I had an Alienware computer and wasn`t that impressed with it, it cost more and as others have said your paying for the name. Also I might have just been unlucky but my alienware machines motherboard blew after just over 2 and bit years of having it.

I would personally not bother buying and Alienware again, but would spend the extra money you pay for the name in upgrading specs, and if its shiney lights you want theres plenty of very nice lit cases around these days, my current two pc`s look every bit as pretty as my Alienware pc did.