I owned both models. The Predator 1 was the famous chieftec CS601 with "premium-plastic" on top. Design was epic though. Dell should remember this history, its the main reason for Alienwares success. In those times Alienware did use standard PC-parts like Asus motherboards and chieftec cases too and no proprietary parts. The R16 is a step in the wrong design-direction, it looks like a normal pc-case with an alienhead. Its simply way cheaper for Dell than the R15 which has an individual (Alienware-) design that makes it stand apart from other "normal" PCs.
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October 26th, 2023 01:05
That is a nice collection. Even today those cases look nice and premium.
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October 26th, 2023 19:35
I owned both models. The Predator 1 was the famous chieftec CS601 with "premium-plastic" on top. Design was epic though. Dell should remember this history, its the main reason for Alienwares success. In those times Alienware did use standard PC-parts like Asus motherboards and chieftec cases too and no proprietary parts. The R16 is a step in the wrong design-direction, it looks like a normal pc-case with an alienhead. Its simply way cheaper for Dell than the R15 which has an individual (Alienware-) design that makes it stand apart from other "normal" PCs.
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October 26th, 2023 23:11
The R16 isn't the first cuboid design
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October 26th, 2023 23:16
Another yellow fellow
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October 27th, 2023 08:35
@ProfessorW00d
The first one is the chieftec CS601 with Alienware-Branding. Next step was the Predator 1 case, Alienwares first unique case based on the CS601.
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October 27th, 2023 14:41
Area-51 ALX Predator
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October 27th, 2023 15:23
It's the paint that makes the difference. They should go back to bold colors.
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October 27th, 2023 16:46
The new slogan should be maga: make Alienware great again.
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October 27th, 2023 17:07
Alienware Aurora R4 (w/mods)
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October 27th, 2023 22:00
@JohnnyRamone Loyal customer. You should get a discount on your next one.
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October 27th, 2023 22:38
@JohnnyRamone Very nice . . . thanks for sharing!
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November 7th, 2023 04:48
Area-51 R2 . . . when SLI was King
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November 7th, 2023 16:44
@ProfessorW00d A triple decker!
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@ProfessorW00d Wow, is this your computer rig?