Dell Alienware Area-51 Core i7-980 X Infused Gaming PC

Alienware is finally getting rid of their old cases... Personally, I found them to be really UGLY. But the new ALX and their mini-ALX are BEAUTIFUL. 

Just wondering.... Would you go for Dell/Alienware or HP/Voodoo?

Both are large companies who have acquired small boutique brands.. But which is the better?

blazarcher:

Would you go for Dell/Alienware or HP/Voodoo?

Dell/Alienware has a better rep as far as I'm concerned. HP screwed me on a laptop repair once. I've been warning people away from them for years too.

realneil:

blazarcher:

Would you go for Dell/Alienware or HP/Voodoo?

Dell/Alienware has a better rep as far as I'm concerned. HP screwed me on a laptop repair once. I've been warning people away from them for years too.

Dude. I only trust HP with making printers. 

LOL, same here lol. I got 2 HP printers and no other HP products. My sister has a HP laptop though.

LOL same here... I've got an HP C6180 and even that isn't working properly. 

I haven't bought a computer in so long lol. Must've forgotten what its like. Now I just build them. I can't trust anyone but myself these days. 

Marius Malek:

Dude. I only trust HP with making printers. 

I have and use the crap out of HP printers, two lasers and a Wireless DeskJet too. But,......

I was at the Flea Market this last Saturday and found a Brother HL-1440 printer there for $10.00, I offered $8.00 for it and they instantly jumped on my offer.(I almost rolled away at that point) But I had offered the money, and stuck to my end of the bargain thinking that I may have made a mistake.

I got it home and blew it out with my shop vac, (it wasn't that dirty) I checked the specs online and found that it has only 2MB of on board RAM and needed an old style 72 pin RAM stick. 32MB was the maximum it would take. I pulled one of the exact 32MB sticks of RAM from the 'Ever Ready Digital Junkpile' and installed it. I hooked it up after ascertaining that the toner cartridge was full, and it works beautifully at 1200-DPI. Windows 7 installed the drivers auto-magically right when I connected the USB cable that they included with the printer. It has hardly any lag before it prints and I'd say it was definitely worth the $8.00 investment.

blazarcher:

I've got an HP C6180 and even that isn't working properly. 

My sister is suffering with one of those. It's the biggest P.O.S. on the Planet. She uses it for a home business office and tries to print Quickbooks Pro And Quicken docs and checks with it.

I offered to GIVE her one of my little LaserJets for free if she would let me smash it with a hammer. She paid way too much for it to even think about it. My LaserJet prints all of her stuff without problems.

i got a C6280 and its working fine for me :) It does what ever i tell it too but it feeds on ink like there is no tomorrow...

Im curious about the auto venting.

What about it are you curious about?

grayaudio:

Im curious about the auto venting.

Taken from the review article:

Another rather distinctive feature of the Area-51 is its top ventilation system that consists of a series of motorized vent louvers that move up or down, depending on how much heat builds up in the chassis.  These vents are keyed off fan speeds inside the case and temperature thresholds in the BIOS can be set to affect the pitch of the vents and fan speeds based on the settings you provide.

It would be cool if you could set them to rapidly open and close three times when you approach it for the first time every morning!

Then imagine an excited little voice squeaking, "Hello Master!"

Yeah,....cool!

That can be done lol. It would so nice! you got your self a pet now :P

I'm really digging the case, even if it's a bit ricer. Great specs aswell.

I just love the case and the wall of storage. And I just love the performance of it, it blows everything out of the water.

Xolso, ricer? :D lol (pricier  right?)

They could make more then just selling whole computers if they would sell the case alone :D lol

WOW this DELL computer is getting a LOT of attention. Just kidding, I think Alienware are finally stepping over Dell's restrictions and just making an awesome looking product. Not like their earlier PC's with the whole "alien" theme.

I have got this i got it a moth ago paid for all the upgrades an it wz jst under 5.5k!! but it is amazin i lv the case i got the jet black case. This is my 1st comp and half me m8s play on xbox add us on steam i have like 5 m8s on it lol steam - pwhittak an if ya finkin of buyin one and wanna ask ?s dats cool

yeah im loving the new dellianware build quality.

As a reminder, Alienware is rip-off! Dude, just customize your own rig and you save money!

Some people want to have it built for them. There are many companies that do that too.

What's wrong with them for charging for their designing and building a fine computer? They warranty it too. All of us here KNOW that we can build one cheaper than buying a ready made box,...........Some like to not hassle it.

I don't trust Alienware at all! It's all about customization.

If you don't trust them then don't buy from them. Don't knock other people's choice to do so though.

They've been in business for a long, long time already and many are happy with them.

I wonder,.....have YOU ever owned one of their computers? Do you speak from experience or have you just heard that you don't like them?

My friend own an Alienware Laptop and he said the reliability wasn't good. You can talk everyone else on a forum, and they said that Alienware is bad because they're not making a good deal to sell their product on the market.

So you have no personal experience with that brand.

OK