I'm trying to convince a friend not to get the Alienware m11x

[omgodzilla]

I've been chatting with him on steam for a while about this. Sometimes he sounds like he doesn't know what he's talking about, and he makes me rage. I censored his name in the chat below.


Him: I am getting it for the PC once I get my alienware.
SuicidalKitty: alienware.
SuicidalKitty: their computers look nice
Him: Laptop.
SuicidalKitty: but imo they're overpriced
Him: Their laptops are not.
SuicidalKitty: which one are you getting?
Him: m11x, as I demand portability.
Him:
SuicidalKitty: it comes with a gt540m
SuicidalKitty: 1gb
Him: 2gb now.
Him: They upgraded it.
SuicidalKitty: you can pick
SuicidalKitty: on dell's site
Him: Ah.
Him: Bloody amazing performance for the size.
Him: Don't you agree?
SuicidalKitty: http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=GeForce+GT+540M
SuicidalKitty: I have the radeon 6850
Him: Cool.

(We go on to talk about other stuff while I look for a laptop on newegg)

SuicidalKitty: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152277
SuicidalKitty: that has the same video card as the m11x
SuicidalKitty: and it's cheaper, slimmer, and has a larger screen
Him: And not as portable.
SuicidalKitty: why?
Him: Because I actually need portability.
SuicidalKitty: the m11x is larger and heavier
Him: No, the M11x is less wide.
Him: Weight is a non-issue.
SuicidalKitty: this is slimmer
Him: Slimmer is not equal to better for transporting.
Him: I would have more trouble transporting that in a backpack than the m11x.
SuicidalKitty: it's only 3 inches wider
Him: But that does not  disprove my point.
Him: I am going for the 2 gig graphics memory version.
Him: :\
SuicidalKitty: the 2gb won't improve performance unless you are planning on setting up multiple monitors or you're gonna run multiple games at once (I understand that i'm probably wrong about some of that)
Him: Exactly.
Him: I am a multitasker.
Him: As a programmer, I will have multiple game dev windows up at once.
SuicidalKitty: also the cpu is only 1.5ghz and it's dual core
Him: So?
SuicidalKitty: you're getting a cpu meant to be used with cheap laptops, and a video card meant to be used with large or multiple displays
SuicidalKitty: sorry to go all out on you
Him: I am a game dev, so I need very specific attributes, CPU not being one of them.

TL;DR: He says he wants a m11x for portability, and because it's "better for programmers". I link him a different laptop that is much cheaper, it has the same video card, and a larger screen. He said that laptop wasn't as portable.

[Seb]

He's retarded.

Laptops are all the same portabilityness, jesus fuck i actually had to type that

[Devie]

HURR DURR IMA GAME DEV IM USE ALIENWARE 100X BETTUR COZ 3INCHES YAAAA

[Cake Faice]

"HUR DURR, ALIENWAR IS THE FASTEST COMPUTER EVAR THEY LOOK KEWL AND SOUND FAST AND BEST PRICE EVAR"

[Osme]

[insert witty comment here]
Fucking moron

[Samo]

HURR DURR IMA GAME DEV IM USE ALIENWARE 100X BETTUR COZ 3INCHES YAAAA

"HUR DURR, ALIENWAR IS THE FASTEST COMPUTER EVAR THEY LOOK KEWL AND SOUND FAST AND BEST PRICE EVAR"

These guys are spot on. With over $1000 You could put together a fucking beastly rig. How about you show your friend the page to this forum so he doesn't get a laptop with 1 hour battery life and shitty laptop parts.

[TehHank]

Its got cool looking air vents. therefore it's better

[Alphaggot]

>Slimmer than the computer you showed him.

Its like they make a fucking mini desktop into a laptop.

[Seb]

Seriously.

If he's serious about an Alienware with a shitty processor and an absurdly powerful (for that processor) laptop for being a "game dev", kick him in the balls as hard as you can next time you see him.

[Shawn]

Laptops are all the same portabilityness,

Not really it depends on the weight and length of it, each laptop varies in "portabilityness" EX: How much weight you want to haul around or the size of bag you're using ect.. I have an old laptop from the 90's and that shit is heavy i wouldn't want to haul that shit with me anywhere i go so the "portabilityness" of that is none existent in my mind but the guy is still retarded for other reasons.

[Supertoaster]

Not really it depends on the weight and length of it, each laptop varies in "portabilityness" EX: How much weight you want to haul around or the size of bag you're using ect.. I have an old laptop from the 90's and that shit is heavy i wouldn't want to haul that shit with me anywhere i go so the "portabilityness" of that is none existent in my mind but the guy is still retarded for other reasons.

he says he wants the alienware because it has a smaller screen, but the MSI one which is 10x cheaper with a better CPU is only 3 inches bigger

[Shawn]

he says he wants the alienware because it has a smaller screen, but the MSI one which is 10x cheaper with a better CPU is only 3 inches bigger

He also says he already has a bag so that 3in can make a world of a differences if it doesn't fit in his bag then he'd have to buy a new one and that would cost atleast $50 for a decent bag, but hes still retarded for wanting alienware considering he can get the exact same thing for cheaper elsewhere. But then again since the world revolves around "style" now i understand why he would pay alot extra because they do look badass its the same reason people pay like $300 for a pair of shoes when they can get them for like $10 (Which i find those people retarded too)

[Cake Faice]

You don't even need $1000 to match an Alienware. Probably $800 at the least.

A $700-800 Tobisha Satellite Laptop would out preform the Alienware he linked. Quad Core i5, 4GB of RAM, a pretty good AMD Mobility Radeon, can play games on high, which is not bad for a laptop. Just the only thing that sucks is the battery life and how fast it drains.

now i understand why he would pay alot extra because they do look badass its the same reason people pay like $300 for a pair of shoes when they can get them for like $10 (Which i find those people retarded too)

I really cringe when people do that.

[Bullet Freeman]

ask captain communism, he had an alien ware, shit couldnt run team fortress

[Samo]

You don't even need $1000 to match an Alienware. Probably $800 at the least.

A $700-800 Tobisha Satellite Laptop would out preform the Alienware he linked. Quad Core i5, 4GB of RAM, a pretty good AMD Mobility Radeon, can play games on high, which is not bad for a laptop. Just the only thing that sucks is the battery life and how fast it drains.

I really cringe when people do that.

he says he wants the alienware because it has a smaller screen, but the MSI one which is 10x cheaper with a better CPU is only 3 inches bigger

YOUR FRIEND SHOULD LISTEN TO THESE GUYS! Alienware are overpriced pieces of crap. Just because they "LOOK SO AWESOME" doesn't mean they perform better than anything else. Also, portability means nothing when the battery life is around 1 hour. No game dev would ever choose an Alienware laptop, they get GOOD systems. Now, would you kindly let me cyber-kick your friend in the balls...