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    Petition to bring back Alienware 18

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by hi9580, Jan 16, 2015.

  1. hi9580

    hi9580 Notebook Consultant

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    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist®

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    Signed it.
     
    Mr. Fox, Jan 16, 2015
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    Galahad78 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Signed it too.
     
    Galahad78, Jan 16, 2015
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    Zo0r7y Notebook Geek

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    Signed it!
     
    Zo0r7y, Jan 16, 2015
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  5. nightingale

    nightingale Notebook Evangelist

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    Guys guys guys, what we actually need to do is ask for dellienware to make, as bigtonyman suggested, ask for dellienware to make the alienware 18 use a desktop class cpu, dual gpu setup, AND support for the GA to rival desktops. This would be the perfect ideal world solution imo.
     
    nightingale, Jan 16, 2015
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  6. Zo0r7y

    Zo0r7y Notebook Geek

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    That might be a bit too much to ask, but i would be happy if they keep NON BGA crap + the alienware port for Desktop GPU.

    And, 144Hz panel please...

    A month ago had the pleasure to play a few hours on Asus Rog Swift PG278Q 27" monitor with Gsync and oh my god... the difference was night and day. The Gsync 144 Hz for FPS games was simply amazing. Coudnt come back to my Dell U2414H after that - though it was broken or something.
     
    Zo0r7y, Jan 16, 2015
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    KenjoExodus Newbie

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    You have my sword!
    I regret holding off for broadwell to purchase a 18.
    /signed
     
    KenjoExodus, Jan 16, 2015
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  8. Zero989

    Zero989 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Signed. Aw 18 till death.
     
    Zero989, Jan 16, 2015
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  9. rocas

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    Signed it.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
    rocas, Jan 16, 2015
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    All signed up.... :)
     
    ripper2804, Jan 16, 2015
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  11. Alienwhere

    Alienwhere Notebook Consultant

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    An 18 will probably be back in the lineup in a couple of years after this gen runs it's course.
     
    Alienwhere, Jan 16, 2015
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  12. UltraGSM

    UltraGSM ...so many Alienwares...

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    signed, but I doubt anything will change any time soon...
     
    UltraGSM, Jan 16, 2015
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    Signed it.
     
    digitaldragon754, Jan 16, 2015
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  14. Cloudfire

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    Signed it earlier today.
    Not sure if 90 signatures will help but I fully support the case
     
    Cloudfire, Jan 16, 2015
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  15. TBoneSan

    TBoneSan Laptop Fiend

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    Signed it...
     
    TBoneSan, Jan 16, 2015
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  16. EepoSaurus

    EepoSaurus Notebook Deity

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    Signed. Lets hope they pull their heads out.
     
    EepoSaurus, Jan 16, 2015
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    Signed it... but I doubt it will help. Seems to me the writing has been on the wall for a while now.
     
    ratchet916, Jan 17, 2015
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  18. Kade Storm

    Kade Storm The Devil's Advocate

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    Signed in support, regardless of cynicism.
     
    Kade Storm, Jan 17, 2015
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    Signed it, I hope ppl share it on other forums
     
    tialex, Jan 17, 2015
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    Signed and shared.
     
    [Nikos], Jan 17, 2015
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    Signed it. :mad:
     
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    Signed it.
     
    E-wolf, Jan 17, 2015
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    Signed, let's no see the 18 go down the path of the 17.
     
    captain008, Jan 17, 2015
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    Signed it, but I doubt it's going to do any good. :(
     
    Keith, Jan 17, 2015
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    Signed it too
     
    Mkkillah, Jan 20, 2015
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    Update: Hi Guys,
    Thank you for your feedback, we will review it internally.

    - Alienware Francisco_S

    Idea Storm
     
    hi9580, Jan 21, 2015
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  28. TBoneSan

    TBoneSan Laptop Fiend

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    Lol...yeah yeah yeah..."review it internally"..sure thing "Frankie" we've heard it all before.
    The ball has already been dropped.
     
    TBoneSan, Jan 21, 2015
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    Ashtrix ψυχή υπεροχή

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    Even if they make it comeback there are still a ton of issues for that machine, can't even compare the Viking with an M18x R2 or a P377SM-A, It just won't fit unfortunately.
     
    Ashtrix, Jan 22, 2015
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    "Guys, there is a rally of people making fuzz in our IdeaStom website. We need to deal with them to keep their noise down"

    "Here is the support cheat we got from Dell HQ to deal with these things best way possible. I`d say we just post line #9. That will do"

    "I`m kinda new here guys. How do my BotSuperior 2000 program post it on the website?"
    "Sigh, here, press CTRL+FN+9 and it will copy line #9 and automatically post it on the website under your name"

    "Ok done. Haha, brilliant guys. They think we will actually look at it now"

    "Yeah, its the ususal corporate BS to calm them down. They can`t prove that we arent really looking at it and there is now way they will get Alienware 18 back for atleast a couple of years"

    "Suckers!"

    "Yes, our technician monkeys wasted far too much time on replacing motherboards and graphic cards when it wasnt really the need for it. We lost a crapload of money on it. Best to just solder everything down and lock everything down to discourage user from fiddling with our system"

    "But sir, they used their own money on it and paid big money for it. Shouldnt they really be allowed to replace parts, use BIOS within reason and do their own upgrades?"

    "Nah, we are moving to soldered GPUs and CPUs now. Got to go with the flow. We got the brilliant Graphic Amplifier if they absolutely need to replace the GPUs for more performance"

    "But isnt that just another box they need to deal with? I mean, its a medium sized desktop. It also needs its own power supply cable plus cable to the notebook itself."

    "Let our marketing department deal with that. They know how to trick the zombies to think its a great idea. After all, we called it "Graphic Amplifier" for a reason.
    Now get back to work"
     
    Cloudfire, Jan 22, 2015
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    [Nikos] Notebook Evangelist

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    If you do not mind, I would like to modify one point, read below:

    ..."But sir, they used their own money on it and paid big money for it. Shouldnt they really be allowed to replace parts, use BIOS within reason and do their own upgrades?"

    Boss (inner thinking) - Holy crap this guy is thinking by himself. I have to do something right now before we lose the whole herd.

    Shouting at loud: YOU ARE FIRED! Go immediately to the cleaning room and lock down the door, and don't you dare to go outside until everyone else are gone.

    employee: òÓ!!!!

    I think it is now more real.
     
    [Nikos], Jan 22, 2015
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    Cloudfire (Really odd person)

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    haha, yes. Good ending :D
     
    Cloudfire, Jan 22, 2015
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