ill tell u what u dell does original: they make affordable solutions 2 more expensive hardware...the XPS series is much cheaper than comparable alienware products as performs just as well if not better...in fact, dell has been giving exclusive graphicd cards with it's laptops like the ATi 9800 Mobility and the new Nvidia GeFroce Go 6800 Ultra...and soura...real gamin does come 2 the lappy...y, even my laptop is capable of playin doom3 at decent frame rates...and yea, whether they do original stuff or not, dell is the market leader when it comes 2 PCs...