dinochick Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 http://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/cool/2005/008611.htmlAlienware makes Star Wars-branded PCsBy Keith Shaw Network World Fusion, 04/20/05 We're pretty cynical about most Star Wars-related merchandising (Jar Jar beach towel, anyone?), but this got our fanboy juices flowing. Alienware has created a Star Wars-branded desktop PC (the Alienware Aurora: Star Wars Edition) and will give one away on April 24 at the Celebration III event in Indianapolis (expected to attract more than 30,000 SW fans). The winner will get to choose from either the Dark Side or the Rebel Alliance models (my money is on the Dark Side). The PCs include AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 processors that include its Cool'n'Quiet technology to help maintain a more quiet desktop in the high-performance gaming PC market, Alienware says. The actual PCs will be on sale in the U.S. "in the near future," the company added. http://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/cool/AlienWare-SW-darkside.jpghttp://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/cool/AlienWare-SW-lightside.jpg http://www.dinochick.com/dc_saber_banner_02.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand_Admiral_Thrawn Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Wow, now those are some nice PC cases! If I could buy just the case I'd definitely go out and get one... assuming they were made available anywhere but Celebration III. Normally I'm against Alienware, simply because they make people think that their systems are better than what you can get elsewhere (you can build them yourself, you're just paying them to put them together), but I must give them cudos for their fine work!. I wonder if I could get something like that put on my computer? History is on the move, Captain. Those who cannot keep up with it will be left behind, to watch from a distance. And those who stand in our way will not watch at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaja Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 OOOooo, I want! http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s152/Dave-Mastor/Cluster6.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobandrubert Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 at the SW covention I played on one of thoses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktrooper Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 Me want some. Me need some. My precious. aaaaaaaarrrrrggggggggg...................... "May the force be with the pizza guy. I want it in less that 30 mins or less." You can kill me later, thank you. I want you to join KoC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JediIgor Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 Umm..yeah.. it's a case with some Star Wars drawing. What's so good about it? Now if it had a Darth Vader helmet embedded to it, similar to that skull case we saw last year, then I'd be all over it . As for a drawing? You could probably get one cheaper custom made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad78 Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 Nice. And look at the Processo!!! Thats what you call high grade stuff. http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a359/Mad78/Palpycard.gifhttp://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a359/Mad78/Spamkinguserbarcopy.jpgCLICK HERE IT IS VERY IMPORTANT!!!Click here is you like Trance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadSamaritan Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 If you look around on the internet, you can get any peice of equipment that Alienware can, and for cheaper sometimes. When you pay alienware for one of their comps, all you do is pay them top put it together, and put it in one of their cases, which I was never all that impressed with. Basically, its the Jaguar of computers. Looks nice, but you can get something better for cheaper. But I will say the design is pertty cool. I <3 the dark side. I once knew a great man. Nothing got to him, and he always smiled. May he forever rest in peace, knowing fully well that his freinds shall remember him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWR Staff - Executive Evaders99 Posted April 26, 2005 SWR Staff - Executive Share Posted April 26, 2005 Yep, you pay for the labor costs. That's pretty much how it works. If you don't want to pay for the service, than you can learn how to build it yourself. It's only bad because you're your own tech support Evaders99http://swrebellion.com/images/banners/rebellionbanner02or6.gif Webmasterhttp://swrebellion.com/images/banners/swcicuserbar.png Administrator Fighting is terrible, but not as terrible as losing the will to fight.- SW:Rebellion Network - Evaders Squadron Coding -The cake is a lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktrooper Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 I second that. I'm still waiting for a BIOS chip from the MB company so I can install a Celeron in this PC. "May the force be with the pizza guy. I want it in less that 30 mins or less." You can kill me later, thank you. I want you to join KoC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWR Staff - Executive Evaders99 Posted April 26, 2005 SWR Staff - Executive Share Posted April 26, 2005 I'm still waiting for a BIOS chip from the MB company so I can install a Celeron in this PC. I don't understand, your motherboard doesn't have a BIOS chip? Evaders99http://swrebellion.com/images/banners/rebellionbanner02or6.gif Webmasterhttp://swrebellion.com/images/banners/swcicuserbar.png Administrator Fighting is terrible, but not as terrible as losing the will to fight.- SW:Rebellion Network - Evaders Squadron Coding -The cake is a lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktrooper Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 This BIOS chip is for a new MB I bought in Tigerdirect.com as part of a bundle. The irony of this is the processor. They cend me a Celeron type D and the MB BIOS doesn't recognize the CPU. The irony of life. "May the force be with the pizza guy. I want it in less that 30 mins or less." You can kill me later, thank you. I want you to join KoC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mask Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Um, but you're sure, that the processor fits onto your MB's socket ? If so, do you have an old processor, that fits with which you could flash the BIOS ? http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/5183/animated9pn.gifhttp://img146.imageshack.us/img146/1778/reloadedbannerdu8.gifhttp://www.swrebellion.com/images/banners/rebellionbanner02or6.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JediIgor Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 I think he means the CMOS chip . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad78 Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 i have no idea about what you guys are talking about. http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a359/Mad78/Palpycard.gifhttp://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a359/Mad78/Spamkinguserbarcopy.jpgCLICK HERE IT IS VERY IMPORTANT!!!Click here is you like Trance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mask Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 I think he means the CMOS chip . I know, but replacing that with a compatible one would be the same, as flashing the old one, IMHO. Of course, if the cpu socket won't fit the new cpu, then this wouldn't achieve anything, though. Mad, just nod and make Hmmm sounds http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/5183/animated9pn.gifhttp://img146.imageshack.us/img146/1778/reloadedbannerdu8.gifhttp://www.swrebellion.com/images/banners/rebellionbanner02or6.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktrooper Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Nope. I bought it in Tiger and since is so new, my actual CPU doesn't fit. JediIgor wrote: I think he means the CMOS chip . You got that right, my bad. No, I don't have another CPU to flash the CMOS, that's why I'm waiting for a new CMOS. "May the force be with the pizza guy. I want it in less that 30 mins or less." You can kill me later, thank you. I want you to join KoC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad78 Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 *nod* Hmmmmm http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a359/Mad78/Palpycard.gifhttp://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a359/Mad78/Spamkinguserbarcopy.jpgCLICK HERE IT IS VERY IMPORTANT!!!Click here is you like Trance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktrooper Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 Mad, if you want, I can explain in layman terms. "May the force be with the pizza guy. I want it in less that 30 mins or less." You can kill me later, thank you. I want you to join KoC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad78 Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 no don't bother I shall just continue hmmmming. http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a359/Mad78/Palpycard.gifhttp://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a359/Mad78/Spamkinguserbarcopy.jpgCLICK HERE IT IS VERY IMPORTANT!!!Click here is you like Trance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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