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Topic: Alienware Computer

Posted By: daaBOMB
Subject: Alienware Computer
Date Posted: 24 Jan 2011 at 8:54am

Hey guys!
I need a little help cause I'm no computer whiz >.< I have an Alienware desktop computer that I bought back in 2005 which I’m currently trying to sell, however im not sure how much it’s worth now. Please help!

Specs:

Area-51TM 5500

Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 650 w/ HT Technology 3.4GHz 2MB Cache
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition UK with SP2 – English
Case: Alienware® Full-Tower Case – Saucer Silver
Chasis Upgrades: Standard Cooling
Power Supply: Alienware® 485 Watt ATX 2.0 Power Supply
Motherboard: Alienware® nForce™4 SLI™ Intel Edition Chipset Motherboard PXI Express SLI
Memory: 1GB Duel Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz – 2 x 512MB
Video Card: 128MB PCI-Express x 16 NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6600 GT
Hard Drive: 250 GB Serial ATA 7,200 rpm w/ 8MB Cache – Quantity 1
Optical Drive One: 16x Dual Layer DVD R/W Recorder
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy™ 4
Network Card: Integrated High Performance Intel Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (DSL-ready)
Floppy Drive: 1.44 MB Floppy Drive – Black
Floppy Drive & Additional Storage: Alienware® USB 2.0 512MB Flash Drive
Productivity Software: Microsoft® Respawn Recovery Kit
Alienware Cinema Studio: Pinnacle Studio version 9 SE
Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 930BF 19” Ultra Fast 4ms LCD Display Black
Speakers: Creative® 7.1 Inspire™ T7900 – UK power supply
Keyboard: Logitech Internet Keyboard UK – Space Black
Mouse: Microsoft® Basic Optical Mouse Black
Tuning – Cable Management: Alienware® Cable Management System
Tuning – Performance Optimiser: AlienAdrenaline: Video Performance

I bought this Alienware for: £1850.00
in 2005

How much is it worth today roughly?

Replies:

Posted By: Aquaknot
Date Posted: 24 Jan 2011 at 9:21am

Those are still nice machines. Problem is that a higher performance machine can be had today for a relatively small sum of money.

I would check eBay to see if there are any comparable systems for sale to get an idea.

My guess is that machine could fetch only $300 to $400 U.S.

Problems... P4 runs hot and uses a ton of power. It has a decent power supply though for that configuration. Starved for memory at 1Gb. Most of the newer, cheaper models ship with at least 4Gb. Low resolution RGB monitor - no wide screen.

The best feature is the brand. That era of Alienware is known for being a rock solid machine and is what made their claim to fame. Not sure how donations work over there, but I would donate it to a charity or church over here and take the inflated tax write off.

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