Linus Tech Tips has a secret shopper series where they (anonymously) order several prebuilts and test them out. They find that they vary greatly in quality, with Dell (which owns Alienware) being the absolute worst. iBUYPOWER takes the prize, with boutique brands Maingear and Origin PC doing well, but you will pay a price premium.
Gamers Nexus also reviews some prebuilts and finds a lot of them horrifically terrible, especially Alienware. Like, really, it’s not that hard to build your own PC; how can these prebuilts be so incredibly incompetently built?
For those who aren’t scared of the prospect, I highly recommend building your own. You may have to spend some time researching (I’m happy to recommend specific parts), but it’s a process I enjoy, and it makes the computer feel much more “yours.”
Considering that DIY is widely acknowledged to be viable, my prior is that the marketing around Alienware is bullshit and it’s just fine. Care to point to hard data that refutes this?
Linus Tech Tips has a secret shopper series where they (anonymously) order several prebuilts and test them out. They find that they vary greatly in quality, with Dell (which owns Alienware) being the absolute worst. iBUYPOWER takes the prize, with boutique brands Maingear and Origin PC doing well, but you will pay a price premium.
Gamers Nexus also reviews some prebuilts and finds a lot of them horrifically terrible, especially Alienware. Like, really, it’s not that hard to build your own PC; how can these prebuilts be so incredibly incompetently built?
For those who aren’t scared of the prospect, I highly recommend building your own. You may have to spend some time researching (I’m happy to recommend specific parts), but it’s a process I enjoy, and it makes the computer feel much more “yours.”
Considering that DIY is widely acknowledged to be viable, my prior is that the marketing around Alienware is bullshit and it’s just fine. Care to point to hard data that refutes this?