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January 13th, 2021 17:00
Are Alienware laptops worth buying? #2
Hello everyone,,
I'm an 18 year old highschool student, and about a year ago my laptop broke, and it's kind of bummed me out. My parents are separated, and this year I built my desktop PC but it's only at my dad's, making it hard if I wanna do some work or play some games when I'm not at his place. I haven't bought a new laptop yet simply because I didn't really have the money, but I do now and I've been trying to find a good laptop that can run simple stuff like Word, etc, and that can run games, both old and new. And other programs such as Photoshop, Unity, Maia/Blender, and video editing software (I'd like to study game design so I'm just getting into it at the moment). So I'd heard of Alienware, had a look at their two most recent laptops, which both look great on paper, they're thin too apparently which would be pretty good, but I wanted to know if they were as good as the website says they are, if anyone has had recurring and big issues with theirs, stuff like that. Thanks!
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JOcean
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January 13th, 2021 17:00
Alienware laptops are consistently rated very highly. This web page and this one should help with more information. FYI, just a bit of trivia. Watch Big Bang Theory, Sheldon has an Alienware laptop. But let's be honest a compensation was probably paid by Dell for product placement..still kind of a nice little touch.
mattyb3
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January 13th, 2021 19:00
Any brand of laptop can have issues and you only really hear the bad stories and not the vast majority of people who have had positive experiences. I have only ever had good experiences with Alienware, but I prefer the older laptops that have replaceable parts.
If you're not sure you want to drop all your money on a new laptop then I'd suggest checking out the Dell Outlet store. There are usually good deals on there (way under full retail) which include a Dell warranty, if you don't mind having an 'as-new' or 'refurbished' machine.
crimsom
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January 13th, 2021 19:00
Hi @Jaraya12 welcome to this user to user forum.
Advertising always provides a good incentive to buy their products. Reviews are rarely independent because they are sponsored. Looking at user to user forums invariably represents dissatisfied customers/users.
The only observation offered is to very carefully check what has been delivered, and if the new product is not perfect, reject it immediately and get your money back.