My Alienware

I 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!