On 2014-06-23, 10:58 AM, Charles Scaglione -> TOM WALKER wrote:   
    CS> On 6/23/14, 9:45, TOM WALKER -> ALL wrote:   
      
    TW>> We have kicked around here the price of the Superior Mac laptops   
    CS> and now   
    TW>> along comes one that beats the Mac by quite a bit.   
    TW>> It is the Alienware 17, a laptop that if you have to ask how much you   
    TW>> cannot afford it.   
      
    TW>> It costs $3400, Check it out at  www.alienware.co   
      
    CS> I believe Alienware is owned by Dell? In any event Tom, carrying around   
    CS> one of those monsters will definitely help build your muscles. ;)   
      
    CS> I'll still take the top of the line retina MacBook Pro over one of   
    CS> those. :)   
      
   I've been using an 11" Haswell-generation Macbook Air for about a year now....   
   more expensive than a typical bargain-basement PC laptop but about 1/3 the   
   cost of the Alienware quoted. While the 11" screen is not for folks with poor   
   eyesight, it's fine for mine (at least with glasses!), and the light-weight   
   and portability, perky performance (SSD and Core i5) and fast boot up (15   
   seconds) do all that I need.   
      
   I also have an Acer C720 Chromebook - a Haswell-generation Celeron processor   
   for good battery life, & near-instant bootup. Also 11" screen though lacking   
   the ultra light-weight and general fit and finish of the the MB Air - but I   
   got this (refurbished) for US$149, making it a lot of performance and value   
   for the price.   
      
   Both of these appeal to me far more than  the $3400 Alienware.   
      
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