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natee889

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    I want to buy a new computer
    « on: October 17, 2008, 08:27:56 PM »
    I was wondering if this computer was a good deal. It is from Dell:

    PROCESSOR Intel® Core™2 Duo processor E7200 (3MB L2, 2.53GHz, 1066 FSB)
    OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Business Bonus
    OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft Works 9.0
    WARRANTY & SERVICE 1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
    MONITOR 19 inch SE198WFP Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor 
    MEMORY 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz- 4DIMMs 
    HARD DRIVE 320GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
    OPTICAL DRIVE 16X DVD+/-RW Drive
    VIDEO CARD Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
    SOUND Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio 
    KEYBOARD & MOUSE Logitech Cordless Desktop S 510 Keyboard and Mouse - Arctic Silver
    FLOPPY & MEDIA READER No Floppy Drive Included
    MODEM No Modem Option
    My Software & Accessories
    SPEAKERS Dell AX210 1.2W Speakers
    ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 30-Days
    My Service
    DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year
    ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
    Mouse Mouse included with Keyboard purchase 
    Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0 Multi-Language 
    Network Interface Integrated 10/100 Ethernet 
    Labels Windows XP™ 
    Miscellaneous Award Winning Service and Support 
    PHOTO AND MUSIC SOFTWARE No Entertainment software pre-installed

    It costs $894
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      Re: I want to buy a new computer
      « Reply #1 on: October 17, 2008, 11:10:53 PM »
      Hi Nate.

      You might want to run those specs by a few other manufacturers and do a comparison, but any difference you might find in price will be minor and likely not worth considering. Yes, that's a good price.

      The one thing that jumps out is the video adapter which in this case is the standard onboard device that comes standard with most Dell machines.  If you're doing any gaming you'll want to upgrade this. If that's not the case, you have everything you need in this configuration.

      I think this is a good choice, but just wait to see what the rest of the gang here has to say before you jump in with both feet.
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      natee889

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        Re: I want to buy a new computer
        « Reply #2 on: October 18, 2008, 06:45:30 AM »
        ok thanks there is another option for a video card and its an ATI Radeon HD 3450 256MB supporting HDMI video card. It costs $40 more.
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        xavier

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        Re: I want to buy a new computer
        « Reply #3 on: October 18, 2008, 08:23:50 AM »
        If you are a casual gamer the $40.00 card is ok but if you are a serious gamer i wold look into the Ati 3850. 
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        Re: I want to buy a new computer
        « Reply #4 on: October 18, 2008, 08:34:15 AM »
        And you may save money getting your own card and installing it instead of ordering one of Dell's options...
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          Re: I want to buy a new computer
          « Reply #5 on: October 18, 2008, 08:38:52 AM »
          well good news! I found a $200 coupon code and I changed some things.
          Here is the new list (not much has changed though,):

          PROCESSOR Intel® Core™2 Duo processor E7200 (3MB L2, 2.53GHz, 1066 FSB)
          OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Business Bonus
          OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft Works 9.0 
          WARRANTY & SERVICE 1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
          MONITOR 19 inch SE198WFP Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor
          MEMORY 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz- 4DIMMs
          HARD DRIVE 320GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
          OPTICAL DRIVE 16X DVD+/-RW Drive
          VIDEO CARD ATI Radeon HD 3450 256MB supporting HDMI
          SOUND Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
          KEYBOARD & MOUSE Logitech Cordless Desktop S 510 Keyboard and Mouse - Arctic Silver
          FLOPPY & MEDIA READER No Floppy Drive Included
          MODEM No Modem Option
          My Software & Accessories
          SPEAKERS Dell AX210 1.2W Speakers
          ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 30-Days
          My Service
          DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year 
          ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
          Mouse Mouse included with Keyboard purchase 
          Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0 Multi-Language 
          Network Interface Integrated 10/100 Ethernet 
          Labels Windows XP™ 
          Miscellaneous Award Winning Service and Support 
          PHOTO AND MUSIC SOFTWARE No Entertainment software pre-installed

          The new price is $844
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          Re: I want to buy a new computer
          « Reply #6 on: October 18, 2008, 08:51:11 AM »
          Thats good: You can use the savings to get a better Video card & like Patio stated installing the card yourself will save $$
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