I wonder what the out the door price would be for the same hardware (save for the proprietary stuff) on newegg, I'm guessing that would lop the price a bit, although I would rather have 1x 150gb raptor then anything else as it's a gaming comp i don't need that much room.
I can't get past the fact that they included a floppy drive with the thing. Honestly, didn't they die a few years ago? I mean, they've got a $600+ drive that can burn 25GB of data to a ubiquitous 12cm disc, then three inches below they had the nerve to stuff in a $10 piece of crap from the eighties that doesn't even hold a full meg and a half? Come on...
floppies are good for some things. A lot of times it's easier to throw a document on a floppy and move it than to email it to yourself. I have a camera that records on floppies and so I use a LS120 floptical drive in my machine. I don't have any MO diss for it, but it does run over IDE so it's nice and speedy.
Originally Posted by Tim S It's on the back of the PSU - you need an Alienware supplied kettle lead. :)
Could i please Clear this one Up, This power connector is NOT a proprietary alienware connector
It is in fact a 16A IEC cable, this is a standard cable, Normal IEC cables are rated for 14A (i believe) - this one is just bigger
you find them on Large UPS's, Power amplifiers, Network redundant power supplies, etc etc. They are used for applications where you really are drawing a lot of current
I don't know WHY alienware would use this lead, because i don't see how their PSU needs one so big, but that's what it is, So, if you marked this case down because of a 'proprietary' connector, this isn't quite true, its just less common
Edit
Someone pointed this out above :p missed this, i know my dads power amplifier uses one, and i have seen it on a lot of network equipment
Originally Posted by IanW That PSU connector looks like a 16A rated IEC socket. (I use them at work)
The standard "kettle leads" are rated at 10A max.
the point that i was going to make. it is a 1000watt power supply and may require a heftier than average cable, so as more of a precaution (you know how people like to sue dell) they threw a cable with it that wouldn't allow you to put an underpowered one in there and have the system melt down.
Originally Posted by metarinka I wonder what the out the door price would be for the same hardware (save for the proprietary stuff) on newegg, I'm guessing that would lop the price a bit, although I would rather have 1x 150gb raptor then anything else as it's a gaming comp i don't need that much room.
the price for the components on newegg is $3980 (+ unknown price for case, enermax galaxy 1kw psu (instead of unknown 1kw psu they use))
($3980 = £2031)
as you can see they could have easiliy fitted in 2x 150 GB Raptors and some better ram....
Originally Posted by Firehed I can't get past the fact that they included a floppy drive with the thing. Honestly, didn't they die a few years ago? I mean, they've got a $600+ drive that can burn 25GB of data to a ubiquitous 12cm disc, then three inches below they had the nerve to stuff in a $10 piece of crap from the eighties that doesn't even hold a full meg and a half? Come on...
when i can't find my Gig-Stick, i simply shove a floppy in, put my Essay or whatever on and go. Much easier than ths modern E-mail talk.
Also, whats wrong with having the floppy drive. What would Alienware put in its place. Also, it helps slightly with justifing the price.
floppies are still the best for flashing a bios. i dont keep 1 in my pc. but to flash the bios. i open the case. and connect the drive up for a flash. i dont trust doing it in windows :)
just give me the case actually!!!! i dont want sli nore m/b with sli
all i want is the case with a Gigabyte 965P-DS3P, core 2 duo e6300, 2gb corsair mem and a 8800gtx and 2*raptor drives in raid then thought in a terabyte drive for back up when they out. And im thinking all of that would end up cheaper and perform loads better then wot they are offering
well for gamin on anything less then a 50" panel
8800gtx sli is way overkill and complete waiste, only ppl who need it are sad lil gimps for the braggin rights
Originally Posted by Tim S It's on the back of the PSU - you need an Alienware supplied kettle lead. :)
Isn't that just dell starting to make there mark on Alienware? I know there power supplies didn't have the weird cord but the 12pin connection was different, I HATE DELL!
no need in blue ray once again they have a too big price tag like cards etc dont alienware think about doing budget gameing towers ? instead of pricey ones that no one can afford !
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ReplyIt is in fact a 16A IEC cable, this is a standard cable, Normal IEC cables are rated for 14A (i believe) - this one is just bigger
you find them on Large UPS's, Power amplifiers, Network redundant power supplies, etc etc. They are used for applications where you really are drawing a lot of current
I don't know WHY alienware would use this lead, because i don't see how their PSU needs one so big, but that's what it is, So, if you marked this case down because of a 'proprietary' connector, this isn't quite true, its just less common
Edit
Someone pointed this out above :p missed this, i know my dads power amplifier uses one, and i have seen it on a lot of network equipment
the point that i was going to make. it is a 1000watt power supply and may require a heftier than average cable, so as more of a precaution (you know how people like to sue dell) they threw a cable with it that wouldn't allow you to put an underpowered one in there and have the system melt down.
the price for the components on newegg is $3980 (+ unknown price for case, enermax galaxy 1kw psu (instead of unknown 1kw psu they use))
($3980 = £2031)
as you can see they could have easiliy fitted in 2x 150 GB Raptors and some better ram....
when i can't find my Gig-Stick, i simply shove a floppy in, put my Essay or whatever on and go. Much easier than ths modern E-mail talk.
Also, whats wrong with having the floppy drive. What would Alienware put in its place. Also, it helps slightly with justifing the price.
is there really such a problem as too much grafix power?
the power connector looks like a 20 amp IEC good choice for KW power supply ever see/smell a power cable melt?
all i want is the case with a Gigabyte 965P-DS3P, core 2 duo e6300, 2gb corsair mem and a 8800gtx and 2*raptor drives in raid then thought in a terabyte drive for back up when they out. And im thinking all of that would end up cheaper and perform loads better then wot they are offering
well for gamin on anything less then a 50" panel
8800gtx sli is way overkill and complete waiste, only ppl who need it are sad lil gimps for the braggin rights
Anyway, that case is horribly ugly... the old alienware cases are beautiful and makes me drool.. this one i dont know what happened to it
Isn't that just dell starting to make there mark on Alienware? I know there power supplies didn't have the weird cord but the 12pin connection was different, I HATE DELL!
Looks like a standard IEC C19 16A power lead connector to me- anyone who works with servers should have seen one of those before.
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