Quote Originally Posted by Homer View Post
Would it not be thousands cheaper to build it yourself?
With all the trial software that manufactures get paid to install on the computers they sell, you can get package deals nowadays that are much cheaper than building yourself. The problem with package deals is the individual parts aren't always what you want.

Alienware is a lot better than HP, Gateway, Dell, etc, in that you can pick and choose what you want (though most of us have to bug MiRai or someone to help us) but yes its a bit more expensive. If you are comfortable assembling everything yourself then using the Alienware printout as a shopping list makes things quick.