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KuifJe · **Posted:** Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:57 pm

Right, Gooses new PC bits and bobs tantrum got to me as well. I'm gonna ditch building it myself and go with a Dell XPS system. Mostly because I want a machine that'll last for a few years as well as the warranty covering @ home service rather then having to send it to a manufacturer and what not.

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PROCESSOR: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6600 Processor (2.4GHz, 1066MHz, 4MB)
OPERATING SYSTEM: Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 (incl Operating System Re-Installation CD) - English
VISTA UPGRADE MCE to Vista Premium Upgrade
HARDWARE SUPPORT: Premium XPS Service, 4 Year (incl. Gaming and On-Site Support)
MEMORY: 2048MB Dual Channel DDR2 667MHz [2x1024]
HARD DRIVE: 320GB Serial ATA Drive with DataBurst™ cache
OPTICAL DRIVE: 16X DVD+/-RW Drive
GRAPHICS CARD: 768MB nVidia® GeForce® 8800 GTX graphics card

Sift · **Posted:** Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:04 pm

Didn't you have a house to buy and a 2nd child to support? :twisted:

KuifJe · **Posted:** Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:16 pm

Yep, but the Tax Refunding Gods are shining a light on us!

Sift · **Posted:** Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:30 pm

KuifJe wrote:

Yep, but the Tax Refunding Gods are shining a light on us!

Make hay while the sun shines eh? Grats mate. I'd probably go for one of these meself if I had the moolah.

mongoose · **Posted:** Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:44 pm

Kuifje -

DON'T BUY A DELL XPS!!

You're better off buying alienware at that price - at least you'll get something that looks good

M

KuifJe · **Posted:** Tue Feb 06, 2007 11:05 pm

KuifJe wrote:

covering @ home service rather then having to send it to a manufacturer and what not.

That really is key, Alienware looks purty but all service and warranty matters involve pick up and return packages.

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Not to mention the fact that any comparable Alienware PC is about 800 euros more expensive then a Dell.
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Azaz · **Posted:** Tue Feb 06, 2007 11:37 pm

KuifJe wrote:

covering @ home service rather then having to send it to a manufacturer and what not.

That really is key, Alienware looks purty but all service and warranty matters involve pick up and return packages.

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Not to mention the fact that any comparable Alienware PC is about 800 euros more expensive then a Dell.
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Alienware has always been about the design, nothing else :/

Beans · **Joined:** Sat Dec 13, 2003 11:36 am **Posts:** 4200

Aren't you forgetting about Schan? How come you get a new PC and she doesn't eh? She should kick your ass

KuifJe · **Posted:** Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:14 am

Pfff she got a brand new laptop last year :p

KaosAD · **Joined:** Sun Feb 19, 2006 11:26 am **Posts:** 839

i am never goin to get a dell again ... no clue bout the actual models but the cooling of mine is shite² .. a passive cooler on the cpu connected via a duct to a single fan and the thingy goes VROOOOOEMMMMM .. and u cant replace it easy cause there is no retention module at the cpu .. and not to speak of the noise of the psu

Schan · **Joined:** Tue Jan 28, 2003 6:13 pm **Posts:** 330

Beans wrote:

Aren't you forgetting about Schan? How come you get a new PC and she doesn't eh? She should kick your ass

I see married life has tought you well

EvilNeileeeee · **Posted:** Wed Feb 07, 2007 6:23 pm

Whenever I read a review of a reasonable priced Alienware (re: £1500 ish) it gets really mediochre reviews.

I dunno why people rave about them tbh.

Was tempted to upgrade my machine, but it's running most things nicely still and I am in no rush, probably hold off until the quads become more common as my machine will be 2 and a bit by then.

olavski · **Posted:** Thu Feb 08, 2007 1:51 am

Alienware looks so over the top. Overhyped stuff.
Go with the XPS if you must.

I have a XPS gaming laptop and it kicks some pretty serious ass.

Can't beat that system you're buying by far but at this moment i'm not playing PC games anyway. :wink:

EvilNeileeeee · **Posted:** Thu Feb 08, 2007 8:35 am

olavski wrote:

Alienware looks so over the top. Overhyped stuff.
Go with the XPS if you must.

I have a XPS gaming laptop and it kicks some pretty serious ass.

Can't beat that system you're buying by far but at this moment i'm not playing PC games anyway. :wink:

That's good to know as I'm in the process of talking the office into buying me an XPS laptop

olavski · **Posted:** Thu Feb 08, 2007 9:41 pm

EvilNeileeeee wrote:

That's good to know as I'm in the process of talking the office into buying me an XPS laptop

I did exactly the same.

Goose made me >:(

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