Pretty hot: Dell 8200 1.8GHz/128MB/80GB(!)/CDRW(!) $929 shipped

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Yo2

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For once a decent deal on a system that is not stripped. Go to Dell home and take advatage of upgrades to 80GB drive, CDRW and free shipping, and reduce everything else to minimum which should comwe out to $979. Then apply the $50 tech bargain coupon for the 8200 :) .

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P.s.:

It is possibly a good idea to add another 128MB RDRAM at $70 though, also on the second order page there is reference to additional savings on Palm devices (up to $69). A 105 can be had for another $99.
 
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ashneel

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<< Bet I could build a better system for 700...

:) >>



lol AMD right not a pentium 4 system right ?
 
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ashneel

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8200 series is the way to go.

Maybe dell will start a new series pretty soon because of the upcoming of new CPUs.
 
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Yo2

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<< Bet I could build a better system for 700...

:) >>



For $700 you may quite possibly build a comparable AMD 1700+ DDR system if you know what you are doing - however you would also have to plunk down at least $200 for the software, and then you would have to warrant it.

The sad truth is, that an inexpensive bundled PC from a mass manufacturer cannot be beat by an individual PC builder.

Yo:(
 
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MontyBurns

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EVERY TIME someone posts a deal related to Dell, Gateway or the like, people pile on bragging about how they could build it for cheaper. They usually run down a list of components, listing the lowest prices they have EVER sold at (not necessarily what they sell at now), and they NEVER include the cost of the OS and other software, which really adds up.

This is a good deal for a high-end computer with a lot of potential -- AND it has a warranty.


 
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xlxlxl

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Why bake your ass with AMD's 100 degree temperature?

Here is a street price list: All including shipping already:

P4 1.8G skt 478 - $200
Intel D845BG DDR - $140
80G 7200 HD: - $150 AR
Case etc. : - $100
DVD/CDRW combo - $100
512M 2600 DDR - $120

This totally cost $810, and is way much better than the Dell.
Do not mention the on board A/V come with DELL, those are junk.
 
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xlxlxl

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OEM Windows OS are not supported by MS tech support.
In my mind, this make it no difference to those hacked free software.

 
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<< Why bake your ass with AMD's 100 degree temperature?

Here is a street price list: All including shipping already:

P4 1.8G skt 478 - $200
Intel D845BG DDR - $140
80G 7200 HD: - $150 AR
Case etc. : - $100
DVD/CDRW combo - $100
512M 2600 DDR - $120

This totally cost $810, and is way much better than the Dell.
Do not mention the on board A/V come with DELL, those are junk. >>




Wise ass remark:
There's a hot deals forum for a reason. Stick around and I'm sure you'll find those components for cheaper...
 
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djlevyii

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Personally I don't care if I could get a Dell with a little more horsepower and a warranty as opposed to building myself my own computer.

After almost 10 years of owning Dell's, I built myself an Athlon 1.47 computer with the best of everything for about $800. I used my Sony monitor that came with my last Dell and sold the Dell 933 for $471 giving me a more powerful computer for $329. I liked it so much I built another one, this one with the XP 1900+ CPU.

For me, building the computers was as much fun as I used to have hot rodding my cars.

For someone to say that you can get a better deal buying a Dell, well I just think that he/she doesn't understand what building a computer, or "souping" (as we used to call it) up a car is all about. That person probably has never worked on his/her own car or even ever changed the oil.

I just sold my 450HP BB Chevy SS Impala convertible as, after almost 50 years of working on cars, I lost my interest. But builidng computers has replaced that interest.

Re Athlon vs. Intel, for the money, you can't beat AMD. And if they weren't around all the Intel fans would be paying much, much more $$$ for those Intel chips.

All this of course, is just my humble opinion.

btw, I did buy another Dell, bought it and turned around and immediately sold it on eBay for $200 more than I paid for it. Now I've got some more spare change for my next Athlon screamer.

 
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MaDHaVoK

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xlxlxl, I could not have said it any better myself..........

"OEM Windows OS are not supported by MS tech support.
In my mind, this make it no difference to those hacked free software."

The fact this computer comes with software is worthless unless it cannot be obtained any other way..
Other reasons not to buy from Dell, there customer service sucks, and they rip you off.
 
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Other reasons not to buy from Dell, there customer service sucks, and they rip you off. >>



Ive had nothing but good experiences with Dell customer service, have 1 home system and 1 laptop. The laptop has worked flawless for 1 year and never needed customer service for it. The 4200 Desktop, had a fan I thought was a little louder than it should be and Dell sent a new one without hesitation.
Ive also bought tons of peripherals and accessories both recently and when they had gigabuy store; never felt I got ripped off. In fact, some of the best deals recently for me, have come from Dell peripherals; 20% off sales and free shipping.
 
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dakata24

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<<

<< FIX YOUR LINK TO YOUR RIG.^ >>



???? The links work for me >>



your 2nd link looks like this:


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http://www.anandtech.com/mysystemrig.html?id=15585

anyways, they both point to the same place.. so really no need for the 2nd link..
rolleye.gif
<---- sorry, using this until the novelty wears out.. :)
 
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Yo2

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davidwiz - I totally agree

The others who think that they can build an Athlon system cheaper - I agree with you too, as I have done it several times myself, however this is something for specialists and enthusiasts - not for every deal seeker. I would have to charge someone who commissions me to build such a system for them at least $200 over the price of the parts, and you are not taking into account software and warranty costs.

Those people who state that the software is worthless, let me tell you that you are getting tech support (however debatable) from Dell, and that copying software may be ok to some degree for trial purposes. However there is a difference between owning a legal version of software and, using a stolen copy.

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ashneel

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you can brag that you have the Orgrinal stuff and most of the people dont have the real thing.
 
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corinthos

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I just want to add to what's already been said... if you build your own you have to deal with headaches like getting a bad revision of a component or a defective component which has to be sent back perhaps at your expense. Buying a system built for you already saves time and does away with those headaches at the expense of not being able to customize your system exactly the way you like it with a specific case, power supply, etc.
 
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Dug

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<< P4 1.8G skt 478 - $200
Intel D845BG DDR - $140
80G 7200 HD: - $150 AR
Case etc. : - $100
DVD/CDRW combo - $100
512M 2600 DDR - $120

This totally cost $810, and is way much better than the Dell.
Do not mention the on board A/V come with DELL, those are junk. >>



Uhh. That's not quite a whole system.
You might want to add in the little things like video cards, cables, heatsinks, mouse, keyboard, speakers, software, etc

Not to mention that I know you couldn't build it to be as quiet as Dell does. They are virtually silent.
 
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gplracer

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"I just want to add to what's already been said... if you build your own you have to deal with headaches like getting a bad revision of a component or a defective component which has to be sent back perhaps at your expense. Buying a system built for you already saves time and does away with those headaches at the expense of not being able to customize your system exactly the way you like it with a specific case, power supply, etc." WE KNOW THIS BUT WE SAVE A LOT OF MONEY SO WE DO NOT MIND I have built 15 computers in the last 6 months and only had one thing go wrong. I got a western digital hard drive that was defective.

I have built many computer and not had this problem. The last person I did one for was going to get a Dell............... They found out that the P4 had SDRAM. They also found out that we could build a computer that would rock for about $1300. The same thing at Dell was $2300. I did not check prices but that is what they told me. As for warrntes most components come with their own warrantee so you do not have to worry about it. Some oem parts are so much cheaper you really should not care.

When you build a computer you get exactly what you want. Do you think Dell is going to put the best parts in a $700 computer? Hell no! This is a deal for someone that does not have the knowledge to put a computer together or does not want to fool with doing it. If someone has the knowledge and does not mind spending a couple of hours one day putting it together, this is no deal. That said I will say that for someone that is getting their first computer, a name brand already built computer may be smart move. They have someone
they can call 24/7. My first computer was a Compaq and it served me well. I think I called tech service 3 times. I guess if you add up how much extra that I paid that is expensive for each call. Although I did not know anything about computers then so I needed help.
If you change your mind, here is a newegg shopping list:

AMD 1700+ $124
Epox 8kha+ $95 Comes with sound built in
128mb DDR $75
Lite on 16xcdr $80 comes with the software
Case $48 comes with 300 watt AMD approved PS
IBM 40gig $85
Floppy $8
Windows XP $99
Mouse $12
Keyboard $10
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$636 and no proprietary parts

* I estimated some of the prices because I did not want to look them up. This should be real close. If you want an Intel system just change the cpu, motherboard and ram.


 
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wow, jairocon, that is a sweet deal at gateway. much better than the one at dell, considering you're getting the northwood 2.0 (notice it says 512k L2 cache). argh! i'm trying to prevent myself from spending money here, and there you go pointing me to a nice deal. thanks a lot. still debating whether to bite the bullet and try for the first time putting together my own system from scratch.
 
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ashneel

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^ if you scratch you wouldnt be able to build a system like that.


hahahah my pentium 4 DELL 8100 1.5 sucks paid 3 times as much!!!!!!!!!!
 
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