Dell vs. Alienware

[shawnfleming 10+ year member]

Sager didnt build the notebooks for alienware, but they did used to supply them with barebones cases and mobo's. Now with the Dell buyout, they are making proprietary cases and buying their own mobo's.

 

[PatFitz9 10+ year member]

i had a pre-dell alienware desktop. they have some sick computers, and they give plenty of space/options for upgrade. like my comp had extra cables neatly wrapped for extra HDs, CD Drives, RAM, etc. and they did a great job putting it together. not sure if Dell made any changes to that though.

 

[shortyg83 10+ year member]

Um i would never buy a dell before alienware

 

[2kchevy06civic 5,000+ posts]

I had no idea alienware got bought out. Wow.......I am speechless.

 

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

Um i would never buy a dell before alienware

um... why?

I had no idea alienware got bought out. Wow.......I am speechless.

They're basically two different companies still. Just owned by the same company.

 

[2kchevy06civic 5,000+ posts]

They're basically two different companies still. Just owned by the same company.

I see I see, thanks for clearing that up.

 

[alias3r 10+ year member]

if u play games, the alienware computer might have better chips/graphix cards put in for better performance. I own a dell and i dont even meet the system requirements for Battlefield 2142 or for Doom 3, but both run smoothly with no problems.

I have a Dell Inspiron E1505

 

[bamaboy 5,000+ posts]

i have a xps1330

loving it so far

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

werd. ya i was think about the xps 1330 but with the options i want its well over 1500 and thats a lil too steep for me. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif was planing on the dell but alienware caught my eye

If you want a ultra compact (or really really close) but still powerful machine, for cheap, look at the dell outlet.

I just ordered a xps 1210 a few days ago and it should arrive tomorrow.

XPS M1210 Notebook: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7200 (2GHz/667MHz/4MB)

MICROSOFT, VSTA, PREMIUM

256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 TurboCache

80GB, 5.4K

DVD+/-RW, 8X

DUAL IN-LINE MEMORY MODULE, 2GB, 667MHZ

9 cell battery

For $969.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

the onyl thing that sucks is the 54K hdd but 72K drives are cheap.

I was waiting for leopard to come out and had planned to buy a macbook, but got tired fo waiting.

Maybe i will get a 24" imac to try out //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

i have the dell latitude D620 ... i love it. 2.16Ghz 994MHz, 2 GB of RAM

 

[bibby 5,000+ posts]

Sager didnt build the notebooks for alienware, but they did used to supply them with barebones cases and mobo's. Now with the Dell buyout, they are making proprietary cases and buying their own mobo's.

Thanks for the clarification. I knew it was something like that.

They're basically two different companies still. Just owned by the same company.

Yea, two different company's under one owner(s).

 

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

If you want a ultra compact (or really really close) but still powerful machine, for cheap, look at the dell outlet.
I just ordered a xps 1210 a few days ago and it should arrive tomorrow.

XPS M1210 Notebook: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7200 (2GHz/667MHz/4MB)

MICROSOFT, VSTA, PREMIUM

256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 TurboCache

80GB, 5.4K

DVD+/-RW, 8X

DUAL IN-LINE MEMORY MODULE, 2GB, 667MHZ

9 cell battery

For $969.

4200rpm is still the norm, so be happy.

 

[95ZJ 10+ year member]

I've got an Alienware m5550, and I absolutely love the thing. Worth every penny I spent!

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

4200rpm is still the norm, so be happy.

bah, i'm far from normal and my 17" dell has a 72K, but like i said if its noticeable i can pick on up for like $80 and drop the 54K in an external enclosure.