So... I finally caved in and bought a dell desktop

[evident]

Parents needed a replacement desktop... and there is a great deal for a mATX C2D desktop w/ 2007FP monitor for $500!!! how could i pass this up? i've been building computers my entire life... i feel ashamed, but new monitor for me... and parents get my old monitor = everyone wins!

 

[Mo0o]

yeah for the casual user, Dell's have really good deals

 

[LS20]

just scrapped my 19" dell 1904fp panel for a viewsonic optiquest 22" wide... picture quality is not as nice, it has no height or swivel adjustment...but the real estate is awesome!

 

[NTB]

Originally posted by: LS20
just scrapped my 19" dell 1904fp panel for a viewsonic optiquest 22" wide... picture quality is not as nice, it has no height or swivel adjustment...but the real estate is awesome!

Bought a Samsung 204B for home earlier this year. After using this thing, my little 17" dell at work aggravates me

Nathan

 

[alkemyst]

how long has that entire life been? Dell's have been the best value (along with some other prebuilts) for a long time now.

Unless you have special needs or need an uber gaming machine, an off the shelf unit is >>>>>>>>>>> anything else.

My rig has evolved since the 90's only the case is the same.

 

[ric1287]

dell has some deals that cannot be beaten though (unless you bootleg your os). They have systems for ~$300 that theres no way in hell you could build yourself (that cheap)

 

[Skeeedunt]

No way in hell I would get my parents anything other than a pre-built system.

 

[QueBert]

Originally posted by: evident
Parents needed a replacement desktop... and there is a great deal for a mATX C2D desktop w/ 2007FP monitor for $500!!! how could i pass this up? i've been building computers my entire life... i feel ashamed, but new monitor for me... and parents get my old monitor = everyone wins!

I build computers for people, and I will tell anyone who asks for a low priced desktop to go with Dell. Some of the deals they have are mind blowing. I had priced a system for somebody, I used newegg for everything so the prices were close to as good as I'd get without shopping 5 different sites. It was $155 more than the Dell, that was the tower/monitor only, no OS. Add the OS + my building fee, forget about it. I told them to buy a Dell because it would be over $200 less. For a basic desktop you can't do better, those users don't care about dual cores, dx10, uber fast memory none of that. If the system gets them online and can do basic shit they'll be happy.

 

[RallyMaster]

SINNERRRRRR

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: Skeeedunt
No way in hell I would get my parents anything other than a pre-built system.

x2

You mean you don't wanna get calls every other hour about how to do this and that?

It's hard to beat an OEM system with Windows license, 20" LCD and 1 year tech support for $500.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: Skeeedunt
No way in hell I would get my parents anything other than a pre-built system.

x2

You mean you don't wanna get calls every other hour about how to do this and that?

It's hard to beat an OEM system with Windows license, 20" LCD and 1 year tech support for $500.

That's exactly it, and when an issue comes up, sometimes just being able to blame Dell even if it's not related to the issue is worth it

 

[bondboy]

I just bought an Acer PC.

Athlon 64 X2 4000+
1 GB ram
250GB HD
DVD burner
Vista Home Premium
Final price = $210 (no rebates)

If you can build a complete system for that cheap, and I'll gladly buy it.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: bondboy
I just bought an Acer PC.

Athlon 64 X2 4000+
1 GB ram
250GB HD
DVD burner
Vista Home Premium
Final price = $210 (no rebates)

If you can build a complete system for that cheap, and I'll gladly buy it.

Where from? Link?

 

[daveymark]

Originally posted by: bondboy
I just bought an Acer PC.

Athlon 64 X2 4000+
1 GB ram
250GB HD
DVD burner
Vista Home Premium
Final price = $210 (no rebates)

If you can build a complete system for that cheap, and I'll gladly buy it.

you bought that based on an unethical method of returning part of a bundle

nice try though

 

[msi1337]

I shop at the dell outlet all the time (dell outlet = refurbs, scratch and dent, etc.)

last week I got a dimension e521 (x2 3600, 1gb, dvd-rom, 160gb, vista) for $179 with free shipping

this week I got an inspiron 531 (x2 3800, 1gb, dvdrw, 160, vista) for $229 with free shipping

 

[daveymark]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: bondboy
I just bought an Acer PC.

Athlon 64 X2 4000+
1 GB ram
250GB HD
DVD burner
Vista Home Premium
Final price = $210 (no rebates)

If you can build a complete system for that cheap, and I'll gladly buy it.

Where from? Link?

it's the CC deal where you buy it with a monitor, get a "bundle discount" then return the monitor. CC's system returns the whole value of the monitor instead of prorating the bundle discount.

 

[bondboy]

Originally posted by: daveymark

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: bondboy
I just bought an Acer PC.

Athlon 64 X2 4000+
1 GB ram
250GB HD
DVD burner
Vista Home Premium
Final price = $210 (no rebates)

If you can build a complete system for that cheap, and I'll gladly buy it.

Where from? Link?

it's the CC deal where you buy it with a monitor, get a "bundle discount" then return the monitor. CC's system returns the whole value of the monitor instead of prorating the bundle discount.

And that is unethical because...?

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: daveymark

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: bondboy
I just bought an Acer PC.

Athlon 64 X2 4000+
1 GB ram
250GB HD
DVD burner
Vista Home Premium
Final price = $210 (no rebates)

If you can build a complete system for that cheap, and I'll gladly buy it.

Where from? Link?

it's the CC deal where you buy it with a monitor, get a "bundle discount" then return the monitor. CC's system returns the whole value of the monitor instead of prorating the bundle discount.

Ah in that case, I'm not interested.

Thanks Davey :thumbsup:

 

[buzzsaw13]

Originally posted by: daveymark

Originally posted by: bondboy
I just bought an Acer PC.

Athlon 64 X2 4000+
1 GB ram
250GB HD
DVD burner
Vista Home Premium
Final price = $210 (no rebates)

If you can build a complete system for that cheap, and I'll gladly buy it.

you bought that based on an unethical method of returning part of a bundle

nice try though

With a coupon and price match at the time, you could've gotten the computer and a 22" Acer monitor for $350ish, which IMO is quite the steal without any shady methods.

 

[Born2bwire]

Originally posted by: daveymark

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: bondboy
I just bought an Acer PC.

Athlon 64 X2 4000+
1 GB ram
250GB HD
DVD burner
Vista Home Premium
Final price = $210 (no rebates)

If you can build a complete system for that cheap, and I'll gladly buy it.

Where from? Link?

it's the CC deal where you buy it with a monitor, get a "bundle discount" then return the monitor. CC's system returns the whole value of the monitor instead of prorating the bundle discount.

That's kinda a shitty thing to do.

 

[LS20]

Originally posted by: buzzsaw13

With a coupon and price match at the time, you could've gotten the computer and a 22" Acer monitor for $350ish, which IMO is quite the steal without any shady methods.

I *totally* should have done that, because I bought the PC for 210$ 2 weeks ago...


...and today I bought a 22" for an additional 220$ :frown:

 

[RallyMaster]

Originally posted by: Born2bwire

Originally posted by: daveymark

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: bondboy
I just bought an Acer PC.

Athlon 64 X2 4000+
1 GB ram
250GB HD
DVD burner
Vista Home Premium
Final price = $210 (no rebates)

If you can build a complete system for that cheap, and I'll gladly buy it.

Where from? Link?

it's the CC deal where you buy it with a monitor, get a "bundle discount" then return the monitor. CC's system returns the whole value of the monitor instead of prorating the bundle discount.

That's kinda a shitty thing to do.

But what about price-matching a 229.99 LCD to another store's same model for 100 dollars and then finding out the 229.99 LCD had a 40 dollar rebate? Then repeat that three times for three different individuals?

 

[LukFilm]

Originally posted by: Born2bwire

Originally posted by: daveymark

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: bondboy
I just bought an Acer PC.

Athlon 64 X2 4000+
1 GB ram
250GB HD
DVD burner
Vista Home Premium
Final price = $210 (no rebates)

If you can build a complete system for that cheap, and I'll gladly buy it.

Where from? Link?

it's the CC deal where you buy it with a monitor, get a "bundle discount" then return the monitor. CC's system returns the whole value of the monitor instead of prorating the bundle discount.

That's kinda a shitty thing to do.

Yeah. I bet you never jumped on a price mistake because that's unethical too. Double standards FTL!

 

[Born2bwire]

Originally posted by: LukFilm

Originally posted by: Born2bwire

Originally posted by: daveymark

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: bondboy
I just bought an Acer PC.

Athlon 64 X2 4000+
1 GB ram
250GB HD
DVD burner
Vista Home Premium
Final price = $210 (no rebates)

If you can build a complete system for that cheap, and I'll gladly buy it.

Where from? Link?

it's the CC deal where you buy it with a monitor, get a "bundle discount" then return the monitor. CC's system returns the whole value of the monitor instead of prorating the bundle discount.

That's kinda a shitty thing to do.

Yeah. I bet you never jumped on a price mistake because that's unethical too. Double standards FTL!

As far as I know I haven't.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: bondboy

Originally posted by: daveymark

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: bondboy
I just bought an Acer PC.

Athlon 64 X2 4000+
1 GB ram
250GB HD
DVD burner
Vista Home Premium
Final price = $210 (no rebates)

If you can build a complete system for that cheap, and I'll gladly buy it.

Where from? Link?

it's the CC deal where you buy it with a monitor, get a "bundle discount" then return the monitor. CC's system returns the whole value of the monitor instead of prorating the bundle discount.

And that is unethical because...?

Because you're taking advantage of a deficiency in the system to get a deal that is not what they were offering. It's kind of like buying an item at one store and returning it at Walmart. Yeah, they'll let you do it, but that doesn't mean it's right.

But if you really had to ask, the whole concept of ethics is lost on you...