12 of 13 people found the following review helpful Alienware is just a name, but what's in a name?, August 26, 2014 This review is from: Alienware ALW14-5002sLV 14-inch Laptop (2.4 GHz Intel Core i7 4700MQ Processor, 16.0 GB DDR3L, 1024.0 GB HDD, 80 GB SSD, Windows 7 Home Premium) (Personal Computers) Alienware is just a name, but what's in a name? I have rode the Alienware hate bus for a very long time ever since I was younger prior to the company being purchased by dell. My friends and I would always joke around about Alienware and how expensive their computers were. We would go on to their website and try and come up with outrageous specifications in the customization menus back when single cores were big and dual cores were just coming out. I never thought I would one day finally purchase one for myself but it all started with one of the smaller units, the M11x R2 which I purchased from Ebay. I was so impressed by the versatility, reliability and performance of that model that my perspective of Alienware as a company was changed completely. I wasn't completely sold however and was not sure how far Alienware would go with having been purchased by Dell. I did a lot of research before ultimately settling on this model. I was looking for a laptop... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? 15 of 17 people found the following review helpful Fast Souped up Hotrod, June 28, 2014 This review is from: Alienware ALW14-5002sLV 14-inch Laptop (2.4 GHz Intel Core i7 4700MQ Processor, 16.0 GB DDR3L, 1024.0 GB HDD, 80 GB SSD, Windows 7 Home Premium) (Personal Computers) I had purchased an Alienware 14 inch computer previously--a less expensive model--that had numerous huge problems right out of the box, so it was with relief that I saw that this one is working perfectly. This is a bulky, heavy machine compared to most slimmer laptops and at first I was so annoyed with the thickness and weight I considered knocking off a star for this. The reason for the weight is that this is made of metal instead of plastic. Now I'm getting used to it, but I don't consider this something I would throw in my purse to carry along with me like I do with other small laptops. This one will stay at home. Alienware, made by Dell, wanted to stand out from the crowd, and appeal to gamers, and they have succeeded. I'm not a gamer, but I still appreciate the deluxe premium hardware and features they included in this. This machine is unique in the way it has options to light it up in every possible way and color and this is a hoot for that... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful Powerhorse, amazing, but not quiet when gaming on ultra setting., July 16, 2014 This review is from: Alienware ALW14-5002sLV 14-inch Laptop (2.4 GHz Intel Core i7 4700MQ Processor, 16.0 GB DDR3L, 1024.0 GB HDD, 80 GB SSD, Windows 7 Home Premium) (Personal Computers) Let me begin by saying: *cough* WoW hardcore gamer right here *cough*. Eh, sorry, I meant to say this: I was due for upgrade for a long time and as many of you, I spent hours looking through ASUS, HP, LENOVO and others, specifications, and also checking prices on other resources. For me personally this was the single best deal. Pros: specs. Seriously. Also: - No bloatware, yay!! Love Alienware for not trying to push a zillion trillion extra-lousy useless "partner" junk on you. I love starting with a nice quite system. - Boots in seconds. Literally. - 1 terabyte of memory. Say goodbye to having to back up everything to an external hard drive to create an Windows image, install a game or get 7 seasons of your fave sci-fi show in good quality. - NVIDIA GeForce 765M, 2GB GDDR5 and 16 GM RAM. Lost in tech? Translation: hell itself will ran at many, many frames per second on your screen, with extremely realistic sounds courtesy of that Dolby sound... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? |