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On 2017-02-07, The Dude <craigme...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> I am looking to buy a computer for gaming and have looked at ASUS, ACER and Alienware as candidates.  I know that building your own is popular nowadays but to be honest, I just don't want to go that route.
> Below is a configuration from Alienware that is on sale right now.
> It normally goes for $2799 Canadian but is on sale for $1999 right now.
> Do you think this is a worthy purchase?
> I know ASUS might have a better name for quality but I can't seem to get this configuration at a similar price from ASUS.
> Also, I am thinking that Alienware might provide better support post-purchase.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> Alienware Aurora R6 Alienware Aurora R6 
> Operating System Windows 10 Home 64bit English 
> Processor Intel® Core™ i7-7700K Processor (4-Cores, 8MB Cache, Turbo Boost 2.0, Overclocked up to 4.4GHz) 
> Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) Microsoft Office 30 Day Trial 
> Memory 16GB DDR4 at 2400MHz; up to 64GB (additional memory sold separately) 
> McAfee Live Safe No Anti-virus Requested 
> Video Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 with 8GB GDDR5 
> Hard Drive 2TB 7200RPM 6Gb/s 
> Chassis Options Alienware™ 850 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply with High Peformance Liquid Cooling 
> Wireless Intel® 3165 1x1 802.11ac Wi-Fi Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 4.2 
> CD ROM/DVD ROM Tray-loading Blu-ray Burner 
> FGA Module No FGA 
> Driver Intel Wireless 3165 Driver 
> Diagnostic CD / Diskette Windows Resource DVD 
> Placemat Placemat (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese) 
> Retail Software Dell.com Order 
> Retail Packing Label Dell.com Order 
> Packaging Shipping Material 
> Optical Software Cyberlink Media Suite Essentials without Media 
> Non-Microsoft Application Software Additional Software 
> Operating System Recovery Options No OS Recovery Disc Included 
> Processor Label Intel® Core™ i7 Label 
> Mouse No Mouse 
> Documentation/Disks Safety/Environment and Regulatory Guide (English/French) 
> Keyboard No Keyboard 
> Hardware Support Services 1 Year Limited Hardware Warranty with Onsite Service after Remote Diagnosis 
> Cable US Power Cord 
>  
>
> TOTAL:   $1,999.99  

$2k and no mouse!
You could probably save a lot by speccing your own without such extras
as optical drives and Alienware branding.

-- 
-Toby
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