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post #101 of 289
8/17/04 at 10:14am
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Originally Posted by thecommish16
and as for Dell...bash them ALL you want...you CANT get more bang for the buck ANYWHERE on EARTH in terms of system builders. And if everything is in stock, it usually ships the SAME day you order it. And if you've gotta return a system, just TELL them its a return, no arguments, no restocking...this is how you return a $3,000 dollar Dell (ive done it) "Hi I wanna set up a system return." dell-ok..order # please?....and so on.
The best I've seen from Dell with their DT's were 5 free things:

Shipping
$50.00 off
CDRW
$75.00 off or free digital camera
Printer

That's a lot of free stuff.
post #102 of 289
8/17/04 at 10:20am
Dell always has good deals, they are high volume, gotta look good on the financial statements.

I got my 700m even thou it's not a DT with 15% off (255 dollars off), $275 combined mail in rebate and a cheap ass Dell printer.
post #103 of 289
8/17/04 at 10:21am
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Originally Posted by wookie
All these companies are expensive for what you are getting. I bought a notebook from Ibuypower (aopen 1557gl) with Pentium M 1.6, 128mb ATI 9700, 80gb 5400 rpm, 512mb ram for $1479. A Dell with the same spec was over $2k. These companies are using the same parts as my notebook (Pentium processor, Kingston ram, Hitachi HD, etc.). ALX and Alienware are the worst. Charging you couple hundred $'s more to preinstalled 3 games for you. I back your opinion.
AW does more than install 3 games when you buy an ALX. We all know the ALX is expensive. We buy it because we WANT to. Why would anyone buy a PC from a company when it's cheaper to build it yourself?

Why would anyone buy a Mercedes Benz when they could get a Ford Pinto? They both have 4 wheels and an engine, but the Pinto is cheaper.
post #104 of 289
8/17/04 at 10:31am
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Originally Posted by wookie
All these companies are expensive for what you are getting. I bought a notebook from Ibuypower (aopen 1557gl) with Pentium M 1.6, 128mb ATI 9700, 80gb 5400 rpm, 512mb ram for $1479. A Dell with the same spec was over $2k. These companies are using the same parts as my notebook (Pentium processor, Kingston ram, Hitachi HD, etc.). ALX and Alienware are the worst. Charging you couple hundred $'s more to preinstalled 3 games for you. I back your opinion.
http://www.resellerratings.com/seller2001.html

Yea but their service and support is averaged compared to Alienware, this is important when it comes to notebooks since they aren't as easy to service as a desktop.

http://www.resellerratings.com/seller1650.html

Hey Wookie you got owned by YankeeDeuce



Sorry Craig forgive me LOL

Oh God this thread has given me too many laughs, I'm dying of laughter Please more.....
post #105 of 289
8/17/04 at 10:48am
Area51m-you spoke of being "civil" then you go and use profanity--come on that is not helping to get your point across.


It's your money spend it however you see fit

Opinions are like @ssho*** everybody has one

lets have a nice Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
post #106 of 289
8/17/04 at 10:55am
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Originally Posted by Rictor
Area51m-you spoke of being "civil" then you go and use profanity--come on that is not helping to get your point across.


It's your money spend it however you see fit

Opinions are like @ssho*** everybody has one

lets have a nice Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
DAMN he just got


WOO LOL hahaha
post #107 of 289
8/17/04 at 11:16am
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Originally Posted by lovearea51m_1
man get a life, you went through the hassel of finding the rally picture and editing and uploading it just to insult some guy you dont even know. Man seriously get a life, go right now you freaking low life....you think i would give a **** what some asshole online which got nothing better to do but take like 30min editing images and sending them to threads has to say.... ..suck my balls ...take your finger and shove it up your ass and this is your face
Actually he found that in a thread in Dell general. I posted that pic so flame me..your still losing this absurd argument, but hey that's just my objective opinion.

If you want another one drop the issue all together, you've already made yourself look like enough of a fool. Nothing personal though.
post #108 of 289
8/17/04 at 11:19am
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Originally Posted by lovearea51m_1
voodo0...hmm...thats a nice idea...im gonna check that out... i love their tattoo work on the case
The Voodoo's are expensive. I configured an Envy 370 for around $3200.00, $550.00 more than my AW, without the tattoo.
post #109 of 289
8/17/04 at 11:22am
Wow.. that asian pic is like 5 years old.. seriously.
post #110 of 289
8/17/04 at 11:53am
OWN3D
LL
post #111 of 289
8/17/04 at 11:58am
Area 51, Even since you do think the ALX is so overpriced, why must you come and blatantly post it in our AW forums. If i ever disagree with a Dell product, im not gonna go crap on the Dell parade about it. So what if you thinks its overpriced, we are all adults and can decide for ourselves if its price is reasonable. Go back to the Dell forums. If we ever do need an AW price analyzer though, you are first on our list.
post #112 of 289
8/17/04 at 12:54pm
i think the bottom line is any PC you buy from a commercial vendor is a "ripoff"

you can build it yourself cheaper then theyw ill sell it for,....

putting in a water cooled system isnt difficult at all, evenf or first time builders.

the onyl advantage i can see of buying an ALX is for the dual video cards, that isnt something you could build yourself and save alot fo money.
post #113 of 289
8/17/04 at 1:13pm
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Originally Posted by jamaster14
the onyl advantage i can see of buying an ALX is for the dual video cards, that isnt something you could build yourself and save alot fo money.
Doesn't the new nVidia 6800 have a SLI Connector that allows for this, or is that still in development??? I thought it was already out but I could be wrong. If I remember correctly, it takes up a $#!+load of room on the PCI slots though.
post #114 of 289
8/17/04 at 1:15pm
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Originally Posted by LurkingJayhawk
Doesn't the new nVidia 6800 have a SLI Connector that allows for this, or is that still in development??? I thought it was already out but I could be wrong. If I remember correctly, it takes up a $#!+load of room on the PCI slots though.
noy ou are right you CAN build this yourself...

but when you price it, your not saving much money at all.

hell your talking like a grand just for the 2 6800's and the connector!
post #115 of 289
8/17/04 at 1:15pm
The SLI is done via hardware. To restricting and slow.

AW is done by software. Alot smoother/faster/reliable/(easy to fix)/tweaks plus u can have 2 different cards
post #116 of 289
8/17/04 at 1:46pm
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Originally Posted by jamaster14
hell your talking like a grand just for the 2 6800's and the connector!
Yeah, I'm guessing I will only be using one GPU until Game requirements tell me otherwise. I thought the $400+ for the price of one is a little steep. Heck, I'm guessing I will be using only my current 5690 until gaming requirements tell me otherwise, which should still be 2 more years.
post #117 of 289
8/17/04 at 1:50pm
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Originally Posted by Devion
The SLI is done via hardware. To restricting and slow.

AW is done by software. Alot smoother/faster/reliable/(easy to fix)/tweaks plus u can have 2 different cards
I do remember seeing the picture of this when they released the information, If I remember correctly it took up the room of 3 possible 4 PCI Slots for space (only using 2 slots in requirements), not even mentioning ventilation. Kinda leaves you empty handed on PCI slots when all is said and done
post #118 of 289
8/17/04 at 5:41pm
I started reading through this thread, but I gave up after page 2 as I have no desire to read an 8 page flame fest. At this point, I would have to say the ALX is not a good deal even if it is watercooled. Now when the X2 comes out, I will most likely change my opinion unless it is priced at over 7,000 dollars...

Oh, and on the topic of owned, allow me to offer up this

LL
post #119 of 289
8/17/04 at 6:25pm
This thread should REALLY be deleted or locked. I'm kinda tired of seeing it always sitting on the top of this forum
post #120 of 289
8/17/04 at 6:27pm
I assume you mean threads like this one as this thread has been around for less than one day
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