Alienware

[marthyatt]

Hello,
I have recently compared my Alienware 18x to a similar equipped MSI MS-1762.
Below are the specs for the Alienware that I just purchased. I like both systems and I am considering returning my Alienware to purchase the MSI. Any thoughts on which system I should get?
Also, please advise on what I should change, add or modify on the Alienware ?



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Alienware M18X R2 - Direct
Status: In Production


Items Purchased Item Total $2457.28
Quantity Item Number Description Unit Price
1
225-2944
Alienware M18X R2 - Direct
$2204.00
1
319-1452
3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3630QM (6MB Cache, up to 3.4GHz w/ Turbo Boost 2.0)
$0.00
1
317-9706
16GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz
$0.00
1
331-9605
English Keyboard, 101 Key
$0.00
1
320-3263
18.4 inch (467.36 mm) WLED WideFHD (1080p) display (1920 X 1080)
$0.00
1
320-9494
2GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M
$0.00
1
342-4504
32GB mSATA caching SSD
$0.00
1
342-4402
1TB RAID 0 (2x 500GB) 7200RPM
$0.00
1
330-6106
Personalized Nameplate Trigger
$0.00
1
331-2426
Custom Nameplate
$0.00
1
313-8792
AlienFX Color, Quasar Blue
$0.00
1
421-7437
AW Command Center M18XR2
$0.00
1
421-8687
Windows 8, 64-bit, English
$0.00
1
318-2319
Nebula Red Anodized Aluminum
$0.00
1
410-0565
No Adobe Reader Selected
$0.00
1
318-2002
Slot-Loading Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
$0.00
1
421-8877
Cyberlink Media Suite Essentials DVD
$0.00
1
318-0770
Creative Sound Blaster Recon3Di with THX TruStudio Pro Software
$0.00
1
430-4709
Killer Wireless-N 1103 a/g/n 3x3 MIMO for Gaming and Video and Bluetooth 4.0
$0.00
1
430-4704
Internal Wireless Bluetooth 4.0
$0.00
1
331-6853
Alienware M18x 240W A/C Adapter
$0.00
1
331-6865
Alienware Documentation
$0.00
1
331-6858
Placement, M18X R2
$0.00
1
331-6915
Shipping Material, M18X R2
$0.00
1
461-8389
NO VIRUS PROTECTION REQUESTED
$0.00
1
421-8831
Additional Software
$0.00
1
331-9965
Resource DVD, M18XR2
$0.00
1
421-7438
Quickset, M18X R2
$0.00
1
312-1333
96WHr 12-Cell Primary Battery
$0.00
1
421-8801
Microsoft Office Trial
$0.00
1
995-6083
Dell Hardware Warranty Plus On-Site Service, Initial Year
$0.00
1
995-6103
In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis, Parts and Labor On-Site Response, Initial Year
$0.00
1
950-3337
1 Year Limited Warranty
$0.00
1
950-9797
No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
$0.00
1
421-1723
Soft Contracts Dell In-Home Hardware Agreement for Alienware
$0.00
1
994-3730
Warranty Support, Initial Year
$0.00
1
951-6520
Accidental Damage Service, 1 Year
$99.00
1
421-1719
Soft Contracts Consumer Accidental Damage Agreement for Alienware
$0.00
1
469-0500
No Wireless HD Selected
$0.00
1
421-1574
Alienhead Chrome Blue
$0.00
1
421-1593
Alienhead Chrome Blue
$0.00
1
421-1360
Steam Factory Installed and Steam Extra Content
$0.00
1
421-8839
Skype VOIP Software Application
$0.00
1
330-5090
Thank You for Purchasing AlienWare
$0.00
Item Sub Total $2303.00
Item Ship Charge $0.00
Item Tax $154.28
Item Total $2457.28

 

[mesab66]

Depends on whether one has features you consider better for you e.g. better gfx/cpu/memory/SSD. Only you can decide. Each one will no doubt have one up on the other for one or more of these.

 

[mesab66]

....and price, if that's important for you - guessing the Alienware is a bit more costly (not necessarily better!)

 

[marthyatt]

Depends on whether one has features you consider better for you e.g. better gfx/cpu/memory/SSD. Only you can decide. Each one will no doubt have one up on the other for one or more of these.

Thanks mesba66. Actually, I found them similar in price. I did catch a bunch of discounts and promotions for the Alienware 18r on the Dell site that brought about $400 off the top price. I do like the fact that MSI uses Seagate parts. Now I'm even second guessing my choice of color, Nebula Red. Maybe I should have went with black???

 

[marthyatt]

SSD hopefully will come down in price. I did look and seriously think about adding a solid state hard drive, but the cost outweighed my usage and budget.

 

[mesab66]

You can always substitute an SSD later.