Is "Alienware" REALLY BAD?

[AMICLG]

Their laptops aren't too terribe besides the price and the thickness vs MSI/Asus. Their desktops on the otherhand are pretty much ibuypower with better ID.

[Quincy15]

I dont think Alienware is all that bad, having owned a 2500k Alienware Aurora R3 for the last 4 years its never given me any problems. Its about to be replaced with an X99 system that I am currently buying the pasts for because I want to replace it not because I have to.  

 

The system I bought was supposed to cost me £1700 in 2011 but because of a discount they were running and my partner was working for a company which offered money off Dell products I paid just over £1000. My Rampage 5 Extreme and 5930K alone are a few hundred off what it cost for the entire R3

 

There are some downsides to owning one.

 

1) In the R3 at least they long ago abandoned the motherboard updates meaning that its very problematic running the latest graphic cards.

2) the cabling is very poor 

3) if a problem happens to the motherboard you either have to try and find a used OEM replacement of pull the guts out of it for a full rebuild

4) Airflow is not the best in the case

 

I have moved on to building my own PC's so its highly unlikely I will ever buy one of their products again

[RuffRuffmcgruff]

Honestly with literally everything it's just opinions. For me I don't see the point of laptops, however for most other people they see them being better than desktops. It's just personal opinion and preference at the end of the day.

[Norman_the_Owl]

I was just talking about my horrible experience with dell and alienware before today. Here is an excert to why I hate alienware:

 

I had an alienware m14x and it was HORRIBLE, not in tech but quality, The first day I got it, I plugged it in and the HINGES BROKE OFF. That already was 2 weeks wasted waiting for them to fix it for me. After that it was smooth sailing for a couple more months until it broke down again. It got so bad that the tech support started breaking my computer. They left out cpu fans, didn't even fix anything, and worse. I ended up getting a full refund (2000 dollars at the time) and now im on my custom built.

 

I'm starting to get the feeling the m14x is just a horrible laptop because this is like the third time i heard about someone having huge problems with it.

The M14x is legendary for low quality

 

Congratulations, you picked the bad apple

[cadabri]

Yes. Mine (laptop) is falling apart and is only like a year-year and a half old. Mouse freezes, keyboard freezes, screen freezes, crashes so so often and just everything.

[WindowsVistaUser12]

Alien wear are OK for laptops

[Quincy15]

Alien wear are OK for laptops

 

And desktops.

 

There are cons to owning one like lack of support for modern GPU's on older systems and the higher initial cost of the desktops but frankly I am getting sick of the Alienware bashing on this and other threads.

 

My Desktop R3 has been bulletproof for 4 years, I can speak with experience and not pick up what I hear on forums like this.  Reading the ROG support thread for my Asus Rampage 5 Extreme indicates that it occasionally fry's the CPU due to Overvoltage at start up but Asus never gets the flak that Alienware does.  

[Smhole]

Whenever I tell people who want to buy prebuilts that they should just build one, the first thing they usually tell me is that they are very busy and don't have enough time on their hands to build one, while funnily enough having enough time to utilize the hardware inside said prebuilt gaming PC for its intended purpose: gaming.

That's what I think of when I think about Alienware. They're for lazy people who have more money than sense. And who are part-moth, because they're attracted to those glowy lights that Alienwares are so well-known for having. The laptops I can tolerate (although they're not as good as most gaming laptops out there), but their desktops are simply the most disgusting things I've seen.

I used to be like that back in 2014, I bought a $2000 pre-built, I regret it now but I am glad in 2015 to build my own but disappointed because I am so unlucky >.< 2 dead motherboards in 2 months

[Smhole]

Ye but I see people spending +500$ on a 4790k/970 setup or something like that instead of getting a 980Ti for that money.. 

I spent $3600+ on my computer. aka i7-5820k and 2 980 ti's + other crap, its more of people's preference when they buy a computer. Budget or all out you know  

[Smhole]

So you think it's worth it for a newcomer to go trough hours of research etc instead of paying a 30€ premium for assembly costs?

 

The more people that join the PC Gaming community the better.

yea but one fun part IS researching parts and how the computer is built and lastly to do it yourself, but there are ways of showing people on the premium cost to be built for them yes. I think a way to be better is that to buy pre-builts should show some benchmarks and basic information to the customer to apeal of what this is for.

[TheConverter]

I spent $3600+ on my computer. aka i7-5820k and 2 980 ti's + other crap, its more of people's preference when they buy a computer. Budget or all out you know

Hmm 3600$ is a lot dual 980Ti is like 2000-2500$ in the US, are you including peripherals?

[TheConverter]

yea but one fun part IS researching parts and how the computer is built and lastly to do it yourself, but there are ways of showing people on the premium cost to be built for them yes. I think a way to be better is that to buy pre-builts should show some benchmarks and basic information to the customer to apeal of what this is for.

 

Umm but the way it goes here is you add the parts to your cart then add the assembly as an extra item that's all.

 

So no need for benchmarks.

[Smhole]

Some people just don't want to deal with that... they might get into it later once they are fully "converted".

 

That's how it went for me atleast, my brother used to always build and upgrade/maintain the PC's we have had until I've built my own PC in 2011. Kinda mad that he didn't learn me lots of stuff when I was younger  :unsure:

 

Oh yeah, this video is always a good excuse to let someone build their own PC

I watched that video before, it was soooooooooooo cute :3 yep if a 5 year can do it, than ANYONE CAN! I am actually going to show my 8 year old sister to build her own $1600 PC

[Smhole]

Hmm 3600$ is a lot dual 980Ti is like 2000-2500$ in the US, are you including peripherals?

Yep lol included keyboard, mousepad, mouse, 4K monitor, + some more shit

[TheConverter]

I watched that video before, it was soooooooooooo cute :3 yep if a 5 year can do it, than ANYONE CAN! I am actually going to show my 8 year old sister to build her own $1600 PC

 

Damn u guys have too much money

 

1600$ for Sims 4-machine ?

[Smhole]

Damn u guys have too much money

 

1600$ for Sims 4-machine ?

I would say my family is somewhat rich, rich neighborhood in california, half of family moving to New Zealand yep

[TheConverter]

I would say my family is somewhat rich, rich neighborhood in california, half of family moving to New Zealand yep

 

Lol you are 15 year old with 3600$ setup, I'm jelly, but I'm happy with my single 980Ti it's enough for 1440P 144hz

[KemoKa]

I used to be like that back in 2014, I bought a $2000 pre-built, I regret it now but I am glad in 2015 to build my own but disappointed because I am so unlucky >.< 2 dead motherboards in 2 months

Ouch >.< tough luck.

It happens, i guess.

 

 

...maybe 3rd time is the charm?

[starwarsguy99]

I don't have much of a problem with them, but where I live, they pair a i7-5820k with a R9 270 and call it an ultimate gaming pc

And then you have to pay an extra SG$2000 for a 690. 

 

Really balanced

[RetroSmoo]

It isn't really bad, it's just really overpriced.

[-iSynthesis]

My CX750M would probably light on fire and my CPU would overheat badly.

WAT

My old Medion Prebuilt PC ran as Server a long time and i did render some incredibly large fraps file like a few days. That is with a crappy 150W OEM PSU while the CPU (Athlon x2 7750BE) used 95 W alone

[Dabombinable]

WAT

My old Medion Prebuilt PC ran as Server a long time and i did render some incredibly large fraps file like a few days. That is with a crappy 150W OEM PSU while the CPU (Athlon x2 7750BE) used 95 W alone

OEM=shot drawn and quartered if something goes wrong with the OEM PSU and causes serious damage.

[bob345]

well, this is what the inside of a "high end" alienware looks like. seeing a 120mm rad on a 2011 socket hurts.

 

[ANewFace]

They give you a 1500W PSU on a PC with one 980....so.....yah...

[Dabombinable]

well, this is what the inside of a "high end" alienware looks like. seeing a 120mm rad on a 2011 socket hurts.

 

I'd be more worried about that motherboard and PSU-both are cheap POS.