HP/Compaq or Dell?
- Thread starter CrackPipe
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HP vs. Dell is same thing, apples to apples.
HP options out higher that's all - that does not mean that for the same price the "best of best" HP machine is better than "best of best" Dell, it just means that HP has configurations that are more higher end at the top than Dell does.
Hope that makes sense.
HP options out higher that's all - that does not mean that for the same price the "best of best" HP machine is better than "best of best" Dell, it just means that HP has configurations that are more higher end at the top than Dell does.
Hope that makes sense.
thanks for the replys guys.
price is really a non issue ans theres only about $100 between similar spec machines - premium on the hp
ive never had a tech issue with dell, just their service sucks so i thought id give hp a try - wanted to make sure they werent dogs and the support/after care was ok.
good point about additional s/w they tend to put on machines. i can do with out all that stuff. i just need windows 7 and office with xl and a browser.
price is really a non issue ans theres only about $100 between similar spec machines - premium on the hp
ive never had a tech issue with dell, just their service sucks so i thought id give hp a try - wanted to make sure they werent dogs and the support/after care was ok.
good point about additional s/w they tend to put on machines. i can do with out all that stuff. i just need windows 7 and office with xl and a browser.
I don't like any of the existing ready-made box. The issue is I rarely find any model that has more than one available PCIe X16 slot. If you run 1 or 2 monitors it's all right. Anything like 4 to 6 monitors it would force you to have to buy a quad video card or hex card, which are quite expensive. To get around it I build my own.
Check this out precision 7400 - last one in the list - with all the slots you need/ dual processor option with 16gig ecc ram - you get a clead HDD - add a nother GFX card and ur good to go.
http://www.dfsdirectsales.com/dell/ctl641/cp19264/cl2/desktops
discount 25% with this coupon code Desk$199up25
its a rare deal...If i needed one - i would have jumped on it ASAP
http://www.dfsdirectsales.com/dell/ctl641/cp19264/cl2/desktops
discount 25% with this coupon code Desk$199up25
its a rare deal...If i needed one - i would have jumped on it ASAP
If price is not that big of an issue why not buy from a specialty builder. I have two Maingear computers and have been happy with them. I canât imagine ever buying a computer from Dell again.
Usually people on this site are so desperate to save a few dollars they will sacrifice service and quality. Always seemed strange to me since if you trade for a living you can afford a decent computer.
Usually people on this site are so desperate to save a few dollars they will sacrifice service and quality. Always seemed strange to me since if you trade for a living you can afford a decent computer.
I woke up one morning recently and my Dell motherboard was fried recently after a lightning storm and so I went out to the local computer store and picked up a
refurbished HP 6754 tower
AMD athlon II x4 640 3.00 ghz
4 GB RAM
1 TB hard drive
blah blah blah
for 349.99
Works for me and I can't tell the difference between a new or refurb computer.
refurbished HP 6754 tower
AMD athlon II x4 640 3.00 ghz
4 GB RAM
1 TB hard drive
blah blah blah
for 349.99
Works for me and I can't tell the difference between a new or refurb computer.