Alienware?

[HitThaSpot]

Hi, i'm having trouble with my ALIENWARE, "for a while now" does anyone who posts here on overclockers have an alienware, like to talk for a few mins about it.

[Crazy Jayhawk]

What kind of problem?

[XprincoX]

yes would that be the alienware case, or other specific problem?

[HitThaSpot]

hard drive messed up, no video output although i know that the video card is fine, and the rest of the info I need cannot be provided by you unless you have an alienware.

[tbirdkiri]

*hides*
[whisper] oo crap hes talking to himself again [/whipser]

[Dissolved]

my second pc was from them, payed about 100 more then it would of cost, but my dad payed so i didnt care.. there support sucks ass, and they've ripped me off over 300 dollars by double charging my moms cc, and they wont do nething..
my ibm 20 i got from them failed also..
i wouldnt buy from them period..

[gsxr750]

I have some friend who brought the CPU from them. P4 1.7
It take them forever to send it and when they got their 2 CPU one of the hardware mess up and have to be replace.

[Ridenow]

Originally posted by HitThaGspt
hard drive messed up, no video output although i know that the video card is fine, and the rest of the info I need cannot be provided by you unless you have an alienware.


What is so different about Alienware?

[KFB]

They exploit gamers/kids/aliens by building pretty-looking systems that cost 50% more than they should. But I could be wrong, as I have never owned one or known anyone who does/did.

[XprincoX]

Originally posted by Kentucky Fried Bird
They exploit gamers/kids/aliens by building pretty-looking systems that cost 50% more than they should. But I could be wrong, as I have never owned one or known anyone who does/did.

i would have to totally agree.. but isn't that true for practically all manufactured computers. :D

[tbirdkiri]

buy falcon northwest...

[Jeff Bolton]

they cost so much cause a lot of them have dual athlons (not cheap) and 10,000 rpm hard drives. not saying that warrants buying one but if its $3500 its fairly reasonable (yet still stupid).

jeff

[HitThaSpot]

My alienware cost me 3600 $ exactly 1 year ago last week, tyoday It consitst of the information below "except the video card it came with was a GeForce 2 Ultra, and a standard Intel 815 Mobo. Then like a fool I boutght my monitor from them as well, which cost me another 800 $. I have looked around the internet "specifically Monsterboxpc.com "they have hands down the berst deals for the most top rate Computers I have ever seen with unbelievable tech support. I could have built the same system with them for 1700 $ LESS !!!!!!!! 6 MONTHS AGO, now I know preices go down quickly once components aren't as new as the were before, but 1700 $ worth in 6 months ! Crazy. . The only thing alienware can write off as being their reason for charging so much extra is that they will tweak your computer with the specific installed components to the max, and include a recovery disk with EXE files on them that will restore these tweaked settings should you need to format. I admit it does run noticeably smoother after reinstalling the custom drivers, but not 1700 $ better, and in due time, it's nothing I couldn't have tweaked to that level myself. Been trying to get ahold of the damn Tech support folx all day over there, and they're just sending me in circles. I have no dependable OC

[It_The_Cow]

That's why building your own computer is usually if not always better. The only thing you may want a retail computer is for tech support. Even if you don't, you can always come here :). May you learn from your mistake in the future

[donny_paycheck]

Originally posted by Xprincox


i would have to totally agree.. but isn't that true for practically all manufactured computers. :D

*COUGH* macintosh! *COUGH*

Who would fork out all the extra bucks for a duallie just to play games?