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04-13-2011, 03:42 PM
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How much would this alienware laptop cost me if I made a Desktop Version?
I have always thought that that laptops cost twice as much for a desktop with the exact same specs and I was wondering if that is still true.
Can someone please give me a ball park estimate of what it would cost to make the "highest end" Alienware if i was making a pc from scratch. I know i could look up all the parts, but I wanted the communities thoughts regarding this.. before I consider throwing down over 2k on a laptop. Laptop Cost $2,219.00 PROCESSOR - Sandy Bridge Intel® Core™ i7 2820QM 2.3GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache) MEMORY 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz (4DIMMS) VIDEO CARD 2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon™ HD 6970M HARD DRIVE 320GB 7,200RPM HDD Lol - dell lets you customize your gaming system... 90% has nothing to do with the laptop performance. Last edited by plasticslug; 04-13-2011 at 03:55 PM. |
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04-13-2011, 05:00 PM
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Probably around $1200-$1500, not including peripherals (monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers, etc).
Mobile devices are typically more expensive. And you're also paying for the Alienware name.
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04-13-2011, 05:11 PM
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Agreed with the above, name, and warranty(kinda), and mobile is kind of a different field. Different RAM, CPUs, and GPUs, so its kinda harsh to compare. And just seeing the specs above are ridiculous for the price, and you have a guarantee to have at most 2 hour battery life.
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04-13-2011, 05:16 PM
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Thanks for the feedback, it really put things in perspective.
I am in a situation where my year old duo core2 runs great for day to day operations but I cant play games on a decent setting. The thing is... I can still play the games (left 4 dead 2, Bioshock 1, Dead space 1, minecraft) and I also have a PS3 so I should have my gaming covered, but of course I want more power. So im going to lean towards a desktop. It bugs me when you see these 3k gaming rigs... how much do you really need to spend to enjoy high end graphics on a fast system. |
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04-13-2011, 05:21 PM
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You can build a tower to smoke that alienware for prbly around like said above, 1200ish. And after that it would be easy to go faster, and its pretty easy. I just spent around 2000$ on my rig, and thats running the best single GPU processor out, and some of the betterish hardware. And for me thats more than enough, and will prbly be futureproof for i would hope atleast 4 years.
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04-13-2011, 08:47 PM
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Why don't you just upgrade the existing desktop as necessary? Please list all your specs - brand and model of each component.
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