Alienware VS HP

powderbucket

powderbucket

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HP wins.

Why?

Okay, so today I went looking to buy a new laptop and I came across an Alienware with the following specs:

Intel Core i7 @ 2.0ghz
720G hard disk
Ati Radeon HD 6870M GDDR5 1G
8G RAM
Blue Ray player
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Full HD LCD screen

R20 000

Then I came across an HP Pavillion with the following specs:

Intel Core i7 @ 2.0ghz
1T hard disk
Ati Radeon HD 6770M GDDR5 1G
8G RAM
Blue Ray player
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Full HD LCD screen

R12000

So the only difference is the graphics card? I thought I found a pretty good damn deal if you ask me. I mean, an extra R8000 for a slight increase in graphics performance?
 
Alienware are slightly overpriced... but you get better gaming performance, cooling, low latency ram, usually high performance drives, etc. You would need to post proper specs in order to really compare them.

That and the alienware is made by dell, i prefer dell and they usually have better a warranty (years and service)
 
There are similar and cheaper Laptops available from ASUS as well
The issue is that if you take a look at the actual specifications of the hardware, the Alienware is geared for gaming, more so than laptops from certain other manufacturers.
The HP is a good machine, no question, but with the Alienware's smart management and Dell's after sales support, I can't really fault Alienware as a brand, although I do agree that the brand itself is slightly overpriced
 
Yep, if you are a casual gamer, the HP might be for you. But if you are a little more serious, the alienware is the better laptop by a margin.

I would suggest though (from a person who has bought expensive gaming laptops) that you rather buy a laptop and a desktop gaming rig. Laptops can never do what a desktop does in terms of performance, screen size, etc. I thought they would be close, but i found that it really isn't and these days (this year) i am sporting seperate items.

Get a laptop for portability and a desktop for performance. Mixing the two ends with burn marks on your surface (table, legs, wherever), less batery life, sore shoulders, an old laptop in a few months and usually empty pockets
 
As much as I like Dell, R8000 is a bit too much more to pay for a few extra's that doesn't make a major difference in everyday computing.
 
Dude! Alienware is totally worth it! Not only do you get great performance, but you get a awesome looking laptop and don't forget bragging rights! Hahaha
 
My mate bought a ASUS ROG with more or less the same specs of the Dell machine(i7, 8GB ram, GTX460m etc) and he paid R12000 in the states. That is an awesome rig. It also has a 2 year global warranty so he is covered anywhere he goes. I am thinking of getting one my self. It looks awesome too. Really awesome looks!!
 
I suppose if you have the money, go for the Alienware. If not, take the HP. Will be a win-win situation.

Although I do agree that R8000 is a quite a decent amount. You can get the HP and a fairly decent gaming PC for R20 000...
 
it also depends how much you go to LANs as well. If you go often then it could be worth it. It is so much trouble to pack up your whole rig and screen etc. Where as if you have a gaming laptop all you do is unplug your power suppy and put it in a bag and you have a full gaming unpack in 2min or less. even better if the space at the lan is limited.
 
Saw an ASUS the other day at the Intel Sandy Bridge Launch:

i7 Quad core 2 Ghz (up to 2.9Ghz with Turbo Boost)
16gb of 1333Mhz DDR3 RAM
2 X 500Gb + 8Gb flash - Seagate Hybrid drives
17.3" 3D Full HD screen
Nvidia Geforce GTX560M 3Gb Graphics card

estimated cost R25 000

Epic will post pics later
 
I would go for the alienware rig but rather opt for a desktop version as the performance comparison always favors desktops. My main problem with HP's are issues with motherboards (have been using HP laptops for several years), but agree if you want mobility the better deal is HP
 
It's the smaller things that make the difference of R8k at the end of the story.

Better keyboard.
Better monitor.
Better performance memory.
Better performance Video memory.
Higher quality and better construction case.
Improved cooling and monitoring.
Better quality BlueRay drive.

One should NEVER assume that this hard drive is same as that hard drive, without actually checking the specifics of said hard drives in detail.


Prime example:

HP laptop probably uses a regular type keyboard.
These keyboards cannot recognize more than 3 simultaneous keypresses.
Say you were in an FPS game. You're sneaking (hold ctrl) while moving diagonally forward (hold W) and strafing to the left (hold A).
While you're performing this movement, you wish to reload (press R), without stopping.

Guess what...
Won't work. Keyboard won't be able to recognize and relay the 4th stroke to the system.
Reload doesn't happen.
You get killed.
You're no longer happy.
You ragequit.
You blame HP for "farking it up royally"


Alienware probably uses a proper gaming-keyboard, capable of recognizing up to 16 simultaneous keystrokes.


See my point?
 
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