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[cyberia]

Originally posted by: ub4me

Originally posted by: jpeyton

Originally posted by: ub4me
I got THIS in my cart.
Is it average or warm?
And I know it has two 160GB hard drives, but what does it mean in the bottom saying that "RAID 1 (W/ 2X400GB Hard Drive)"?

Average.

Do you think it has extra 800GB (2x400) hard drives?

I doubt it. Most likely it means that it supports up to 400GB HDs, or that the original HDs in there were 400GBs. But I am just guessing. The only way you'll find out is if you order it, unpack it, and hook it up/disassemble it.

They do make errors. I got a P4 3.4GHz instead of a 3.2GHz once (and many others did too).

If you do decide to buy it, I suggest you buy it only if you are happy with the deal as is, with 2 x 160GB HDs. This way you will not be disappointed.

 

[jpeyton]

No, 2X160. It says 2X400 at the bottom for any system w/ RAID.

 

[CptCrunch]

have this in my cart:

Dimension XPS Generation 4 (System Identifier D0LGLK54)
Dimension XPS Generation 4 Desktop: Pentium 4 Processor 550 with HT Technology (3.40GHz, 800 FSB)
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
System Price $1,899.00
Promotion Discount ($450.00)
Discounted Price $1,449.00

Dell recommends Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Memory: 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz (2 DIMMs)
Floppy Drive: 1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive
Hard Disk Drive: 160 GB EIDE SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
160 GB EIDE SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
Video: 256MB PCI Express x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) ATI Radeon X850 XT PE
Modem: 56Kbps Data/Fax Modem
Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS (D) Card w/Dolby 5.1, IEEE 1394 capability
CD Read-Write Drive: 48X CD RW Drive
DVD Drive: 16x DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability

good deal?

-Cap'n

 

[ub4me]

Originally posted by: cyberia

Originally posted by: ub4me

Originally posted by: jpeyton

Originally posted by: ub4me
I got THIS in my cart.
Is it average or warm?
And I know it has two 160GB hard drives, but what does it mean in the bottom saying that "RAID 1 (W/ 2X400GB Hard Drive)"?

Average.

Do you think it has extra 800GB (2x400) hard drives?

I doubt it. Most likely it means that it supports up to 400GB HDs, or that the original HDs in there were 400GBs. But I am just guessing. The only way you'll find out is if you order it, unpack it, and hook it up/disassemble it.

They do make errors. I got a P4 3.4GHz instead of a 3.2GHz once (and many others did too).

If you do decide to buy it, I suggest you buy it only if you are happy with the deal as is, with 2 x 160GB HDs. This way you will not be disappointed.

What did you do after you found out it's 3.2GHz instead of 3.4?
Did you return it or get refunded? If so, how much?

 

[Kipper]

Originally posted by: CptCrunch
have this in my cart:

Dimension XPS Generation 4 (System Identifier D0LGLK54)
Dimension XPS Generation 4 Desktop: Pentium 4 Processor 550 with HT Technology (3.40GHz, 800 FSB)
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
System Price $1,899.00
Promotion Discount ($450.00)
Discounted Price $1,449.00

Dell recommends Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Memory: 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz (2 DIMMs)
Floppy Drive: 1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive
Hard Disk Drive: 160 GB EIDE SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
160 GB EIDE SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
Video: 256MB PCI Express x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) ATI Radeon X850 XT PE
Modem: 56Kbps Data/Fax Modem
Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS (D) Card w/Dolby 5.1, IEEE 1394 capability
CD Read-Write Drive: 48X CD RW Drive
DVD Drive: 16x DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability

good deal?

-Cap'n

I'd personally say "average."

We've seen a number which are substancially hotter, IMO.

 

[CptCrunch]

yeah, I figured, so it should be dropping shortly, that and I dont really have the $$ to spend right now... college = $$$$$$

-Cap'n

 

[bamacre]

I bought it.

Gshock had the exact system go for 2200. I hope to get the same

 

[czech09]

If anyone wants to buy some systems for me I'm willing to pay an extra $10-20 per system. Of course I'd send you the money via PayPal right away or if you'd prefer a money order to avoid the fees that's fine with me as well...I'm just tired of the script stuff not working for me. Let me know if someone would be interested in doing this thanks.I have like 40-0 heat so I'm not going to scam anyone also have like 20-0 ebay if you like ebay feedback.

-Lubomir

 

[mdetz]

Originally posted by: czech09
If anyone wants to buy some systems for me I'm willing to pay an extra $10-20 per system.

Not sure too many people would be down for this? in order to avoid shipping charges the systems would have to be shipped directly to you.

 

[roamerr]

How's this --
I want an XPS but am not sure if this is a deal...

Dimension XPS Generation 4 Qty 1
Dimension XPS Generation 4 Desktop: Pentium 4 Processor 550 with HT Technology (3.40GHz, 800 FSB) Microsoft Windows XP Professional Unit Price $1,679.00
$400 off select refurbished Dimension models priced between $1500 and $1799
View Details
- $400.00


Dimension XPS Generation 4 Desktop: Pentium 4 Processor 550 with HT Technology (3.40GHz, 800 FSB) U7093
Microsoft Windows XP Professional P7511
1 GB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz (2 DIMMs) D5837
1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive 68KYG
160 GB EIDE SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM) N4810
160 GB EIDE SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM) N4809
256MB Nvidia GeForce 6800 GTO Graphics Card W7557
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS (D) Card w/Dolby 5.1, IEEE 1394 capability J8748
48X CD RW Drive C3090
16x DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability C8076
Microsoft Works Suite J4547
AOL 9.0 ISP Software C3509
Operating System Software CD H7658
Power DVD Software P7167
Record Now! Deluxe Software R4151
Windows Media Player C8586
Software K2972
McAfee Virus Scan - 90-day Trial K8305
Resource CD 2296W
Software CD T7990
Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Reader Y5679
Image Restore Software N6174
Software 90729
ISP Software C4148
No Modem Option 55956
AOL Sofware Documentation K2967
Documentation F6406
Shipping Material R4550
Logitec 2-button Scroll Mouse F2363
QuietKey Keyboard 9N495
RAID Cable W0540
Dim XPS STD: 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr On-Site Svc and 1Yr Tech. Support Qty 1
Unit Price $0.00
TOTAL: $1,279.00

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Additional Discounts and Coupons

Dell Outlet Customers: Get $50 off Ground, 2nd Day or Next Day shipping with the purchase of any refurbished Dimension desktop! -$50.00
Expires Friday, April 08, 2005 View Details


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Total Price
Sub-total $1,279.00

Shipping & Handling $99.00

Shipping & Handling Discount -$50.00

Tax $92.98

Total Price $1,420.98

 

[agentsmith101]

What are the drop times now?

 

[bizeesheris]

Anyone know how easy/hard it is to add an internal card reader. I just bought an outlet system and this is the one item it didn't have that was on my must have list.

Got a 3.0, XP PRO, 1 gig, 160 gig, SB Live, DVD and DVDRW for 744.00 Hard to find systems with XP PRO for too cheap.

Anytime I try to configure a non-outlet, I'm in the 12-1400 range no matter what I try.

Got a 1905FP earlier today for 325, so all in all a good system for around 1100.00. Not the hottest deal alive, but I'm ok with it.

 

[cyberia]

Originally posted by: ub4me

Originally posted by: cyberia
They do make errors. I got a P4 3.4GHz instead of a 3.2GHz once (and many others did too).

What did you do after you found out it's 3.2GHz instead of 3.4?
Did you return it or get refunded? If so, how much?

It was the other way around. I got a free upgrade. I thought about it hard and decided not to complain.

 

[gshock888]

happened to me twice.
some other weird stuff:

got 3x 160GB instead of 2x
got 160GB instead of 80GB
got NEC ND3450 DVDRW instead of Philips DVDRW (heard philips one sucked)

 

[smartt]

Anybody ever wonder how, or why, they are getting this many refurbs??

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: smartt
Anybody ever wonder how, or why, they are getting this many refurbs??

When you have sales of $49 billion per year, even a relatively small percentage of returns will look like a lot.

 

[gshock888]

is there an outlet for the returned outlet machines

if so, we could be seeing 200 dollar XPS Gen4... okay probably not

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: gshock888
is there an outlet for the returned outlet machines

if so, we could be seeing 200 dollar XPS Gen4... okay probably not

That may be why those $300 8400's appear.

 

[straubs]

Originally posted by: gshock888

got NEC ND3450 DVDRW instead of Philips DVDRW (heard philips one sucked)

I believe the 16x Phillips is actually a rebadged BENQ 1620, which is one of the best burners you can get--right up there with NEC for quality. I have it in my 8400 I got a week ago, but I haven't tried flashing it yet, just read about it on some dvd sites. Too busy moving my crap over from my old computer!

 

[bluegreenturtle]

I wish there was someway to sort by software package - I buy these for the office pretty regularly and need to get things with office small business licenses but about 5% of them have it. It's cheaper to upgrade XP home to pro than to upgrade office.

 

[jpeyton]

10% Off Coupon For Dimensions And Inspirons Available Now, Courtesy Of FW.

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
10% Off Coupon For Dimensions And Inspirons Available Now, Courtesy Of FW.

Thanks!

Too bad it expires after 800 uses. FW guys will clear this out soon

 

[sigpop]

8400 p4 630 cpu, 1gb ram, floppy, 80gb hd, cdrw, dvdrw, 128 mb x300 vid card, faxmodem for $609 out the door

average or good?

what i really would like is a 3.2 ghz cpu, 1 gb ram, 80gb hd, x300 vid card and a dvdrom for really cheap but i nvr pursued the scripting approach

*edit
and do these 8400's have an ide interface to hang some older drives off of?

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: sigpop
8400 p4 630 cpu, 1gb ram, floppy, 80gb hd, cdrw, dvdrw, 128 mb x300 vid card, faxmodem for $609 out the door

average or good?

what i really would like is a 3.2 ghz cpu, 1 gb ram, 80gb hd, x300 vid card and a dvdrom for really cheap but i nvr pursued the scripting approach

*edit
and do these 8400's have an ide interface to hang some older drives off of?

Average. And, yes, both sata and pata.

 

[MowSow]

Originally posted by: bamacre

Originally posted by: gshock888
is there an outlet for the returned outlet machines

if so, we could be seeing 200 dollar XPS Gen4... okay probably not

That may be why those $300 8400's appear.

When I opened the 8400 I got on Friday it looked like a new PC ! everything was shiny, not a scratch on it .. new keyboard, new mouse.. all manuals sealed.. the inside does not have a spec of dust on it !! that can't be a refurbished system !! even thought the red sticker on the bottom says so .. did anyone get a refurb. that looked really used with some dust on the inside, or scratches on the case !?

Maybe the refurb. is just a marketing scheme, it does not really exist .. it caters to the phsycology of people who loves to buy something labeled as a good deal !