, so.. no shame in that.

 

[imported_michaelpatrick33]

Disclaimer: Please note I took some of sniperuff's suggestions because I am lazy. Thanks sniperuff :beer:

Triple phase change! $1700
Upcoming Conroe 2400 mmm phasechanged $400
Motherboard (Expensive Crossfire) $300
ATI Crossfire X1900XTX and Crossfire $950
Memory 2gigs of overclocker ram $400
X-fi Platinum (or other) $200
Thermaltake Tai-Chi VB5001SNA Black/ Silver Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case with liquid cooling system - Retail $430
ENERMAX Liberty ELT620AWT ATX12V 620W Power Supply - Retail - $165
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $80
BenQ 16X DVD±R DVD Burner With LightScribe Black ATA/ATAPI Model DW1655 - OEM $37
Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP 24-inch Widescreen Flat Panel LCD Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand $703
Logitech Media Elite 967559-0403 Black USB + PS/2 Wired Standard Keyboard - Retail $22
Logitech G5 Laser 931376-0403 2-Tone 6 Buttons 1x Wheel USB Laser Mouse - Retail $40
TRIPP LITE TLP808TEL 8 feet 8 2820 joules Power Surge Protector - Retail $23
$5450.00

Triple phase change! MMMMMM (Of course Windows/Linux and thermal paste etc. will add some price if you don't have them already)

Edit: Crap! Forgot speakers but you should have them already

 

[Philippine Mango]

Can you use phasechange for cooling you system? I mean in the description it says 'This extreme cooling system is designed for record breaking, it is not intended as a general purpose computer cooling system.' is this really true?