buying a computer, what should i go with? - GoFuckYourself.com

galleryseek · 05-20-2003, 01:55 PM

i'm primarily a graphic designer, and a gamer. so the computer would have to be "up there" in terms of speed and such.

i understand that building your own computer is cheaper, but i don't want to waste time doing all of that, i'd rather just waste a thousand or more and buy it some place that puts that shit together for you....

so with that said, i was looking at Alienware... seem to be a favorite amongst gamers.

here is one i was looking at:

http://www.alienware.com/System_Pages/custom.aspx

Alienware Full-Tower Case (420-Watt PS) - Plasma Purple
Alienware Cable Management System
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 3.0GHz 800MHz FSB w/ 512KB Cache w/H-T
Intel® D875PBZ - Intel 875P Pentium 4 Motherboard
1GB DDR SDRAM PC-3200
120GB Seagate Barracuda ATA V ATA-100 - Quantity 1
16/48x DVD-ROM - IDE - Black w/Software MPEG-2 Decoder
ATI RADEON? 9800 PRO 128MB 8x AGP w/DVI & S-Video - LIMITED AVAIL
AlienIce? Video Cooling System - Terra Green
Sound Blaster® Audigy 2 Platinum - 6.1 w/Black Audigy 2 Drive
Integrated Intel Pro/1000 CT Gigabit Ethernet Adapter w/CSA
Creative MegaWorks THX® 5.1 550 - Black
NEC 22" MultiSync FE2111SB Flat CRT - Black
Microsoft Internet Keyboard - Space Black
Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0 - USB - Standard Color
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
Free Alienware® T-Shirt - Black
Bonus 12-Month Subscription to Computer Games Magazine!
AlienAutopsy: Automated Technical Support Request System
1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support with Onsite Service

Price: $3,100

opinions?

B Sandwich · 05-20-2003, 01:57 PM

if you don't care about the cool case, I would go with a refurbished dell... im sure u could get one with close to those specs , just with a pentium instead of AMD processor

PR_Phil · 05-20-2003, 01:58 PM

my opinion: that pc kicks ass! pretty expensive though

Jon · 05-20-2003, 02:02 PM

You can always just go to www.pricewatch.com and buy everything there, then get a friend or someone to put all the pieces together for ya for $100 or $200..

AlienWare is just the name branded pc for gamers. It's always been on the pricey side.

Mutt · 05-20-2003, 02:08 PM

Compaq Deskpro 286!

wildporno · 05-20-2003, 02:10 PM

ya, if u get everything separate and put shit together yourself you can save a grand easy, thats what i do

Ironhorse · 05-20-2003, 02:10 PM

Take a Dell or Micron. Don't get a Gateway they are very unrleliable. If you want many headaches and nervous breakdowns then go ahead and get a re-furbished machine - you're only getting someone else's leftovers.

Buy new, buy warranty and whether it's games, movies or work you won't have any hassles.

FlyingIguana · 05-20-2003, 02:26 PM

don't buy dell. i bought a laptop a couple years ago with a 3 year warranty and when i called about warranty work they said i never bought an extended warranty.

i would go to a local pc shop and get one custom built. you get to choose what you want and its usually cheaper.

KRL · 05-20-2003, 02:31 PM

Somebody on YNOT once posted shit about Alienware. I can't remember who, but I think it was Mark Tiara.

If you are going for a consumer brand, HP or e-machines. I like building my own and haven't ever bought a name brand, except way back in the early 80's when Apple came out with the IIC and IBM had the XT and the AT. I opened up the IBM and saw how simple it was and have done custom systems to my exact specs since then.

lawpal · 05-20-2003, 02:32 PM

Dude, your getting a Dell!

TheMob · 05-20-2003, 02:34 PM

You'd be mad if you don't get a mac.

TheMob · 05-20-2003, 02:37 PM

You can get a nice mac for that price..

Dual 1.42GHz PowerPC G4
2MB L3 cache/processor
512MB DDR333 SDRAM
120GB Ultra ATA/100
SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
ATI Radeon 9000 Pro
64MB DDR video memory
FireWire 800
56K internal modem
Bluetooth Ready

galleryseek · 05-20-2003, 02:38 PM

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Originally posted by TheMob?
You'd be mad if you don't get a mac.

haha, i've never had a mac before and i've had 4 other computers, i didn't get mad at all.

AdultNex · 05-20-2003, 02:39 PM

Do yourself a favor and build yourself your own computer. You can definitely have a better custom built computer and shave off at least $800 off that Alienware price.

TheMob · 05-20-2003, 02:40 PM

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Originally posted by galleryseek

haha, i've never had a mac before and i've had 4 other computers, i didn't get mad at all.

Are you sure?

galleryseek · 05-20-2003, 02:41 PM

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Originally posted by AdultNex
Do yourself a favor and build yourself your own computer. You can definitely have a better custom built computer and shave off at least $800 off that Alienware price.

no. i'm just gonna do a few designs for it.. i'd rather just do that, instead of getting very pissed, and wasting time trying to put a damn computer together... i know its not all that of a complex task, but i've never done it before and i imagine there is a bit of "knowledge" entailed. either way, i've had bad hardware experiences, dont wanna fuck w/ shit

galleryseek · 05-20-2003, 02:43 PM

i hear www.falcon-nw.com is good too.

TheMob · 05-20-2003, 02:45 PM

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Originally posted by galleryseek
i hear www.falcon-nw.com is good too.

Ever consider switching at all or are you just plain hopeless?

TheMob · 05-20-2003, 02:47 PM

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Originally posted by Nismo

What's up with your sig? East Tuscaloosa Sucks? ehhh

Hmm..

galleryseek · 05-20-2003, 02:53 PM

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Originally posted by TheMob?

Ever consider switching at all or are you just plain hopeless?

tell me which of these wouldn't run on macs:

photoshop, fireworks, dreamweaver, aim, icq, quake2, half life, command & conquer, 3d studio max, Maya 3d, gamespy, the soon to come doom3, kazaa, arles, etc...

??

The Heron · 05-20-2003, 03:02 PM

My opinion, buy a dell. I ordered their new XPS system last week should be here soon... Supposedly built for gamers
http://www.dell.com/us/en/dhs/produc..._dimen_XPS.htm

Looks to be about the same as that alien one except larger harddrive as a free upgrade, a dvd drive in addition to the cd/rw one, and maybe some other differences i'm missing.

Oh and I don't think dell gives you a free t-shirt if that's any consideration.

TheMob · 05-20-2003, 03:02 PM

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Originally posted by galleryseek

tell me which of these wouldn't run on macs:

photoshop, fireworks, dreamweaver, aim, icq, quake2, half life, command & conquer, 3d studio max, Maya 3d, gamespy, the soon to come doom3, kazaa, arles, etc...

??

half life, 3d studio max, gamespy (but there's something much much better than that.. gameranger), kazaa..

you can get close to everything for the mac nowadays.. apart from being different and having a cool looking box on your desk you'll become much more productive.. you'll start to love your machine and what's left of your social life will eventually evaporate. of course you'll also get a lot more pussy with a mac.. seriously get a mac. it's worth the extra buck, once you go mac you'll never go back.

... · 05-20-2003, 03:03 PM

I would get a computer that has one of those 15,000 RPM hard drives. I build my computer a year ago with one of them and it still beats the pants off all of the computers made today (that use IDE instead of SCSI).

gothweb · 05-20-2003, 03:09 PM

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Originally posted by TheMob?

half life, 3d studio max, gamespy (but there's something much much better than that.. gameranger), kazaa..

you can get close to everything for the mac nowadays.. apart from being different and having a cool looking box on your desk you'll become much more productive.. you'll start to love your machine and what's left of your social life will eventually evaporate. of course you'll also get a lot more pussy with a mac.. seriously get a mac. it's worth the extra buck, once you go mac you'll never go back.

You can run a Kazaa client on the Mac. I don't know about the rest.

iroc409 · 05-20-2003, 03:10 PM

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Originally posted by TheMob?

half life, 3d studio max, gamespy (but there's something much much better than that.. gameranger), kazaa..

you can get close to everything for the mac nowadays.. apart from being different and having a cool looking box on your desk you'll become much more productive.. you'll start to love your machine and what's left of your social life will eventually evaporate. of course you'll also get a lot more pussy with a mac.. seriously get a mac. it's worth the extra buck, once you go mac you'll never go back.

i have yet to hear _anything_ that can convince me to buy a mac except: a) it looks cool and b) it doesn't use microsoft's OS.

i can get a faster PC cheaper... why should i switch?

iroc409 · 05-20-2003, 03:11 PM

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Originally posted by ...
I would get a computer that has one of those 15,000 RPM hard drives. I build my computer a year ago with one of them and it still beats the pants off all of the computers made today (that use IDE instead of SCSI).

get a 7200rpm WD w/ 8mb cache... i bet it comes close. these drives are INSANELY faster than the 7200 drives w/ 2mb cache. it's unbelievable the difference.

FlyingIguana · 05-20-2003, 03:12 PM

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Originally posted by iroc409

i have yet to hear _anything_ that can convince me to buy a mac except: a) it looks cool and b) it doesn't use microsoft's OS.

i can get a faster PC cheaper... why should i switch?

i think pc's look better. some sweet aluminum cases on the market if you take the time to look.

unless you're heavy into multimedia and mac software is what you want to use, i don't see an advantage to buying a mac.

TheMob · 05-20-2003, 03:14 PM

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Originally posted by gothweb

You can run a Kazaa client on the Mac. I don't know about the rest.

Not really.. You can run a shadow client (which doesn't connect to the main servers.. you have to feed it with clients' IP ranges). Alternatively you could run edonkey or several other gnutella clients.. but I just use iTunes for my music needs.. it lets you share your music library with a few million of your closest friends.. it's great

ohh and also, mac os x is unix which really rocks.. it just never crashes!

iroc409 · 05-20-2003, 03:16 PM

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Originally posted by FlyingIguana

i think pc's look better. some sweet aluminum cases on the market if you take the time to look.

unless you're heavy into multimedia and mac software is what you want to use, i don't see an advantage to buying a mac.

yeah... i have a lian-li case, and personally, i think it makes any other pc case on the market absolue CRAP. that alienware is nothing, except maybe a hyped-up antec sx-1080 server case. those are nice cases, don't get me wrong, but nothing compared to the style and craftsmanship of the lian-lis.

i think the mac lappies are sweet looking, and tiny as fuck. the aluminum case on the $$ ones is nice, but those ibooks are amazingly small. pretty nice screens, as well.

however, all the software i want to use is available for pc. in fact, there are a few programs i use that are not available to the mac.

TheMob · 05-20-2003, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by iroc409

i have yet to hear _anything_ that can convince me to buy a mac except: a) it looks cool and b) it doesn't use microsoft's OS.

i can get a faster PC cheaper... why should i switch?

http://www.apple.com/switch/whyswitch/

galleryseek · 05-20-2003, 03:18 PM

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Originally posted by iroc409

however, all the software i want to use is available for pc. in fact, there are a few programs i use that are not available to the mac.

which is the exact reason i wont switch.

iroc409 · 05-20-2003, 03:19 PM

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Originally posted by TheMob?

http://www.apple.com/switch/whyswitch/

been there, done that. as i said, i have not found anything that is truly convincing. _why_ exactly switch? what will i benefit from buying a much more expensive piece of equipment with a different OS? what will i have that i don't now?

Phoenix · 05-20-2003, 03:23 PM

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Originally posted by galleryseek
i'm primarily a graphic designer, and a gamer. so the computer would have to be "up there" in terms of speed and such.

i understand that building your own computer is cheaper, but i don't want to waste time doing all of that, i'd rather just waste a thousand or more and buy it some place that puts that shit together for you....

so with that said, i was looking at Alienware... seem to be a favorite amongst gamers.

here is one i was looking at:

http://www.alienware.com/System_Pages/custom.aspx

Alienware Full-Tower Case (420-Watt PS) - Plasma Purple
Alienware Cable Management System
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 3.0GHz 800MHz FSB w/ 512KB Cache w/H-T
Intel® D875PBZ - Intel 875P Pentium 4 Motherboard
1GB DDR SDRAM PC-3200
120GB Seagate Barracuda ATA V ATA-100 - Quantity 1
16/48x DVD-ROM - IDE - Black w/Software MPEG-2 Decoder
ATI RADEON? 9800 PRO 128MB 8x AGP w/DVI & S-Video - LIMITED AVAIL
AlienIce? Video Cooling System - Terra Green
Sound Blaster® Audigy 2 Platinum - 6.1 w/Black Audigy 2 Drive
Integrated Intel Pro/1000 CT Gigabit Ethernet Adapter w/CSA
Creative MegaWorks THX® 5.1 550 - Black
NEC 22" MultiSync FE2111SB Flat CRT - Black
Microsoft Internet Keyboard - Space Black
Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0 - USB - Standard Color
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
Free Alienware® T-Shirt - Black
Bonus 12-Month Subscription to Computer Games Magazine!
AlienAutopsy: Automated Technical Support Request System
1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support with Onsite Service

Price: $3,100

opinions?

go with a dell, you could get a way better system from them for that much money..and why have a 800 mhz fsb running sdram? why not rdram pc 800?

iroc409 · 05-20-2003, 03:29 PM

go with a custom build. a lot of places will ship assembled. dell's are nice for laptops and workstations, but when you're looking towards something like the alienware, you're not going to get that with an oem.

for the most part that's a pretty sweet setup, but yeah you can get that for around $1700-2000 if you built it yourself. i just upgraded to something very similar to that for $850.. keeping some of my own parts.

Zayne E. · 05-20-2003, 03:30 PM

I'd go with a Dell...and get a GIG of RAM minimum for graphic design. I did

TheMob · 05-20-2003, 03:30 PM

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Originally posted by iroc409

been there, done that. as i said, i have not found anything that is truly convincing. _why_ exactly switch? what will i benefit from buying a much more expensive piece of equipment with a different OS? what will i have that i don't now?

You'll feel much better.. go to an apple shop and play with the os for a few minutes.. you'll see.

iroc409 · 05-20-2003, 03:39 PM

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Originally posted by TheMob?

You'll feel much better.. go to an apple shop and play with the os for a few minutes.. you'll see.

yes... that's right... travel hundreds of miles to play with a mac for a few minutes.

played a bit with my neighbor's ibook. cute, very small, i like that, nice screen. didn't get to play with it a ton, but i'm going to borrow it sometime from him to dig around a bit. other than that.. i just don't know. it's not like pc's are difficult to me at all. my dad was a programmer, so i've been around them since i can remember. starting from a radioshack heath kit to my computer today, and my as/400 gathering dust in the corner.

DrGuile · 05-20-2003, 04:03 PM

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Originally posted by TheMob?

http://www.apple.com/switch/whyswitch/

And this is not just more corporate fluff???

ahahahah, Mac lackies are worst than MS lackies!!

TheMob · 05-20-2003, 04:07 PM

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Originally posted by DrGuile

And this is not just more corporate fluff???

ahahahah, Mac lackies are worst than MS lackies!!

There is no such thing as a mac lacky.. it's just love

bstrawse · 05-20-2003, 07:28 PM

Come on man.. Buy a mac ;)

Bryan

grogan · 05-20-2003, 07:31 PM

grab the latest dell on ebay, make sure its a good seller and has a 1yr warrenty

i got my dell 2.4 ghz and uprgaded it all big time with 300g of space and 750 aprx ram for some 1grand total

grogan · 05-20-2003, 07:32 PM

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Originally posted by bstrawse
Come on man.. Buy a mac ;)

Bryan

yea, if your starting up a landfill

PenetratinP · 05-20-2003, 07:47 PM

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Originally posted by TheMob?

http://www.apple.com/switch/whyswitch/

Reason 1 - it just works....mmm....ok. Ok I guess since they build the computers and it's their os. I can give them that one.

Reason 2 - doesn't crash - i've never had win xp crash...and i don't go easy on it.

the rest of the reasons are just fluff stuff like music, digital pictures, built for the internet???....and works with PCs..

I'm glad you're happy with your 'puter...but until mac has the vast variety of software and the market penetration of pc's then there is no way I would switch.

SureFire · 05-20-2003, 08:01 PM

Dell and lease it with the same specs w/o 3 yr warranty. Good tax right off. I stopped building boxes when the prices dropped.

JMO and good luck,

Digipimp · 05-20-2003, 08:09 PM

Get a refurbished powermac and start pimpin. To hell with all the mac haters, no one needs to convince you to do anything, take up learning a bit on your own and trying it out. It's easy to criticize something that you're not very familiar with and don't own personally. If you're smart enough to make your pc operate without spyware, viruses and multiple updates to Microsuck programs then you're in good shape already and maybe you don't need to switch. However that's the minority of users on that platform.

NETbilling · 05-20-2003, 08:55 PM

Apple's OS is light years ahead of Windows and much more fun to use as well.

I use a Mac and a PC and I would choose tha Mac any day.

My 2¢

Mitch

jasonir · 05-20-2003, 08:56 PM

If you go for a Dell, get the 3 year warranty. It rocks.

Ironhorse · 05-24-2003, 03:19 AM

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Originally posted by TheMob?

Ever consider switching at all or are you just plain hopeless?

Man, Macs are great but the fact is they are overpriced compared to what's out there, a bitch to maintain for reasonable price, software is expensive and in some cases non-existant and most people use PCs.

Time for Apple to take their well-deserved place next to Beta tapes as the little engine that could..but ultimately got eaten by a bigger fish..sorry Macfans

05-20-2003, 01:55 PM	#1
galleryseek Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 8,234	buying a computer, what should i go with? i'm primarily a graphic designer, and a gamer. so the computer would have to be "up there" in terms of speed and such. i understand that building your own computer is cheaper, but i don't want to waste time doing all of that, i'd rather just waste a thousand or more and buy it some place that puts that shit together for you.... so with that said, i was looking at Alienware... seem to be a favorite amongst gamers. here is one i was looking at: http://www.alienware.com/System_Pages/custom.aspx Alienware Full-Tower Case (420-Watt PS) - Plasma Purple Alienware Cable Management System Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 3.0GHz 800MHz FSB w/ 512KB Cache w/H-T Intel® D875PBZ - Intel 875P Pentium 4 Motherboard 1GB DDR SDRAM PC-3200 120GB Seagate Barracuda ATA V ATA-100 - Quantity 1 16/48x DVD-ROM - IDE - Black w/Software MPEG-2 Decoder ATI RADEON? 9800 PRO 128MB 8x AGP w/DVI & S-Video - LIMITED AVAIL AlienIce? Video Cooling System - Terra Green Sound Blaster® Audigy 2 Platinum - 6.1 w/Black Audigy 2 Drive Integrated Intel Pro/1000 CT Gigabit Ethernet Adapter w/CSA Creative MegaWorks THX® 5.1 550 - Black NEC 22" MultiSync FE2111SB Flat CRT - Black Microsoft Internet Keyboard - Space Black Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0 - USB - Standard Color Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional Free Alienware® T-Shirt - Black Bonus 12-Month Subscription to Computer Games Magazine! AlienAutopsy: Automated Technical Support Request System 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support with Onsite Service Price: $3,100 opinions?

05-20-2003, 01:57 PM	#2
B Sandwich Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nola Posts: 1,600	if you don't care about the cool case, I would go with a refurbished dell... im sure u could get one with close to those specs , just with a pentium instead of AMD processor __________________ PubicBucks - Trade your pubes for bucks!

05-20-2003, 01:58 PM	#3
PR_Phil Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: knee deep in dirty diapers Posts: 1,960	my opinion: that pc kicks ass! pretty expensive though __________________

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Jon Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 2,578	You can always just go to www.pricewatch.com and buy everything there, then get a friend or someone to put all the pieces together for ya for $100 or $200.. AlienWare is just the name branded pc for gamers. It's always been on the pricey side. __________________ WickedFire.com - Stay here. We don't need more of you. Not unless you have money, then, fine...

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05-20-2003, 02:10 PM	#6
wildporno Confirmed User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 108	ya, if u get everything separate and put shit together yourself you can save a grand easy, thats what i do

05-20-2003, 02:10 PM	#7
Ironhorse Pixel Pusher Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 7,093	Take a Dell or Micron. Don't get a Gateway they are very unrleliable. If you want many headaches and nervous breakdowns then go ahead and get a re-furbished machine - you're only getting someone else's leftovers. Buy new, buy warranty and whether it's games, movies or work you won't have any hassles. __________________ [email protected]

05-20-2003, 02:26 PM	#8
FlyingIguana aspiring banker Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: toronto Posts: 10,870	don't buy dell. i bought a laptop a couple years ago with a 3 year warranty and when i called about warranty work they said i never bought an extended warranty. i would go to a local pc shop and get one custom built. you get to choose what you want and its usually cheaper.

05-20-2003, 02:31 PM	#9
KRL Entrepreneur Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA Posts: 31,429	Somebody on YNOT once posted shit about Alienware. I can't remember who, but I think it was Mark Tiara. If you are going for a consumer brand, HP or e-machines. I like building my own and haven't ever bought a name brand, except way back in the early 80's when Apple came out with the IIC and IBM had the XT and the AT. I opened up the IBM and saw how simple it was and have done custom systems to my exact specs since then. __________________ If you would like to develop your domains, you can lease inexpensive foreign labor from the leaders in the field at iWebmasters.com TO LOWER YOUR COSTS AND INCREASE YOUR PRODUCTION! * * * * * * * * * * * * Domains Adult News KRL's Newsletter Biz Tips Just Listed Domains

05-20-2003, 02:32 PM	#10
lawpal Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Miami Posts: 824	Dude, your getting a Dell!

05-20-2003, 02:34 PM	#11
TheMob Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: 2006 Posts: 8,584	You'd be mad if you don't get a mac.

05-20-2003, 02:37 PM	#12
TheMob Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: 2006 Posts: 8,584	You can get a nice mac for that price.. Dual 1.42GHz PowerPC G4 2MB L3 cache/processor 512MB DDR333 SDRAM 120GB Ultra ATA/100 SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW) ATI Radeon 9000 Pro 64MB DDR video memory FireWire 800 56K internal modem Bluetooth Ready

05-20-2003, 02:39 PM	#14
AdultNex Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bostonnnn Posts: 8,985	Do yourself a favor and build yourself your own computer. You can definitely have a better custom built computer and shave off at least $800 off that Alienware price.

05-20-2003, 02:43 PM	#17
galleryseek Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 8,234	i hear www.falcon-nw.com is good too.

05-20-2003, 03:02 PM	#21
The Heron Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Michigan Posts: 4,488	My opinion, buy a dell. I ordered their new XPS system last week should be here soon... Supposedly built for gamers http://www.dell.com/us/en/dhs/produc..._dimen_XPS.htm Looks to be about the same as that alien one except larger harddrive as a free upgrade, a dvd drive in addition to the cd/rw one, and maybe some other differences i'm missing. Oh and I don't think dell gives you a free t-shirt if that's any consideration.

05-20-2003, 03:03 PM	#23
... Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Gunter glieben glauchen globen Posts: 370	I would get a computer that has one of those 15,000 RPM hard drives. I build my computer a year ago with one of them and it still beats the pants off all of the computers made today (that use IDE instead of SCSI).

05-20-2003, 03:29 PM	#34
iroc409 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: midwest side, yo Posts: 4,728	go with a custom build. a lot of places will ship assembled. dell's are nice for laptops and workstations, but when you're looking towards something like the alienware, you're not going to get that with an oem. for the most part that's a pretty sweet setup, but yeah you can get that for around $1700-2000 if you built it yourself. i just upgraded to something very similar to that for $850.. keeping some of my own parts. __________________ <a href="http://www.iroc409.com/"><img src="http://www.iroc409.com/adv/120x60.gif" border=0></a> icq: 1 7 6 4 2 0 9 6 0 Gallery templates for ONLY $25! w00t!

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Zayne E. Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,383	I'd go with a Dell...and get a GIG of RAM minimum for graphic design. I did

05-20-2003, 07:28 PM	#40
bstrawse Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Taunton, MA USA Posts: 71	Come on man.. Buy a mac ;) Bryan __________________ Gondolin Entertainment Great Affiliate Programs: EzyOnlineIncome Looking for great content? Visit EzyContent! Looking to build your email list? Try EzyAds!

05-20-2003, 07:31 PM	#41
grogan So Fucking Banned Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: CHICAGO Posts: 2,284	grab the latest dell on ebay, make sure its a good seller and has a 1yr warrenty i got my dell 2.4 ghz and uprgaded it all big time with 300g of space and 750 aprx ram for some 1grand total

05-20-2003, 08:01 PM	#44
SureFire Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: internet Posts: 4,398	Dell and lease it with the same specs w/o 3 yr warranty. Good tax right off. I stopped building boxes when the prices dropped. JMO and good luck,

05-20-2003, 08:09 PM	#45
Digipimp BP4L OT DL Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: BP4L Swap Meet Posts: 13,481	Get a refurbished powermac and start pimpin. To hell with all the mac haters, no one needs to convince you to do anything, take up learning a bit on your own and trying it out. It's easy to criticize something that you're not very familiar with and don't own personally. If you're smart enough to make your pc operate without spyware, viruses and multiple updates to Microsuck programs then you're in good shape already and maybe you don't need to switch. However that's the minority of users on that platform. __________________ Still Hosting at Webair and You Should Be Too

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NETbilling Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 8,584	Apple's OS is light years ahead of Windows and much more fun to use as well. I use a Mac and a PC and I would choose tha Mac any day. My 2¢ Mitch __________________ Mitch Farber CEO - NETbilling, Inc. Email / Phone: 888-357-8166 / 661-252-2456 Transaction processing & 24/7 call center services with exceptional rates and flexibility, since 1998!

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