Any notebook that can run a RAID 5 array is pretty blame nice!!! Heck as long as we're shooting for the moon, you may as well look at this as well:
http://www.widowpc.com/
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Any notebook that can run a RAID 5 array is pretty blame nice!!! Heck as long as we're shooting for the moon, you may as well look at this as well:
http://www.widowpc.com/
David Drummond
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The Cadillac of laptops:
http://alienware.com/product_detail...ysCode=PC-LT-AURORA-M-ALX&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT
or maybe that should be the Ferrari of laptops.
http://alienware.com/product_detail...ysCode=PC-LT-AURORA-M-ALX&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT
or maybe that should be the Ferrari of laptops.
Gordon Spencer
EF5
Here is a scoop for you . Till Dell Bought out Alienware , They were built by Sager , Sagers had Same components everything for 1/2 the price
David Drummond
Member
Do you have any links to that information. I would like to read up on it.
Ben Krelik
EF0
Gordon Spencer
EF5
I have two Older Sagers 5600 series) that are exactly the same as the older Alienware's right down to the cases . When I got them a close friend of mine who is now an IT guy for The Pentagon . Asked me if he could check it out. He took it for a few days and literally took it apart . When he brought it back to me he could not stop Raving about how great a computer I had , He said every component down to the last chip on the motherboard was the best you could get. He now reccomends them to Everyone including his current employers
David Drummond
Member
Hmm, ok, but I was actually asking about links so I coud read up on Dell buying out Alienware and the report that they were in fact built by Sager. I have had my eye on an Alienware laptop for years and am now about to buy one. It's a lot of money. I want all the research I can get.
Gordon Spencer
EF5
Dell purchased Alienware in the last couple of years . I am not making anything up here. Check out Sager for yourself and look at how they offer thier configurations and what they offer as hardware.It is not like I own Sager and have anything to gain here . Just passing on my knowledge and expierience . Believe what you want.
Gordon Spencer
EF5
Found this in 2 seconds on a google search
Computer Hardware & Software
Dell Beams Up Alienware
David M. Ewalt, 03.22.06, 6:30 PM ET
By This Author
David M. Ewalt
New York - Michael Dell is buying Area 51--but this is no secret deal between the CIA and the Dell Computer chief executive. Dell announced Wednesday that it will buy boutique-computer maker Alienware, which makes high-end PCs for hard-core videogame players. The company's machines are branded with a distinctive, bug-eyed alien face and named after spacey subjects like "Area 51."
"Alienware's products are an excellent complement to Dell's own line of high-performance computers designed for gaming-enthusiast and media-content customers," Michael Dell said in a statement. "In addition to offering high-quality, high-performance products, Alienware has tremendous brand appeal with consumers and creative business professionals."
Though Dell (nasdaq: DELL - news - people ) representatives had denied a deal was in the works as recently as last week, speculation about a deal has been rampant, thanks in large part to blog posts by Rahul Sood, CEO of Voodoo PC, an Alienware competitor. On March 1, Sood argued that Dell needed to buy Alienware, in part to position itself better against Apple Computer (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ), which has begun producing computers based on Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people ) chips.
"With the recent Intel/Apple relationship, it's clear that 15% (or whatever) of the consumer space for Dell may not be enough," wrote Sood. "Apple is likely to go to 8% with the help of Intel, over the next year or so. The PC-gaming market is threatening Dell's 'perceived technology leadership'--and ultimately the consumer space."
It's also likely that Dell's interest in Alienware has largely to do with branding; the Dell brand has become synonymous with mainstream, family PCs, while Alienware's cutting-edge cool has a strong following among young gamers and power users.
Alienware has also gained some traction in recent years by selling its powerful machines to businesses. And while that market is still small, the PCs are increasingly being used in graphics applications and to perform high-end engineering. Alienware's corporate customers include Boeing (nyse: BA - news - people ), Lockheed Martin (nyse: LMT - news - people ), Raytheon (nyse: RTN - news - people ) and the U.S. Navy.
Following completion of the transaction, Alienware will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Dell, maintaining its own brand, product development, marketing, sales, technical support and other operations. The management and founders of Alienware will continue to operate the company as a standalone unit. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
Computer Hardware & Software
Dell Beams Up Alienware
David M. Ewalt, 03.22.06, 6:30 PM ET
By This Author
David M. Ewalt
New York - Michael Dell is buying Area 51--but this is no secret deal between the CIA and the Dell Computer chief executive. Dell announced Wednesday that it will buy boutique-computer maker Alienware, which makes high-end PCs for hard-core videogame players. The company's machines are branded with a distinctive, bug-eyed alien face and named after spacey subjects like "Area 51."
"Alienware's products are an excellent complement to Dell's own line of high-performance computers designed for gaming-enthusiast and media-content customers," Michael Dell said in a statement. "In addition to offering high-quality, high-performance products, Alienware has tremendous brand appeal with consumers and creative business professionals."
Though Dell (nasdaq: DELL - news - people ) representatives had denied a deal was in the works as recently as last week, speculation about a deal has been rampant, thanks in large part to blog posts by Rahul Sood, CEO of Voodoo PC, an Alienware competitor. On March 1, Sood argued that Dell needed to buy Alienware, in part to position itself better against Apple Computer (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ), which has begun producing computers based on Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people ) chips.
"With the recent Intel/Apple relationship, it's clear that 15% (or whatever) of the consumer space for Dell may not be enough," wrote Sood. "Apple is likely to go to 8% with the help of Intel, over the next year or so. The PC-gaming market is threatening Dell's 'perceived technology leadership'--and ultimately the consumer space."
It's also likely that Dell's interest in Alienware has largely to do with branding; the Dell brand has become synonymous with mainstream, family PCs, while Alienware's cutting-edge cool has a strong following among young gamers and power users.
Alienware has also gained some traction in recent years by selling its powerful machines to businesses. And while that market is still small, the PCs are increasingly being used in graphics applications and to perform high-end engineering. Alienware's corporate customers include Boeing (nyse: BA - news - people ), Lockheed Martin (nyse: LMT - news - people ), Raytheon (nyse: RTN - news - people ) and the U.S. Navy.
Following completion of the transaction, Alienware will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Dell, maintaining its own brand, product development, marketing, sales, technical support and other operations. The management and founders of Alienware will continue to operate the company as a standalone unit. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
David Drummond
Member
Jeesh, why does everyone on this forum have to get so damn defensive when you ask for clarification on something.
Here I was about to drop several grand on an extreme laptop and you presented some more information crucial to my purchase decision. Was it really that far fetched to ask for something I could actually read on what you just told me so I could make a more informed decisions? Honestly, I had not heard of Sager prior to this thread. I am now looking at it as a possible option BECAUSE of this thread, but I wanted to read some of the stuff you mentioned for myself before going ahead with a purchase.
For pete's sake....
