17 replies to this topic

[CoryMathews]

Im lookin into gettin myself a new labtop. what suggestions u guys got on what i should look into. i was kinda thinking alienware because they seem to have more of the higher end comps for less but i never had an alienware so idk if they any good. i need one that can handle 3d. but i dont wanna pay over 2k for one. any suggestions?

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well, i twas thinking of getting an apple laPtop. I really like the mac os. But if your planning on gaming and have alot of money to burn, go with the alien.

[Sodlier_Pyro]

build your machine dude, eww alienware=rip off! Asus motherboard Amd 64 bit is what I recomend for a mobo and processor.

[CoryMathews]

if i was to build my own where u suggest buying the parts from? i havent looked into that at all yet.

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yeah alien charges about 2000 to much

[Sodlier_Pyro]

CoryMathews, on Jun 6 2005, 09:25 PM, said:

if i was to build my own where u suggest buying the parts from? i havent looked into that at all yet.

oh sorry instant reaction when I saw alienware lol. Good point it would be a good expirment to try and build one though...nah.

[syntex]

Find something with Asus as the mother board,They relaly trusty,But then again it depends on what u using for.

[funkysoul]

Alienware or Dell.. everything else sucks

[syntex]

funkysoul, on Jun 7 2005, 09:08 AM, said:

Alienware or Dell.. everything else sucks

Ur kidding rite...Dell is good..HAHAHAHA

[funkysoul]

Do you want my Dell Precision M70?

[D-Cal]

I'm just wondering where you're going to get a laptop case with nothing inside it. If you want to build one, you're going to need a box. That is, unless you're going to carry the parts around in a bag. That would be fiddly on the bus. lol.

Therefore, I'm assuming you're talking about buying a laptop, and building a desktop. In which case, Alienware is expensive, and most of the money is going on flashy externals, like lcd monitoring panels and see through bits with leds inside. If you want to get the most for your money, buy something plain, and plan which parts to buy, focusing mainly on the ram capacity of the board, clock speed (before multiplying >> the bigger the better), fsb, ram speed (mhz), and internal connection types (with UATA and SCSI being faster than IDE, but SCSI may be too wide, etc).

[pr0jekt]

LOL. Dell is the ultimate evil in the consumer PC market... im not sure u can source any good parts for making your own la[p]top but its worth a try

me.. what would i do you say? well i would just build a pc or get a tablet... tablets are the best thing to hit humanity since sliced bread

[funkysoul]

What's the matter with Dell? In our company is everything Dell besides of some HP workstations.

I got this Dell M70 and I just can say.. "best thing" for the price!! You have even more than you pay for.

[adam123]

I don't mind Dell laptops, but i'm not really a fan of their desktop workstations. They're too 'idiot' proof, everything is neatly placed in little fold out compartments fitted together making it extremely hard, nigh on impossible to mod, or add new parts, etc, etc.

[funkysoul]

I agree with that, but if you already have everything in it that you need. why open it?

I've worked 5 years on an IT Job opening & fixing laptops, desktops and servers.. I don't need it anymore..

If I buy a laptop or a workstation, I rather pay 500$ more, then have to put it together myself..

[D-Cal]

Dell have good systems, and you can get some real nice ones cheap.
They also have great customer support ... so I'm told.

But making one is easy, and if you have specific specs in mind, it's your best bet, and most likely the only way to get exactly what you're looking for.
Of course, you can probably get something similar if you look to the second hand market, but that's not always a good idea, and you can actually pay more, if you have to settle for something not quite right (it has a much more expansive graphics card than you want, for example).

You'll do well to make it yourself.

[SirPimp]

If I was you I wouldn't get alienware, all you buy from them is the name you can get all the same stuff from dell. I just recently got a Dell optiplex (today) and they had nice and freindy help. Here check this out Dell and AlienWare!! its practically the same stuff but dells cheaper!