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Anyone own an Alienware gaming laptop?
Posted on 1/4/14 at 9:26 pm
Posted on 1/4/14 at 9:26 pm
If so what do you think about it? Was it worth the buy?
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Posted on 1/4/14 at 9:26 pm to Mrtommorrow1987
Posted on 1/4/14 at 9:30 pm to Mrtommorrow1987
Alienware is great, if you want to pay 500-1000 dollars more for a pre-made product than what you could find elsewhere.
This post was edited on 1/4/14 at 9:36 pm
Posted on 1/4/14 at 9:33 pm to sbr2
That seems really far fetched, Alienware is usually $50-300 more than a comparable spec computer.
It's like buying a Mac, you're paying extra for build quality and great support and the name.
It's like buying a Mac, you're paying extra for build quality and great support and the name.
This post was edited on 1/4/14 at 9:35 pm
Posted on 1/4/14 at 9:43 pm to UltimateHog
Thinking about getting this one. LINK
Would upgrade to 32gb and windows 8.
Would upgrade to 32gb and windows 8.
This post was edited on 1/4/14 at 9:47 pm
Posted on 1/4/14 at 9:46 pm to Mrtommorrow1987
I would never spend 3 grand on a laptop, ever.
Get a 17.3" instead of the 18, it's not really much of a difference at all and is much cheaper with equal power (minus SLi). Unless you really really want and need dual 770m's in SLi.
You could get a 17.3" maxed out with a 780m for quite a bit less.
Get a 17.3" instead of the 18, it's not really much of a difference at all and is much cheaper with equal power (minus SLi). Unless you really really want and need dual 770m's in SLi.
You could get a 17.3" maxed out with a 780m for quite a bit less.
This post was edited on 1/4/14 at 9:51 pm
Posted on 1/4/14 at 9:50 pm to UltimateHog
I will look into the 17 inches
Posted on 1/4/14 at 9:51 pm to UltimateHog
Thanks btw 
do you own one?
do you own one?Posted on 1/4/14 at 9:52 pm to Mrtommorrow1987
I used to, excellent build quality and fantastic support. Worth the extra money.
I also wouldn't go any more than 16GB of RAM or you're hurting your performance more than helping it.
Unless you actually plan on having 15 heavy resource items open all at the same time you're just throwing money away.
I also wouldn't go any more than 16GB of RAM or you're hurting your performance more than helping it.
Unless you actually plan on having 15 heavy resource items open all at the same time you're just throwing money away.
This post was edited on 1/4/14 at 9:56 pm
Posted on 1/4/14 at 9:55 pm to Mrtommorrow1987
What do you need 32gb of ram for?
Posted on 1/4/14 at 9:56 pm to Mr Gardoki
Dunno just to have it it was only 100 dollar upgrade 
Posted on 1/4/14 at 9:56 pm to Mrtommorrow1987
Save your money
This post was edited on 1/4/14 at 9:57 pm
Posted on 1/4/14 at 9:56 pm to Mrtommorrow1987
Yeah that's what I was afraid of.
Do not get 32GB of RAM.
Do not get 32GB of RAM.
Posted on 1/4/14 at 9:57 pm to UltimateHog
You don't even need 16gb if your just gaming
This post was edited on 1/4/14 at 9:58 pm
Posted on 1/4/14 at 9:59 pm to UltimateHog
thanks for the tips
This post was edited on 1/4/14 at 10:00 pm
Posted on 1/4/14 at 10:01 pm to Mr Gardoki
Gaming and ill prob put a few movies on it my Mac had 6 movies on it and it bogged down my memory.
This post was edited on 1/4/14 at 10:02 pm
Posted on 1/4/14 at 10:05 pm to Mrtommorrow1987
12GB of RAM would be plenty and more than enough.
I think 12GB is standard on all Alienware laptops, don't upgrade it, save yourself the $.
I think 12GB is standard on all Alienware laptops, don't upgrade it, save yourself the $.
Posted on 1/4/14 at 10:06 pm to Mrtommorrow1987
As long as you aren't trying to watch the movies while gaming, it shouldnt make a difference
Posted on 1/4/14 at 10:11 pm to Mr Gardoki
Yeah, honestly I would get the $1499 base model Alienware 17 and upgrade the HDD to the one with the 80GB SSD caching, the screen to full HD, and 8GB RAM to 16GB since there is no 12GB option, and upgrade to the 3GB 770m GDDR5.
That will run you 2K and you're more than set.
That will run you 2K and you're more than set.
This post was edited on 1/4/14 at 10:12 pm
Posted on 1/4/14 at 10:12 pm to Mrtommorrow1987
Have we discussed why you are getting this? Do you have to have a gaming laptop?
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