Why do all you guys hate alienware SO MUCH?

[Bogica]

I mean there systems are pretty decent and they don't look that bad, I know they're OWNED by a shitty company but they probably have a special alienware division, bugatti is owned by Volkswagen

Too much "bling", little performance for the money.

Also, VW owns Audi, Skoda, Seat, Porsche, Bugatti etc. VW is actually a very good company so please don't compare them to alienware or any other crap like that.

[Prastupok]

I looked on the site and the pcs seemed decent I made the thread and then I read that vram stacks

 

They aren't the only one who do that, though... so...

[brokencross]

because a couple years back when i was a PC building noob, i went on alienware. a 1200 dollar PC had a core i5 and a gtx 645. 

At least it wasn't a Fermi.

[Shan-Dysigns]

The best way to visually see what kind of markup Alienware has, go through a custom build noting each part and how much they increase the cost per part. Then shop online per part to see how much of a markup they are shoving down peoples' throats.

[Overkilled]

They aren't the only one who do that, though... so...

I would punch a kid in the face if he came to my school saying I have 8gb 970 but it's not them it's Dell with there be

[Prastupok]

I would punch a kid in the face if he came to my school saying I have 8gb 970 but it's not them it's Dell with there be

 

AMD and Nvidia both write on their dual-gpu cards that they have __ gb, but it's only half of that really.

[Overkilled]

Search south park world of warcraft guy if u dont know the average alienware user looks like

[GodSpoon]

The laptops are actually a pretty good deal these days

[Brandon Cassie]

Dell is fine as a company 

 

Like everyone else says, Alienware's markup on all of their PC's are ridiculous, no idea how it's justified

 

Could build a PC twice as good for the same money

What's there to like?

 

Alienware is fucking overrated, everyone at my school talks about them

 

Honestly their laptops aren't too bad nowadays

[LOLZpersonok]

They aren't really bad systems, but they're overpriced and pretty unbalanced (like an i7 with a 750Ti) 

If you think that's unbalanced the computer my brother got (I think it's Cyberpower PC or something like that) has an AMD FX (I can't remember the model, but I know it's a 6 core) and it was paired with an AMD Radeon R5 230, I think Linus did a video about cheap GPUs featuring that card. That card, let's just say, is less powerful than the ATI Radeon HD 4670 that I had in my old computer. That ATI Radeon I still have was purchased brand new in 2007 or 2008. Maybe 2009. The computer he got also cost about $650. I feel as if we were ripped off. It was his Christmas gift, and my parents wouldn't listen when I said it would have been cheaper to build it. My laptop, in my opinion, was a better deal because it's got relatively decent hardware, has graphics matching the processor ("dual" graphics even) and plays my games well, even connected to my 1080p monitor. Its original sale price was either $800 or $1000 but we got it on sale for $650.

 

Fortunately for me, when my brother upgraded his computer to a 750Ti I was able to remove the bracket from the Radeon R5 230 and install it in my Pentium 4 based machine. Works well, and I can even play Skyrim and Mass Effect on it (as long as I keep my expectations low).

[Tocsin_786]

Gtx 645?

its a OEM card. it was used in alienwares couple years back. 

[Tonylu1595]

Because they are heavy and thick as hell.

[Mikeyj426]

Because in most cases (heh) you can build a better computer specs wise for cheaper.

[othertomperson]

> Implying nerds and hipsters are the same thing

> Implying you aren't a nerd/hipster

> Implying Alienware aren't a prime example of bullshit

 

I didn't imply any of those things. Did you even read what I said, or are you just misusing big words that you don't understand?

[Sauron]

You're missing the point: nobody here hates the COMPANY alienware (or at least, I don't). We think their products are bad for the money. It doesn't matter how good they look (which is subjective), when it comes to the point where you could build something twice as fast and with more durable componentry for the same money it just doesn't make sense to get one.