alienware for lots of dough

[impostal22]

www.cyberpowerinc.com if you're not building it yourself.

www.newegg.com if you are.

cyberpower is extremely good, i've convinced about 5 people to get computers from them (not including myself), and they've all been really pleased.

a note about dell: while they try to be the most user-friendly computer makers, here at college, literally every computer i've had to fix has been a dell. and more often than not, i've run into problems because of dell's *** backwards ways of setting up their computers. and dells aren't cheaper than cyberpower computers, either (and dell's are far less customizable).

[sharpshooter1286]

wait, so alienware desktops are over priced, and not very top of the line?

heres the set up i was looking at
Area 51 Extreme Option

-Alienware Chassic with 420-watt PSU
-Intel Pentium 4 processor with HT technology extreme edition 3.20ghz
-Advanced 800mhz system bus with 2MB L3 and 512KB L2 Cache
-High performance heat sink cooling system
-Intel 875P Chipset-based motherboard
-1024MB Corsair XMS Dual Channel PC-3200 DDR SDRAM at 400mhz
-ATI Radoen 9800 XT 256MB 8X AGP with DVI &S-video out
-Astral Blue alliance Video cooling system
-240GB 7200RPM Serial ATA-150 RAID 0 Array 16MB Cache
-Creative Sound blaster Audigy 2 ZS 7.1 Advanced 24-bit audio
-Intel PRO/1000 CT Gigabit Ethernet Controller
-Black 16X dvd-rom drive
-black 52x/32x/52x cd-rw drive
-alienware 128 usb 2.0 flash drive
-multimedia keyboard by microsoft
-intellimouse explorer 3.0
-windows xp
-alienware tech support

all for 3,399, got the ad right out of pc gamer..so is this only a somewhat high end system, or will i be able to play any game i want on this computer?

[f3rr3+]

i dont think alien ware is worth it but if you have the money to through around its your choice... oh and if it is only for gaming why not get a desktop system much more customizable better screen and most importantly cheaper

[impostal22]

Originally posted by sharpshooter1286
wait, so alienware desktops are over priced, and not very top of the line?

heres the set up i was looking at
Area 51 Extreme Option

-Alienware Chassic with 420-watt PSU
-Intel Pentium 4 processor with HT technology extreme edition 3.20ghz
-Advanced 800mhz system bus with 2MB L3 and 512KB L2 Cache
-High performance heat sink cooling system
-Intel 875P Chipset-based motherboard
-1024MB Corsair XMS Dual Channel PC-3200 DDR SDRAM at 400mhz
-ATI Radoen 9800 XT 256MB 8X AGP with DVI &S-video out
-Astral Blue alliance Video cooling system
-240GB 7200RPM Serial ATA-150 RAID 0 Array 16MB Cache
-Creative Sound blaster Audigy 2 ZS 7.1 Advanced 24-bit audio
-Intel PRO/1000 CT Gigabit Ethernet Controller
-Black 16X dvd-rom drive
-black 52x/32x/52x cd-rw drive
-alienware 128 usb 2.0 flash drive
-multimedia keyboard by microsoft
-intellimouse explorer 3.0
-windows xp
-alienware tech support

all for 3,399, got the ad right out of pc gamer..so is this only a somewhat high end system, or will i be able to play any game i want on this computer?

uh this is like super high end. you won't have problems playing anything. but again, the price ain't right. alienware is WAY overpriced. go build the same computer at www.cyberpowerinc.com and see what you get.

[WickeDKlowN]

Your school gives you a laptop?!?

[-Carnifex-]

Can someone explain the loan to me? If it says I'll pay $9 a month for 60 months will I actually be paying $9 a month for 60 months or will it go up?

[Southpaw]

No laptop will be comparable to the same price desktop for any task. Not that this fits into you price range but this is a cool computer Super Fast Computers

Edit $9*60=$540 That does not include intrest so that would have to be a cheap computer or a baloon payment or 2.

[-Carnifex-]

I don't mean for a computer, just the loan.

Do they figure in interest into that number?

[Southpaw]

Do you have a link to the page? I Think we need more info than what you gave us.

[Rooster]

"-Alienware Chassic with 420-watt PSU
-Intel Pentium 4 processor with HT technology extreme edition 3.20ghz
-Advanced 800mhz system bus with 2MB L3 and 512KB L2 Cache
-High performance heat sink cooling system
-Intel 875P Chipset-based motherboard
-1024MB Corsair XMS Dual Channel PC-3200 DDR SDRAM at 400mhz
-ATI Radoen 9800 XT 256MB 8X AGP with DVI &S-video out
-Astral Blue alliance Video cooling system
-240GB 7200RPM Serial ATA-150 RAID 0 Array 16MB Cache
-Creative Sound blaster Audigy 2 ZS 7.1 Advanced 24-bit audio
-Intel PRO/1000 CT Gigabit Ethernet Controller
-Black 16X dvd-rom drive
-black 52x/32x/52x cd-rw drive
-alienware 128 usb 2.0 flash drive
-multimedia keyboard by microsoft
-intellimouse explorer 3.0
-windows xp
-alienware tech support"

I'd be willing to bet the price of the machine i could build that for $2000. $1500 if I had a couple months to shop the best deals on all parts. Alienware is a rip-off.

[-Carnifex-]

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/70806/wo/Vo5ey0kd0bOe2rvTKPX17aAbe0e/0.0.7.1.0.5.61.0.2.0.0.7.0

I was thinking about getting a loan for a 40GB iPod, just not sure how that stuff works and don't want the monthly payments to jump on me.

[i_baked_cookies]

yea, my school has been giving laptops to every grade level (9-12) for 5 years now. the seniors have REALLY old laptops... the 200mhz 32 mb of ram old. lol. freshman have the new ibm with 2 ghz and 300+ram. its adds an extra 800 on the already 7200 dollar tuition. it makes taking notes and all that stuff so much easier.

i want a laptop. i take the one i have right now everywhere: road trips, thanksgiving trips, etc. i have a 1ghz celeron with 300+ram and a 16m vidcard that actually runs dod, cs, and gtavc pretty well. the problem i have with it is that it has a 12gig harddrive, it will be severly outdated in 2006 (grad year), and its an all around pos. i need a laptop that is upgradeable (thats why i was looking at alienware), and can play games pretty well. hell, if my 1ghz celeron can run dod at 800x600 with no lag or anything like that, a 2.8ghz p4 with 500+ram will be perfect for me. im not lookin for those huge complete desktops. i need something thats upgradable and is quality.

is there any more suggestions other than alienware?

[impostal22]

Originally posted by smee
yea, my school has been giving laptops to every grade level (9-12) for 5 years now. the seniors have REALLY old laptops... the 200mhz 32 mb of ram old. lol. freshman have the new ibm with 2 ghz and 300+ram. its adds an extra 800 on the already 7200 dollar tuition. it makes taking notes and all that stuff so much easier.

i want a laptop. i take the one i have right now everywhere: road trips, thanksgiving trips, etc. i have a 1ghz celeron with 300+ram and a 16m vidcard that actually runs dod, cs, and gtavc pretty well. the problem i have with it is that it has a 12gig harddrive, it will be severly outdated in 2006 (grad year), and its an all around pos. i need a laptop that is upgradeable (thats why i was looking at alienware), and can play games pretty well. hell, if my 1ghz celeron can run dod at 800x600 with no lag or anything like that, a 2.8ghz p4 with 500+ram will be perfect for me. im not lookin for those huge complete desktops. i need something thats upgradable and is quality.

is there any more suggestions other than alienware?

*COUGH* www.cyberpowerinc.com *COUGH*


carnifex- from the site,

Financing for qualified U.S. residents from MBNA America Bank, N.A. Monthly payment is an estimate, based on a total purchase price of $799.00 (not including shipping/handling and taxes), a repayment term of 60 months and a 9.99% Annual Percentage Rate (APR). Your APR may be higher.

MBNA will set your APR between 9.99% and 26.99% based on your creditworthiness. The APR is not guaranteed and may change. Your repayment term and payment amount are estimates which may change if, for example; MBNA changes your APR, you make late or partial payments, MBNA assesses fees, or you take additional advances. There is a 5% transaction fee on each advance (fee: min. $15, max. $99), which does not apply to purchases billed by Apple directly to your account.

[-Carnifex-]

Wow, it's a good thing I know what that means..


Seriously though, does it just mean the monthly price will go up if I miss payments?

[i_baked_cookies]

ive made my decision, well sorta

im just gonna wait until i get a job, and then ill see how much money i have coming in, and ill decide from there. i still have to convince my parents to pay the monthly fee while i pay them cash every month. that may be hard, considering my parents are rich, but cheap as hell.

maybe ill just dump some more money into paintball