How Overpriced is Alienware 2.0 help

[Mao_Zedong]

So I'm finally doing a sequal/update to the article I wrote around a year ago, How Overpriced is Alienware?. This time I'm using their newer products, but I'm also expanding it for more builds. I have a doc with my build plans here. I already have 32 builds planned there, so I don't really want to add much more if I don't need to. I have the doc open for comments directly in there, so you can leave one for a specific part there, or in here if you want more discussion about it. Also, where should I put this? General Discussion should be fine, but I don't know if its ideal. Finally, if you want to be notified when I release this (probably in around a week), just tell me below and I'll tag you.

 

EDIT: I know that it costs more for lower quality almost all of the time, I did a similar thing last year.

[PillowSmoke]

You cannot simply have it equivalent to those things, you have to also consider the name of the product you're paying for to be factored into the price.

[You_are_a_cunt]

From experience, Alienware is basically just branded PCs with components that you can buy separately and end up with the same rig, but cheaper.

[The Official Czex]

So I'm finally doing a sequal/update to the article I wrote around a year ago, How Overpriced is Alienware?. This time I'm using their newer products, but I'm also expanding it for more builds. I have a doc with my build plans here. I already have 32 builds planned there, so I don't really want to add much more if I don't need to. I have the doc open for comments directly in there, so you can leave one for a specific part there, or in here if you want more discussion about it. Also, where should I put this? General Discussion should be fine, but I don't know if its ideal. Finally, if you want to be notified when I release this (probably in around a week), just tell me below and I'll tag you.

 

Tag me. This could be very interesting...

[The Official Czex]

From experience, Alienware is basically just branded PCs with components that you can buy separately and end up with the same rig, but cheaper.

 

With AW, you're paying for looks. It's the Apple of the PC.

[Guest]

For me the laptops are quite decent, but I would still pick a custom build over a Pre-Built "Gaming" PC

[slightlyjaded]

So I'm finally doing a sequal/update to the article I wrote around a year ago, How Overpriced is Alienware?. This time I'm using their newer products, but I'm also expanding it for more builds. I have a doc with my build plans here. I already have 32 builds planned there, so I don't really want to add much more if I don't need to. I have the doc open for comments directly in there, so you can leave one for a specific part there, or in here if you want more discussion about it. Also, where should I put this? General Discussion should be fine, but I don't know if its ideal. Finally, if you want to be notified when I release this (probably in around a week), just tell me below and I'll tag you.

meh, take the spec sheet. add it up with the minimum price for components listed, factor in the fact that they're buying the cheapest nastiest shite for anything not listed. You've got your answer. On paper their profit margin is the discount they get from manufacturers. In reality it's that plus the fact the power supply was made in some backwater of Thailand for about 2 bucks.

[You_are_a_cunt]

With AW, you're paying for looks. It's the Apple of the PC.

I've seen custom build cases that look WAY better than anything Alienware had pooped out into the market. Not to mention the fact that most of those cases were far cheaper.

[The Official Czex]

I've seen custom build cases that look WAY better than anything Alienware had pooped out into the market. Not to mention the fact that most of those cases were far cheaper.

 

Exactly why I hate AW.

[You_are_a_cunt]

Exactly why I hate AW.

Last year I helped a friend make a wall-mount from scratch on a shoestrig budget. Final cost was about $100 and that's factoring in the fact that he had to buy ALOT of nuts and bolts. Base was made out of an old desk, we had most of the tools we needed and most of the money was spent on acrylic and LEDs. And it looks awesome.

My dad has built a clear acrylic case for his office PC and that only set him back $70 or so, since he mostly used crap acrylic he had from other projects. So yes, AW cases are overpriced for what they are: a case to hold your components and shelter them from dust.

[The Official Czex]

Last year I helped a friend make a wall-mount from scratch on a shoestrig budget. Final cost was about $100 and that's factoring in the fact that he had to buy ALOT of nuts and bolts. Base was made out of an old desk, we had most of the tools we needed and most of the money was spent on acrylic and LEDs. And it looks awesome.

My dad has built a clear acrylic case for his office PC and that only set him back $70 or so, since he mostly used crap acrylic he had from other projects. So yes, AW cases are overpriced for what they are: a case to hold your components and shelter them from dust.

 

I've been looking into desk PCs. Where the entire desk is the PC case. They look really great, but I'm not to sure about lighting. It could get distracting with all the liquid cooling LEDs.

[ShadowCaptain]

The Alienware Alpha and the Alienware laptops are very well priced and very good machines

 

the Desktops on the other hand can go to hell

[You_are_a_cunt]

I've been looking into desk PCs. Where the entire desk is the PC case. They look really great, but I'm not to sure about lighting. It could get distracting with all the liquid cooling LEDs.

I'll be looking into desk PCs once I move into a place of my own, not hopping from rented place to rented place every year. The look awesome but they're a pain to haul from place to place. Same with wall mounted PCs

As long as you can balance the lighting and add an off switch (or even a dimmer) I see no problem

[The Official Czex]

I'll be looking into desk PCs once I move into a place of my own, not hopping from rented place to rented place every year. The look awesome but they're a pain to haul from place to place. Same with wall mounted PCs

As long as you can balance the lighting and add an off switch (or even a dimmer) I see no problem

 

Good point. I think I'll stick to my orange and black build for a little longer.