that's actually incorrect in stating that they are glorified dell boxes. you are forgetting they used to be their own company, it was just bought out from dell. and no, it's not really watered down parts, they use name brand parts like asus in their builds. i have three dells, and never really had a problem with them with regular maintenance check, like checking your car after a while.
and as i said so what you can build a civic that's better then a lamborghini, hell it's even more reliable then lamborghini too, but that doesn't mean it's a good car. i seen a guy that had buyer's remorse from his lamborghini on youtube, but that's how it is for the best. trust me, i had more bad parts from the manufacturer custom parts and fried parts from handling then i'd like to recall. with my dell workstation, zero problems when i used it. other dell systems, worked like a charm. now if you said hp or compaq... then that'd be a different story, yes, they use junk parts. i even had one of those hp and compaq computers, never again will i buy hp or compaq.
there's a very good reason why dell is the biggest computer company in sales even today. that goes over companies like newegg, tigerdirect, and so on. that's just how it is. if he's going to be spending that much money, i wouldn't get anything less then alienware. it's simply said to be the number one prebuilt enthusiast company to date. everybody knows that.
that's a fact.
also, did you skip the fact i said there was dell coupons? my friend got 775 dollar knock off from a dell desktop back in the day, but never bought the dell. not sure if they still have them, but i'm sure they do. i'm telling you, if you know how to find these coupons, you might be looking at a cheaper system. with a custom build, it's like souping up a civic to the maximum and dumping way more money then you can imagine into a car. end up spending more then you think.
the only beef i have is that they charge a premium for graphics cards usually. better to try and price it out to see which is better. a graphics card is a drop in replacement. it's like flling up gas in a car. eventually your going to have to learn to do it.
like i said, they have thousand dollar knock offs for their workstations, but i do know one thing. dell sells more computers then newegg ever will. think about it, it's for a reason. these people on tomshardware seem like the losers in their custom car garage never really finishing the car, as with computers, their builds.
also, i remember my friend telling me he priced out a custom computer compared to the online dell coupon, it was cheaper to go dell. but he went custom cause he wanted a specific case, ended up regretting it and he told me so.
again, i can price a civic out way better then a lamborghini, but that means absolutely nothing in the real world, plus he said he wanted to show off, that's why i posted.
and lastly, again, custom build sites will NEVER sell as many computers as dell. absolutely not... in fact, dell makes companies like newegg, tigerdirect and amazon look like macintosh compared in sales. there's a reason why dell sells so many computers.
and since alienware is owned by dell, yes they have coupons online. just enter the code and wallah, price marked down. although most people don't know that. kind of like finding a good deal at a car dealership for a lamborghini.
although, too rich for my blood, alienware, i'd say it's the best, simply put.
like i said, i got 1,000 dollars off a dell dual xeon and was impressed, although i HAD to wait for it to drop it was well worth the wait.
and if he wants, he can look for the coupons himself, i'm not here to search that for him, i was just suggesting.
so if you can kindly as to tell me why dell sells so many computers, i'd be glad to listen, other then, you were stating something that is false, simply and logically put.
oh, and as far as bloatware, i don't see anyone complaining about virus protection that many people install. or the fact that the new windows, vista, 7, 8, and 8.1 is actually bloatware by itself. eating up so much resources for no reason, no where near as fast as xp. and bloatware? that's hp and compaq... i don't know about you, but i never had bloatware in my dells.
and recently i had to return a simple case for my custom build, guess what? it was already broken when i got it, won't get that with dell, never have... had to pay back shipping cause i didn't want it. yeah... good customer service. dell makes more money then you can imagine, nuff said.
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