The Good and the Bad with Alienware

Positive points:

• After the billing process, the bulding and sending of the laptop actually seems to go quite quickly.
• The Alienware website has amazing U/I.
• TI have so far not encountered any of the "humongous" problems that have apparently occurred with certain people's machines.
• Quote: "AlienSense facial recognition software offers unprecedented security to Alienware notebook users. Utilizing the system’s webcam, AlienSense records and analyzes up to 1,000 distinguishing features for failsafe accuracy. Passwords can be forgotten, stolen or guessed. Biometric identification cannot be duplicated or forged.
  Each time you log on to your Alienware notebook, AlienSense collects biometric data to constantly improve its speed and accuracy. This ability to learn allows AlienSense to adapt to day-to-day variations in your appearance including hair style or length, whether you’re wearing glasses and even facial hair.
  AlienSense has four separate security modes for varying degrees of desired protection.
  Disabled — All AlienSense functionality is completely turned off
  Face Login — AlienSense logs you on when you first access the computer and then performs no additional security checks until the computer is locked, logged off or rebooted.
  Auto User Switching — AlienSense automatically switches between user Vista accounts when a new user approaches and is recognized. “Auto lock on unauthorized user” locks the desktop after 60 seconds of viewing an unrecognized face.
  Continuous Security — AlienSense is set to lock the desktop after a preset amount of time without a face visible. This is AlienSense’s highest security level and allows you to lock your computer automatically any time you walk away from the system. " From: http://www.alienware.com/products/notebooks/area-51_m15x/more_info/more-infos-command-center-asense.html
• It kicks ass.

Negative points:

• The billing process (Phase 3) takes two buisness days to finish.
• The price is insane...

That's it so far. I'll update as I get further in the process towards my new computer!