Dell to aquire Alienware

[mike.edel]

According to a german it publication (heise.de) Dell wants to aquire Alienware in order to improve its appeal at the high-end market. according to other sources
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=15593
the deal is closed already.

btw: this would mean dell selling amd systems

[Da_elf]

or maybe its just a way for them to find a loophole in the intel contract

[nvanherpt]

The avatar im using is of someone on a mac

that's one sick avatar, love it.

[jow]

sweet

[jujubee]

It became slashdotted yesterday as a done deal.

[jacksc02]

is this a good thing or a bad thing?

[jow]

jacksc02, take a look at the alienware website,very nice looking pieces of gear.just a bit pricy!! maybe dell buying them will cause a price drop

[DJ-Studd]

is this a good thing or a bad thing?

Maybe we'll start to see Alienware in Australia now?

-- DJ

[jacksc02]

they might be pricey, but you pay for the quality

[jacksc02]

DJ-studd- you can already get alienware here.

http://www.alienwaresystems.com.au/dnn2/

[DaForce]

I have heard not so good things about alienware.. if you want to pay alot for a machine and actually have something worth while i would recommend Boxx over Alienware anyday

with that being said, now that Dell has their hands on them.. maybe they will be better.

[jujubee]

Dell had recently gotten into the high-end gaming market a bit more than a year back after seeing how well Alienware sold. Dell isn't that bad of a company - I can't speak for alienware other than I think their cases look gay and they're a bit on the pricey side. But their specs do look good so I could only hopefully see something positive coming out of it.

[priad]

Sure it's a good news!
May be AMDx2 with a good price and with the "alien head on'

[mike.edel]

regarding the pricing: the statement from dell was that alienware could profit from dell's strong position with component vendors and its distribution

btw: at least over here dell is held in high regard for its support - esp. their very short response times (at least this was the reason two companies i worked at purchased/leased dell machines)
i guess that would be of interest to possible buyers of high-end alienware systems, too

[ShaunDon]

Hey boyos.

I had an extremely negative experience with Alienware, and afterwards I did a lot of digging and I'm far from the only one. Check this link to my comment on Slashdot for my story -- also my first post to be modded +5 Informative!

http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=180269&cid=14925077

I think the acquisition is a great deal for Alienware. They've been going the right way for a bad reputation in the industry, as DaForce has indicated, and I fear it may have finally been getting the better of their marketing machine.

As to Dell's new XPS ultimate gaming line, the hardcore review sites have panned it saying that as it comes loaded to the gills with bloatware, it's effectively crippled and it's a major hassle for users to do a clean install on their own since Dell now bundles the OS and drivers into a ghosted recovery drive.

http://hardocp.com/article.html?art=OTI0

Unfortunately these days -- so does everyone else!

Shaun