Alienware gaming computers

[nickrobbins]

what are peoples opinions of Alienware as a laptop/pc company i hear alot of mixed reviews about them but would like to know what people on here generally think of them..... i personally don't see whats wrong with them after watching unboxing and video reviews on their models i quite like what they bring to the market.

[ps3freak18]

A lot of people don't care for them now because Dell owns them. My buddy owns one and he loves it. Only thing is that you can build one for cheaper but many like having a ready PC out the box.

[Fenix]

I always wanted an alienware, but they seem to have massive markup. Far too expensive for me when you can put it together yourself with zero knowledge (just remember to partition your windows shit from your game shit like I forgot too. )

[nickrobbins]

yeah the main downside ive heard from people are the price but for someone with the bare minimum knowledge of how to put a pc together (only know about ram! lol) its kinda handy to be able to get one out of the box that is a complete beast

[F34R]

Sager, MSI, Asus, Samsung... there's more, but those four are better options.

[BoyBettaKnow]

I used to just slag Alienware off at any chance i got until i saw my friends M14x and then I went out and bought my own

I wouldn't touch their desktops with a barge pole as i prefer to build my own for both the price and it's just fun building a machine yourself.

Laptops are a different matter though, after owning my Alienware laptop for 6 months i can safely say i love it and the build quality is nothing but amazing - i dropped my laptop from about 4-5 feet not too long ago and all the damage it made was a little crack on the chassis of the case what i am going to replace myself when i decide to sell it. The customer service is also fantastic as the bass speaker (the sound that the M14X makes is amazing - best laptop sound i've ever heard) blown on my laptop and i had it repaired within 2 days.

A lot of people will say AW are overrated but now after owning one i disagree. I know that when i buy my next gaming laptop - after i finish saving for my desktop upgrades - i'll be buying another Alienware.

[F34R]

I wouldn't say overrated, or not good system. I'd say over priced alone would be enough for me to not go there. My laptop vs an AW with the same specs is $600 different. No thanks.

[nickrobbins]

to be honest im kinda annoyed with my pc i spent £800 on a pre build and later realised it wasnt great for gaming, so im looking into an alienware m17x and as long as being overpriced is the only issue with it then it wont really bother me too much

[Yuuichi]

If your talking labtops get a dell xps series. You can build one for way cheaper and same specs as a top rated alienware. I love my dell xps 17 laptop.

If you mean desktop I would look for someone local who builds pc. You can build one yourself and its literaly plug and play for most of the stuff.

Alienware is good. Just over priced. If you want to go for it do it.

[F34R]

I'd suggest, again, looking at Asus, Sager, Samsung, and MSI laptops before considering an Alienware laptop.

[Lethal_NFS]

Alienware is so over priced it disgusts me. As many have said, look elsewhere. I personally have always liked my Gateway FX series.

[F34R]

Alienware is so over priced it disgusts me. As many have said, look elsewhere. I personally have always liked my Gateway FX series.

Yeah, same here. MY FX 6860 is rocking it solid still after four years. Plays games like crazy.

[Lethal_NFS]

Yeah, same here. MY FX 6860 is rocking it solid still after four years. Plays games like crazy.

Hey! I have the same damn one!

Heavy lil bastard it is lol. More like a desktop. I honestly bought mine because I really liked the way it looked, and Best Buy had it on sale for $900.

[F34R]

I've upgraded the cpu in mine though.

[Lethal_NFS]

I've upgraded the cpu in mine though.

I will eventually now that the T8300 is cheap to get.

[F34R]

Yeah, getting it less than $40 is easy right now.

[Dave-The-Rave]

I like the specs on them..but not the appearance, they look a bit tacky with all the lights and not very professional.

[itachi73378]

Get an Alienware M14x especially since they now come with GT 650M GPUs which run all latest games at high setting with 60fps @720p.
The prices is like $1100 which is pretty reasonable for a laptop with those specs.

[F34R]

Get an Alienware M14x especially since they now come with GT 650M GPUs which run all latest games at high setting with 60fps @720p.
The prices is like $1100 which is pretty reasonable for a laptop with those specs.

My laptop was $1249....

[keefy]

What you pay for is th fancy cases and the support the rest is standard off the shelf components.

[itachi73378]

My laptop was $1249....

I mentioned the bottom line 14x model. There's like a $1500 one as well

[ps3freak18]

The one my buddy just got was 800. My PC I just built is faster in every aspect than it and I spent 535 on my PC. Although I didn't have to buy a HDD and windows it still would have been cheaper.

[itachi73378]

The one my buddy just got was 800. My PC I just built is faster in every aspect than it and I spent 535 on my PC. Although I didn't have to buy a HDD and windows it still would have been cheaper.

Now to get a complete desktop system you need to add a good moniter, speakers, mouse, keyboard and other accessories if you wish. Now add the portability of a laptop and it's pretty easy to make a conclusion which is the better buy over all.

I've been wanting to upgrade my old busted pc but I might aswell fork over an extra 100-200 bucks and get a laptop that I can easily take anywhere.

[F34R]

I mentioned the bottom line 14x model. There's like a $1500 one as well

You'll get a 3" smaller screen, and less specs for a $1500 m14x.

[MATRIX 2]

You'll get a 3" smaller screen, and less specs for a $1500 m14x.

She said size didn't matter.....