Coming from someone who spent 4 weeks and did countless returns to get a setup that worked together and STILL had trouble with my computer properly recognizing my RAM at random, I see nothing wrong with Alienware. I still have an Alienware laptop from almost 6yrs ago that I play games on and can run 4-5 tibia clients at the same time with minimal problem. Been through 3 800$ laptops that didn't hold up as well in that time though. For the less tech saavy and/or someone who just wants a build that will be stable I definitely don't hate on Alienware (expensive, but are solid). At least you know when you are buying from Alienware you have someone to cry to and can try to figure out what the hell went wrong (as opposed to staring at your broken custom computer and wanting to shoot yourself in the head).
Nah, not only. It comes with decent hardware as well however it's highly overpriced.The alien-ware is only good for the name. Just like the i-phone.
Obviously when you have no idea what are you doing it's easier to buy a pre-built computer that's why you should read some guides and/or ask on topic specific forums before trying to avoid such issues.Coming from someone who spent 4 weeks and did countless returns to get a setup that worked together and STILL had trouble with my computer properly recognizing my RAM at random, I see nothing wrong with Alienware. I still have an Alienware laptop from almost 6yrs ago that I play games on and can run 4-5 tibia clients at the same time with minimal problem. Been through 3 800$ laptops that didn't hold up as well in that time though. For the less tech saavy and/or someone who just wants a build that will be stable I definitely don't hate on Alienware (expensive, but are solid). At least you know when you are buying from Alienware you have someone to cry to and can try to figure out what the hell went wrong (as opposed to staring at your broken custom computer and wanting to shoot yourself in the head).
I don't disagree with anyone who says, "it is cheaper to do it yourself," because it is. But does being cheaper justify the means?
My laptop comes with a four year complete care warranty. If any hardware is faulty for any reason within these four years (unless done intentionally and I admitted it), or I spill water on my system, or even if I drop my computer, Alienware will send me replacement parts and send a technician out to install them - or replace the whole laptop itself with a NEW one. If this were to happen during the final years of my warranty, my current laptop's specifications would not be available anymore. Do you realize what this means? They would send me a laptop of greater or equal value to replace mine with the current hardware on the market. This means I potentially have the ability to get not only a replacement, but a brand new system at no cost to me. Is it worth it short term? Probably not. But does your system have any of these guarantees? No, I doubt it, not if you personally assembled it.
It goes both ways. I am worry free when it comes to faults or damages. But as Red stated above, my system will be outdated within two years unless I upgrade the components myself - which is possible with the laptop I purchased, I made sure of it before purchasing. It's actually quite easy to upgrade an Alienware M18x R2.
Happy new years, BTW!
That warranty thing sounds really nice and interesting however I personally don't think I'd need one like that. With all the hardware I owned the only problems I had with were hard drives and considering the fact that the capacity increases drastically high overtime they were likely to get replaced anyway.
Regular warranties cover pretty much and are usually sufficient and long enough but that "brand new system at no cost" thing sounds really nice though I don't think it's viable to pay that extra because even if one of your components breaks (in a custom built computer) the extra money you paid for your setup will easily cover the damage (and you still would be probably left with some money in pocket).
That's just my personal thought though, good that you actually came up with a legit argument instead of just saying "bought it because it's fucking Alienware, bro!"
And happy new year too.
That post just blew my mind..
It would actually be easier fixing a custom built computer than an alienware. And here's a hint for everyone who can't find parts that aren't compatible with other parts: Look them up before you buy them.
Obviously when you have no idea what are you doing it's easier to buy a pre-built computer that's why you should read some guides and/or ask on topic specific forums before trying to avoid such issues.
Custom built computers work since the moment you press the start button too as long as you know what you are doing.as mentioned by someone else, it actually would be easier to fix an alienware because the computers they ship you are what they specialize in and have done all their homework to ensure it works perfect from the minute you press the start button. their headache, not mine.
Once again the only reason why did it fail is just you picking on wrong parts and not educating yourself /enough/ in the topic and/or asking wrong people.that said, i am glad you think that looking up (or even asking in forums) about the compatibility of two obscure parts and expecting it to be consistent/accurate in all sources/locations. asking a technician that works directly with nVidia if my PSU would be fine for my graphics card and he said "definitely" and i ended up waking up to the smell of smoke from my purdy graphics card (which apparently my distributor didn't classify as a justifiable reason for refund).
i also happily admit that drivers just *work* on some operating systems, but on open source OS it isn't always so easy to find compatible drivers, which makes it literally impossible to ensure your drivers will work and that you will even have drivers that work at all. trust me, i have taken drivers directly from the official sources and still ended up with parts that didn't work (even though there were a plethora of "it works" replies). i also have searched and found that you have to downgrade for certain chipsets but can upgrade for older chipsets that are nearly identical. -- blah blah blah though, not going to spam up this thread anymore. to each their own, alienware is a bajillion dollars and no one
should spend money on what they see fit.
Yes, custom is easy if you know who to take opinion from and read /decent/ guides before.TL;DR: Custom is so easy, yes man. Alienware so dumb, boo you. You money no suppose spend on fancy things. I no buy name brand and I only eat organic.