Hrm let me find the link to that other site that makes some pretty snazzy cases that are almost up their with AW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Haggerty, Mike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 4:27 PM Subject: RE: Alienware's new case
Uhhh.... alright, I will consider myself corrected. But other manufacturers will configure a machine to spec , offer good tech support, and make you think you like it. I still think the only unique thing you get with Alienware is a case. Of course, everyone else is entitled to their own opinion. M -----Original Message----- From: Ben Braver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 3:15 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Alienware's new case Mike H- You refer to the solitary nature of most computing tasks, and to impressing one's friends. You also say the "unique value" of Alienware is its case, and this is a poor reason to justify purchasing it. And you say "feel free to correct me". If I have a choice between two items of comparable functionality, quality, and price, but one item pleases me in a way the other does not, then I would buy the more pleasing item. Ceteris paribus, if Alienware's case is more attractive to me, then it might sway my purchasing decision. But the important point is if everything else is at least as good, including price. This has nothing to do with impressing friends. It has to do with my inner pleasure "hey, I _like_ this!". If I'm going to spend hours at a pc, it doesn't hurt to find it attractive as well as have it work well. Alienware has machines configured the way I would want, with components and drivers tested to work well together. I've built pc's in the past and installed pieces that "didn't play well with others". That caused a lot of time, effort, stress, and sometimes money getting the system to behave. Alienware has a reputation for good tech support. They and Dell are my two most likely choices for a new pc. I agree with BenD that the design alone would not make the "case" for buying it <g>, but if you like the function then the form doesn't hurt! Consider yourself corrected. :-) -Ben ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89 70.5
