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From: Justisaur <justisaur@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Dell Inspiron $800 vs Alienware X14 $1800
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:05:19 -0800
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On 2/20/2025 1:21 PM, Tahitian pearl wrote:
> Not much improvement here because the X14 appears to be an entry level 
> offering.  I didn't realize this when I bought it because I was fooled 
> by the Alienware brand.  The Inspiron has 12 GB of RAM.  My bet is that 
> if they put real fans in it, then it would blow the X14 away.
> 
> Plan on overspending if you want Alienware.  The clerk tried to get me 
> to buy a $3400 version of the Alienware, and if I knew they were going 
> to give me a line of $3000 credit like they did I would have taken him 
> up on the offer.  I felt pretty let down by the X14, but fortunately it 
> took a bullet for me.

I never buy brand name computers.  They're either absolute junk in 
proprietary cases you can't put upgrades in or cost almost 2x as much as 
they should, or both.  Either build your own or part and buy from a 
custom maker.

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-Justisaur

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