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Buying a gaming laptop Toshiba Quasimo VS. Alienware M17x

post #1 of 9
8/2/11 at 1:44pm
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Here are the specs i have narrowed it down to these 2 laptops.

 

Alienware

 

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I really need help deciding my budget is 2000 dollars if that helps at all.
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post #2 of 9
8/2/11 at 2:57pm
I like the Toshiba winknudge.gif

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post #3 of 9
8/2/11 at 7:39pm
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Yeah the toshiba does look like the bettter deal out of the 2 but i just love the way the alienware looks and its features.

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post #4 of 9
8/3/11 at 9:32am
You pay more for the Alienware aesthetics, which I don't mind doing.
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post #5 of 9
8/3/11 at 9:33am
moving this thread into the inquiry section
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post #6 of 9
8/3/11 at 7:17pm
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yeah i dont mind paying more for the alienware im just scared it will break. I have heard from a ton of people that they have great computers until they break but when that happens the customer support is pretty much useless. I have a friend that payed 3300 for his laptop and within the 1st month the side panel was coming off.

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post #7 of 9
8/4/11 at 3:10pm
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Originally Posted by Obvioushail View Post

yeah i dont mind paying more for the alienware im just scared it will break. I have heard from a ton of people that they have great computers until they break but when that happens the customer support is pretty much useless. I have a friend that payed 3300 for his laptop and within the 1st month the side panel was coming off.


This is where extended warranty comes in handy

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post #8 of 9
8/4/11 at 9:19pm
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yeah but the extended warraty is like an extra 200 just for that and ive heard that they dont ever fix your problem. I know im leaning toward the toshiba i think its more bang for the buck but you have to have a laptop that looks cool to so i cant make a decision. Do any of you own a alienware laptop? ive heard that the most expensive ones cant even max graphic intense games like Crisis.

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post #9 of 9
8/9/11 at 3:25am

looking at the site for the toshiba it doesnt seem like the toshiba has a turbo to overclock, but the alien ware does and u can use it for gaming and school work... im not so sure about the toshiba but i have heard the toshiba is very durable.

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