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  • 23-04-2013 11:40am
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    HomelessMidge
    Registered Users Posts: 334 ✭✭


    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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    GarIT
    Registered Users Posts: 8,671 ✭✭✭GarIT


    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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    Dr Silly Bollox MD
    Site Banned Posts: 256 ✭✭Dr Silly Bollox MD


    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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    Lord Nikon
    Registered Users Posts: 3,610 ✭✭✭Lord Nikon


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

    Avoid.


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    Skerries
    Registered Users Posts: 12,464 ✭✭✭✭Skerries


    more like AlienBeware
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    Duggy747
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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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    RonanPony
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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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    BloodBath
    Registered Users Posts: 10,299 ✭✭✭✭BloodBath


    Godzilla-Facepalm-godzilla-30354011-640-387.jpg

    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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    HomelessMidge
    Registered Users Posts: 334 ✭✭HomelessMidge


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


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    Dr Silly Bollox MD
    Site Banned Posts: 256 ✭✭Dr Silly Bollox MD


    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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    Amprodude
    Registered Users Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Amprodude


    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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    PropJoe10
    Registered Users Posts: 5,307 ✭✭✭PropJoe10


    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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