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HomelessMidge · 2013-04-23 10:40:47

Planning on getting myself an alienware computer for gaming and multimedia. Anyone know if they are value for money? Would i be better off building myself? Just general thoughts on Alienware and Dell altogether would be nice.

23-04-2013 10:40am

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HomelessMidge

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Planning on getting myself an alienware computer for gaming and multimedia. Anyone know if they are value for money? Would i be better off building myself? Just general thoughts on Alienware and Dell altogether would be nice.

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#2 23-04-2013 10:43am

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HomelessMidge wrote: »

Anyone know if they are value for money? Would i be better off building myself? Just general thoughts on Alienware and Dell altogether would be nice.

Worst value available. Build yourself is a much better option, you'd probably save 25% to 50% of the cost of an Alienware. Dell also do anything to no honour a warranty. I've had dell in court twice over not following their legal obligations.

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#3 23-04-2013 10:46am

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Alienware - Robbing ya without breaking in to your house.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=842
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056907965

HWVS will build it for ya or great if you can do it yourself.

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#4 23-04-2013 11:05am

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While they are lovely to look at, that's what your paying for. Looks.

Avoid.

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#5 23-04-2013 3:50pm

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more like AlienBeware

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#6 23-04-2013 4:48pm

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For the same price you'd spend on an Alienware you could build yourself a machine that would dwarf it's power.

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#7 24-04-2013 6:29pm

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Just got my m18x from dell, specced with twin gtx 680's came out 4,500 not bad value compared to sager and the clevo can even max crysis, battery lasts about 4 hours doing my college work i don't see why people say that they are over priced the build quality is amazing and i'm the envy of all me friends at lan parties

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#8 24-04-2013 6:36pm

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To the op. Make a thread in the building and upgrading forum and fill out the questions from the stickie. A custom build would be far better value for money.

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#9 03-05-2013 9:41am

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Thanks everyone..... Personal build it is!

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#10 03-05-2013 10:32am

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RonanPony wrote: »

Just got my m18x from dell, specced with twin gtx 680's came out 4,500 not bad value compared to sager and the clevo can even max crysis, battery lasts about 4 hours doing my college work i don't see why people say that they are over priced the build quality is amazing and i'm the envy of all me friends at lan parties

lol....i think....yea lol.

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#11 06-05-2013 1:45am

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RonanPony wrote: »

Just got my m18x from dell, specced with twin gtx 680's came out 4,500 not bad value compared to sager and the clevo can even max crysis, battery lasts about 4 hours doing my college work i don't see why people say that they are over priced the build quality is amazing and i'm the envy of all me friends at lan parties

That's crazy money you spent just to get that. A custom built of similiar specs would be a way cheaper and would eat the Dell alive.

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#12 06-05-2013 10:16am

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RonanPony wrote: »

Just got my m18x from dell, specced with twin gtx 680's came out 4,500 not bad value compared to sager and the clevo can even max crysis, battery lasts about 4 hours doing my college work i don't see why people say that they are over priced the build quality is amazing and i'm the envy of all me friends at lan parties

Christ, I hope this is a wind-up.

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