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    OCZ and Alienware

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by panyihan, Dec 25, 2008.

  1. panyihan

    panyihan Notebook Consultant

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    Whats the relationship between OCZ whitebook and Alienware M17? same appearence?
     
    panyihan, Dec 25, 2008
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    nerever_kuhn Notebook Consultant

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    exact same model .. alienware buys the barebone directly from flextronics .. only difference is alienware one is matte while the ocz is glossy
     
    nerever_kuhn, Dec 25, 2008
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    ECyde Notebook Consultant

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    Don't forget the spiffy keyboard design. Oh, and the $500 extra you'll be paying for Dell.
     
    ECyde, Dec 25, 2008
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    500 extra? .. howcomes?
     
    nerever_kuhn, Dec 25, 2008
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  5. ECyde

    ECyde Notebook Consultant

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    Oh I was just exaggerating, just because I think Alienware is overpriced, and you can get basically the same config (Quad, 4GB ddr3, crossfire) that I'm looking at for $500+ less on XoticPC, RKComputers, and even PCMicroworks while they have their $1000 off christmas sale. And all you're really getting in return is a receipt from Dell, instead of one of these other resellers, and a spffy new keyboard. I'm a little biased though.
     
    ECyde, Dec 25, 2008
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    Dell owns Alienware, so they get some profit out of m17 sales, I think.
     
    plasma., Dec 25, 2008
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    well looking at the base specs only .. alienware seems to be in a much better price point .. and 1650 for crossfire .. it still looks great even though the screen is 1400 .. but hey people on tight budgets still get a great rig
     
    nerever_kuhn, Dec 25, 2008
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  8. Ennea

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    Actually, current Alienware prices are not nearly as overpriced as before. Their pricing is competitive now.
     
    Ennea, Dec 25, 2008
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    That's only true with this system.. and cause everyone would realize AW is overcharging seeing as the OCZ is the same notebook. They have no choice but to keep pricing affordable.
     
    E-wrecked, Dec 25, 2008
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  10. tanamerra

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    Too bad does not allow over clocking the CPU like the other OCZ resellers.
     
    tanamerra, Dec 25, 2008
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