New Computer... Did i get a good deal?

**FishPony** · 02-03-2005, 10:56 PM

Well i just ordered a computer last night from Dell. In total after tax it cost me $668.xx to my door. Here's the specs let me know what you guys think.

Pentium 4, 530 (3.0GHZ),HyperThreading
512MB DDR2 SDRAM AT 400MHZ
17" LCD Flatscreen monitor
80GB SERIAL ATA,7200 RPM hard drive
16X DVD-ROM DRIVE

I'm gonna buy a dvd burner, wireless keyboard, mouse, wireless ethernet card and some logitech 5.1 speakers when i get it.
So did i get a good deal or not?

**PatO** · 02-03-2005, 10:56 PM

No.
Dude, you're getting a Dell?

**FishPony** · 02-03-2005, 11:00 PM

OK NOT what i wanted to hear...
well i moved back home from college and my parents are buyin my notebook. I saw some online deals so i just went ahead and ordered it. Do you really not think its a good deal?

**BoyNextDoor** · 02-03-2005, 11:17 PM

well, let me frase it this way... You got yourself the KIA of pc's. They have great support, but crappy pc's. I'd build my own, or if i go factory, than it's HP. but that's just me.

**FishPony** · 02-03-2005, 11:22 PM

yeah i've never liked dell's notebooks and i would never buy one but i figure that a desktop is a different story. I was in the process of building one until last night when i added it all up and saw how much cheaper this one would be so i just went ahead and ordered it. Oh well too late to turn back now.

**Pudge** · 02-03-2005, 11:33 PM

I'm not a huge fan, but it was a pretty good deal for what you got. Never really used a dell tho so hey what can i say

**xBrady** · 02-04-2005, 12:11 AM

Custom PC = Best.
Dell = HP = Compaq = Emachines = etc..
Naturally everyone hates Dell computers because they are the most popular.
That's a pretty good deal.

**alti** · 02-04-2005, 12:43 AM

Originally Posted by FishPony

Well i just ordered a computer last night from Dell. In total after tax it cost me $668.xx to my door. Here's the specs let me know what you guys think.

Pentium 4, 530 (3.0GHZ),HyperThreading
512MB DDR2 SDRAM AT 400MHZ
17" LCD Flatscreen monitor
80GB SERIAL ATA,7200 RPM hard drive
16X DVD-ROM DRIVE

I'm gonna buy a dvd burner, wireless keyboard, mouse, wireless ethernet card and some logitech 5.1 speakers when i get it.
So did i get a good deal or not?

is the video ram shared? if not what kind of video card do they have in that? Is it a tower or one of those small jobers?

**illwill** · 02-04-2005, 12:43 AM

i got a 3.0 ghz 512mb ram pc from dell for like 350$ i bought a 20$ case from xoxide and slapped it in there... the only thing id prolly replace is the motherboard the rest of the stuff inside is still good... its prolly the cheapest way to build a computer

**Nic** · 02-04-2005, 01:35 AM

i like dell, all the computers in both my houses are now dell, after having experience with HP, Toshiba, IBM and the "build it yourself computer" i wouldnt hesitate to recommend it. If you upgrade the components on the internet to a good video card, good sound card etc. you end up with a pretty good machine

Building it yourself is great but dell's machines have been tested for compatiablity issues etc before they are sold, you kind of have to buy the components and/or do lots of research. Plus with 3 year cover or whatever its called the dell dude comes around and fixes any hardware faults free.