Agree and disagree. there are divisions within the gamer clique. Those that go for looks, A kind of gamer-chav, that blings the case, and then there are the beige-gamers. who think that plain cases, with a machine that can out think a cray inside, are where its at. Looks arent everything.
Personally i wouldnt buy alienware, because the fun is building the box myself and making a beefy silcone bit-vomiter.
And I think most gamers are similar. they love making a machine that pushes the limits and allows them to run Star wars galaxies on all max settings. (Though most of us can only dream.)
Mac prices have come down compared to how bad they used to be. Ive never owned one and got out of supporting them a while ago, but I remember it was always very very expensive for parts. Since the only liscenced vendor was Apple and obviously, they made a killing on selling upgrades, parts, etc etc.
My own system I rag to the bleeding edge that my money can stretch to, so I find upgades and even replacement components, (damn you, cheap honky power supplies) seem to happen fairly often. If I tan the hell out of a mac, surely it'll experience a higher fail rate also.
Given the total cost of owning a mac is higher. And their lack of flexibility, Mines a pc please, Mr Vendor.
Plus, Most of my mates and I seem to thrive on finding components cheaply, on bargain sites, thus spending less money than the common odds, for the bleeding edge flop-fix. Or maybe thats just the student contingent.
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Uhm, I believe its loosley called "Stupidity".
I didnt read the posting thing and just submitted it.
doh.
Agree and disagree. there are divisions within the gamer clique. Those that go for looks, A kind of gamer-chav, that blings the case, and then there are the beige-gamers. who think that plain cases, with a machine that can out think a cray inside, are where its at. Looks arent everything. Personally i wouldnt buy alienware, because the fun is building the box myself and making a beefy silcone bit-vomiter. And I think most gamers are similar. they love making a machine that pushes the limits and allows them to run Star wars galaxies on all max settings. (Though most of us can only dream.)
Mac prices have come down compared to how bad they used to be. Ive never owned one and got out of supporting them a while ago, but I remember it was always very very expensive for parts. Since the only liscenced vendor was Apple and obviously, they made a killing on selling upgrades, parts, etc etc. My own system I rag to the bleeding edge that my money can stretch to, so I find upgades and even replacement components, (damn you, cheap honky power supplies) seem to happen fairly often. If I tan the hell out of a mac, surely it'll experience a higher fail rate also. Given the total cost of owning a mac is higher. And their lack of flexibility, Mines a pc please, Mr Vendor. Plus, Most of my mates and I seem to thrive on finding components cheaply, on bargain sites, thus spending less money than the common odds, for the bleeding edge flop-fix. Or maybe thats just the student contingent.