Octopus Overlords

Well, when the time comes and I get the money (soon, hopefully), I want to somehow upgrade the computer I've inherited. I was thinking of just plain buying a new one since it's horrible out of date. It's an AMD Athlon 900 MHz, 256 MB RAM, 20 gig HD, and a 128 MB GeForce 4. Would it be better to buy stock, like Dell or HP, or is Alienware a better deal? I like what AW has to offer, but I'm wary on how their tech support will be, etc.

I heart Sager.

Have you considered Falcon Northwest? The Talons are excellent deals, imo, from a boutique shop.
http://www.falcon-nw.com/talon2.asp

And their Fragbox is too cute for words.

That said, I own a Dell and it's a rock hard beast. I'm fed up with Dell's pricing structure though. It's gone past confusing into deceptive, imo.

As someone wo had had to deal with Alienware's warrenty I can truthfully say I do NOT heart Alienware.
I have a Falcon NW Talon that's doing fine but I've only had it a few months.

Dell all the way! Though if I had more money I'd buy a Falcon Northwest.

I also had a bad support experience as a business customer buying 36 machines. They are great computers as long as nothing goes wrong. If it does, their offshore assembly can be a hurdle (Miami gets everything from the Dominican Republic, and they do not like to send it back).

I have a Falcon Northwest Mach V (bought in 2001). My only experience with their tech support has been to have them answer my questions via email, but they have always been very prompt about that.

The machine itself is getting a little long in the tooth, but it still runs well and I don't have the money to replace it right now. I am thinking of picking up a new Talon after I get my tax refund back, though.

I Heart Antec. Great cases at a reasonable price for the homebuilder.

<3 Sager

Check out the rumored sales at Best Buy for Black Friday. I don't know what comes with that emachine, but any XP 2800 with a 15" LCD for $350 sounds like a good deal to me. Even with top of the line upgrades, the cost will probably much less than any Alienware.

Word.

Thanks.