Dell Buys Alienware

[Mar 22, 2006, 8:01 pm ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

Dell to Buy High-End PC Maker Alienware is the announcement confirming rumors (story) and putting the lie to subsequent denials (story) that PC manufacturing juggernaut Dell has strengthened its position in the enthusiast sector by acquiring gaming PC maker Alienware. Alienware Co-Founder Talks About Dell Deal on FiringSquad transcribes a phone interview on the subject with Alienware CEO Alex Agulia, and here's a bit of the announcement:

Dell, based in Round Rock, Texas, didn't announce terms of the deal, which will help expand its offerings for the lucrative gaming and multimedia market. Dell said Alienware would operate as a wholly owned subsidiary and will keep its brand name and its own product development, marketing, sales, technical support and other operations.

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0wned

Mar 23, 2006, 11:50

mOOzilla

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Mar 23, 2006, 08:40

Brainp0wa

So now some of the most expensive retail machines on the planet will come with Dell's refurbed parts. I'm so glad I can't afford one.

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Mar 23, 2006, 06:24

Eye 4N Eye

Hooking everything up take maybe an hour max.

An hour huh? Guess your not installing a Windows OS then. (takes at least hour by itself)

If your using your old hard drive then it just amatter of updating drivers for your chipset and stuff.

Have you ever tried using your old HDD with a new motherboard? Its easier to format it and start fresh than to get it working with the old s/w. (been there tried that...won't try again)




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Mar 23, 2006, 06:18

Eye 4N Eye

Dell said Alienware would operate as a wholly owned subsidiary and will keep its brand name and its own product development, marketing, sales, technical support and other operations.

Hopefully this means it won't dillute the Alienware product.




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No subject

Mar 23, 2006, 03:24

Icewind

Two edits Fausticle...and you still haven't changed "Your" to "You're" Community College? I doubt you've even finished High School.

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Mar 22, 2006, 22:56

MindTrigger

Fausticle

What the hell is a "community collage"?

Take your lame ass back to myspace, boy. The point I was making is that building your own machine is a choice. You either want to do it or you don't. Ripping on people who don't mind spending a little more money and saving time on an Alienware or Falcon is ludicrous. The reason I brought up my work is that I have been building my own for a long time, and I don't why some of you think it's so special. I buy all Dells for my company these days, and they run as solid as any computer I have ever built. My staff never complains about them. Nice try, ripping on my job. I suppose we should believe you have a better one, eh? Is this the part where we compare our e-penis?

The fact that you call the research involved in building a high end gaming machine "light reading" is exactly my point. When you come back down to reality from your ubergeek mothership, you will agree with everyone else here who knows a damn thing about computers, that building a high end machine, especially if you don't keep up with the hardware on a month by month basis, can take quit a bit of "light reading" (read: time). If someone doesn't want to go through all of that, I don't see why you should care. Another poster mentioned warranty work. That's one of the biggest reason we go with Dell at work, and why I tell people to buy Dells for home. They are cheap, and they have decent support. Not every gamer knows the hardware inside and out. The two things aren't tied together, except in your mind.

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Mar 22, 2006, 22:45

Fausticle

oh no! I made a spelling error! It must mean I'm wrong!

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Mar 22, 2006, 22:34

Pumas

"Community collage"? Is that an arts and crafts expo at the local YMCA?

As for the story, honestly it makes alot of sense. Alienware is already the Dell of gaming computers. That is to say, behind the curve and overpriced for the quality and service.

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Mar 22, 2006, 22:29

Fausticle

MindTrigger it seems to me that your the one that thinks your hot shit. I.T. Director..You must have spent many an hour at community college to get that lofty position. Its NOT a special thing to build your own! You don't need to be a super dork you jackass. Its not fucking rocket science. Companies like Dell who charge you an arm and a leg for something anyone can do with a little light reading. Its alot like a cook that hopes nobody figures out how to operate the microwave because he would be out of a job. This comment was edited on Mar 22, 22:43.

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Mar 22, 2006, 22:14

JaZeeL

Fausticle, Now bear in mind that I've built all but my first desktop(486DX2/66) that I've ever owned, but I certainly understand Fourpak's point of view. One can put a considerable amount of time into building their own machine if they research the different components and compare and contrast their options, select vendors to purchase from (though seems like everyone just uses newegg.com these days, and hey they've worked great for me, too), wait for it all to arrive, assemble it, and troubleshoot issues(if any). The other option, for someone with the money to spare -- can spend 30 minutes selecting and ordering a preconfigured gaming rig that they know will work well out of the box and they can even get a warranty so that its someone elses problem to come out and touch it if something goes wrong, further saving time for someone with a busy lifestyle(hey, maybe they work 70 hours a week and want to enjoy the hours they're not at work). Is it less time doing it on your own than it is to earn the money to pay for it? For most people, yes, but some of us can bank $3000(or much more) in a week, and to that crowd its not likely as big of a deal, and not worth the stress of doing for themself. EDIT: Amen Mindtrigger, precisely the way I see it. This comment was edited on Mar 22, 22:17.

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Mar 22, 2006, 22:09

MindTrigger

I love this. This is the part where you fuckin dorks sit here and rip on people for buying Alienware machines, because you think you are somehow "special" for building your own machines.

I've been building my own machines, and countless other machines/servers since like 1992, including my gaming rig I'm typing on right now. Big fuckin' deal. I do it because I am INTERESTED in doing it. I happen to be an I.T. Director. At some point when I become disinterested in building my own, I will buy an XPS, Alienware or Falcon box. Why you ask? Why the hell not? They all run great, and the games I want to play work on them.

So what if they are a little overpriced sometimes. If money isn't a concern, or you have more money then time to waste geeking out on the net looking for your ultimate computer dream list of parts, then one of these pre-built gaming rigs will be more than good enough. (GASP) you can even upgrade it with non-oem parts later!!

Dorksquad: get over yourselves. You aren't cool because you build your own machine. If you think you are, perhaps you should step out into the sun once in a while.

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-- He cut the possum's face off then cut around the eye socket. In the center of the belt buckle, where the possum's eye would be, he has placed a small piece of wood from his old '52 Ford's home made railroad tie bumper. Damn, he misses that truck.

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Mar 22, 2006, 22:01

RaZ0r!

I know a lot more people that build their own that shouldn't, then people that don't build their own and should. RaZ0r! http://users.ign.com/about/Cutts

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Mar 22, 2006, 21:57

Fausticle

how much is my time worth to me Hooking everything up take maybe an hour max. If your using your old hard drive then it just amatter of updating drivers for your chipset and stuff. At worst your doing a clean build.Go install and have some beers! If you think how long it takes to make the money to pay for the little alien sticker VS how long it takes to build one from scratch. ..ok lol mabe there are some REALLY lazy people out there.

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Mar 22, 2006, 21:55

Overon

The rumors turned out to be true and the denials have proven to be lies.

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Mar 22, 2006, 21:50

FourPak

Why would anyone buy an Alienware - apart from those who know zip about hardware? 2 reasons: 1. how much is my time worth to me 2. how slug-lazy am i Answer: Lots, and Very. Sure i could spend a weekend gathering all the pieces and assembling them (and then another weekend exchanging the defective parts) OR i could just order the system and spend the weekend swillling beer and playing Oblivion. edit btw the above was true only of the old original Alien, this new Corporate Dell/Alien mongrel will dilute their product line with "value" junk and mass market practices trying to appeal to (rip off) the mainstream NON-Hardcore-gamer crowd. Alien is just another giant corporation now. This comment was edited on Mar 22, 21:59.

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Why?

Mar 22, 2006, 21:49

Fausticle

When its stupidly easy to build one yourself why would you want to buy a alien or dell? I mean alien has some cool cases but whoopdie do.... I'm talking about desktop....laptop is a different story This comment was edited on Mar 22, 21:50.

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Fueled by fire

Mar 22, 2006, 21:26

Kxmode

XPS 600 Renegade "Fueled by fire" ... Nevermind the fact that "fire" will actually "destroy" their 'puter. Bunch of marketing suits sitting in a room throw into a hat A. a bunch of "cool" generic acronym like words, B. a bunch of "cool" number beginning with 100; incremented by 100, C. a bunch of "cool edgy" words. Stir for two minutes and out they pulled XPS, 600, Renegade. Slap on some "fire" stickers and call it a day! They could just as easily pulled out... LRJ 200 Dragon GOD 500 Razor ASX 800 Blade MAQ 900 Chrome PKR 400 Axe PVE 600 CBear TX1 101 Cyberdine ----- latest track: http://www.kxmode.com/media/music/kxmode_-_driftwood.mp3 more free music: http://music.download.com/kxmode This comment was edited on Mar 22, 21:28.

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Dell is a bunch of LIARS!

Mar 22, 2006, 21:17

Kxmode

http://www.cnet.com.au/desktops/pcs/0,39029439,40061082,00.htm "I'd suggest you take that speculation with a grain of salt given the origin stated in the blog (Alienware's competitor) -- you can never be sure what the motivation is" -- Paul McKeon, Corporate Communications Manager for Dell Australia and New Zealand "Dell's XPS range already offers better performance and better value than Alienware's machines and in the XPS mobile concept you've seen the potential of one of the cool new things Dell could do this year," -- Paul McKeon, Corporate Communications Manager for Dell Australia and New Zealand "The PC gaming market is threatening Dell's 'perceived technology leadership' - and ultimately the consumer space. The Alienware brand is cooler than Dell, and perhaps a likely candidate for Dell to take over based on size alone" -- Rahul Sood -- CEO of Canada-based OEM PC vendor Voodoo PC Un-freaking-believeable! Dell LIES about the proposed buyout, then when they buy Alienware out you get crap like this... "Alienware's products are an excellent complement to Dell's own line of high-performance computers designed for gaming, enthusiast and media content customers," Chairman Michael Dell said in a statement. I think what Dell wanted to do is buy the line... hang onto the brand until Gamers feel comfortable with Dell's "cool factor" then they'll drop the Alienware brand, and fire all the Alienware staffers... basically a hey we beat your ass Alienware! So har har! I hate corporate companies. Bunch of lifeless greedy sons of ... ----- latest track: http://www.kxmode.com/media/music/kxmode_-_driftwood.mp3 more free music: http://music.download.com/kxmode

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Mar 22, 2006, 21:01

Halsy

Why would anyone buy an Alienware - apart from those who know zip about hardware?

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Mar 22, 2006, 20:32

RaZ0r!

Dude, it's an ALIEN! RaZ0r! http://users.ign.com/about/Cutts

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