My Antec Server case isthe same as the Alienware cases!!!

IFMU · 10-08-01, 05:38 AM

about 6 months ago I bought an Antec Server case.. It was large and in charge.... Cost me a pretty penny too... But I must say that I seriouslly like it overall...

Ive also been hearing alot about the Alienware cases recently and havent bothered checkin them out cuz I know I wouldnt have the money to get one ... so why tease myself?

Well Finally someone gave me the site link and I decided to go ahead and take a look... On the first page I just kinda paused a little bit... thinking that they looked a lil much like mine.. But I figured that hey, there had to be some serious differences on the inside... so I cruise the site a bit lookin over the info on the cases...

And Oh my... they are the same freakin cases... There are I think 4? MINOR differences? Mine came with a 300watts PSU, theres are I think 400? the little alien head fan covers (theres a duh)
then the paint jobs... mine WAS just a generic black in color... (actually more of a gray but they called it black) and there was something else but cant remember..

But I ramble... Just thought that this was too schweett.. so I hadta share...

IFMU

Kingslayer · 10-08-01, 02:58 PM

From what I have seen and have had friends experience, Alienware seems to be nothing but overpriced garbage peddled by undertrained people with absolutely no attention to detail.

But hey, I could form that opinion from any company that didn't bother to screw down a $300 Gforce 3 before they shipped the computer...

Über~PhLuBB · 10-09-01, 04:54 AM

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Originally posted by Kingslayer
From what I have seen and have had friends experience, Alienware seems to be nothing but overpriced garbage peddled by undertrained people with absolutely no attention to detail.

But hey, I could form that opinion from any company that didn't bother to screw down a $300 Gforce 3 before they shipped the computer...

Right on the nose about the overpriced part. I don't know about the rest, because I'm not fool enough to waste (WASTE!) my money on an Alienware system. They don't give you the option to cooose your motherboard, and they use PNY video cards, without giving you the option to select a superior brand (Which is, literally, every other brand. PNY is TERRIBLE).

Warlord2 · 10-09-01, 11:32 PM

I have a friend who bought a VERY nice alien system about 6 months ago

well after 3 months his motherboard broke and they still have not sent him a new one

costed him close to $4000

IFMU · 10-09-01, 11:56 PM

LoL.. this is too good... Now the more I hear about them the worse the reviews get... But I would like to restate that i dont have an alienware case... they just look nearly identical...

phendish · 10-11-01, 11:31 PM

The Antec case I bought with the 400 watt psu cost $40 more than the one that came with the 300 watter.

Yep, alienware uses the Antec Server Towers. I think they switched out PSU's though. Antec only sells 300w and 400w with their cases, and alienware computers come with 350, I believe.

As for alienware, they're a huge rip off.. $2300 for a mediocre system? Basically, all alienware is good for is a "cool" namebrand computer. You pay for the name, is all.

Crazy Jayhawk · 10-12-01, 01:09 AM

Does Alienware have a webpage? I want to see what these things look like.

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phendish · 10-12-01, 07:22 AM

http://www.alienware.com

The site is all hype, no substance.

Kingslayer · 10-12-01, 08:36 AM

Just got the new Tiger Direct magazine. And guess what bunch of slacker computer builders are hawking their garbage through Tiger Direct?

Alienware.

Looks like they have hit rock bottom.

The Overclocker · 10-14-01, 05:13 AM

i dont really care, if i want a case mod, i do it my self, if i want a pc, i biuld it my self

William · 10-14-01, 12:41 PM

If you want a serious tuned up gaming machine, spend a little more for Falcon Northwest. They don't look as cool Alienware does, but they beat even most custom computers. Alienware computers are probably as good as the machine you or I could build for a lot cheaper. They put good stuff in a machine and don't move inventory like Dell does so they have to charge more. You get a better computer from them than you would from dell or gateway, much much faster and reliable. For people who don't want to build one themselves, they are a good option. For us, they are bad as would be dell or gateway

IFMU · 10-14-01, 06:03 PM

Well as Ive told others, I WAS hearing that alienware cases were sweet setups.. guess those people were WRONG!. But My system is not an alienware, and I dont plan on buying one. The case I have is the same as those are... Just thought it was kinda neat there... but I agree, mod it - build it - water cool it - your(my)self!

Warlord2 · 10-14-01, 08:27 PM

update from my last post here

this is getting better and better

his Harddrive just died about 3 days ago and he had to go and buy a new one
lost everything

Kingslayer · 10-14-01, 08:41 PM

Go to www.resellerratings.com and see what everyone else has to say about them...

Wa11y · 10-15-01, 08:54 AM

Resellerratings.com gave them a 4.7, with their worst point being returns.

Looking at what they have, I'm unimpressed. I could spend $1500 and build a better system. High end AMD overclocked, Geforce 3, Audigy.....

Oni · 10-16-01, 10:46 PM

Hmmm . . . tried to build a computer there, just for 5hits and giggles . .

I couldn't get AMD, only Intel
I couldn't pick Radeon, only GeForce
I couldn't pick DDR, only RD (I'd be willing to take the 8% performance hit for a few extra bux in my pocket)
If you get a P4, you can't choose the board
And the price was about 3500.00 USD

Now, if I were to take that 3500.00 USD, and sink it into a system, I could build the most BOSS system you'd ever lay your eyes on.

So, no, I don't think I'll ever be buying an Alienware computer.

Dissolved · 10-17-01, 12:25 AM

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Originally posted by ifmu
about 6 months ago I bought an Antec Server case.. It was large and in charge.... Cost me a pretty penny too... But I must say that I seriouslly like it overall...

Ive also been hearing alot about the Alienware cases recently and havent bothered checkin them out cuz I know I wouldnt have the money to get one ... so why tease myself?

Well Finally someone gave me the site link and I decided to go ahead and take a look... On the first page I just kinda paused a little bit... thinking that they looked a lil much like mine.. But I figured that hey, there had to be some serious differences on the inside... so I cruise the site a bit lookin over the info on the cases...

And Oh my... they are the same freakin cases... There are I think 4? MINOR differences? Mine came with a 300watts PSU, theres are I think 400? the little alien head fan covers (theres a duh)
then the paint jobs... mine WAS just a generic black in color... (actually more of a gray but they called it black) and there was something else but cant remember..

But I ramble... Just thought that this was too schweett.. so I hadta share...

IFMU

i bought from aw be4 they have there new case line

... i even bought a antec sx1030b too.. im so ****ed.. they want 170 dollars for there new cases..

Dissolved · 10-17-01, 12:27 AM

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Originally posted by Warlord2
update from my last post here

this is getting better and better

his Harddrive just died about 3 days ago and he had to go and buy a new one
lost everything

hdd from alienware?
crap i got a ibm from them, and it died too

10-08-01, 05:38 AM	Thread Starter #1
IFMU The Xtreme Senior Nobody Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Wichita, KS	My Antec Server case isthe same as the Alienware cases!!! about 6 months ago I bought an Antec Server case.. It was large and in charge.... Cost me a pretty penny too... But I must say that I seriouslly like it overall... Ive also been hearing alot about the Alienware cases recently and havent bothered checkin them out cuz I know I wouldnt have the money to get one ... so why tease myself? Well Finally someone gave me the site link and I decided to go ahead and take a look... On the first page I just kinda paused a little bit... thinking that they looked a lil much like mine.. But I figured that hey, there had to be some serious differences on the inside... so I cruise the site a bit lookin over the info on the cases... And Oh my... they are the same freakin cases... There are I think 4? MINOR differences? Mine came with a 300watts PSU, theres are I think 400? the little alien head fan covers (theres a duh) then the paint jobs... mine WAS just a generic black in color... (actually more of a gray but they called it black) and there was something else but cant remember.. But I ramble... Just thought that this was too schweett.. so I hadta share... IFMU __________________ Got Heat?¿
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10-08-01, 02:58 PM	#2
Kingslayer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Port Charlotte, Florida	From what I have seen and have had friends experience, Alienware seems to be nothing but overpriced garbage peddled by undertrained people with absolutely no attention to detail. But hey, I could form that opinion from any company that didn't bother to screw down a $300 Gforce 3 before they shipped the computer... __________________ "Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have made a difference in the world. Marines don't have that problem" Ronald Reagan Proud member of the XDC
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10-09-01, 11:32 PM	#4
Warlord2 Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Bakersfield,CA	I have a friend who bought a VERY nice alien system about 6 months ago well after 3 months his motherboard broke and they still have not sent him a new one costed him close to $4000
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10-09-01, 11:56 PM	Thread Starter #5
IFMU The Xtreme Senior Nobody Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Wichita, KS	LoL.. this is too good... Now the more I hear about them the worse the reviews get... But I would like to restate that i dont have an alienware case... they just look nearly identical... __________________ Got Heat?¿
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10-11-01, 11:31 PM	#6
phendish Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: NC	The Antec case I bought with the 400 watt psu cost $40 more than the one that came with the 300 watter. Yep, alienware uses the Antec Server Towers. I think they switched out PSU's though. Antec only sells 300w and 400w with their cases, and alienware computers come with 350, I believe. As for alienware, they're a huge rip off.. $2300 for a mediocre system? Basically, all alienware is good for is a "cool" namebrand computer. You pay for the name, is all.
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10-12-01, 01:09 AM	#7
Crazy Jayhawk Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Hutchinson, KS	Does Alienware have a webpage? I want to see what these things look like. - __________________ Can someone please explain to me this Oni is a bot! business? Heatware
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10-12-01, 07:22 AM	#8
phendish Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: NC	http://www.alienware.com The site is all hype, no substance.
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10-12-01, 08:36 AM	#9
Kingslayer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Port Charlotte, Florida	Just got the new Tiger Direct magazine. And guess what bunch of slacker computer builders are hawking their garbage through Tiger Direct? Alienware. Looks like they have hit rock bottom. __________________ "Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have made a difference in the world. Marines don't have that problem" Ronald Reagan Proud member of the XDC
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10-14-01, 05:13 AM	#10
The Overclocker Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Milton Keynes, UK	i dont really care, if i want a case mod, i do it my self, if i want a pc, i biuld it my self
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10-14-01, 12:41 PM	#11
William Prodigal Son Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Tuscaloosa AL	If you want a serious tuned up gaming machine, spend a little more for Falcon Northwest. They don't look as cool Alienware does, but they beat even most custom computers. Alienware computers are probably as good as the machine you or I could build for a lot cheaper. They put good stuff in a machine and don't move inventory like Dell does so they have to charge more. You get a better computer from them than you would from dell or gateway, much much faster and reliable. For people who don't want to build one themselves, they are a good option. For us, they are bad as would be dell or gateway __________________ Cameron: Are you crazy, House? You can't divide by zero! The server is almost overloaded as it is, despite us having pumped it full of matrices! Foreman: He was right about that infinite sequence last week... maybe we didn't consider this could be an asymptotic problem. House: This is the only way! Sometimes solutions are NP complete and there's nothing anyone can do about it! Foreman, sneak into the physics department and reroute their servers to ours, we need the extra processors if we don't want this equation to go quadratic on us. Chase, patch the memory leak and install Matlab 9.3. Chase: Shouldn't we be using Mathematica for potentially asymptotic functions? House: When I want your opinion, I'll do an affine transformation to get it. I'm off to see Cuddy. Those parabolic eigenvalues of hers must be good for something.
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10-14-01, 06:03 PM	Thread Starter #12
IFMU The Xtreme Senior Nobody Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Wichita, KS	Well as Ive told others, I WAS hearing that alienware cases were sweet setups.. guess those people were WRONG!. But My system is not an alienware, and I dont plan on buying one. The case I have is the same as those are... Just thought it was kinda neat there... but I agree, mod it - build it - water cool it - your(my)self! __________________ Got Heat?¿
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10-14-01, 08:27 PM	#13
Warlord2 Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Bakersfield,CA	update from my last post here this is getting better and better his Harddrive just died about 3 days ago and he had to go and buy a new one lost everything
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10-14-01, 08:41 PM	#14
Kingslayer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Port Charlotte, Florida	Go to www.resellerratings.com and see what everyone else has to say about them... __________________ "Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have made a difference in the world. Marines don't have that problem" Ronald Reagan Proud member of the XDC
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10-15-01, 08:54 AM	#15
Wa11y Senior Thread Hijacker Join Date: May 2001 Location: Six inches to the right.	Resellerratings.com gave them a 4.7, with their worst point being returns. Looking at what they have, I'm unimpressed. I could spend $1500 and build a better system. High end AMD overclocked, Geforce 3, Audigy.....
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10-16-01, 10:46 PM	#16
Oni Oni-ni-Kanabō Ninja Hippo eater Moderator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Canada	Hmmm . . . tried to build a computer there, just for 5hits and giggles . . I couldn't get AMD, only Intel I couldn't pick Radeon, only GeForce I couldn't pick DDR, only RD (I'd be willing to take the 8% performance hit for a few extra bux in my pocket) If you get a P4, you can't choose the board And the price was about 3500.00 USD Now, if I were to take that 3500.00 USD, and sink it into a system, I could build the most BOSS system you'd ever lay your eyes on. So, no, I don't think I'll ever be buying an Alienware computer. __________________ Mama, put my guns in the ground. I can't shoot them anymore. On Indefinite Hiatus Asus P6T SE Intel i7 930 @ Stock 12GB Corsair DDR3 9-9-9-24 XFX Radeon 5830 @ Stock Corsair 750 Watt PSU
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