Voted: Neither.
I just recently bought an Alienware.
Why? First thing I did actually, was look up parts to build my own that was just as good. I've been tinkering with computers since '95, which isn't bad considering I was all of 10 at that point. The cost was only a few hundred dollars less (If I recall, it was about 380ish less), but: It would take longer for the parts to be ordered/shipped, it would come with no true warranty, no support, and would only work as good as my skills at slapping pieces together were. I looked at Alienware, and it comes with support, a warranty, and everything I wanted anyway, and a frankly cooler looking case, plus it would take about 14-21 days to arrive. I figured that the assurances offered were worth the little extra, so I went with the Alienware instead. Should be here in just a couple days, and I don't care about the name on the computer, just what I can do with it. How it was made isn't what makes a computer cool, unless it's one of those ones cased in legos. Now, that's cool.
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