Thought I\'d post something for those thinking about buying from Alienware. Here\'s my personal experience so far.
It was delivered today, not too late, but not early. There was a slight problem; they didn\'t include a power cord.
I\'ve sent off an email about that.
Now this machine is a monster. Not just in specs (AMD64 (HT) 4400+, 2GB RAM, GeForce 7800 GTX), but in sheer
size. Slightly over two foot tall and wide, and a foot in width. It was a bit awkward getting it up the stairs, and god forbid if you don\'t have much room on your desk (or under it).
It\'s also noisy. No, noisy is an understatement. You see, even with the optional extra of \'Acoustic Dampening\' to the AlienIce cooling system, this thing can be clearly heard from downstairs. Sent off an email about
that, too.
Took a while for me to find where to plug in the speakers, but that wasn\'t anything wrong with the machine.
I\'ve just never had a decent soundcard before. Audigy 2 ZS.
So, that\'s all well and good, normal sorts of problems that happen to everyone, blah blah... you want to hear how it runs, yes?
Gorgeous. Fantastic. Brilliant. Beautiful. If my last machine was a steam turbine capable of doing press-ups with the Eiffel Tower, this is a Behemoth with the unbridled power of a thousand galloping stallions that have been fed steriods their entire lives. In outer space.
...Because there\'s no wind drag in outer space.
...Ya.
On to looks: it is a piece of art. Mine is black with blue \'eyes\'. It glows menacingly in the dark. Very sleek, very stylish.
Hmm... pics, you say? Pics?! Of what speaketh thou! Okay then, I\'ll take some pics. Later. I\'m tired right now, and the machine\'s deafening noise is driving me insaaaaaaaaaane!! I\'m going to find a way to turn them off. Or pull them out. One thing\'s for certain, I\'m not sending it back to their warehouse. Because the warranty makes you pay for it. THE WARRANTY IS EVIL.
I\'ll be back later with pics.
