My Alienware

Alienware ComputerI just got an email informing me that the warranty on my computer is about to expire. This got me to thinking that indeed my Alienware is almost 1 year old. Wow, where does the time go? As I get older, it seems like time flies by faster and faster!

A little background on Alienware Computers for the technically impaired… They are custom built, high-performance gaming machines. You can however, use them for all of your computer needs. The difference between them and the standard cookie-cutter computer such as Dell or Gateway is that Alienware only deals in the high-end components. We’re talking about the latest and greatest of all computer hardware. The best video cards, hard-drives, RAM-SIMMS, motherboards, monitors, sound cards, speakers… you name it.

Once you configure a system to your liking, they custom build it, and professionally wire & tuck away all the cabling inside the case. It’s really a breathtaking experience for a computer nerd such as myself to open the chassis and look inside! I generally get goose-bumps and go all “loopy”.

After your system is built, they then install the Operating System of your choosing. Just the O.S, none of all this proprietary crap you get from everyone else that slows the computer to a crawl. After that, all the service packs, updates, and the latest drivers for the hardware are installed, and all settings are tweaked for optimal speed and efficiency using benchmarking tests. The result is a blazing fast, crisp & clean with no caffeine machine that simply takes your breath away!

In the year that I’ve owned my Alienware, I’ve never had a problem. I’ve put it through all the paces, every graphic intensive, memory-eating game I can think of. I’ve multi-tasked with a dozen demanding programs resident on the taskbar, I’ve streamed gigabytes worth of videos & digipix. Sometimes, I think the computer is laughing at me as if to say… “Is that all you’ve got?” Even Wendy is impressed with her Alienware, which is saying something. This is the first computer she’s ever owned that can keep up with her. To fully appreciate that statement, one would have to observe Wendy at work on the computer. It’s like watching a robot cranked up to overdrive. Windows are flying around faster than bullets in Iraq!

I suppose there are only two negatives I can point out in reference to my Alienware purchase. The first being that they are quite pricey, I suppose that is to be expected though from what I’ve described above. The second being that their order process pissed me off. They had advertised on their website that systems only took a week from order to delivery and mine took like six weeks. It’s all good though because I complained loudly on a site I knew they monitored… ResellerRatings.com and they quickly satiated me with Gift Certificates and a plethora of coffee mugs, mouse pads, & computer novelties.

So after a year, I suppose it’s safe to say that I’m a happy camper as far as my Alienware is concerned. Plus… the glowing eyes of the alien head on the front of the computer are kewl too!

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6 Responses to My Alienware

  1. Xerraire says:

    You realize that you just gave your alien a kiss of death, hehe. Nothing harms more than boasting of its greatness.

    🙂

    Seriously, though, I’ve seen Wendy go at it, and I am in awe that you found one to go as fast and as dependable as she needs!

    I think I’ve seen you a tad “loopy” once or twice, too!
    hehe

  2. Stephanie says:

    Thanks Mike,

    My son is saving to buy his own cool Alienware
    now I know what all the hooha is about thanks for the fill in with out me looking goofy for now knowing…
    Have a great day and an even better weekend.
    Stephanie

  3. Night Owl says:

    Jimmy Neutron style singing….

    “He’s loopy! He’s loopy!”

  4. Night Owl says:

    Ahh… Stephanie, I saw you commenting on Wendy’s blog about how you wish you were back here. What in the world possessed ya’ll to move to Florida anyways? Job?

  5. Stephanie says:

    My Mom was heading this way and we decided we needed a change!!! Didnt really realize what a BIG change it was going to be until we got here. Bugs, and some of the biggest spiders I have ever seen in my life so big they have casted shadows on the oppisite wall!!!!! and then there is snakes and SUN and hurricanes and more SUN!!!!
    I mean I knew it was going to be hot but just not this hot…So all in all we have been here almost 7 years and I am ready to move but my husband builds houses and he cant do that year round up there so I am playing lottery twice a week ( two bucks one on Wednesday and one on Saturday) My husband says as soon as I win we will move to the snow that way he can do anything he wants inside and not worry about working outside…
    So maybe one day we will move hopefully sooner than later!!!!! :>) Hey a girl can dream anyway!!!!

  6. Night Owl says:

    Hehehe… a familiar story. I lived in California (near Los Angeles) for several years. During that time, I was present for a couple of major earthquakes, Drought, wild-fires, floods, mud-slides, the O.J. Simpson fiasco, the Rodney King Riots and daily High-Speed Police chases. I was caught in endless traffic & working sunrise to sunset. It was quite the miserable existance. We decided a change of life was in order and just picked up and moved here. I remember when we were driving east, Wendy had to restrain me cuz I had a strong desire to stop at the State line and “Moon” California! I’ll never go back!

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