Alienware X51

[Otto-matic]

Looking at getting a new rig for my home office, I know I could probably build a better PC for the price. The selling point for me is the size of the PC.

Just want to get an opinion on the rig it self http://www.dell.com/ca/p/alienware-x51-r2/pd.aspx

[Swayze11]

This is a pretty comparable one to the high end Alienware one in that link for much less:

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX50045

Like you mentioned, its not very compact however.

edit: The graphics on the Alienware one are much better though, but I am not sure what your priorities are.

[cDnStealth]

You could probably go to MemEx and get something built with similar specs/size for less.

[TKB]

Originally Posted by cDnStealth

You could probably go to MemEx and get something built with similar specs/size for less.

Yup was going to say the same thing, I would check them out before I bought that Alienware build.

[Raekwon]

Originally Posted by Otto-matic

I know I could probably build a better PC for the price. The selling point for me is the size of the PC.

just to clarify

[cDnStealth]

Originally Posted by Raekwon

just to clarify

Just to clarify, he's concerned specifically about the size not that he doesn't want to build a PC. And as I mentioned in my post, you could build a similar sized PC yourself.

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by Swayze11

This is a pretty comparable one to the high end Alienware one in that link for much less:

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX50045

Like you mentioned, its not very compact however.

edit: The graphics on the Alienware one are much better though, but I am not sure what your priorities are.

Ya, but you don't get that cool ass Alien glow head thingy.

[Swayze11]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

Ya, but you don't get that cool ass Alien glow head thingy.

good point, I would spend $450 for that.

[dammage79]

Alienware is also releasing their Steambox console very shortly here. Maybe hold off?

[PsYcNeT]

Yeah there are like 12 different companies dropping out SteamBoxes in the next few months, I'm sure many will be around the $700 price point, and they will likely be better deals than the Alienware.

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by Swayze11

good point, I would spend $450 for that.

I would pay $450 to not have that horrible thing. Alienware has always been tremendously ugly.

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by Otto-matic

Looking at getting a new rig for my home office, I know I could probably build a better PC for the price. The selling point for me is the size of the PC.

Just want to get an opinion on the rig it self http://www.dell.com/ca/p/alienware-x51-r2/pd.aspx

Which model are you looking at? $699? $1199? What is the purpose of this machine? (besides being the ugliest thing in your room).

[Tyler12]

Silverstone has a very nice itx case just released.

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/sil...z01,26015.html