Alienware

[PC owner with questions]

So I've never looked at alienwares that cloesly but my friend kind of wants one but I told him to get a Sager laptop.But anyways whats the big deal about Alienware?On this website http://alienware.com/so for example the alienware 17 (do to website,click products,click aleinware 17,scroll down) so at first I notice all they say is 4th generation i7 CPU.But usualy I here something bad about alienwares so what's the big woop?

 

 

 

THNX in advance

[Enderman]

They scam you by selling an overpriced POS with coloured lights because kids don't know how to read specs sheets.

[soaringchicken]

Alienware laptops are inconvenient, bulky and expensive pieces of crap. Never buy one

[tmlhalo]

Most of the hate is over the desktop line up. I think you'll come to the same conclusion quickly once viewing this.

 

http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-x51-r2/pd.aspx

 

Unless you think $1,800 for a gaming PC with only 760 TI is right...

[OnekillWalter]

alienware is not bad per se, but its hell overpriced and badly advertised. ex: Dual SLI GTX 980 8gb of VRAM! no its not 8gb of vram. vram dont stack like that.

 

and you can build your own pc with the same spec at least 500$ cheaper than what Alienware/Origin/Falcon Northwest/anyotherprebuild sells.

 

oh but are you talking about gaming laptop? I'd look at Asus or Msi for a good gaming laptop.

[PC owner with questions]

Alienware laptops are inconvenient, bulky and expensive pieces of crap. Never buy one

I won't bro never will (future PC > http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TKHvCJ)

[OnekillWalter]

I won't bro never will (future PC > http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TKHvCJ)

broken link

[PC owner with questions]

alienware is not bad per se, but its hell overpriced and badly advertised. ex: Dual SLI GTX 980 8gb of VRAM! no its not 8gb of vram. vram dont stack like that.

 

and you can build your own pc with the same spec at least 500$ cheaper than what Alienware/Origin/Falcon Northwest/anyotherprebuild sells.

 

oh but are you talking about gaming laptop? I'd look at Asus or Msi for a good gaming laptop.

I told my friend about Sager.

[lukky211111]

I won't bro never will (future PC > http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TKHvCJ)

my build is a bit over 1800 and i have a gtx 980 in it thats a huge show of how much they like to screw you.

[PC owner with questions]

broken link

sorry http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TKHvCJI think it is because of the perentheses now try.

[PC owner with questions]

sorry http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TKHvCJI think it is because of the perentheses now try.

I know it's incompatible but I will put in a H100i ok!

[PC owner with questions]

Most of the hate is over the desktop line up. I think you'll come to the same conclusion quickly once viewing this.

 

http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-x51-r2/pd.aspx

 

Unless you think $1,800 for a gaming PC with only 760 TI is right...

wow what a scam!!

[slightlyjaded]

My take on dell/alienware is pretty simple. Any component on the spec sheet is usually quality, and exactly what you expect to get with a little bit of a markup......Anything not on the spec sheet is going to be the cheapest, most broken down piece of crap in human existence, at a massive markup. Add in the fact that the person building the computer doesn't stop to think. "Wait I'm sticking two r9 290's in this, will I need to upgrade this 500W power supply?"

[PC owner with questions]

My take on dell/alienware is pretty simple. Any component on the spec sheet is usually quality, and exactly what you expect to get with a little bit of a markup......Anything not on the spec sheet is going to be the cheapest, most broken down piece of crap in human existence, at a massive markup. Add in the fact that the person building the computer doesn't stop to think. "Wait I'm sticking two r9 290's in this, will I need to upgrade this 500W power supply?"

For example the keyboard no one knows anything about it except it has lights under it.

[OnekillWalter]

sorry http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TKHvCJI think it is because of the perentheses now try.

i heard the G1 Gaming GTX 980 OC's better than the Strix. if the price difference is too much, the Strix is pretty good card none the less.

[Fgtfv567]

I am here to help! (Look at my member title) The one I got wasn't a bad deal for 1000 bucks. (Originally 1,200 without student discount, specs in profile) But I think the ones now are overpriced (Not just AW, cyberpowerPC too) But for laptops, they shouldn't be too bad, be sure to look at other retailers tho before making a decision.