$419 Dell Deal

[Anaconda]

Quote from killthesunshine:

better equipped for less than $400??

hard to believe.. what's your component list?

i built a fair share myself.

LOL, my barebones kit with 3.0mhz dual core, and 2gb ram was less than $250. I added 1gb more ram for 15 bucks and got a GeForce 9500GT for like $80. Motherboard was good but a bit old, no PCI 2.0, although I did not need it.

A free 22" monitor is hard to beat, although IBM's Lenovo was giving away a very similiar deal. I passed because of Windows Vista. Got a few 19" Samsungs for $130, they are of superior quality. You can get a lower brand 22" for $150.

If I purchased today or next month, I could have gotten a better deal, since prices are dropping fast.

Only brand names I would go for are Acer & Sony Vaio. I stay away from the rest.

 

[WinstonTJ]

I'll tell you what - when I buy dell through work and get the 5-star warranty its really hard to beat both price and service wise.

I'm also not the type of person who would "throw together" a $300 built PC - it would be balls to the wall or not worth it.

 

[gnome]

Quote from winstontj:

I'll tell you what - when I buy dell through work and get the 5-star warranty its really hard to beat both price and service wise.

I'm also not the type of person who would "throw together" a $300 built PC - it would be balls to the wall or not worth it.

"5-year warranty?" Whose mother-in-law did you have to pop to get THAT?

 

[WinstonTJ]

gnome - read again... 5-STAR... warranty is 3-year next day in house service, parts, etc.

I'll email you a service tag # if you want to check it out.

 

[gnome]

Quote from winstontj:

gnome - read again... 5-STAR... warranty is 3-year next day in house service, parts, etc.

I'll email you a service tag # if you want to check it out.

Oh yeah... I read that as "5-year".. LOL.

I believe you... even the retail side for the Precision line is either similar or the same..

 

[Anaconda]

Quote from winstontj:

I'll tell you what - when I buy dell through work and get the 5-star warranty its really hard to beat both price and service wise.

I'm also not the type of person who would "throw together" a $300 built PC - it would be balls to the wall or not worth it.

Yeah, it's hard to beat the service you get from Rajeev from Mumbai (pretending to be John from North Carolina).

I see your point, it goes back to what I sad about Dell and whom they cater to. Once you get past that stage and learn how to rely on yourself in regards to computers, hardware & software, you can't help but laugh at Dell products.

 

[RL8093]

Dell provides a reasonable product at a decent price. Throw in the North American support & it's hard to beat (while some company's India support groups are decent, my experience with Dell's India group was consistently poor).

Quote from Anaconda:

Once you get past that stage and learn how to rely on yourself in regards to computers, hardware & software, you can't help but laugh at Dell products.

It depends on how you want to spend your time. While I'm not completely incompetent with computer hardware, beyond a certain functional level, I've found that I have many better uses for my time - whether that's biking in Europe, diving in the South Pacific or adding a few zero's to my account - all work better than keeping my nose inside that 'box'...

R

 

[Landis82]

Quote from Anaconda:

Yeah, it's hard to beat the service you get from Rajeev from Mumbai (pretending to be John from North Carolina).

I see your point, it goes back to what I sad about Dell and whom they cater to. Once you get past that stage and learn how to rely on yourself in regards to computers, hardware & software, you can't help but laugh at Dell products.

With all due respect, I really disagree with you on the $419 deal that includes a 22" widescreen monitor ( one that I actually happen to own ) that usually runs for $219.00

Furthermore, I have owned a Dell T3400 Precision Workstation with an E8200 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz processor with 6MB of L2 cache, 1333 MHz FSB, and 4 Gigs of 800MHz DDR-2 SDRAM memory running Windows XP Pro and dual nVidia PCIe x16 256mb NVS-290's to support 4 monitors for nearly a year now and can't be more happy with its performance.

It also came with a 3-year warranty, a 16x DVD+/-RW, and the larger 525 watt power supply, in a metal case. Total price was a bit less than $1,000

Can't beat that kind of performance, price, and warranty.

 

[Anaconda]

Quote from RL8093:

Dell provides a reasonable product at a decent price. Throw in the North American support & it's hard to beat (while some company's India support groups are decent, my experience with Dell's India group was consistently poor).It depends on how you want to spend your time. While I'm not completely incompetent with computer hardware, beyond a certain functional level, I've found that I have many better uses for my time - whether that's biking in Europe, diving in the South Pacific or adding a few zero's to my account - all work better than keeping my nose inside that 'box'...

R

There is a hobbyist aspect to it, that is true. I actually got more into it over the years because I got sick of OEMs and the limitations.

You can always get custom mades as well, at least you know the exact components.

 

[Anaconda]

Quote from Landis82:

With all due respect, I really disagree with you on the $419 deal that includes a 22" widescreen monitor ( one that I actually happen to own ) that usually runs for $219.00

Furthermore, I have owned a Dell T3400 Precision Workstation with an E8200 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz processor with 6MB of L2 cache, 1333 MHz FSB, and 4 Gigs of 800MHz DDR-2 SDRAM memory running Windows XP Pro and dual nVidia PCIe x16 256mb NVS-290's to support 4 monitors for nearly a year now and can't be more happy with its performance.

It also came with a 3-year warranty, a 16x DVD+/-RW, and the larger 525 watt power supply, in a metal case. Total price was a bit less than $1,000

Can't beat that kind of performance, price, and warranty.

The free monitor is a great deal, can't deny that.
I can't get the coupon to work, seems like they took it offline. Free 19" instead. I was thinking of getting it just to flip the monitor and the computer, but the 19" isn't worth that much. BTW, that Vostro has a 250w PSU, very low.

Problem with Dells is that they use downgraded parts for the motherboard, Disc Drives, RAM and power supply. Out of all of the OEMs, their PCs have the most limitations. Any model they have, I can put together significantly cheaper, even buy a custom made. They also overcharge on shipping and take longer.