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<blockquote data-quote="Paroxysm" data-source="post: 726217" data-attributes="member: 66594">Crucial is a company that sells RAM.&nbsp; They're very reasonable for pricing, and they sell high quality memory.&nbsp;&nbsp; As for whether to get a Mac or an Alienware...&nbsp; I just recently bought an iMac, and I'll tell you my experience.&nbsp; Maybe you can use that to make up your mind? I play some games, but wouldn't consider myself &quot;hardcore&quot; anymore.&nbsp; I enjoy WoW, thinking of trying out Warhammer, and would like to give Spore a shot.&nbsp; Crysis is nice and all, but it doesn't seem to offer me much over Call of Duty 4.&nbsp; I actually like the environment of CoD4 better, tbh.&nbsp; FPS just seem to be very much the same now, and that's fine --- it's a genre that works.&nbsp; I purchased the iMac 3.06 C2D with the Geforce 8800GS.&nbsp; It's playing anything I throw it like it was an old NES ROM -- lightning fast!--I love the form factor of the iMac as well.&nbsp; It takes up no more room on my desk than a monitor.&nbsp; I like the style a LOT.&nbsp; The monitor screen itself is downright amazing, and has to be seen in person to realize how beautiful and perfect it displays.&nbsp; I have a (what I thought was fantastic looking) Viewsonic 22&quot; widescreen.&nbsp; I just recently set it up as a second monitor on the iMac, and the iMac screen is simply lightyears beyond the 22&quot;.&nbsp; --I like how OSX operates in quite a few ways.&nbsp; Cut and Paste is a feature I'm missing, but not too much.&nbsp; Moving files is pretty easy once you learn the &quot;Mac way&quot; of doing it.&nbsp; Also, you can move files within OSX while they're being downloaded (unlike Windows).&nbsp; I just figured that out on accident the other day.&nbsp; Not a selling point necessarily, but a neat trick <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />I think what you need to ask yourself is &quot;What am I purchasing a computer for?&quot;&nbsp; &quot;What is my endgoal, and my requirements to get there?&quot;.1) Hardcore, bleeding-edge gaming?&nbsp; Get an Alienware, Dell XPS, or something simliar.&nbsp; Prepare yourself for the cost though.2)&nbsp; Office products for school/work?&nbsp; Any competent system will do, and you won't need high end hardware at all.&nbsp; A Mac Mini or nearly any system that runs Windows at all.&nbsp; 3)&nbsp; Casual gaming as I described above?&nbsp; An iMac, or a medium-level Windows system.&nbsp; Maybe any Dell except the bottom-price garbage.&nbsp; The lowest price Dells, in my opinion, are barely worth the plastic enclosing them.&nbsp; The medium priced systems are far more worth it.&nbsp; HP/Compaq as well.4)&nbsp; Audio/Video production?&nbsp; iMac or Mac Pro, hands down.&nbsp; I wouldn't even consider a Windows computer for that.5)&nbsp; Email/Youtube?&nbsp; Buy the cheapest thing you can get your hands on.&nbsp; I would suggest an Eee PC with Linux.&nbsp; They're amazing, and I love the size and ease of use.&nbsp; ANYONE can use the Eee PC.&nbsp; No geek required.I think you'll do just fine if you research all your options.&nbsp; Good luck!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Paroxysm, post: 726217, member: 66594"] Crucial is a company that sells RAM. They're very reasonable for pricing, and they sell high quality memory. As for whether to get a Mac or an Alienware... I just recently bought an iMac, and I'll tell you my experience. Maybe you can use that to make up your mind? I play some games, but wouldn't consider myself "hardcore" anymore. I enjoy WoW, thinking of trying out Warhammer, and would like to give Spore a shot. Crysis is nice and all, but it doesn't seem to offer me much over Call of Duty 4. I actually like the environment of CoD4 better, tbh. FPS just seem to be very much the same now, and that's fine --- it's a genre that works. I purchased the iMac 3.06 C2D with the Geforce 8800GS. It's playing anything I throw it like it was an old NES ROM -- lightning fast! --I love the form factor of the iMac as well. It takes up no more room on my desk than a monitor. I like the style a LOT. The monitor screen itself is downright amazing, and has to be seen in person to realize how beautiful and perfect it displays. I have a (what I thought was fantastic looking) Viewsonic 22" widescreen. I just recently set it up as a second monitor on the iMac, and the iMac screen is simply lightyears beyond the 22". --I like how OSX operates in quite a few ways. Cut and Paste is a feature I'm missing, but not too much. Moving files is pretty easy once you learn the "Mac way" of doing it. Also, you can move files within OSX while they're being downloaded (unlike Windows). I just figured that out on accident the other day. Not a selling point necessarily, but a neat trick :) I think what you need to ask yourself is "What am I purchasing a computer for?" "What is my endgoal, and my requirements to get there?". 1) Hardcore, bleeding-edge gaming? Get an Alienware, Dell XPS, or something simliar. Prepare yourself for the cost though. 2) Office products for school/work? Any competent system will do, and you won't need high end hardware at all. A Mac Mini or nearly any system that runs Windows at all. 3) Casual gaming as I described above? An iMac, or a medium-level Windows system. Maybe any Dell except the bottom-price garbage. The lowest price Dells, in my opinion, are barely worth the plastic enclosing them. The medium priced systems are far more worth it. HP/Compaq as well. 4) Audio/Video production? iMac or Mac Pro, hands down. I wouldn't even consider a Windows computer for that. 5) Email/Youtube? Buy the cheapest thing you can get your hands on. I would suggest an Eee PC with Linux. They're amazing, and I love the size and ease of use. ANYONE can use the Eee PC. No geek required. I think you'll do just fine if you research all your options. Good luck! [/QUOTE]

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