Alienware PC for Me?

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XP Home Edition? Why no Professional?

Chris, you're a smart guy. Why not build your own? It's has to be cheaper. Maybe 2/3 the cost, minus the cool case? I dunno.
And then to pay for a four year warrenty? It's going to be outdated by then. I could see one or two, but four just seems too long.
Don't get me wrong, AleinWare PCs are awsome. But for anyone that knows anything about computer they just seem overpriced. They seemed perfect for the hardcore gamer that knows nothing about hardware.
If you get one though, enjoy! I'm gonna be jealous! ;)

What is the approximate cost for such a system. No doubt the configuration seems absolutely superb!

like WebScud said, building your own will be noticeably cheaper Chris. and yes, you can get a sweet case too. hell, get it airbrushed; there're many companies that can do that.
but a 4-yr. warranty is nice.
good luck with the decision.

I was talking to a friend about purchasing a PC now especially with Windows Vista just a year away. I consider it a waste of money really when you will be able to get a great system, at probably a bargain preloaded with Vista. I have 3.2 Ghz P4 (No dual core), not EM64T enabled, 512MBs of RAM and its able to do all the task Chris mentioned with finesse. Save the money and buy a way more powerful system that will be able to run Vista and do all of the content creation task without any drop in performance. Either way, you buy a system now, Vista in some way or another is gonna require an upgrade.

Now that sounds like a nice machine!! If you are getting a system like that then i know Vista will be a hog. I guess i better start saving my money now…
ET
http://www.almostageek.com

Floppy?! Mouse pad?!!

Have you checked out Velocity Micro? You can usually get more for less, when compared with Alienware. Build quality and support is just as good, if not much better.

A G5 quad will still blow this into the weeds. Release yourself from the masses and get a UNIX workstation with real grunt. It may be your last chance.

Bartering? Advertising in exchange for free PC? How much is an Alienware post worth on chris.pirillio.com? It's probably a fair exchange.

but is it going to be my next machine?

Sounds like a question for Alienware's marketing team.
– Cale
http://www.palmit.com

NO WAY!
Don't buy an alienware. tehyare simply repackaged OEm machines with their branding. See powernotebooks.com for the OEM versions that are half off of their machines. Their desktops systems are overpriced as well. You should either build your own, or go Dell (Yes, I know about Dell's troubles lately).
Superfreaker

Dell? Are you kidding? The motherboards are $10 trash.

Chris…
Do yourself a favor. Don't buy that chip.
Get a real dual-core chip like an Athlon X2. You'll be much happier.
If your heart is set on Intel, wait until January when they have real dual-core chips based on the Pentium-M… and not this “Let's duct-tape 2 Pentium 4s together and call it a dual!”

Bah! I quit building my own. Sometimes stability is more important that FLOPS and FIPS. When I built my own I tend to get all “fastest and bestest” parts and sacrifice stability.
My XPS Gen 5 is running fast, silent and stable for over 70 days now while I am deployed overseas. I log in to it every night via Logmein.com

http://www.monarchcomputer.com is a great place. I just got an ASUS A8V and AMD 64 CPU from them and it was very quick service,and it works flawlessly. I especially like how much you can configure the systems.
I had a P4 HT, and the AMD runs quieter and faster. But I do kinda miss my 2 virtual CPUs ;)
I also was shocked at XP Home, not pro. I use XP pro on all my systems that are windows.
MissM

chris, come on now… you of all people should know how cheap it is to build a system… AND that alienware charges about twice as much for a system that you could simply build…
if you dont wanna build the system, my company will….
spec out the system ya want, and ill see what i can do for ya on a price…
-Joshua Stilwell – CyberTek Distribution – joshua.stilwell@gmail.com

Something tells me that money isn't an option here. If I were Chris though, I'd be more worried about losing street cred for buying pre-built instead of building it myself. Uber-geeks don't buy pre-built. It's an unwritten rule :P

If you want a beefy machine go with the 4gb of RAM and find a good shop near you to build the system. It will cost roughly the same or less for good system. And despite what some people where sayign about needing more when Vista comes out it's silly.

I want to give an alien ware computer as a Xmas gift. I found a computer on ebay, and thought i was getting the full deal including the monitor. I recently found out, it didn't come with a monitor. Does anyone know if alien ware pc's are compatible with, say, a hewlitt packard monitor ( i have an extra one)? Some one out there PLEASE HELP!! thanks!

I just ordered one myself. I'm tired of building them myself.
Here are the highlights of my specs. I hope to get it by the end of Feb.
Auroraâ„¢ 7500
AMD Athlonâ„¢ 64 FX-60 with HyperTransport and Dual Core Technology
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2
Alienware® 650 Watt ATX 2.0 Power Supply
Full tower chassis Color: Space Black
Alienware® nForce™4 SLI™ Motherboard
Video card: 256MB PCI-Express x16 NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7800 GT
4GB Low Latency Dual Channel DDR SDRAM at 333MHz – 4 x 1024MB
2 of 74GB Serial ATA 10,000 RPM w/8MB Cache
2 of 16x Dual Layer DVD±R/W Drive
Integrated High-Performance 7.1 Surround Sound with S/PDIF and Coaxial Digital Outputs
Integrated High Performance Gigabit Ethernet
3.5″ 1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive – Black
Alienware® Respawn Recovery Kit

Alienware pcs are waaaay way way overpriced but they are cool
it would be like 1/3 the price if you built it yourself and you could still get a cool case =) so unless your gettin an alienware laptop dont get it…make it yourself…or if you have alot of money and wanna buy a name brand or are to lazy to build one yourself then buy alienware

Its certainly cool to have an alienware computer because they are known to be the best though

i want my pc with all features like alienware