is alienware really worth it

drumunsta · 5 Aug 2012 at 17:04

i am wanting a laptop and me bro and another mate has a mx11 and mx18 (older modles.) is it worth getting an aleinware mx14 or is there other laptops just as good. i like the customise option on the alienware. any advice is good

drumunsta · 6 Aug 2012 at 11:57

CEUOTC said:
AW M17 and M18 are great bits of kit, able to pick up cheap from the outlet.

Love my M11x all in £490 (Before adding my own kit).

Regards.

C.

do i just keep cheacking the outlet for the laptops just there aint any on atm lol. i looking around the 14/15...the 17/18 are abit to much for my price range haha

drumunsta · 6 Aug 2012 at 12:36

T345 said:
Get MSI IMO

can u reconmend a cheap 1. and also can u get it on finance lol. that is the only reason i am thinking about alienware it is easier for me haha

drumunsta · 7 Aug 2012 at 08:10

well i am hoping i can snatch1 up for under a grand really. had a look at m17x for under a grand on the outlet last night but i dont think ya can fiaance it can ya to pay off a little a month ?

drumunsta · 7 Aug 2012 at 09:06

sansnom said:
I highly recommend you go and check one out in person first.

I did and it made all the difference - I didnt end up placing an order for one.

In person it looks even more silly than in the photos, like some cheap plastic toy. I cannot stress enough how cheap and tacky the finish is. The soft touch adds some elegance but ultimately it's wasted as a) it's not a very good execution of the soft touch, b) everything else around it looks so bad

The keyboard is also very poor imho, far too little depress and far too much resistance. Plus for a 17" laptop the keys are a little thin and small.

The display was very poor and extremely reflective. Even on the brightest setting there was still far too much reflection in a not even brightly lit room.

And finally, it sounds like a jet turbine when the fans are on max.

thanks for the advice, i know the 17" is a bit to big for my liking really as my monitor on my PC is 19" and i cudnt imagian a laptop tht big. i really would like the 14/15 is and my bro has the 11 and tht is too small for me haha