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Yeah, Alienware is over-rated in my opinion.. if you could do a custom build on your laptop then thats the direction I would proberbly go, not sure about you though..
I know about desktop custom building...but how do you custom build a laptop?.. :guh:
Well, it's just a different principle of building, which less people do.
I'm hoping to build a laptop in the future, so when I do I'll document it or something.. as theres not much out there about building laptops. But I guess they just use different, smaller but similar components, designed to be packed closer together and such.
The sole point of buying an Alienware is gaming and they do excel at this, but at a ridiculously expensive price. They are also pretty heavy (12-15 lbs.) and get almost no battery life due to the use of desktop processors.
Yes I do agree that these lap tops are Heavy, and it is true that the battery life goes real quick, its not just the processor that draining the battery its everything else the running, Alienware is so Hi-tech its unreal, and games are sweet to play on these machines.
Notebooks / Laptops are great for office/business/personal/travel etc. Many have very long battery life wile others do not.
In my experience with laptops, I find that 2 to 3 hrs of battery life is great. But what \"KILLS\" the total charge to get 2 to 3 hrs is when people constantly plug that battery charger in even though the battery is not drained fully. This really kills the battery's total life.
A 2 to 3 hr battery will end up as a 1 to 2 hr battery O_o
Anybody having this sort of problem should try placing there battery into a freezer bag. sealed & into the freezer over night.
Take it out & let it thow out until it's cool to the touch. Then give it a complete fresh charge. This usualy resets the batteries memory which gives it the feal of a new battery.