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Post by Carlos Spicyweiner on Fri Nov 26, 2010 1:21 am

Alright guys, I'm gonna torture and guilt trip my parents into getting an Alienware laptop (or at least attempt to) and I need your guys' opinions since I don't know shit about laptops.

M15 is at about $1,450. (I can drop that price 200 dollars if I downgrade the processor from i5 to i3, thoughts on that?)

M17 is at about $2,200.

I want to get the best laptop I can while getting it at the cheapest price I can. I'm thinking about the M15, but I don't know if I want to get it with the i5 or the i3.

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Re: Laptop Decisions

Post by Kasrkin Seath on Fri Nov 26, 2010 1:39 am

I bought a better laptop for 1200
I wouldn't go Alienware if I were you

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Post by KristallNacht on Fri Nov 26, 2010 1:44 am

don't get alienware.

half of what you pay is for the case and fancy lights

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Post by Carlos Spicyweiner on Fri Nov 26, 2010 1:46 am

I'm actually not buying a case at all. I'm assuming the price comes from all the shit that's on it. And Seath, what laptop?

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Post by Kasrkin Seath on Fri Nov 26, 2010 1:58 am

there is not much great about the hardware in alien-wares

I ended up with a Dell Studio XPS, but I think that there is an ASUS that is comparable and costs less(unless you have a student discount like I did)


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Re: Laptop Decisions

Post by Carlos Spicyweiner on Fri Nov 26, 2010 2:01 am

Kasrkin Seath wrote:there is not much great about the hardware in alien-wares

I ended up with a Dell Studio XPS, but I think that there is an ASUS that is comparable and costs less(unless you have a student discount like I did)

Can you send me a link or something for the Dell Studio XPS? And also, this is a gaming laptop right? And no, I don't have a student discount.

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Re: Laptop Decisions

Post by Kasrkin Seath on Fri Nov 26, 2010 2:09 am

Not a gaming laptop, but it does well enough with what I throw at it.
I would go search for things on your own, trying to the best deal is time consuming.

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Re: Laptop Decisions

Post by Elabajaba on Fri Nov 26, 2010 2:25 am

Carlos Spicyweiner wrote:
Kasrkin Seath wrote:there is not much great about the hardware in alien-wares

I ended up with a Dell Studio XPS, but I think that there is an ASUS that is comparable and costs less(unless you have a student discount like I did)

Can you send me a link or something for the Dell Studio XPS? And also, this is a gaming laptop right? And no, I don't have a student discount.


You won't get a good gpu in a dell, which is pretty much the most important component for gaming. (best they offer on an xps is a gt445m, which is quite a step down from a mobile 5870).

Better to get this, or if you don't care how much you spend, one of these.

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Re: Laptop Decisions

Post by Carlos Spicyweiner on Fri Nov 26, 2010 2:49 am

Elabajaba wrote:
Carlos Spicyweiner wrote:
Kasrkin Seath wrote:there is not much great about the hardware in alien-wares

I ended up with a Dell Studio XPS, but I think that there is an ASUS that is comparable and costs less(unless you have a student discount like I did)

Can you send me a link or something for the Dell Studio XPS? And also, this is a gaming laptop right? And no, I don't have a student discount.


You won't get a good gpu in a dell, which is pretty much the most important component for gaming. (best they offer on an xps is a gt445m, which is quite a step down from a mobile 5870).

Better to get this, or if you don't care how much you spend, one of these.
Honestly, the M15 that Alienware offers is capable of running pretty much everything I need for 1249. That ASUS looks nice but... it's pretty ugly (yes, the look actually does matter to me). How much is that DRX even?

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Post by Kasrkin Seath on Fri Nov 26, 2010 2:53 am

yeah, those are better gaming laptops
but why the hell are you getting a gaming laptop?

Desktops are much better for that

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Re: Laptop Decisions

Post by BBJynne on Fri Nov 26, 2010 2:54 am

you can get a normal laptop and a gaming box for a better deal than an alienware laptop I think...

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Re: Laptop Decisions

Post by Carlos Spicyweiner on Fri Nov 26, 2010 2:57 am

Kasrkin Seath wrote:yeah, those are better gaming laptops
but why the hell are you getting a gaming laptop?

Desktops are much better for that
1. I love laptops. 2. No room in my room for a desktop. 3. As far as I know, desktops cost more.

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Post by Gold Spartan on Fri Nov 26, 2010 2:58 am

Carlos Spicyweiner wrote:
Kasrkin Seath wrote:yeah, those are better gaming laptops
but why the hell are you getting a gaming laptop?

Desktops are much better for that
1. I love laptops. 2. No room in my room for a desktop. 3. As far as I know, desktops cost more.

A 2000 dollar laptop can probably be outperformed by a 1000 dollar desktop.

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Post by Kasrkin Seath on Fri Nov 26, 2010 2:58 am

desktops cost far, far less

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Re: Laptop Decisions

Post by Carlos Spicyweiner on Fri Nov 26, 2010 3:00 am

Gold Spartan wrote:
Carlos Spicyweiner wrote:
Kasrkin Seath wrote:yeah, those are better gaming laptops
but why the hell are you getting a gaming laptop?

Desktops are much better for that
1. I love laptops. 2. No room in my room for a desktop. 3. As far as I know, desktops cost more.

A 2000 dollar laptop can probably be outperformed by a 1000 dollar desktop.
The laptop is only 1200. It can also do all I need it to do.

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