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Dell's World of Warcraft Laptop

Psychor writes "Dell has released a high specification new laptop complete with World of Warcraft branding (Horde and Alliance versions available). With a starting price of $4,499 it's not cheap, but does feature SLI graphics and AGEIA PhysX technology (a laptop first). RAID and solid state storage are also options." Unfortunately for purchasers, the laptop won't boot on tuesday mornings until early afternoon, and some days you just won't be able to log in.

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  1. $4500? by RandoX · · Score: 5, Funny

    For that price it should come with a lifetime subscription. Actually, it might just be cheaper to switch to meth.

    1. Re:$4500? by securityfolk · · Score: 5, Funny

      Nah, $4500 in meth-dollars is ~1 year (or substantially less), and you'll only *think* you're a level 70 warlock ;)

    2. Re:$4500? by Peter+Cooper · · Score: 5, Funny

      You mean, as opposed to the millions of fat, bearded slobs on WOW who are "level 70 warlocks" for real? :)

    3. Re:$4500? by hackus · · Score: 4, Funny

      As a Non Fat, Local bearded slob Level 70 Warlock, I find myself offended.

      Siphon Life, Curse of Agony, Corruption and Immolation on you!

      Your going to die any minute now....

      -Hack

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  2. Re:Is this really needed? by SatanicPuppy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Would the Alliance laptop not be able to boot unless it outnumbered the Horde laptops 2 to 1? ;)

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  3. Yikes! by slap20 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wow plays fine on my current machine, and it would be nice to play it on a laptop, but for $4500.00 I can pay a sherpa to carry my desktop where ever I go.

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  4. Oh, wow... by PlatyPaul · · Score: 5, Funny

    LEEEEEEEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOY'S laptop!

    (click here if you didn't get it)

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  5. This laptop makes a real statement... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I'm going to die broke, and a virgin!"

    1. Re:This laptop makes a real statement... by TommydCat · · Score: 4, Funny

      PS: that's 1 4500-dollar hooker, or 4500 1-dollar hookers...
      Or 2250 Two Dollar Hordes?
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  6. Re:Is this really needed? by antifoidulus · · Score: 4, Funny

    So you can watch the resale value of it plummet as it is superseded both by new technologies and new trends in MMOs?

  7. Re:Best summary ever? by SevenHands · · Score: 4, Funny

    How can you tell a WoW addict apart from the rest of the geeks? They don't bother calling in sick on Tuesdays!

  8. Re:Battery life? by navygeek · · Score: 5, Funny

    Doesn't really matter. Once it dies you just have to wait for it to respawn at a graveyard and run back to your desk.

  9. Re:Battery life? by Pop69 · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's not actually that ba

  10. Re:Is this really needed? by RedACE7500 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Alliance laptop would need a higher level laptop to help it boot up.

  11. Re:Is this really needed? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    That said, I can see some redeeming value here, provided they design it so that the Horde laptop randomly crashes and reboots, mysteriously formats your hard drive at regular intervals, sends filthy e-mails to your mother and electrocutes your dog.

    A $100 copy of Windows XP on any computer will do that just fine.

  12. Re:Is this really needed? by RedACE7500 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is your 1.5 GHz Ram running a 1.21 Jigawatts?

  13. Re:Ever wonder why it's nicknamed Warcrack? by Hoi+Polloi · · Score: 4, Funny

    You'll never see Warcraft suntan lotion though.

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  14. Re:Is this really needed? by rucs_hack · · Score: 5, Funny

    When you get to the step 4, the parts are of no worth to anyone.

    I disagree, they have a use. For example, I've still got my old ZX Spectrum. I showed it to my son last year, and he asked me in all seriousness where the dvd's went in. Then I mentioned the memory capacity (oh how awesome 48k was back then..) and he looked at me like it was time for me to visit the 'special' home.

    Ok so the use was to make me feel old and look silly, but it's still a use..

  15. For the Horde! by Ogive17 · · Score: 4, Funny

    So for Horde fans in this thread, is getting modded Troll a complement?

    bye bye karma!

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  16. Re:Is this really needed? by mgblst · · Score: 5, Funny

    One of the reasons I keep my son locked in the basement until he can learn to program 6510 chip. Maybe in a couple of years I will let him on to the 386 (come on, I am not heartless, no 286 for him).