your thoughts on the Alienware Alpha?

[asim1999]

Now we know that it will have an 860M GPU, what do you guys think of it?

i think that if it had dual 980ms in SLI it would be good

[TheKDub]

I think it is shitty and overpriced.

[Norman_the_Owl]

It's just a laptop without a screen. I'm not thrilled, it should have a desktop GPU.

[Altecice]

Any Alienware is bad.

[Arphenyte]

Alienware=Overpriced stuff.

[Pugs501]

Any Alienware is bad.

Define "Bad"

[Syntaxvgm]

It was powerful enough that gamespot had to compare it to a PC as to make the xbone not seem inferior to even this piece of crap. 

Sickening. 

[s3ns3]

stupid

[Altecice]

Define "Bad"

 

over priced for what they are.

[ShadowCaptain]

Any Alienware is bad.

How? They are expensive, but they are not bad, they are very powerful will built machines

 

I think it is shitty and overpriced.

 

 

Alienware=Overpriced stuff.

 

Its really quite cheap... it starts at like $550 with the 860m and an i3, pretty good value for a prebuilt tiny console desktop

[Altecice]

How? They are expensive, but they are not bad, they are very powerful will built machines

Its really quite cheap... it starts at like $550 with the 860m and an i3, pretty good value for a prebuilt tiny console desktop

 

Meh the older Alienware stuff was great. but now they skimp out on things like PSU's and use cheap rubbish ones.

[Majestic]

Just like any other OEM. More expensive than self-built. But it's dell, which means it's well-built. 

[ShadowCaptain]

Meh the older Alienware stuff was great. but now they skimp out on things like PSU's and use cheap rubbish ones.

 

Never used one of their desktops but I have had about 4 laptops from Alienware over the years, each one has been impressive (my m18x for a 2 year old thing is still a beast)

 

Never noticed bad PSUs, though honestly, I am not much of a PSU snob providing it doesnt explode, its easily replaceable/upgradable too, and should be under warranty with your machine 

[TheKDub]

But it's dell, which means it's well-built. 

 

That is arguable.

And if something was to go wrong with it you have to deal with shitty tech support that you cannot understand,

[oldaccount117]

It was powerful enough that gamespot had to compare it to a PC as to make the xbone not seem inferior to even this piece of crap.

Sickening.

Lol nice eye liked

[ThatSweetGamer]

I really hate how all of you guys complain for days about Alienware no matter what it is. This is a console/pc hybrid (what's it's supposed to be), treat it like one. For $550 you get a "console" that's better than an XBONE and PS4, why complain? And it's a great entry level PC if you don't fell like using it like a console. Although, I wouldn't use it as a main PC.

[TheMcSame]

My thoughts? The same as every other Alienware product. An overpriced turd filled with generic parts. 

 

Price breakdown:

10% generic parts

50% quality parts that they can't cheap out on

40% for the name

[QueenDemetria]

It delivers similar performance to the current consoles, but is half the size and basically the same price. Sure it doesn't have quad swag titans, but its not going for that either. Its products like this that will be needed for converting console gamers to PC gamers.

[razor767]

I like the form factor, if it doesn't throttle and run too loud I'll consider buying one. 

[Totenkopf]

An itx build with G3258 and 750Ti is all you need for the console killer.

[jbr]

Alienware

 

Overpriced DELLS

[Gontier]

They made waves when they revealed it at CES 2014 because the original claim was that it would be competitively priced with the PS4 and X-bone. As a result, people assumed it would be around $400, but of course they settled on $550. The strange thing for me with this product is the 360 controller dongle that takes up a USB slot. They couldn't have found a way to integrate it directly into the system? Seems kind of primitive. 

 

Either way people are going to complain, but at the end of the day if you want a good looking PC in this specific form factor good luck finding something else in the same range. There still isn't a console-esque ITX chassis in this form factor that you can buy on the consumer market. All ITX cases are cubes, so as much as I like a case like the BitFenix Prodigy, it isn't something I would throw under my TV, and many people share the same opinion. 

[ThatSweetGamer]

Alienware

 

Overpriced DELLS

The cheapest Alpha isn't overpriced. But the better it gets the more overpriced it is.

[ShadowCaptain]

They made waves when they revealed it at CES 2014 because the original claim was that it would be competitively priced with the PS4 and X-bone. As a result, people assumed it would be around $400, but of course they settled on $550. The strange thing for me with this product is the 360 controller dongle that takes up a USB slot. They couldn't have found a way to integrate it directly into the system? Seems kind of primitive. 

 

Either way people are going to complain, but at the end of the day if you want a good looking PC in this specific form factor good luck finding something else in the same range. There still isn't a console-esque ITX chassis in this form factor that you can buy on the consumer market. All ITX cases are cubes, so as much as I like a case like the BitFenix Prodigy, it isn't something I would throw under my TV, and many people share the same opinion. 

 

I assume the reason it is not integrated is that it was meant to use the steam controller and steam OS.. but since that did not come out, they just include a 360 pad and a custom OS

 

Erm yes there are?

 

RVZ01 case

Aerocool QS101

Antec ISK

 

etc etc there are a few console shape cases

 

 

The cheapest Alpha isn't overpriced. But the better it gets the more EXPENSIVE it is

 

 

fixed it

[Shroomster]

It is made by Alienware, which means other than the excellent laptops, is overpriced and smeared with OEM shit all over it.