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Monday, February 28, 2005

The trouble with relocating

As I mentioned before, I'm trying to get a laptop while I'm here. I've always thought it would be great to get a fabled Alienware computer. For those of you that don't know, Alienware is an (originally) American company that builds custom PCs and laptops usually geared towards gaming. So they're supposed to be of high quality and excellent performance, but of course this comes with a hefty price tag. At least that what I always thought. If you compare them with high end Dells then there is little price difference, and if you compare it to IBM then it's positively cheap (maybe half the price of a high end IBM). Another obstacle was the shipping; even though Alienware had international sites, there was not one for Australia. All Australian orders had to be placed through the UK site. I thought that since I would be in the UK, it would be a perfect opportunity to buy an Alienware laptop. It turns out now that Alienware sell computers in Australia. With the UK's less than impressive salary sacrafice options it seems I've left Australia at quite an inopportune time. In terms of getting an Alienware laptop anyway.

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