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.
I liked the review.
alienware always has some of the coolest looking hardware around :p
/2 cents
You mean some of the jackiest looking hardware.
LOL!
um… ok. :p
While I like how it looks, the tower does have that ‘coffee maker’ feel about it. I think people would crack jokes about it if I had such a machine at home.
MAC is expensive? People buy no matter what the cost it seems.
The USD is weak in the space market. Plus you’re paying for intergalactic shipping. It adds up.
its Mac. Maaaaaac. Mac is NOT an acronym. Its an abbreviation. Mac. Hard, isnt it?
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: 2×512 MB Dual Channel Low Latency DDR PC3200
Hard Drives: 2×74 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?
Edited 2006-07-21 22:56
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.
While the review is okay, I cannot see how it relates to operating systems or even to software issues in general. Maybe the fact it comes with XP Home instead of Professional?
This is OSNews, after all.
But again, no one twisted my arm to make me read the article so no problem.
Next time I’ll just pass.
This one isn’t that slower but look at the prize:
http://www.bora-computer.de/index.php?cmd=shop&funk=moreinfo&id=168…
Really pushing the boat out there.
Would be nice if you could choose OSX or Linux too:-)
Dellienware Alienware jumped the shark. The case is hackneyed tired blase. Stupid looking. Its a case. It should be steel to make a nice faraday cage. I have an Ultra 5 here that looks cooler than that.
Second: Conroe is out. That CPU and all the crusty motherboards for that platform are soon to be radically deprecated.
Save your coins, and get a conroe or a woodcrest. Thats not a gaming rig, its a waste of money.
Who on earth would pay that much money for a PC with WinXP Home on it … I can get two Macs for that, hell i get a mac and ibook for that.
“Who on earth would pay that much money for a PC with WinXP Home on it”
There’s a sucker born every minute and they all buy their computers at Alienware.
I am just surprised … Their bussines notebook offerings seem to be much more reasonable priced in comparison.