quick question about DELL

[glen]

Where are the cheaper prices?
Home User or small buisness?
why?
And do they care which side you buy from?

 

[spanky]

i think home user is cheaper. but i could be wrong. (i got a 50/50 chance of being right tho) 😀

 

[Evadman]

You don't want to build it yourself?

 

[Kenji4861]

I find home to be usually cheaper. Sometimes Small business has some promotions going on maybe more suitable for you.

Also Dell Home is usually free with shipping and no tax for me.

 

[RossMAN]

Unless you live in a state which has no sales tax (such as Oregon), usually Dell Home will be cheaper unless Small Business has some awesome promo's.

 

[glen]

Well, building it, is not always cheaper.
It is for a friend of mine in another state, so, no I don't want to build it.

 

[Evadman]

If you do not need it right away, I would check in on Hot deals. Every 4-5 days or so, another hot deal pops up from dell. ( some from buisness some home ) Keep your eyes open, and you can save some big bucks.

 

[RossMAN]

<< Well, building it, is not always cheaper.
It is for a friend of mine in another state, so, no I don't want to build it. >>



Then I would go with Dell Home.

1) Which model number Dimension dekstop or Inspiron laptop are they considering?
2) Do you know what specs they're looking for?
3) What is their budget?

 

[glen]

1) I guess the 8200

2) They have a p166 now. They just need to be able to do what we all do - surf, play games, write a paper
P4 1.6 G is good enough, but I would get them a GF3 Ti 200, since it is cheap, mnem 256 wouldn't hurt or cost much, 40 Gig drive I think
it will also be helpful for him to have WinXP, and Office
He already has a monitor
no printer

3) around $1,000

 

[Lvis]

A friend of mine likes to buy from the refurb section, says he saves money and the warranty is the same.

 

[RossMAN]

<< 1) I guess the 8200

2) They have a p166 now. They just need to be able to do what we all do - surf, play games, write a paper
P4 1.6 G is good enough, but I would get them a GF3 Ti 200, since it is cheap, mnem 256 wouldn't hurt or cost much, 40 Gig drive I think
it will also be helpful for him to have WinXP, and Office
He already has a monitor
no printer

3) around $1,000 >>



Are you sure that he needs that much power that the Dimension 8200 has to offer? You might want to consider the 4400 which could save a few hundred but if your friend doesn't mind a rebate I think they can get a smokin' deal on an 8200:

Dell Dimension 8200

Processor: Intel Pentium® 4 Processor at 1.8 GHz
Memory: 256MB PC800 RDRAM
Keyboard: New Dell® Enhanced QuietKey Keyboard
Monitors: Video Ready w/o Monitor
Video Card: 64MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX Graphics Card with TV-Out
Hard Drive: 40GB Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive
Floppy Drive: 3.5 in Floppy Drive
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
Mouse: Microsoft® Intellimouse® Explorer
Network Card: 10/100 PCI Fast Ethernet NIC
Modem: 56K Telephony Modem for Windows® XP
DVD-ROM or CD-ROM Drive: 48X Max Variable CD-ROM
Sound Card: Integrated Audio with Soundblaster Pro/16 Compatibility
Speakers: Harmon Kardon HK-195 Speakers
Bundled Software: Upgrade to Microsoft® Office Small Business w/ Money 2002 and EducateU
Virus Protection: Norton Antivirus® 2002, 90-day introductory offer
Digital Music: Dell Jukebox powered by MusicMatch
Digital Photography: Dell Picture Studio Image Expert® 2000
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options: 1Yr Ltd. Warranty- 1Yr At-Home Service + 1Yr Phone Support
Internet Access Options: 6 Months of America Online Membership Included
Mail-In Rebate Offer: Save $250 with mail-in rebate. Price shown before rebate.
Quicken 2002 Suite Included: Quicken 2002 Suite Included (with Turbo Tax Deluxe)
Power Protection: APC SURGESTATION PRO8T2
Choose Your Free or Discounted Special Offer: FREE! Epson Stylus C40UX InkJet

$1,319 base price as configured above
-$75 off coupon (PM me)
-3% eBates.com
-$250 mail in rebate
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$956.68

MS Office XP costs $150, I would suggest getting MS Works 2002 instead, buy MS Office elsewhere and upgrade the CD-ROM to a 16x/10x/40x CD-RW for only $40 more.