User talk:Dunyas

Leave message after the Beep... *BEEP* Dunyas 23:48, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Spits out pepsi* a linux gamer?! so...rare..so great...:) Dominator Matrix 23:51, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Alienware[edit]

Is that common that theirs loads of problems with Alienware? As it looks fab, so I'm considering getting one. As the only notebook which I like quite as much are Viao which I know are terribly buggy and Sony is renowned for having crap customer service. It's just if it is buggy, there's no point in me getting one as I suck with computers and wouldn't know where to begin with fixing them. -- Salome 12:38, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Actually, my Alienware is one of the reasons I got into PC repair. Like I said, it was awesome when I got it. But then I noticed that little things were wrong. Like the sound driver was installed incorrectly. That was no big deal, just had to reinstall it. Then I tried to burn my first CD, which resulted in a screwed up disk. I contacted their support and after the whole run of test found that my drive was probably bad. They told me to send the entire machine back for a replacement. I told them they could just send the drive and I would install it, which they said no to. It was a smart bay so it was cheaper for me to just buy a new one instead of paying for shipping. If I pressed the issue, I probably could have got them to pay for shipping.

Alienware stresses that they have the most powerful laptops designed for gaming. The problem with that is laptops were never designed to have that much power. Laptops were originally designed to be used to do light work away from your desktop. Today we see them as full blown computer. Any person with a good gaming rig knows how important cooling is. Cooling on any laptop is going to suck. Also, high performance parts normally use more power. That is why most companies use parts designed specifically for lower power usage and low heat when designing a laptop. Alienware throw that ideal to the wind in their gaming notebooks. So you end up with a laptop that can play the latest games, but has a high chance of overheating and a very short battery life. I read how you love the idea of an illuminated keyboard. I took think this looks really cool. The problem is I know how much that is going to pull from the battery.

If you want a choice between Sony and Alienware, I'd go Alienware. They do have pretty good in-warranty support. The main problem is they don't have any after warranty support. Laptops are normally proprietary and if a part goes bad, the only way to fix it is to get the company that made it to help. Alienware will not help at all. That is the reason why mine is being used to prop books up my book shelf now. The nice thing with Alienware is they allow you to do minor fixes without voiding your warranty. So if you wanted to add more RAM by yourself, you could. As for Sony, avoid them like the plague. Even Sony's own products have problems working with their Vaio systems.

If you do get the Alienware, get the full warranty. I can't stress this enough. My video went like a year and a half after I got it and I only had the one year warranty. Damn thing cost me $2500... -- Dunyas 22:26, 30 April 2008 (UTC)