Alienware just own MBP 15?

[CalBoy]

Why are some people so angry and ill informed?

I don't think anyone here is being angry. If they are, they need to calm down.

The laptop is not 60% heaver,

Actually, you'll find that it is indeed 59.2% heavier, which for all intents and purposes, we can call 60%.

and unlike our Macbook Pros which are also very hot and use the same components, this laptop has the most advanced technology available for prices in line with Apples products.

I'll agree that it has some great specs, but it is also in the 17" mbp range. If we factor in the massive weight and size, it is in fact not as "owning" as the thread title indicated.

8.6 pounds ? maybe you guys need to start going to a gym if its that much worse than a MBP 5.4 lbs

Actually, it can wear on your back/shoulder if you carry around an additional 3.2lbs for hours per day. Those who travel frequently will tell you that even an extra two pounds can be a pain when it comes to notebooks.

Now if we add in the additional thickness, finding a bag for that behemoth can become incredibly difficult.

 

[synth3tik]

Dude remember Alienware is owned by Dell.

 

[Brianstorm91]

Dude remember Alienware is owned by Dell.

I love how there's just no way of getting around this fact

 

[Nick012]

Imagine the battery life on this thing! You might get 3 or maybe even 4 minutes on a full charge!

 

[m3the01]

Its specs are nice, however its just to large for me.

Its very nice to see solid state 64GB disk @ only around an $800 add on, plus the 8800M 512MB is really nice. For me those are the only things that are really nice,

As soon as ssd's come down a little more u can bet im throwing one of those in the mbp 2.4

 

[aiterum]

I love how there's just no way of getting around this fact

omg dell is the devil burn the heathens

 

[Techguy172]

Wow, Stop bashing dell, and saying they are crap. Guess what an apple is the exact same as a dell inside!

 

[aiterum]

Wow, Stop bashing dell, and saying they are crap. Guess what an apple is the exact same as a dell inside!

have you ever tried biting into a dell it doesn't taste anything like an apple

 

[synth3tik]

Wow, Stop bashing dell, and saying they are crap. Guess what an apple is the exact same as a dell inside!

AS far as the third party components yes. Thats were the likeness ends.

 

[majordude]

Wow, Stop bashing dell, and saying they are crap. Guess what an apple is the exact same as a dell inside!

A Ferrari and a Yugo both use Texaco gas but one performs much better.

 

[bntz313]

It is a nice set-up on paper, but no OSX. Being a recent switcher and having a dell desktop right next to me. I can say that an apple is better quality & better OSX. But if all someone wants is the lastest souped up................forget it

Like the old saying goes:
It's quality over quantity



But on paper/screen it looks great.

 

[GAS]

A Ferrari and a Yugo both use Texaco gas but one performs much better.

Pretty poor analogy to be honest.
A better analogy: A Volkswagen and an Audi both use the same engine. But one has a finer tuning and higher levels of refinement.

 

[jnc]

A Ferrari and a Yugo both use Texaco gas but one performs much better.

Isn't electricity better analogised by gas in your example rather than a computer's components?

 

[majordude]

Pretty poor analogy to be honest.
A better analogy: A Volkswagen and an Audi both use the same engine. But one has a finer tuning and higher levels of refinement.

Bah! They're BOTH Volkswagens.

 

[gazfocus]

still doesn't look as sexy as an all aluminium Macbook Pro

 

[deggs37]

So if I wanted a 10 pound iron for my shirts that runs windows and has 12 minutes of battery life and will break down in 2 years because it's made by Dell, then maybe I'd buy that thing.

I almost thought you were talking about my MBP until you said made by Dell. Because my battery only has about ~30 minutes of life and it gets so hot I could fry up an egg on it. Not to mention I have fans making weird noises as of lately which seems to me like they are breaking down.

But I do have a 7 year old dell desktop that has never given me any problems.

 

[majordude]

But I do have a 7 year old dell desktop that has never given me any problems.

Actually, the old Dells are pretty good. They were top of the line back when there was Gateway, Dell, Micron, etc.

 

[zioxide]

I almost thought you were talking about my MBP until you said made by Dell. Because my battery only has about ~30 minutes of life and it gets so hot I could fry up an egg on it. Not to mention I have fans making weird noises as of lately which seems to me like they are breaking down.

But I do have a 7 year old dell desktop that has never given me any problems.

Well apparently you have the Core Duo model which was the first version of the MBP. It definitely ran hot. Apple redesigned the vents for the C2D I believe.

Plus that means your laptop is nearly two years old so your cycle count is getting up there and you probably need a new battery.

 

[Techguy172]

Sorry to break it to you but apple's build quality is nothing amazing. Dell is the same of better!

 

[baboyako]

check out these babies:
http://www.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/featured_xpsnb_deal?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs
just lacks osx. some guys though are trying to port osx to pcs

 

[MRU]

Alienware....

And all for only $4300 great stuff

 

[Shannighan]

But it's still an overpriced Dell

agreed, i dont like dell (and not because i like apple products)

also what the hell is up with HP's VooDoo PC prices?