HOT! Dell E521 $279!

[NoStateofMind]

Dimension E521

If I had the cash I would buy one

 

[imthebadguy]

ehhhh......AMD

 

[amdskip]

Whats wrong with AMD? This would be a great system for general computer tasks.

 

[Lanyap]

Dimension E521
AMD Sempron? 3400+
Windows® XP Home Edition
No Express Upgrade to Windows Vista Selected
512MB Single Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz - 1DIMM
80GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache?
16X DVD ROM Drive
No Monitor
NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE Integrated Graphics
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
No Floppy Drive Included
No Modem Option
No speakers
Dell USB Keyboard
Dell® 2-button USB mouse
No productivity suite- Includes Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD
McAfee Security Center w/VirusScan, Firewall and Privacy, 90-day trial
1 Year On-site Economy Plan
6 Months of America Online Membership Included
Purchase is not intended for resale.
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0
Music Jukebox by Yahoo! Music - Basic music software
Corel Snapfire Basic - Organize and Edit your photos
Integrated 10/100 Ethernet

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[drinkmorejava]

meh, I can think of plenty of other things I'd rather spend 279 on.

 

[mshan]

Please note that none of these new Dells have any IDE connectors on the motherboard, so non-SATA optical drives won't work.

 

[Odeen]

Originally posted by: mshan
Please note that none of these new Dells have any IDE connectors on the motherboard, so non-SATA optical drives won't work.

Are you saying that the optical drive already installed in it is SATA? If anything, that makes the machine a better value, since SATA optical drives are pretty scarce. And if the optical drive in the machine is PATA, then you can install a second drive as a slave. Not the greatest configuration, but serviceable under most circumstances.

 

[VooDooAddict]

For a basic computer that can hook into an average broadband connection this isn't bad at all. Bumping it to a Athlon64 3200+, a 17" CRT, and 1 gig of ram (debatable) came out to $400. With a CRT and the 6150 running things at 800x600 people could even do some gaming on that thing (nothing to brag about on the forums, but I know many people happily gaming on less).

 

[mrrman]

love AMD , thats all I build

 

[loup garou]

Very nice!

 

[mshan]

Yes, if you go to Dell's website and look up the documentation for their new computers (i.e. Dell's Core2 Duo desktops), you will see they all have SATA connectors only (hard drives and optical):
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/s.../dimE521/en/SM_EN/techov.htm#wp1053345

Was a problem for me because I've got a couple IDE drives I wanted to install.

So if you get one of these new Dells, I would just make sure you order a dvd burner as part of your order.


EDIT: for anyone needing IDE connections, there is a very much YMMV eMachines closeout machine at some Best Buys:
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=40&threadid=1950453&enterthread=y
(it's got a very nice MSI mATX Nvidia 6100/410 mobo in it, with a PCI Express slot to boot). Main issue is a 2 MB hard drive (I think Seagate 7200.9).

 

[Chunkee]

shaddup you bunch of MEH dweebs

 

[tvdang7]

it have pci-e? slot?

 

[mshan]

Yes:

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/s.../dimE521/en/SM_EN/techov.htm#wp1053345

 

[masshass81]

good deal for people looking for a basic computer.

 

[isekii]

the whole point of getting an amd processor was mainly for overclocking.

you can't overclock on dells since all the settings are locked.

 

[NoStateofMind]

Originally posted by: isekii
the whole point of getting an amd processor was mainly for overclocking.

you can't overclock on dells since all the settings are locked.

Um...no. Too broad a brush you are trying to paint over everyone with that.

EDIT: you are right about the settings being locked though.

 

[nolovenohope]

Anyone know if these can run WOW in low settings mode?

 

[TekDemon]

Originally posted by: VooDooAddict
For a basic computer that can hook into an average broadband connection this isn't bad at all. Bumping it to a Athlon64 3200+, a 17" CRT, and 1 gig of ram (debatable) came out to $400. With a CRT and the 6150 running things at 800x600 people could even do some gaming on that thing (nothing to brag about on the forums, but I know many people happily gaming on less).

Ugh...that description makes me want to puke, and I run a 2.4Ghz Northwood as my primary machine! CRT?!!?
eewwww

 

[Greg04]

Originally posted by: imthebadguy
ehhhh......AMD

Is Ford still making cars in the U.S.?

 

[hkklife]

Does anyone other than Plextor make SATA DVD burners these days? I know Newegg has a a Lite-On SATA CD/DVD ROM combo drive but no DVD writers.

I am thinking about getting this machine for my parpents to use but I'd hate to pay Dell $60 for a DVD burner if there's something available for $30ish elsewhere.

 

[John]

Originally posted by: hkklife
Does anyone other than Plextor make SATA DVD burners these days? I know Newegg has a a Lite-On SATA CD/DVD ROM combo drive but no DVD writers.

I am thinking about getting this machine for my parpents to use but I'd hate to pay Dell $60 for a DVD burner if there's something available for $30ish elsewhere.

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=27&threadid=1954169&enterthread=y

 

[Staples]

Not bad for a cheap computer but I wish it had an upgrade to home premium.

 

[Mavtech]

Originally posted by: hkklife
Does anyone other than Plextor make SATA DVD burners these days? I know Newegg has a a Lite-On SATA CD/DVD ROM combo drive but no DVD writers.

I am thinking about getting this machine for my parpents to use but I'd hate to pay Dell $60 for a DVD burner if there's something available for $30ish elsewhere.

I have a Toshiba SATA DVD Burner in my computer. It originally came in my XPS 700 that I sold.

 

[Slikkster]

re: various comments

AMD only for overclocking? Who says? Nonsense.

Only SATA connectors? Aren't there SATA/IDE adapters?

Sheesh...some silly stuff.