XYZComputing reviews the Alienware Aurora 7500. They find that "Alienware delivered what they promised they would, an all-out gaming computer which would be perfect for computer building novices and experts alike. The system's build quality, component choices, and performance were all up to our expectations. While Alienware was able to build a great computer, it was an expensive acquisition. At over USD 3200 dollars, one would expect a very capable gaming computer with a lot of extras. The Aurora ended up not only being very quiet for a system at its performance level, but also one which was easy to work with and fun to use.
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Mac Quad (I selected this one not because it is more expensive, but because it is the only one reaching in the same league)?
Two dual-core 2.5GHz PowerPC G5 processors
1.25GHz frontside bus per processor
1MB L2 cache per core
512MB of 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-4200)
250GB Serial ATA hard drive
16x SuperDrive (double-layer)
Three open PCI-Express expansion slots
NVIDIA GeForce 6600 with 256MB GDDR SDRAM
$3,299.00
This one?
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
OS: MS Windows XP Home
Chassis: Alienware Full Tower, Black
*Power Supply: 650W ATX 2.0
*Motherboard: Nvidia nForce 4 SLI X16
*Memory: 2x512 MB Dual Channel Low Latency DDR PC3200
Hard Drives: 2x74 GB WD Raptor in RAID 0, 160 GB Samsung
Optical Drive: 16x Lacie DVD Burner
Graphics Cards: 2x Nvidia Geforce 7900GT, SLI enabled
Sound: Integrated 7.1
Extras: Alienware Liquid Cooling System with AlienIce 2.0 video cooling, Alienware USB keyboard, 28-in-1 Card reader
Software Extras: F.E.A.R (full version)
$3237
More ram, 3 hdds, 2xmuch better graphics card, same-same processing power? yes, mac is expensive
p.s. When did Apple cheapen graphic card in Quad? Wasn't Nvidia Quadro inside by default?
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More ram, 3 hdds, 2xmuch better graphics card, same-same processing power? yes, mac is expensive
I think you're missing the point. Apple doesn't make gaming machines; Alienware does. Before you can explain this to the Mac zealots boo-hooing Alienware, you have to explain to them that there's this thing called computer gaming. And they'll counter that with an equally snide, ignorant remark about gaming consoles. It's better to just leave the trolls to their misguided cackling.
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"Google is facing a new antitrust probe by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission into whether the company is using its leadership in the online display-advertising market to illegally curb competition, people familiar with the matter said." Sucks to be Google today, apparently."In the midst of the major press blitz surrounding its annual I/O Conference, Google dropped some unfortunate news about its instant messaging plans. In several places around the web, the company is replacing the existing 'Talk' platform with a new one called 'Hangouts' that sharply diminishes support for the open messaging protocol known as XMPP (or sometimes informally Jabber), and also removes the option to disable the archiving of all chat communications. These changes represent a switch from open protocols to proprietary ones, and a clear step backward for many users." That's why I always say: only suckers trust companies."The wave of departures is a sign of internal struggle, but amidst all the bad news, there is a glimmer of hope. According to an anonymous HTC executive cited by WSJ, the crucial HTC One is selling 'pretty good so far'. The executive revealed that HTC sold about five million One units since launch, a performance that is deemed encouraging. However, sales have been limited by the persisting supply issues that still plague the production of the HTC One." Finally some good news for HTC. Five million units amidst supply constraints is very impressive.
"Sony gave the PS4 50% more raw shader performance, plain and simple (768 SPs @ 800MHz vs. 1152 SPs & 800MHz). Unlike last generation, you don't need to be some sort of Jedi to extract the PS4's potential here. The Xbox One and PS4 architectures are quite similar, Sony just has more hardware under the hood. Weâll have to wait and see how this hardware delta gets exposed in games over time, but the gap is definitely there. The funny thing about game consoles is that itâs usually the lowest common denominator that determines the bulk of the experience across all platforms. On the plus side, the Xbox One should enjoy better power/thermal characteristics compared to the PlayStation 4. Even compared to the Xbox 360 we should see improvement in many use cases thanks to modern power management techniques." AnandTech does its usual in-depth thing.
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2006-02-04
MAC is expensive? People buy no matter what the cost it seems.