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Sager also tests each laptop they build for 96 hours for quality assurance before they send it out. I don't think alienware does anything of the sort.

If you are not too concerned about over the top looks, id say go with sager. I mean sure alienware focuses a little more on aesthetics, but it comes with a cost. If you can get the "special edition" of the sager, they up the RAM to 16GB along with putting aftermarket thermal compound on the CPU...

Id suggest the Lenovo IdeaPad z585 or Acer aspire V3-551G, personally.

Sager is always going to be the best bang for your buck, and it seems they just keep getting better over the years as far as quality and such. I recently ordered the Sager NP 8270s. Now that DELL owns alienware, i've seen a lot of complaints about them. What kind of specs are you looking for anyway?

Yeah, if it failed once, its likely a trend with that model of motherboard. Your best off selling the thing for parts and getting a new laptop.

Sounds like your motherboard is faulting. If its still under warranty, have it repaired.

I would first suggesting going to the manufacturers website and installing all the latest drivers available. Chipset , audio, bois, etc. After that I would un-install and reinstall the usb hub drivers. If all that doesn't work, id resort to a windows repair or fresh install. But thats just me.