I am sick of always having to mess with the home built stuff. I think the time might be right for me to go pick up a Dell $500 for a well equipped machine well worth it.
Am i making a wise choice ?
Am i making a wise choice ?
I am going to buy a Dell
- Thread starter Zorro
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dell is a fine choice...
if you are a boring bastard. j/k
well... for business... where support is a great concern, dell is #1 choice.
but for home... use... where speed can out weigh the support.
home-built is the king.
you'll always get a better machine by building... at any given price range.
but ... i can understand how if you don't have interest in building... dell is a better choice.
if you are a boring bastard.
j/kwell... for business... where support is a great concern, dell is #1 choice.
but for home... use... where speed can out weigh the support.
home-built is the king.
you'll always get a better machine by building... at any given price range.
but ... i can understand how if you don't have interest in building... dell is a better choice.
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ouch!
you know... i looked the other day... there was a whole dell system for the cost of p4, mobo, and ram if i built the thing myself. granted, it wasn't the fastest system, but then you add $100 and you get a ti4200 and you've got a nice lightweight (in terms of poundage... damn SX1030 weighs 50lbs!) game box.
Ryan
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Originally posted by: Zorro
I am sick of always having to mess with the home built stuff. I think the time might be right for me to go pick up a Dell $500 for a well equipped machine well worth it. Am i making a wise choice ?
I bet you're like me, and don't like to spend a lot of time trying to troubleshoot things. When I build my first home built PC, I only had 1 or 2 prpblems. Then, my second one was full of all kinds of crap, at it was a real pain in the ass. Last year, for my third computer, my parents gave me a Gateway, and I haven't EVER had any problems with it, even after I have switched out a bunch of stuff. For my next computer (which I will be buying myself), I am seriously thinking about buying another gateway.
I think if you don't want to put up with all the headaches, get the Dell
ok, i'm back after yellling at one of their senior account reps about my unshipped order. semi-fixed.
my experience is their systems and tech support isnt bad. no frills, but for the money you shouldnt get any headaches. they do a decent job and its a decent machine. you planning on upgrading it? their power supplies arent that large and the 4500S can be a real PITA because of the small form factor.
my experience is their systems and tech support isnt bad. no frills, but for the money you shouldnt get any headaches. they do a decent job and its a decent machine. you planning on upgrading it? their power supplies arent that large and the 4500S can be a real PITA because of the small form factor.
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Somebody say dell?
Just had 6 Optiplex GX400's dropped off at my desk this morning. $850 a piece. XP Pro, P4-1700's, 128 RAM, 40 gig HD, DVD drives, and Office XP small edition.
Software alone adds up to over $550 if you bought it retail.
Just had 6 Optiplex GX400's dropped off at my desk this morning. $850 a piece. XP Pro, P4-1700's, 128 RAM, 40 gig HD, DVD drives, and Office XP small edition.
Software alone adds up to over $550 if you bought it retail.
RossMAN
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Dell has some pretty sweet deals going on right now as you have found out.
Right now you can buy a nice barebones Dell Dimension 4500 for $389 after coupons and $100 MIR. This includes FREE shipping!
Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz
128MB PC2100 DDRAM
20GB
24x CD-ROM
Windows XP Home
256MB PC2100 DDRAM is going for $30 after rebate buy 2x256 that'll set you back $60.
Pop in a 80GB or 120GB hard drive for around $80-$100.
Reformat the hard drive removing the Dell pre-installed crap and XP Home, install XP Pro which is going for $40
Slap in a 16x DVD for around $30.
Insert a 24x, 32x or even 40x for around $20-$50.
Pop in a winmodem for around $10.
Last but not least get the Netgear FA310TX NIC and you're ready to roll!
Pretty nice setup for under $400.
Zorro - The stock 4500's are very quiet, you barely know they're on.
Right now you can buy a nice barebones Dell Dimension 4500 for $389 after coupons and $100 MIR. This includes FREE shipping!
Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz
128MB PC2100 DDRAM
20GB
24x CD-ROM
Windows XP Home
256MB PC2100 DDRAM is going for $30 after rebate buy 2x256 that'll set you back $60.
Pop in a 80GB or 120GB hard drive for around $80-$100.
Reformat the hard drive removing the Dell pre-installed crap and XP Home, install XP Pro which is going for $40
Slap in a 16x DVD for around $30.
Insert a 24x, 32x or even 40x for around $20-$50.
Pop in a winmodem for around $10.
Last but not least get the Netgear FA310TX NIC and you're ready to roll!
Pretty nice setup for under $400.
Zorro - The stock 4500's are very quiet, you barely know they're on.
Darn.. When I saw this thread, I was dying to say this. Heh
BTW.. I have bought Dell systems and I build my own systems and you aren't free from messing with your system just because you buy a pre-built from a place like Dell. A good friend of mine has been through the ringer with 2 of his systems after the first one was replaced with a refurb because they couldn't figure out how to fix the first one.
I'd say buy a Dell if you want to buy something and then just go out and buy something else when your machine is too slow and you've maxed out your RAM. The Dell systems are actually more of a headache than custom builds when you go to upgrade because of the proprietary stuff (custom Intel power plug on the mobo and PSU to name one).
Also, if you know anything about computers, it's just easier to troubleshoot stuff yourself than to either wait on hold for a few hours for tech support or a few days of playing email tag with a tech, that probably doesn't know more than you do in the first place.
Will I ever buy a Dell or any pre-built machine again? If it's a laptop or if it's a machine bought by my work. Or.. If I find a great deal on the forums and want to turn a quick buck eBaying it.
Just my thoughts..
BTW.. Every Dell I ever owned was very quiet. I think that's one of the reason's why Dell is sticking with Intel. You don't need loud fans to keep the cpu cool. Also, because the Intel chips generate less heat, you're less likely to have a space heater for your room with your system.
Actually, I think Dell likes the less heat thing because they like to "shrink wrap" their cases. There really wasn't much leftover room in any of the cases of the Dell's that I had.Sal
My new Dell was just delivered last week. Observations? QUIET. It's almost silent, especially with a 1504fp monitor, I don't get any high pitched sounds that you'd get with a CRT monitor.
Other than that, I love Dell. At least for Optiplexes, the case design can't be beat. The side is on a hinge and it just folds out and gives EASY access to everything. I won't be upgrading much in this system, but it'll make it really easy to clean w/some compressed air.
Other than that, I love Dell. At least for Optiplexes, the case design can't be beat. The side is on a hinge and it just folds out and gives EASY access to everything. I won't be upgrading much in this system, but it'll make it really easy to clean w/some compressed air.
Well, I own two dells, and I'm very happy with them. I'm going for a prebuilt system next time around because I want to run some non-standard stuff (IDE RAID striping/mirroring, dual display, etc). However, Dells help removed the headache of replacing parts that go bad. That being said, I would do a reformat of the system as soon as I got the machine.
Ryan
Ryan
No kidding.. I always reformat my drive as well. I wiped out about 1 gig of useless crap that Dell put on my hard drive during the install.
Sal
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