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    Alienware Possible Suitor For 13.4" Adamo Replacement

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by vikingrinn, Feb 11, 2011.

  1. vikingrinn

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    more here.
     
    vikingrinn, Feb 11, 2011
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    Very interesting but not sure how they can go from Adamo to an Alienware brand since Adamo was geared towards executives and Alienware towards gamers.
     
    Joebarchuck, Feb 11, 2011
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    since when was lightweight and thin a characteristic of alienwares? M11x is neither lightweight nor thin btw.
     
    Generic User #2, Feb 11, 2011
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    maybe AW is going to expand to business computers, they are already powerful enough and the style is very appealing to anybody. if they got a m13 case built and then renamed the x to a B for business, i can see it. just sayin!
     
    shenker10, Feb 13, 2011
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    No business person in their right mind would say that Alienware styling is appealing. I am in commercial real estate and I had a vynal sticker made to actually cover up my m11x to make it more "business friendly". The last thing I want is a client to think that I rather be gaming then property hunting/number crunching.

    The article says it may get snatched up and called an XPS... I think its going to go that route...
     
    MSGaldenzi, Feb 14, 2011
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    Actually when I see an alienware in the wild I don't get 'gamer' I get 'baddie from 24, bad enough to give Jack Bauer a very hard time' :p
     
    Baerius, Feb 15, 2011
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    The first thing I get when people see the alien head is "What kind of computer is that?!" Unless you're a gamer, you probably won't know what the Alienware brand is. I really doubt that Dell would brand a business computer with the Alienware name.
     
    Ldmoose, Feb 15, 2011
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    Alienware just doesn't seem to have the vibe of a business laptop brand to me. Obviously the computers would perform that job excellently, but they just seem a little bit thick and different for business minded folks. I agree with that the XPS line will probably take it over, especially since the XPS 14 just vanished.
     
    KillerBunny, Feb 19, 2011
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