Alienware laptop or New Desktop
 

So I was shopping for new hardware and i saw the "i need a new laptop thread". I had looked at alienware before but heard nothing but shit about them and their service. This was about a year ago. Have you any of you guys bought a laptop from them in the last year? If so, what do you think?

I do light gaming (Warcraft 3) so I need a machine that will do RPG's or RTS games, no need for Doom 3 horsepower. I know I would need a desktop for that.

I dont have a laptop, I have an alienware area 51 desktop and I have nothing but good things to say about both their service, and their products. Never had a complaint about my computer or its performance,.

yea, their area 51's are gettin a lot of praise!!! :thumbsup

Never had one but I would guess Alienwear is a waste of money on a trendy/fancy brand.

... alienware is like icing on a turd.

Why pay extra money for an Alien themed computer case?

These guys can sell you a smokin laptop or build you a monster desktop. I just got a editing system from them and they are 11 on a scale of 1 to 10

http://www.dvline.com

all i can say is the dell xps runs laps around the alienware 51m.Ive had both and I am very satisfied with my dell

http://www.notebookforums.com/

Check out the Dell 8600, 9100 or XPS

get a desktop... easier to upgrade when the time comes... unless u do alot of traveling...

I live on my ibm t40

Hiya patmccrotch,
Alienware Laptop all the way!!!

The Sentia weighs only 3.8 pds., 4 hours of battery life, has a 7200rpm drive, fire wire, 3 USB, DVD/CDR etc...The only downfall is that this unit has a 64 shared video card. If you do not do major gaming its perfect! This is a Centrino based unit

The other Alienware laptop is the Area51 which weighs around 9 pds, but its more powerful. The downfall is the weight and low battery life which is like 1.5 hours. This is a P4 HT based unit.

Hope this sheds some light...
--=Chipmunk=--
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I'd get a new desktop computer before getting a fuckin' laptop !

i already have a good desktop, i need something that i can take with me when i'm out of town. that's the whole point of a laptop, portability ;).

the reason i like the alien's is that they are upgradable, vs the dell's and toshiba's.

if you got the bling get one of there laptops. they are pimp as shit.

Falcon Systems Fragbook :thumbsup :thumbsup