I'm thinking about getting a new Laptop in the coming months. I've stuck with dell for the last two machines and while the first one did fine my experience with upgrading to Windows 7 on Alienware was ridiculous. (Alienware machines must use driver produced by the manufacturer, all these handy NVIDIA updates do me jack)
I like PC gaming opposed to console, and I've got almost 200G of music and video files. I have some productivity software (MS Office) and Adobe picture editing is nice but not essential. Are you a Mac Book owner? What was the transition like for you? Do you have a sweet notebook produced by a reliable - other than Dell - manufacturer? Have you had issues?
Any advice would be great.
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Posté 20 février 2010 - 04:50
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If your into gaming then stick with a PC....but leave alienware, theyre WAAY overpriced and overrated.
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Posté 20 février 2010 - 09:31
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your right.I went to cyber power and got an awesome PC built for a fraction of alienwares cost for the exact same thing.Zhaosen wrote...
If your into gaming then stick with a PC....but leave alienware, theyre WAAY overpriced and overrated.
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Posté 20 février 2010 - 09:40
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Apple no thanks. I don´t like being forced to use the programs they like but I do not neccesarily like too.
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Posté 20 février 2010 - 09:42
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I like apple juice but love my custom PC much more than apple!Statulos wrote...
Apple no thanks. I don´t like being forced to use the programs they like but I do not neccesarily like too.
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Posté 20 février 2010 - 09:44
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Dude go with the Falcon Northwest system, I have one an absolutely love it, I had an Alien Ware an it was crap and before that I had commited the mother of all sins with my first PC I bought a Dell. What made it worse it was a Mini Tower so all upgrading was costly because it was all specialized parts.
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Posté 20 février 2010 - 09:44
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Apple is brutally overprized too, starting with the Ipods and finishing with the Ibooks.
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Posté 20 février 2010 - 09:46
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awwww.*holds you tight* Mines water cooled!DragonDefender wrote...
Dude go with the Falcon Northwest system, I have one an absolutely love it, I had an Alien Ware an it was crap and before that I had commited the mother of all sins with my first PC I bought a Dell. What made it worse it was a Mini Tower so all upgrading was costly because it was all specialized parts.
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Posté 20 février 2010 - 09:49
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*sticks out tongue*DragonDefender wrote...
So is mine lulz.
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Posté 20 février 2010 - 09:57
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Dark Lilith wrote...
*sticks out tongue*DragonDefender wrote...
So is mine lulz.
You know that is so not lady like, lulz.
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Posté 20 février 2010 - 09:59
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true,but I know how to use it when I do stick it out!DragonDefender wrote...
Dark Lilith wrote...
*sticks out tongue*DragonDefender wrote...
So is mine lulz.
You know that is so not lady like, lulz.
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Posté 20 février 2010 - 10:00
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Well then, I suppose we have somethings to discuss * gets his old pizza boy costume out*
" Is this Delivery"
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" Is this Delivery"
" You can kinda say that ma'am"
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Posté 20 février 2010 - 10:02
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*swoons* quad core 2?DragonDefender wrote...
Well then, I suppose we have somethings to discuss * gets his old pizza boy costume out*
" Is this Delivery"
" You can kinda say that ma'am"
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Posté 20 février 2010 - 10:19
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PC pride-er here. I have no idea how macs work... unless we're discussing about detective Mac Taylor here?
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Posté 20 février 2010 - 10:20
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back on topic.....
never get a mac, Windows games will not run on macs so that will wipe out a HUGE chunk of games available to you, not to mention the 'virus free' is apparently just because of a built in virus protector as good as any windows one (cept maybe norton) and they overprice for brand name,
for the record, mac and windows are OSs, you can buy a PC and run a mac OS on it, it makes little difference really, i believe
i am currently using a 10lb Gateway gaming laptop, it has a 17in screen and will melt a table while running dragon age (cus of the 100% usage glitch so the fan goes berserk), aside from that i love it, had it just over a year and no problems
side note, GO LINUX
never get a mac, Windows games will not run on macs so that will wipe out a HUGE chunk of games available to you, not to mention the 'virus free' is apparently just because of a built in virus protector as good as any windows one (cept maybe norton) and they overprice for brand name,
for the record, mac and windows are OSs, you can buy a PC and run a mac OS on it, it makes little difference really, i believe
i am currently using a 10lb Gateway gaming laptop, it has a 17in screen and will melt a table while running dragon age (cus of the 100% usage glitch so the fan goes berserk), aside from that i love it, had it just over a year and no problems
side note, GO LINUX
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Posté 20 février 2010 - 10:44
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Boot Camp.Baracuda6977 wrote...
Windows games will not run on macs
The main reason not to buy a Mac are price and GPU, but if he was previously with Alienware the former doesn't seem a big factor.
For serious gaming, I'd look at Sager or Asus... For more casual, there are lots of options including the overpriced Macs.
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Posté 20 février 2010 - 10:45
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I own an Asus and it works like a charm.
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Posté 20 février 2010 - 11:59
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flem1 wrote...
Boot Camp.Baracuda6977 wrote...
Windows games will not run on macs
The main reason not to buy a Mac are price and GPU, but if he was previously with Alienware the former doesn't seem a big factor.
Right now it seems Lenovo is out in front with performance to cost ratio. Any thoughts?
For serious gaming, I'd look at Sager or Asus... For more casual, there are lots of options including the overpriced Macs.
Yeah I went with Alienware looking for a performance machine. The specs are fine but the customer service and support sucks - so I'm looking around.
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Posté 21 février 2010 - 01:07
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dildeinstein wrote...
flem1 wrote...
Boot Camp.Baracuda6977 wrote...
Windows games will not run on macs
The main reason not to buy a Mac are price and GPU, but if he was previously with Alienware the former doesn't seem a big factor.
Right now it seems Lenovo is out in front with performance to cost ratio. Any thoughts?
For serious gaming, I'd look at Sager or Asus... For more casual, there are lots of options including the overpriced Macs.
Yeah I went with Alienware looking for a performance machine. The specs are fine but the customer service and support sucks - so I'm looking around.
Im telling you man go with Falcon Northwest. Yes are they a little pricey sure, but they are well worth the money you put into them. I have been an alienware guy and the Tech Support has sucked since they were bought out. IMO and that is all it is new alienware are nothing but a high priced dell.
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Posté 21 février 2010 - 02:05
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Posté 21 février 2010 - 06:43
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Well, here is one, lonely Mac fancier...
I am running Windows on my iMac just for gaming, do rest of the stuff in Mac OS. I love the design and the performance but agree that there is a price you pay for this which is probably really just marketing.
The only game I had issues with has been Divinity 2 which did not allow the patch to be run without corrupting the whole game. Besides this, the games have been running like a charm, with a really good stability and looking pretty.
I am running Windows on my iMac just for gaming, do rest of the stuff in Mac OS. I love the design and the performance but agree that there is a price you pay for this which is probably really just marketing.
The only game I had issues with has been Divinity 2 which did not allow the patch to be run without corrupting the whole game. Besides this, the games have been running like a charm, with a really good stability and looking pretty.
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Posté 22 février 2010 - 03:37
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Since the OP likes spending money -- http://www.originpc.com/index_us.asp
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Posté 22 février 2010 - 02:47
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Zhaosen wrote...
If your into gaming then stick with a PC....but leave alienware, theyre WAAY overpriced and overrated.
Amen to that...besides the fact that you can't play most games on the mac the thing is so overpriced...the only bright side to a mac in my opnion is that you don't need to buy virus protection
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Posté 22 février 2010 - 04:51
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ClosingRacer wrote...
Zhaosen wrote...
If your into gaming then stick with a PC....but leave alienware, theyre WAAY overpriced and overrated.
Amen to that...besides the fact that you can't play most games on the mac the thing is so overpriced...the only bright side to a mac in my opnion is that you don't need to buy virus protection
Sure, sure; trust the Devil and don´t run. There are plenty of absolutely free anti-virus programs (Avast is free in the home edition) that work very well and mac with no virus is another urban legend.
