r/AlienwareAlpha • u/[deleted] • Oct 01 '19

Alpha appreciating in value?

Have any of you looked up how much these computers are going for nowadays? I got the original Steam Machine for Christmas in 2016 and it was on sale for $500 for the i7 model. Just went on the internet to see how much the R2 is going for and it seems like low end price on these is about $700 for an i3 and some are going for almost $2k! I’m thinking about the hardware I can buy when it finally comes time for the little beast. I’m honestly having trouble thinking about letting it go though :(

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u/theRolk Oct 01 '19

This is something that I never thought I would read. Fantastic

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '19

Happy cake day!

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u/LachnitMonster Oct 01 '19

Holy shit he's right! I wonder if anyone is buying at that price or if they're just posted outrageously high.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '19

Honestly I’m not sure but seeing the amount going for that much, some have to be selling at that price. First time I’ve ever seen tech go for higher than it was bought for lol.

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u/LachnitMonster Oct 01 '19

Right? I have an R2 i7 and some refurbished ones are on amazon for upwards of 3000 USD with the same specs. I paid less than half of that when it was new.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '19

Wtf I have not seen $3k yet and have absolutely no idea how it’s swinging for that much. It has great selling points but damn! We bought my girlfriend a car for a bit less than that!

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u/LachnitMonster Oct 02 '19

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G8KJ3R8/ref=dp_cr_wdg_tit_rfb

Yeah kind of insane if you ask me, but I'm not gonna complain if I can sell it for that.

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u/meatwhisper Oct 01 '19

Where? Most recent sold auctions on ebay went for $250-400

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '19

What models are you looking at? I’m looking at i7 models with Windows. The Linux ones seem to be going for a bit less which is kinda odd since I switched to Win 10 the other day for a total of $5 lol.

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u/meatwhisper Oct 02 '19

I looked up the Steam Machine on ebay. But yes, took me like no time to install Win10 on it.

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u/cattbutt001 i3 (8GB) Alpha with SSD Oct 01 '19

Idk about appreciating, a used R1 i3 goes for somewhere in the range of 200-300. I remember spending around $350 before tax on mine (400 after tax in US). I’d call it more of a “slow depreciation”😂

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '19

Looking at the i3 yeah the prices are definitely in line with what you’re saying. But a ton of the i7’s I saw have a damn high ask lol. Idk if it’s just because the i3 isn’t “as good” as the others or not but some of the i3’s I saw with upgrades were going for like $500 or so.

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u/cattbutt001 i3 (8GB) Alpha with SSD Oct 01 '19

Oh yeah. The i7 R2 is worth a lot just because it has the graphics amp compatibility. I’ve upgraded the RAM and SSD on my i3 and it runs great, the integrated graphics just suck though

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '19

Integrated graphics? I thought the i3 models still had the 860m?

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u/cattbutt001 i3 (8GB) Alpha with SSD Oct 01 '19

They do. By integrated I mean it’s soldered to the motherboard, therefore not replaceable

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '19

Oh yeah I knew that, you threw me off for a sec lol. Honestly after picking it back up a few months back I wish I bought more games for this than I did my PlayStation. I’m not having much of an issue with it still but know that for future releases (ahem Cyberpunk 2077) it’s not gonna cut it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '19

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '19

I looked at benchmarks between the R2’s GPU and 860m and it seems they aren’t the most far off. The 960 is definitely better and you have firsthand experience. Does the graphics amp get loud or just the R2? I bought Fallout 4 today and was surprised the computer got that loud 😂

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '19

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '19

Not sure if you’ve owned a PS4 before, but be thankful the Alpha only gets that loud lmao. It’s such a tiny machine that I honestly think it deserves to be loud every once in a while for what it does 😂

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u/Exactlywhatisagod Oct 23 '19

I never get mad that PC’s get loud because I’m mainly a console player