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FYI some poeple don't care about price

 

While I personally wouldn't buy their desktops, I would happily drop $3000 on one of their laptops

How often/when do you actually use a gaming laptop? I have never really understood the point tbh, a decent desktop + cheap laptop/MacBook Air works fine.

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How often/when do you actually use a gaming laptop? I have never really understood the point tbh, a decent desktop + cheap laptop/MacBook Air works fine.

 

Pretty much daily or at least every week

 

Not everyone will see the point, its not for everyone, thats why its not a general purpose machine, a macbook air/cheap laptop is not powerful enough, and I can afford to get something better.. so why should I settle?

 

I have a good desktop, and I wanted that kind of power in a portable package too

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Pretty much daily or at least every week

 

Not everyone will see the point, its not for everyone, thats why its not a general purpose machine, a macbook air/cheap laptop is not powerful enough, and I can afford to get something better.. so why should I settle?

 

I have a good desktop, and I wanted that kind of power in a portable package too

But how much time do you have to game when you are away from your desktop?

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But how much time do you have to game when you are away from your desktop?

 

Plenty. I also use it for video rendering and other demanding tasks

 

I am away from my desktop quite a bit

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LOL, you really think this?

 

Get on my level...

http://www.eurocom.com/ec/productsg(6)ec

Ok...I'd never heard of mobile servers until your post.

 

Looking at their workstation laptops, they could also be described as enthusiast laptops with the features offered-their gaming laptops can't really compare: http://www.eurocom.com/ec/productsg%283%29ec

 

Though apparently you can get bios that allow overclocking:

http://www.eurocom.com/ec/productsg%281%29ec

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FYI some poeple don't care about price

 

While I personally wouldn't buy their desktops, I would happily drop $3000 on one of their laptops

 

1. Must be nice not to care about price....

 

2. overpriced items says things about you, like perhaps you are someone who cares more for brand than actual performance or practicality, similar to beats headphones for 

If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life thinking it's stupid.  - Albert Einstein

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There is no option to get a 4790k.

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dude I have a 380t and it's HUGE 

muh specs 

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1. Must be nice not to care about price....

 

2. overpriced items says things about you, like perhaps you are someone who cares more for brand than actual performance or practicality, similar to beats headphones for 

 

1) I care about the price,  money is a limited resource and I have to spend it wisely - but I will invest more in a product if it suits me

 

2) its not about being overpriced, its a niche product, if I have to pay more for its specific traits, then I have to pay more, my laptop has HDMI IN (useful for field monitoring and travel), dual GPUs, a nice 18" display etc, great keyboard, macro buttons, numpad, great build quality, warranty and service

 

In the grand scheme of things, compared to other computers similar in specification, it is not that much more money 

 

I would never buy beats, thats why I bought my nice Beyerdynamics gaming headset, which actually costs more than that, but I wanted something of its quality therefore i paid the money

 

 

I always like to say, find me another one like it... and honestly there are only like 3 18" laptops on the market, the M18x, the MSI GT80, and the Clevo 18" model...........

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Non gaming laptops with i7's start at 800-900$

Just an fyi. The i7s in most laptops which are not gaming are dual core HT parts with slightly higher clock and more cache. Only MQ, HQ SKUs are quad core HT i7s.

Also. On another note I think for a gaming laptop,4k displays are a joke.give me a good 1080p screen please

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Just an fyi. The i7s in most laptops which are not gaming are dual core HT parts with slightly higher clock and more cache. Only MQ, HQ SKUs are quad core HT i7s.

Also. On another note I think for a gaming laptop,4k displays are a joke.give me a good 1080p screen please

 

1080p is for peasants.

Open your eyes and break your chains. Console peasantry is just a state of mind.

 

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I'd rather have a Razer Blade

It's all about choice but with a Razer blade your stuck with what you get, alienware are very easy to upgrade and maintain

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It's all about choice but with a Razer blade your stuck with what you get, alienware are very easy to upgrade and maintain

Thats what gaming desktops are for.

 

And if it gets outdated i'd just buy a new one.

Not that that would happen that soon as i wouldnt ever game on a laptop as the desktop experience is superiour anyways.

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Plenty of bashing against Alienware in here, as usual!

 

Personally, I have a 17 R5 with the 4800MQ and the 780M. Serves me well with the games I play (dota2, cs:go, elite dangerous). It is great bringing the laptop with me when I'm on my long business trips, and also helps that it looks amazing just laying around.

 

Great to see Alienware put stronger hardware in their products to meet the needs of their niche market! There will always be people who don't understand that buying a product is not always about the specs and real world performance. Emotions play a big part, especially in regards to an iconic brand such as Alienware, and the feeling that comes with owning one is worth the price alone.

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That isn't a laptop. It is a HTPC form factor PC with an integrated keyboard and monitor.

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Thats what gaming desktops are for.

And if it gets outdated i'd just buy a new one.

Not that that would happen that soon as i wouldnt ever game on a laptop as the desktop experience is superiour anyways.

But not everyone wants a desktop I know many people who don't and frankly that's an irrelevant argument. Just because it not much of an option on laptops doesn't mean it shouldn't exist.

Also the performance in terms of gaming is closer then ever as the nvida mobile house are comparable to the desktop performance

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1080p is for peasants.

Have fun with your lower fidelity/subpar gaming experience on that 4kscreen

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That isn't a laptop. It is a HTPC form factor PC with an integrated keyboard and monitor.

 

Pretty much!!! thats why its appealing

 

Plenty of bashing against Alienware in here, as usual!

 

Always, any thread about them is just like that

 

 

And yet i had amazing support from dell/alienware over the years, including next day engineers in timed slots

 

Not that that would happen that soon as i wouldnt ever game on a laptop as the desktop experience is superiour anyways.

 

A desktop is also an INFERIOR experience for portability

 

Pros and cons my friend

 

And some of us happily game on laptops (and I already own a gaming desktop..so..)

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Great to see Alienware put stronger hardware in their products to meet the needs of their niche market! There will always be people who don't understand that buying a product is not always about the specs and real world performance. Emotions play a big part, especially in regards to an iconic brand such as Alienware, and the feeling that comes with owning one is worth the price alone.

 

Iconic brand, ayyyyyyy lmaaaao.

I bet you are the kind of guy who buys/uses Beats too.

 

But who am I to judge people's sexual attraction? Guess some people have a fetish for the worlds shittiest brands. 

Open your eyes and break your chains. Console peasantry is just a state of mind.

 

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But not everyone wants a desktop I know many people who don't and frankly that's an irrelevant argument. Just because it not much of an option on laptops doesn't mean it shouldn't exist.

Also the performance in terms of gaming is closer then ever as the nvida mobile house are comparable to the desktop performance

 

Yeah,two 970M is the same as two 980Ti at the same pricepoint or two 980M is the same as 4 980Ti? Get out.

Open your eyes and break your chains. Console peasantry is just a state of mind.

 

MSI 980Ti + Acer XB270HU 

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Have fun with your lower fidelity/subpar gaming experience on that 4kscreen

 

IPS 1440P 144hz bruh, now show me a laptop with that.

 

Even if it was 4K? How is 4K 60FPS subpar experience then 1080P 60FPS? You can build a desktop with two 980Ti's for the cheapest Alienware 18 option and still have some cash left over.

Open your eyes and break your chains. Console peasantry is just a state of mind.

 

MSI 980Ti + Acer XB270HU 

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Iconic brand, ayyyyyyy lmaaaao.

I bet you are the kind of guy who buys/uses Beats too.

But who am I to judge people's sexual attraction? Guess some people have a fetish for the worlds shittiest brands.

Tell how it isn't icoinc and what an icoinc brand is ?

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Yeah,two 970M is the same as two 980Ti at the same pricepoint or two 980M is the same as 4 980Ti? Get out.

He never claimed that, he just said it's getting closer which is true.

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