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Oooh, it appears a lot of those custom built ones don't have windows on them, and that's like another 100, Yuck.
 
Alienware pc's are very over priced!
You have to remember that alienware needs a profit so every PC they make they are going to over price it!
Building a PC is better but i realize that is not for everyone therefore i suggest company's like Cyber power or IbuyPower which gives you more performance for the buck. Also don't forget alienwares support is horrible example:

Alienware -"Hi , this is alien ware support how may we help you"
User - "Hi when i use windows i get an error"
Alienware - "Have you tryed turning it off and on again"
User - "Yes"
Alienware - "Well , we can fix it but for £200"
 
SwingPoynt said:
Hello all!

So, I've been looking to purchase a desktop to do some video editing with, I love my laptop, but she is starting to age and just can't perform as well as I'd like when rendering and also when recording with FRAPS. (ASUS G60Jx Laptop)

I was looking at this desktop that is on sale today on tiger direct for 800$

It is an Alienware
Alienware Model # - AX51-9302BK


If you want to google that.

I know that building is always cheaper, but I'm wondering how much cheaper it would be considering this guy is only 800 dollars and it has free shipping (a luxury I may not have if I order separate parts)

It is an alienware (which i usually stay away from due to price) but looking at the specs and with it being on sale, it almost seems like a steal!

My main concern is it's size, it is pretty tiny, I'd fear that it would overheat, however what I've read is that they perform surprisingly well in the temp department for their size.

The thing is nearly 1200 dollars on amazon right now.

Some quick Specs as quoted by tigerdirect
  • 3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3770 3.40GHz processor; ensures unbelievable computing competency
  • 8GB of DDR3 memory; runs multiple programs at a time
  • 1TB HDD; secures lots of applications
  • Blu-ray Player; plays and burns data in varied media formats
  • NVIDIA Geforce GTX 660; for excellent graphics
  • Windows 8 64-bit
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I would highly suggest building your own, I spent about $850- $900 on my current PC and got higher specs. I suggest going to Newegg.com to buy your parts, I had a friend purchase from tiger direct and they got his package wrong about 4 times (the first time they sent him an empty box).
 
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