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16.1 price increase

post #1 of 18
3/9/04 at 6:00pm
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I talked with the people at Alienware - the reason the price has gone up was given as the following: Market fluctuations and an increase in manufacturing costs due to the use of an improved screen.

That last part caught my eye... improved screen...

So, I placed my order... a 16.1, 3.4ghz, cyborg green...
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post #2 of 18
3/9/04 at 6:03pm
*slap* Do you knoiw what you have just said!?!?!? The 16.1 is back! HOORAY! Colors too!
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post #3 of 18
3/9/04 at 8:53pm
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Originally Posted by jaimimce
I talked with the people at Alienware - the reason the price has gone up was given as the following: Market fluctuations and an increase in manufacturing costs due to the use of an improved screen.

That last part caught my eye... improved screen...

So, I placed my order... a 16.1, 3.4ghz, cyborg green...
cough "bs" cough....market problem sure but improved screen I highly doubt...sales reps at AW say almost anything...they assured me and others are systems have dual-channel RAM because the web site stated as such...well we all know the fallout from that...amazes me what reps say...wouldn't you think if the 16.1" screen was some amazing improved screen that they would be advertising it all over the place in bold on their website? That way the price increase could seem more justified...
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post #4 of 18
3/9/04 at 8:56pm
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Originally Posted by notebook_gamer
cough "bs" cough....market problem sure but improved screen I highly doubt...sales reps at AW say almost anything...they assured me and others are systems have dual-channel RAM because the web site stated as such...well we all know the fallout from that...amazes me what reps say...wouldn't you think if the 16.1" screen was some amazing improved screen that they would be advertising it all over the place in bold on their website? That way the price increase could seem more justified...
by much improved it probably just has a better refresh rate.... i woudlnt doubt it since they had tons of coplaints on the lcd's
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post #5 of 18
3/9/04 at 9:02pm
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Originally Posted by jamaster14
by much improved it probably just has a better refresh rate.... i woudlnt doubt it since they had tons of coplaints on the lcd's
I highly doubt it...until there is concrete proof there is no way I buy into this...first off, the LCD industry has always been short of 16.1" screens and AW is not big enough to have new custom LCD's built with some dramatic improvement in refresh rates...once again I think this is just wishful thinking by many...do you not think there would be some mention of a new 16.1" on their site and that it wouldn't be in limited supply if they have a whole new line of 16.1" screens...
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post #6 of 18
3/9/04 at 9:12pm
+$664 for the 16.1"

That's like $300 more than before!! Holy moley!!

-Geed
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post #7 of 18
3/9/04 at 9:19pm
I'd be willing to bet people who require them to be repaired/replaced will have a harder time as well.
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post #8 of 18
3/9/04 at 10:01pm
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Originally Posted by Geed
+$664 for the 16.1"

That's like $300 more than before!! Holy moley!!

-Geed
I agree
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post #9 of 18
3/9/04 at 11:15pm
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Originally Posted by S.S.Mario
*slap* Do you knoiw what you have just said!?!?!? The 16.1 is back! HOORAY! Colors too!

haha
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post #10 of 18
3/9/04 at 11:20pm
Well... I'm just really happy about the colors.... Silver is NOT my color.... It's too.... Generic.
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post #11 of 18
3/9/04 at 11:41pm
If you go on Uniwill's site (the OEM) they show a 16" screen option for SXGA with a 1400X1050 resolution. Maybe AW is using these.....
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post #12 of 18
3/10/04 at 12:27am
No. The resolutions of the Alienware screens are 1600x1200 for the 16.1", and 1680x1050 for the 15.4" widescreen.
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post #13 of 18
3/10/04 at 10:46am
A lower res would really stink.... ecspecially since they're charging more for it!
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post #14 of 18
3/10/04 at 12:45pm
There is no lower res...it's the same old 16.1" that they had before...which I guarantee the majority of owners did not complain of...everyone should remember that the majority of AW owners are not on these messageboards...usually it is people who have questions and problems...
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post #15 of 18
3/10/04 at 6:05pm
Yay! now... back to playing the worst game in the world.... the waiting game...
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post #16 of 18
3/10/04 at 6:26pm
I love the waiting game, i waited long enough, i just got mine as the prices went down, now a day or 2 after i got them the prices went up, so, i'm happy
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post #17 of 18
3/11/04 at 10:31am
Ah well... HOPEFULLY I can order mine on april 4th, I'm going all out! I have my entire day planned to the second.... wait no, that's a lie. Milisecond!
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post #18 of 18
3/11/04 at 9:49pm
I will be ordering mine around April 20th (my birthday)
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