When one goes to the Dell Alienware online configurator to buy an Aurora R12 gaming desktop, a special notice appears which reads:
This product cannot be shipped to the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Vermont or Washington due to power consumption regulations adopted by those states. Any orders placed that are bound for those states will be canceled.
>When one goes to the Dell Alienware online configurator to buy an Aurora R12 gaming desktop, a special notice appears which reads:
>This product cannot be shipped to the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Vermont or Washington due to power consumption regulations adopted by those states. Any orders placed that are bound for those states will be canceled.
So out of curiosity "fact check" I went to dell and clicked to buy the Aurora R12, first issue was I tap ptr scr then ctr-v and nothing. I could not get my pc to print screen so my oneplus. The R12 in cart
Shipping and see the post code, orange county,ca . Now doing some searching I found this and wondering why buy the R12 when you could build your own.
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 11700KF $450.99 +-
MSI Suprim GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Video Card RTX 3070 SUPRIM X 8G $1,229.99
512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD $234.99 but you already have a SSD,case and say you need a PSU so
ARESGAME 850W Power Supply Fully Modular 80+ Gold PSU (AGK850) $69.99 And that comes to about 1700.00 and I'm not even looking for good prices. But if you have to have a brand name then find a friend or relative not in the blacked out states and ship to there address.
So out of curiosity "fact check" I went to dell and clicked to buy the Aurora R12, first issue was I tap ptr scr then ctr-v and nothing. I could not get my pc to print screen so my oneplus. [The R12 in cart](https://i.imgur.com/35ODxZm.jpg)
[Shipping](https://i.imgur.com/AB5fLvP.jpg) and see the post code, orange county,ca . Now doing some searching I [found this](https://www.energy.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2021-04/Computers%20Reg%20Adv%20final.pdf) and wondering why buy the R12 when you could build your own.
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 11700KF $450.99 +-
MSI Suprim GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Video Card RTX 3070 SUPRIM X 8G $1,229.99
Patriot Viper Elite 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2666 (PC4 21300) Intel XMP 2.0 Desktop Memory Model PVE432G266C6KGY $134.99
512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD $234.99 but you already have a SSD,case and say you need a PSU so
ARESGAME 850W Power Supply Fully Modular 80+ Gold PSU (AGK850) $69.99 And that comes to about 1700.00 and I'm not even looking for good prices. But if you have to have a brand name then find a friend or relative not in the blacked out states and ship to there address.
A lot of people wouldn't be able to figure it out and almost all businesses that require high end gaming PCs (like game developers) buy them rather than build them.
>why buy the R12 when you could build your own
A lot of people wouldn't be able to figure it out and almost all businesses that require high end gaming PCs (like game developers) buy them rather than build them.
I'm curious what will happen with this, given that an overwhelming number of game studios and movie effects studios are based in California and have legitimate business purposes to need high end machines. Very few companies out there actually build their own computers in-house and many of them use the high-end Alienware desktops.
It's possible some companies will try to have them shipped to somewhere in Nevada and pick them up in a truck, but California has some insane tax laws when it comes to equipment you use in your business (like computers, chairs, tables, etc.) where you have to pay a use tax on them for 5+ years...so if the inspector comes and finds you using illegal computer equipment, then who knows what will happen.
I'm curious what will happen with this, given that an overwhelming number of game studios and movie effects studios are based in California and have legitimate business purposes to need high end machines. Very few companies out there actually build their own computers in-house and many of them use the high-end Alienware desktops.
It's possible some companies will try to have them shipped to somewhere in Nevada and pick them up in a truck, but California has some insane tax laws when it comes to equipment you use in your business (like computers, chairs, tables, etc.) where you have to pay a use tax on them for 5+ years...so if the inspector comes and finds you using illegal computer equipment, then who knows what will happen.
It's probably the single worst possible state to own a business. Very high tax, extreme amounts of regulations that increase business costs, extreme regulations that make any sort of home or condo renovations or maintenance cost a ton extra and take months/years to complete/be approved, etc. Terrible place to both work and live.
It's probably the single worst possible state to own a business. Very high tax, extreme amounts of regulations that increase business costs, extreme regulations that make any sort of home or condo renovations or maintenance cost a ton extra and take months/years to complete/be approved, etc. Terrible place to both work and live.
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So out of curiosity "fact check" I went to dell and clicked to buy the Aurora R12, first issue was I tap ptr scr then ctr-v and nothing. I could not get my pc to print screen so my oneplus. The R12 in cart
Shipping and see the post code, orange county,ca . Now doing some searching I found this and wondering why buy the R12 when you could build your own.
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 11700KF $450.99 +-
MSI Suprim GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Video Card RTX 3070 SUPRIM X 8G $1,229.99
Patriot Viper Elite 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2666 (PC4 21300) Intel XMP 2.0 Desktop Memory Model PVE432G266C6KGY $134.99
512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD $234.99 but you already have a SSD,case and say you need a PSU so ARESGAME 850W Power Supply Fully Modular 80+ Gold PSU (AGK850) $69.99 And that comes to about 1700.00 and I'm not even looking for good prices. But if you have to have a brand name then find a friend or relative not in the blacked out states and ship to there address.
A lot of people wouldn't be able to figure it out and almost all businesses that require high end gaming PCs (like game developers) buy them rather than build them.
Zerohedge
I don't think this will be very effective.
I'm curious what will happen with this, given that an overwhelming number of game studios and movie effects studios are based in California and have legitimate business purposes to need high end machines. Very few companies out there actually build their own computers in-house and many of them use the high-end Alienware desktops.
It's possible some companies will try to have them shipped to somewhere in Nevada and pick them up in a truck, but California has some insane tax laws when it comes to equipment you use in your business (like computers, chairs, tables, etc.) where you have to pay a use tax on them for 5+ years...so if the inspector comes and finds you using illegal computer equipment, then who knows what will happen.
California is soooo screwy. I don't know why any real businesses stay there.
It's probably the single worst possible state to own a business. Very high tax, extreme amounts of regulations that increase business costs, extreme regulations that make any sort of home or condo renovations or maintenance cost a ton extra and take months/years to complete/be approved, etc. Terrible place to both work and live.
They are eliminating electricity in California. Coming to a town near you.
Electricity is racist