New Machine

[Spooner]

Where's the best place to buy a whole new machine these days? I dont want to deal too much with picking out components and I'm not much of a power user

Dell? Newegg? HP?

 

[tasmanian]

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[jagec]

Check Hot Deals. Dell used to be the best, but they're tapering off on the REALLY hot deals. Still, occasionally a good one pops up.

 

[Spooner]

major differences between AMD and Intel these days?

Also, is it worth it upgrading to Vista Ultimate as opposed to Home Premium?

 

[imported_LoKe]

Dell - Intel & XP.

 

[Spooner]

Ended up with this:

1 222-8649 Inspiron 531,Athlon 64 X2 5600+ (2.80GHz, 1Mx2) $643.00
1 311-7205 2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz $0.00
1 310-8025 Dell USB Keyboard $0.00
1 310-7966 Dell Optical USB Mouse $0.00
1 320-3000 Video ready option w/o monitor $0.00
1 320-5746 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8300GS $0.00
1 341-4737 320GB Serial ATA 2 Hard Drive (7200RPM) $0.00
1 341-5008 No Floppy Drive Requested $0.00
1 420-6547 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit Edition English $0.00
1 420-6436 Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp $0.00
1 420-6995 DELL SUPPORT 3.4,DIM/INSP $0.00
1 420-5769 Internet Search and Portal $0.00
1 420-5924 Icon Consolidation Application $0.00
1 463-2282 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access $0.00
1 313-5584 Dell Resource DVD with Application Backup $0.00
1 420-7244 Dell Support Center 1.0 $0.00
1 310-1966 Mouse included with Keyboard purchase $0.00
1 430-0412 Integrated NIC card $0.00
1 313-3137 No modem requested for Dell Dimension $0.00
1 420-7468 ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1 DIM/INSP $0.00
1 313-5176 16X DVD+/-RW Drive $0.00
1 420-6464 Roxio Creator Basic $0.00
1 313-5013 Sound Blaster Audigy MB Audio $0.00
1 313-2198 No Speaker Requested $0.00
1 412-0940 Security 30-day trial $0.00
1 412-0148 No Internet Service Provider Requested $0.00
1 412-1397 No Productivity Software requested $0.00
1 950-3337 1 Year Limited Warranty $0.00
1 987-3177 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year $0.00
1 982-4350 Type 3- Third Party At Home Service, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year $0.00
1 987-6238 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3 $0.00
1 960-3249 Banctec Service Agreement $0.00
1 983-3680 Warranty Support,Initial Year $0.00
1 464-9572 No Preinstalled Software $0.00
1 310-8626 You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System $0.00
1 420-7091 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS $0.00
1 420-7092 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS 1YR-FREE $0.00
1 987-4817 Insp Datasafe 3GB,1YR(Incl in price),DHS $0.00
1 988-0099 To activate your online backupaccount, go to Start, Programs, DataSafe Online $0.00

 

[FoBoT]

AMD + Vista = Spooner is a winner!

 

[Spooner]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
AMD + Vista = Spooner is a winner!

is that sarcasm?

 

[Spooner]

?

 

[MrPickins]

Where is Nik when you need him?

 

[DontTaseMebro]

Dell sucks arse.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: MrPickins
Where is Nik when you need him?

He's around here

Spooner - I would consider:

1) Dell Vostro, I've seen bundles with new machine and 19" LCD for $389
2) Dell Outlet has some incredible bargains if you know what and when to look. They had a 10% or 15% off coupon, I'm not sure if it's expired.
3) Outpost.com has some good deals on refurb HP's which are loaded for $399 - $499.
Here's a recent example which recently sold out:

Refurbished HP Pavillion a6112n desktop for $300

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ (2.1GHz, 2000MT/s System Bus)
2GB (2x1GB) PC2-5300 DDR2-667 memory
320GB 7200RPM SATA 3G (3.0 Gb/sec) hard drive
16X DVD(+/-)R/RW 12X RAM (+/-)R DL LightScribe SATA drive
HP Pocket Media Drive bay
Integrated graphics
Integrated 10/100BaseT network interface
High Definition 8-channel audio
56K bps data/fax modem
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
90 Day Manufacturer Warranty (Refurbished)
Ports and connections
6 USB 2.0 ports (2 Front, 4 Back)
Front panel 15-in-1 memory card reader
2 FireWire (IEEE 1394) port(s) (1 Front, 1 back)
2 PS/2
1x LAN
Headphone; Microphone; Line-in (Front)
VGA-out
SPDIF out (coaxial)
Audio (side speaker out, rear speaker out, center speaker out, line-in, line-out, microphone) (One Each)
Expansion Slots
2x PCI slots (one available)
1x PCI-E x16 slot (available)
1x PCI-E x1 slot (available)
Expansion Bays
2x external 5.25"(one available)
2x 3.5" (one available)

 

[Engraver]

Alienware...be prepared to mortgage your house or spring for a title loan on your car.
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Don't really buy one...



HP is the #1 computer retailer now aren't they? I have heard their support sucks as much as Dell's though, and they have better monitors.

 

[RossMAN]

Another example of a past hot deal, this was originally posted 10/4:

Dell SB has Vostro 400 desktop for $499 with free shipping. Thanks dadumbyuh

Specs:
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E4400 (2.00GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic or Windows XP Home
Dell 20 inch Widescreen E207WFP Flat Panel Display w/ DVI and HDCP support
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz - 2DIMMs
80GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache
Single Drive: 16X (DVD+/-RW) Burner Drive
128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8300GS
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
1 Year Limited Hardware Warranty with Next Business Day On-Site Service
10GB for 1yr Online Backup by Dell Datasafe
1 Year Dell Automated PC Tuneup

Good upgrades to consider:
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GTS, 2DVI [add $80]
Intel Core2 Duo Proc E6550 (2.33GHz,4MB L2Cache,1333FSB) [add $50]

If you don't need the 20" LCD you can easily sell it for $200.

 

[Uppsala9496]

Limited time specials. Dell Small Business has the Vostro 200 Mini Tower Desktop Pentium Dual Core E2140 1.6Ghz 1GB/80GB, 19in LCD, DVD, XP or Vista $429 shipped. Core 2 Duo E4400 +$70. 20in LCD +$30. Exp 10/24.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: Spooner

Originally posted by: FoBoT
AMD + Vista = Spooner is a winner!

is that sarcasm?

no

I :heart: Vista

 

[Spooner]

thanks for the advice, guys, but the spec i posted was actually already purchased