ALX worth the investment? Discuss it here...  

Love,

You obviously know nothing about the ALX so I'll enlighten you. It is a liquid cooled CPU and GPU built into this chassis. This allows the machine to run near silent and be overclockable to huge degrees.

Please do your homework before you flame.

but i agree you can get a watercooling system for cheaper then the diffrence. and it aint that hard to put in.

Add the fact that you're purchasing at a different level and will receive a special level of support.

The ALX is the top end of the desktop line...if you don't GET it, then you never will.

Do you walk into all of the Mercedes dealers in your town and say "Hey, you're all n00bz0rZ, I can buy a Hyundai down the street for MUCH less...pffffftttt, talk to the hand!!" ??

Just move along.

Hope i dont get flamed for this because i didn't do my homework either...

but isn't the ALX going to have the Dual GPU setup?

Yes...it will be called the X2. It will have dual CPUs AND dual GPUS! And it will surely be of much debate in these forums by the nay sayers.

They will also be selling the single cpu/gpu model.

I think people have said this before-most people who buy an AW do it cause they like what it has to offer, the looks, the components, the "status" of owning an alienware.

It is similiar to cars-you can buy a ford focus-cheap insurance get you from point A to B-and that's that.

OR

You can buy a hummer-don't need a hummer, you live in the city, but you want to be part of the "hummer people" So you don't care if you pay alot extra-it looks better runs better-you may not need all the power but it's there if you do.

not sure if that is a good example--but you should be able to get the jest of it-

As for the "not taking two months to get computer with dell" There have been MANY delays with their XPS gen 3's--AND when people actually got those computers ALOT of them died on them. there are posts about this on this forum as well as on the dell forums.
Yes they are cheaper--BUT there are some downsides their power supply is proprietary which can be a hassle, so is their motherboard-the build quality alone seems better with AW which is another reason why people choose it.
When you go all out on a PC you want the best of the best-period AW offers that-so does NW falcon, monarch computer, voodoopc, etc-and they are priced just the same as AW

You don't purchase an ALX so they can install games for you, or to play with other AW folk-that is just an "added bonus" adds to the community thing of being part of owning an Alienware.

Dell's customer service being better than AW's is an opinion-and in mine I have found them horrible-I have posts in the dell forums explainig the entire story.

To sum it all up--
If someone is buying an ALX don't worry about it, they worked for their money ( or their parents money) let them use it however they choose.
I've seen kids in here saving up all summer mowing lawns just to buy an AW-they deserve whatever they want! Same goes for people who work all week at their jobs doing whatever-let them enjoy their computers-it's not your money they are spending is it?

People that buy AW's arent ignorant (am I going on a limb here? )
they shop around they know the price differences between AW and other retailers--but they choose AW

I can see you being angry if AW just lied to all these people and suckered them in, but that is not the case. Everyone here knows the prices and what we get for the money, which is why they order AW over Dell-

As for civility

I'm going to have to second Craig's points because he's got all I can think of at this point. The simple fact is that the ALX is top of the line right now, and as of yet nothing can come out to compare with it.

And Nat, I would not trust anyone but the finest experts to install a water cooling system in a computer... the odds of problems are huge and this way it's their problem if there -is- a mistake...

Hey, don't flame my ALX! There are to many reasons to go with a ALX over a Dell to even go into lol. Anyway, I'm sure I will get my moneys worth when I get the system, and see the benchmarks and the beauty of the overall desin inside and out. In a year or two I plan on upgrading it to the X2. Can Dell offer that?

Nicely said Rictor!

when you upgrade to the x2 sell me your "old" and "crappy" ALX

Read the title you put on this thread...its a blatant attack on those that laid down their hard earned cash for one of the best, if not THE best, systems out there...sorry if I hurt your fanny but YOU offended THEM first. I just shot back at your before they could.

See ya at the Hyundai dealer...

No offense, but do you have nothing else to do but to whine and complain about AW? That's what most of your posts are composed of. Simmer down, son or please leave the forums. We don't need any more bashing threads about people who put down money on ANY kind of AW system. Your broken english isn't fun to read either.

Craig-your offending the Hyundai owners on this forum!

OR

however....I always did think it was a stupid feature that they will install 3 games for you but you have to send it in to them to do it....I'm going to be without my system for who knows how long so they can isntall a game for me? who thought up that one?

^^ Hey I owned a Yugo...I can call out anyone's car! I lived in complete shame for over a year

It's not easy talking to ladies from the front seat of a 3 cylinder box from Yugoslavia.