Dell is cancelling Alienware gaming PC shipments to several US statespcgamer.com 23 pointsformalsystem5 years ago4 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−xsmasher5yBad headline - omits "certain configurations."Bad article - fails to mention that it's the amount of energy used while idle, NOT the amount of energy used while running, that is restricted.−sokoloff5yLots of discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27954946−mbfg5yalienware machines are disasters, so it's not a loss that they are being cancelled. They are heat death traps.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ulhFi5N2hc&t=950s−emodendroket5ySeems absurd that the gaming press has picked up on this as a "gaming PC ban." Completely dishonest presentation.
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Bad headline - omits "certain configurations."
Bad article - fails to mention that it's the amount of energy used while idle, NOT the amount of energy used while running, that is restricted.
Lots of discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27954946
alienware machines are disasters, so it's not a loss that they are being cancelled. They are heat death traps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ulhFi5N2hc&t=950s
Seems absurd that the gaming press has picked up on this as a "gaming PC ban." Completely dishonest presentation.