Ok, this thread is one of the more argumentative I've ever seen on here... I know I'm diving in here late, but I'm still going to give a piece of my mind.
Ok, this news really disappointed me. Why? Because, even if you want to bash Alienware for being overpriced(which I personally think they were/are), they made nice computers with great specs. I personally would rather have someone build me a custom comp or do it myself if I was in the market for a desktop Windows comp, but if you don't have the knowledge or whatever to do that, if you have the money, great, go for Alienware! I've never owned one, but I've actually heard they have excellent customer service.... contrary to what people on here have been saying.
I think it is sad, and I think the Nike buying Converse thing is a good analogy. A cool little company got bought up by a sh***y, large, very corporate enity.
Steve's quote: Pretty much, Apple and Dell are the only ones in this industry making money. They make it by being Wal-Mart. We make it by innovation," really speaks true in this.
To me, it's like thinking of Walmart buying.... oh crap, I hate all the other large retail corporations too.
Mostly I just think this is a fairly sad thing. Falcon Northwest is good, and I'm sure there are some other good gaming PCs out there, but Alienware was, for all it's flaws, a good computer company.
On the Renegade: Yuck.
It turns me off just by the fact it's "pimped out." I guess all the gamer dorks want to be pimpin'.
It has awesome specs. But it's ugly. It's super costly. And I just personally think it's gross.
But it does have mind-blowing specs. But the cost is more mind-blowing.
(holy crap, scared me for a sec, I didn't see the eek smiley where I thought it was.... )
Ok, this news really disappointed me. Why? Because, even if you want to bash Alienware for being overpriced(which I personally think they were/are), they made nice computers with great specs. I personally would rather have someone build me a custom comp or do it myself if I was in the market for a desktop Windows comp, but if you don't have the knowledge or whatever to do that, if you have the money, great, go for Alienware! I've never owned one, but I've actually heard they have excellent customer service.... contrary to what people on here have been saying.
I think it is sad, and I think the Nike buying Converse thing is a good analogy. A cool little company got bought up by a sh***y, large, very corporate enity.
Steve's quote: Pretty much, Apple and Dell are the only ones in this industry making money. They make it by being Wal-Mart. We make it by innovation," really speaks true in this.
To me, it's like thinking of Walmart buying.... oh crap, I hate all the other large retail corporations too.
Mostly I just think this is a fairly sad thing. Falcon Northwest is good, and I'm sure there are some other good gaming PCs out there, but Alienware was, for all it's flaws, a good computer company.
On the Renegade: Yuck.
It turns me off just by the fact it's "pimped out." I guess all the gamer dorks want to be pimpin'.
It has awesome specs. But it's ugly. It's super costly. And I just personally think it's gross.
But it does have mind-blowing specs. But the cost is more mind-blowing.
(holy crap, scared me for a sec, I didn't see the eek smiley where I thought it was.... )