Saw this article basically whacking the new alienware machine: http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=6576 Basically, in a nutshell, the specs are as follows: Name: Alienware Area-51 7500 Case: Alienware mid-tower - P2 chassis Processor: Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 (2.93GHz, 4MiB L2 cache, 266MHz FSB, LGA775) Motherboard: ASUS P5N32 SLI SE Deluxe - nForce4 SLI x16 Memory: Patriot 2GBytes (2x 1GByte) @ 4-4-4-12-2T @ 800MHz Hard drive(s): 2 x 500GB HGST Deskstar 7K500 SATA2 16MB cache Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 1GiB (500/1200) Optical drive #1 NEC ND-3550A DVD ReWriter Sound: Onboard from nForce4 AC'97 Networking: Gigabit Ethernet from Marvell 88E8053 PCIe controller and from NVIDIA MAC Texas Instruments FireWire400 controller Ports connectivity (usable) 6 x USB2.0 (2x front, 4x rear I/O), 1 x FireWire400, 2 x RJ45 (Gigabit), audio, optical/coaxial S/PDIF-out, PS/2, eSATA, Parallel PSU 'Alienware' 650W ATX 2.0 Warranty 1 year collect and return Price £3,112 including VAT Shipping £55.67 including VAT - DHL Express Other notables Logitech G-class wireless HIDs, P2 chassis Had a glance at the price, and kinda freaked me out. Not only a bit on the high side, but check out the following that I pulled out of the UK Apple Store: Name: Mac Pro CPU: Two 3GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon (Woodcrest) RAM: 2GB (4 x 512MB) 667mhz DDR2 Video: ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB (2 x dual-link DVI) Disk: 2x 500GB SATA Optical Drive: 16x double layer superdrive Ports: 5x USB, 2x FW400, 2x FW800 Communications; gigabit ethernet, bluetooth, WIFI Apple Mouse + Mighty Mouse Warranty: 1 Year The price of the Mac pro works out to be at £3,164.02, including VAT (whatever VAT is lar), compared to the £3,122 of the Alienware. Kinda amazing that a hyped up PC can cost about the same as a high performance workstation with higher specs. Even the chassis design also lar. Check out http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=6576&page=3 The insides of the Alienware looks just like a normal PC.
Alienware computers are always expensive. Not only because they always have the latest out but also because they appear "cool". Not surprising, they do well even though their prices are insane. But I wouldn't buy one of them. I would rather build my own. Now, if only someone can sponsor me the moolah....
I just need a X6800, a 7900GT and 2 piece of 1GB RAM, the rest I can fork out myself. Any kind souls around?
Well, I used to think that they r cool, until I saw the pic of the insides. Just how a normal PC looks like. Actually, dun even need to go for the Mac Pro to beat the crap out of that Alienware. I can just get myself a 1U or 2U rack from HP or Dell for that kinda price. The chassis on those rack servers is a cool factor indeed
You would be suprised at how many alienware owners I know of... I tend to look beyond bright paint and lights... But then again they hog up all the good parts...