Avoid Alienware (semi-OT)

[grazek]

For playing poker you certainly don't need anything to fancy.

I play on my Toshiba Satalite M30 (I had it for a while now) and it is great. Has a nice big screen and a monitor port on the back (I plug a 19' into the laptop for multitable play) and is light, like 6lbs. Toshiba has always seemed to be a great laptop maker.

The only downside is it is a centrino machine, designed to save battery life. Thing lasts 4 hours when doing my work, but it is awful for games (other than poker). If you aren't playing games then I highly recommend it.

[RikaKazak]

I LOVE DELL, I'm on my 3rd dell desktop and LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[siccjay]

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AMD sucks

Intel rules

Intel is much more reliable. their own motherboards and chipsets.

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Sike.

[siccjay]

Not that I need to even add to the fire but I had a friend buy an Alienware desktop and he had nothing but trouble from the system and from support.

[einbert]

There are about a million reasons why your experience might suck right now. The hypothetical "alienware sucks" is only one of them. It's pretty illogical to blame them for all the problems you're having.

Many times it is indeed the author, not the pen, that is to blame.

[emon87]

Care to explain why you say Dell sucks and why Intel is so bad?

[BBpokerr]

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Care to explain why you say Dell sucks and why Intel is so bad?

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Well Dell uses Intel.

They have a contract that prohibits the use of AMD processors. Also Dell's build quality has gone down drastically with the introduction of "budget" computers.

[Delphin]

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Care to explain why you say Dell sucks and why Intel is so bad?

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Well Dell uses Intel.

They have a contract that prohibits the use of AMD processors. Also Dell's build quality has gone down drastically with the introduction of "budget" computers.

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This is starting to change. Dell has started putting plans in motion for AMD based servers, and I would expect desktops to follow before long.

http://www.forbes.com/technology/fee...fx2347168.html

[BBpokerr]

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Care to explain why you say Dell sucks and why Intel is so bad?

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Well Dell uses Intel.

They have a contract that prohibits the use of AMD processors. Also Dell's build quality has gone down drastically with the introduction of "budget" computers.

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This is starting to change. Dell has started putting plans in motion for AMD based servers, and I would expect desktops to follow before long.

http://www.forbes.com/technology/fee...fx2347168.html

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Ya see they have to contract the work out to a different company. They can't actually create a Dell with an amd processor. They have another company do it to get around the contract.

Intel is really one greedy company. They will do whatever it takes to monopolize the market.

[Reef]

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There are about a million reasons why your experience might suck right now. The hypothetical "alienware sucks" is only one of them. It's pretty illogical to blame them for all the problems you're having.

Many times it is indeed the author, not the pen, that is to blame.

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a new system breaking twice in 2 months? give me a break

also, google: alienware sucks