Another Dell Vostro 220s smokin' deal....

[cardiac]

I just received my Vostro 220s from the last deal that Sandeagle posted a few weeks ago. I was on Dell's site looking at systems for a co-worker and found another deal:

Intel E7300, 250hd, 19" LCD

Vostro 220s (Slimline case)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic, Service Pack 1 (premium for $29 extra)
Intel® Core? 2 Duo E7300 (2.66GHz, 3M, 1066MHz FSB)
No Pre-installed Productivity Software
No Pre-installed Anti-Virus/Security Software
1 Year Basic Limited Warranty and 1 Year NBD On-Site Service
Dell 19 inch Widescreen E1909WFP Analog Flat Panel Display
1GB Single Channel DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz - 1DIMMs
Single Drive: 16X (DVD+/-RW) Burner Drive
250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache?
Integrated Video, Intel® GMA X4500HD
No Media Reader
No Modem Option
Integrated PCIe Gb NIC Ethernet
Integrated 5.1 Channel Audio
Adobe Acrobat Reader
No speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system)
Dell USB Keyboard
Dell Optical USB Mouse
Resource CD and DVD
Vostro System Quick Reference Guide
Also Included
Vostro 220 Slim Tower
Vostro 220S Documents and 110 Volt Power Setting

This was the first complete system that I have purchased since I bought my first one around 1986 or so. Can't seem to build them this cheap any more. And I am very pleased with it so far.

Bob

 

[Snuffaluffaguss]

For an extra $10 I was able to up the RAM to 3GB...

 

[cardiac]

I didn't realize the 2gb memory bump was that cheap. Thanks for pointing that out!!

Bob

 

[VinylxScratches]

Tempting deal.

 

[blckgrffn]

Does this have a full height pcie x16 slot?

Never mind, it doesn't....

You can get a low profile 9800GTX @ newegg though


PCI: 2 Slots (Low Profile)
PCIe x1: 1 Slot (Low Profile)
PCIe x16 (Graphics): 1 Slot (Low Profile)

3.5" Bays: 3 bays (one external; two internal)
5.25" Bays: 1 bay
Memory DIMM slots: 2 available

Dell 19-in-1 Media Card Reader
External USB Floppy Disk Drive

 

[Apex]

Instead of going through the configuration process, you can go directly to this config.

$399

 

[cardiac]

Thanks Apex for the E-Z link. Now it is shipping with the E7400 CPU. Found another one for those that don't like the slim tower:

Now includes the E7400 and 21.5" LCD

Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic, Service Pack 1
Intel® Core? 2 Duo E7400 (2.8GHz, 3M, L2Cache, 1066FSB)
1 Year Basic Limited Warranty and 1 Year NBD On-Site Service
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz - 2DIMMs
No Pre-installed Productivity Software
Dell 21.5 inch S2209W Full HD WidescreenFlat Panel Monitor
McAfee Total Protection for Small Business 30-day Subscription
Single Drive: 16X (DVD+/-RW) Burner Drive
160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache?
Integrated Video, Intel® GMA X4500HD
No Media Reader
No Modem Option
Integrated 5.1 Channel Audio
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Dell USB Keyboard
Dell Optical USB Mouse
Resource CD and DVD
No Onsite System Setup
No Online Data Back Up Installed
Vostro System Quick Reference Guide
Vostro 220 Mini-Tower
Vostro 220 Documents and 110 Volt Power setting
Vista Basic Sticker
Intergrated PCIE 10/100/1000


You can bump it up to dual DVD drives for 10 bucks more...

This looks like an even hotter deal than the previous one...

Bob

 

[Woofmeister]

In for one for the wife. I just can't build them this cheap. Note that adding Office 2007 Basic for $140 is as good a deal as you will find on the Web.

 

[cardiac]

Another thing that the mini tower has over the slim tower is that you can put a full size video card in the mini. The slim tower takes a low-profile card. Not a big deal to some, just an FYI.

Bob

 

[Woofmeister]

The deal also now includes 3GB of RAM.

$595.25 including free shipping and tax for me with Office 2007 Basic pre-installed.


Anybody know what the MOBO is for these things? I've got 4 1GB modules of this RAM laying around and it might be a hoot to swap it in.

Edit Never mind, I see now only two DIMM slots available. Oh well.

 

[R Nilla]

Originally posted by: cardiac
Thanks Apex for the E-Z link. Now it is shipping with the E7400 CPU. Found another one for those that don't like the slim tower:

Now includes the E7400 and 21.5" LCD

Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic, Service Pack 1
Intel® Core? 2 Duo E7400 (2.8GHz, 3M, L2Cache, 1066FSB)
1 Year Basic Limited Warranty and 1 Year NBD On-Site Service
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz - 2DIMMs
No Pre-installed Productivity Software
Dell 21.5 inch S2209W Full HD WidescreenFlat Panel Monitor
McAfee Total Protection for Small Business 30-day Subscription
Single Drive: 16X (DVD+/-RW) Burner Drive
160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache?
Integrated Video, Intel® GMA X4500HD
No Media Reader
No Modem Option
Integrated 5.1 Channel Audio
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Dell USB Keyboard
Dell Optical USB Mouse
Resource CD and DVD
No Onsite System Setup
No Online Data Back Up Installed
Vostro System Quick Reference Guide
Vostro 220 Mini-Tower
Vostro 220 Documents and 110 Volt Power setting
Vista Basic Sticker
Intergrated PCIE 10/100/1000


You can bump it up to dual DVD drives for 10 bucks more...

This looks like an even hotter deal than the previous one...

Bob

I found this today as well and jumped on it. I built my current desktop 6 years ago so I couldn't resist, especially with the 21.5" Full HD monitor for only $95 more. Looks like an ATI HD 4670 is a decent GPU option for this machine. I'll probably buy some cheap 2x2GB RAM down the road as well.

 

[deepinya]

Originally posted by: cardiac
Thanks Apex for the E-Z link. Now it is shipping with the E7400 CPU. Found another one for those that don't like the slim tower:

Now includes the E7400 and 21.5" LCD

Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic, Service Pack 1
Intel® Core? 2 Duo E7400 (2.8GHz, 3M, L2Cache, 1066FSB)
1 Year Basic Limited Warranty and 1 Year NBD On-Site Service
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz - 2DIMMs
No Pre-installed Productivity Software
Dell 21.5 inch S2209W Full HD WidescreenFlat Panel Monitor
McAfee Total Protection for Small Business 30-day Subscription
Single Drive: 16X (DVD+/-RW) Burner Drive
160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache?
Integrated Video, Intel® GMA X4500HD
No Media Reader
No Modem Option
Integrated 5.1 Channel Audio
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Dell USB Keyboard
Dell Optical USB Mouse
Resource CD and DVD
No Onsite System Setup
No Online Data Back Up Installed
Vostro System Quick Reference Guide
Vostro 220 Mini-Tower
Vostro 220 Documents and 110 Volt Power setting
Vista Basic Sticker
Intergrated PCIE 10/100/1000


You can bump it up to dual DVD drives for 10 bucks more...

This looks like an even hotter deal than the previous one...

Bob

I was just configuring this one and it died midway through!

 

[Snuffaluffaguss]

It died on me halfway through too, but I was able to start again from the dell main page and configure away...