Help me choose between computers

[bamacre]

My current system...

P4 "northwood" 3.2Ghz
Asus P4P800 SE
2x512MB Mushkin Value
NEC 16X DVD+/-RW DL
Lite-on 16X dvd-rom
256 x800 pro
Dual 74gb Raptor
120Gb PATA
Audigy
Antec True 430
Win 2000 Pro (which isn't sellable 😉)



I bought this for $1150....

Dimension XPS Generation 4
P4 550 3.4Ghz
WinXP MC 2005
1GB DDR2 533
Floppy
160 GB SATA
160 GB SATA
256 Radeon X850 XT PE
Audigy 2 ZS
Wireless 1450 Internal Wireless
16x DVD +/- RW w/dbl
16X DVD ROM Drive
Optical 2-Button Mouse
QuietKey Keyboard


So my idea was simple, sell mine on ebay or part it out if I can get at least 1150, and keep the Dell.

I don't really want to own a Dell, but damn. I figure it has some resale value, and in one year I could probably sell it on ebay and get a better one for the same price.

But do I really want to own a Dell? I opened one of these XPS Gen4's up the other day to add some memory before I sell, and it is a very nice looking machine. The specs are great. I hate to lose my Raptors, but to be honest the performance of them in raid are not worth the $300 I paid for them.

Someone twist my arm.

 

[QuitBanningMe]

uuummmm....why not put the raptors in the Dell.

 

[ironcrotch]

Uh you're stupid if you're not gonna keep the dell.. the dell pwns your setup now and u got it at a good price.

 

[theNEOone]

resale value on computers? what's more, resale value in a year? wtf was your mother smoking during her third trimester?


=|

 

[LuNoTiCK]

Computers don't have high resale value. The dell is better than your current computer. You're NOT getting $1150 for your current setup.

 

[skim milk]

I like your post count

the year, 1996, that was definitely a good year and full of good memories :frown:

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: LuNoTiCK
Computers don't have high resale value. The dell is better than your current computer. You're NOT getting $1150 for your current setup.

You don't think it would sell for 1150, even if parted out?

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: fritolays
I like your post count

the year, 1996, that was definitely a good year and full of good memories :frown:

1998 was a good year, for me at least 🙂

 

[LuNoTiCK]

Originally posted by: bamacre

Originally posted by: LuNoTiCK
Computers don't have high resale value. The dell is better than your current computer. You're NOT getting $1150 for your current setup.

You don't think it would sell for 1150, even if parted out?

Well, it is possible if you get good prices for all your parts.

 

[Juno]

Why not just switch the cases? Get rid of Dell case. 🙂

 

[MrCodeDude]

P4 "northwood" 3.2Ghz - $150
Asus P4P800 SE - $75
2x512MB Mushkin Value - $75
NEC 16X DVD+/-RW DL - $50
Lite-on 16X dvd-rom - $20
256 x800 pro - $250
Dual 74gb Raptor - $300
120Gb PATA - $30
Audigy - $10
Antec True 430 - $50

$1000 for all of it.

 

[bamacre]

Thanks for the opinions guys. I really want to keep this Dell. I think I'm going to try and sell my current system as a whole on Ebay. I think I can get $1150 for it, it's a great system, very stable. I'm also holding out for another deal for a 2001FP which will look fantastic next to this XPS system.