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xp310 · 05-08-2008, 06:06 PM

linderman / bearstion,

I just got off the phone with Dell, and these are the new specs with a new price.

Item Number Quantity Item Description

223-8818 1 Intel Core2 Quad processor Q9450 (2.66GHz,1333FSB) w/DualCore Technology and 12MB cache
311-7249 1 4GB DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz
310-7963 1 Dell USB Keyboard
320-4849 1 Video ready option w/o monitor
320-6191 1 Dual 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT
341-4833 1 1TB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM) w/ 32MB DataBurst Cache
341-3764 1 No Floppy Drive
420-5769 1 Internet Search and Portal
420-5924 1 Icon Consolidation Application
420-6436 1 Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
420-6541 1 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, English
463-2282 1 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access
420-7142 1 Resource DVD, XPS 720
420-7622 1 DELL SUPPORT CENTER 2.0
412-1054 1 Turbine Lord of the Rings Online,XPS
310-7966 1 Dell Optical USB Mouse
313-3607 1 No modem requested for Dell Dimension
420-7468 1 ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1 DIM/INSP
313-5446 1 48X Combo and 16X DVD+/-RW
420-8152 1 Roxio Creator 10 Dell Edition
313-5450 1 X-Fi PCI Sound Card
313-4514 1 No Speaker Requested
461-8389 1 No Virus Protection Requested
461-3063 1 No ISP Requested
412-1397 1 No Productivity Software requested
412-1397 1 No Productivity Software requested
950-7447 1 4 Year Limited Warranty
987-0788 1 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Extended Year(s)
980-0903 1 Type 15 - Third Party At Home Service with Nights and Weekends, 24x7 Technical Support, 3 Year Extended
987-0787 1 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year
982-9350 1 Type 15 - Third Party At Home Service with Nights and Weekends, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
412-0359 1 Soft Contracts - Qualxserve
902-2473 1 Warranty Support,3 Year Extended
960-8700 1 Warranty Support,Initial Year
960-2697 1 XPS Specialized Support, DHS
310-8626 1 You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System
464-9572 1 No Entertainment software pre-installed
420-7091 1 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS
420-7096 1 DataSafe Online 30GB for Dim/Ins/XPS
987-7469 1 XPS,Datasafe 30GB,1YR,DHS
988-0089 1 DataSafe included with DellCare Service bundle
* -DISCOUNT/COUPON APPLIED

Subtotal: $2,594.24
Shipping & Handling: $0.00
Tax: $129.72
Environmental Disposal Fee:
$0.00

Total Price w/Discounts: $2,723.96

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The CPU chip was down graded, and the video card was changed to dual. Also, I increased the hard drive to 1TB.

Also, I get a 4 yr warranty.

Can either of you please review the new specs & the price? When I first started all of this research, the most I wanted to spend was 2700. I just want to make sure you both are more comfortable with these specs & prices before I make a solid decision.

I do know that Quad Core still may be a bit much, but being that Photoshop CS3 & Crysis both utilize Quads, I still want to try for a Quad chip.

The dell guy also mentioned I should change the video card, because being that it's a new card, I was paying 100 dollars more, then if I went to Dual 512 boards (which are older), so for 100 dollars less, and there's a gig worth for video it's better.

Well, atleast that's what I got from all of this.

Is this deal any better?

Thank you both for your input, you have no idea how much I value someone elses opinion on all of this. I'm an idiot when it comes to stuff this technical.

05-08-2008, 06:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
xp310 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 7 OS: Windows Vista	Re: Is this the right computer for me? linderman / bearstion, I just got off the phone with Dell, and these are the new specs with a new price. Item Number Quantity Item Description 223-8818 1 Intel Core2 Quad processor Q9450 (2.66GHz,1333FSB) w/DualCore Technology and 12MB cache 311-7249 1 4GB DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz 310-7963 1 Dell USB Keyboard 320-4849 1 Video ready option w/o monitor 320-6191 1 Dual 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT 341-4833 1 1TB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM) w/ 32MB DataBurst Cache 341-3764 1 No Floppy Drive 420-5769 1 Internet Search and Portal 420-5924 1 Icon Consolidation Application 420-6436 1 Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp 420-6541 1 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, English 463-2282 1 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access 420-7142 1 Resource DVD, XPS 720 420-7622 1 DELL SUPPORT CENTER 2.0 412-1054 1 Turbine Lord of the Rings Online,XPS 310-7966 1 Dell Optical USB Mouse 313-3607 1 No modem requested for Dell Dimension 420-7468 1 ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1 DIM/INSP 313-5446 1 48X Combo and 16X DVD+/-RW 420-8152 1 Roxio Creator 10 Dell Edition 313-5450 1 X-Fi PCI Sound Card 313-4514 1 No Speaker Requested 461-8389 1 No Virus Protection Requested 461-3063 1 No ISP Requested 412-1397 1 No Productivity Software requested 412-1397 1 No Productivity Software requested 950-7447 1 4 Year Limited Warranty 987-0788 1 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Extended Year(s) 980-0903 1 Type 15 - Third Party At Home Service with Nights and Weekends, 24x7 Technical Support, 3 Year Extended 987-0787 1 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year 982-9350 1 Type 15 - Third Party At Home Service with Nights and Weekends, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year 412-0359 1 Soft Contracts - Qualxserve 902-2473 1 Warranty Support,3 Year Extended 960-8700 1 Warranty Support,Initial Year 960-2697 1 XPS Specialized Support, DHS 310-8626 1 You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System 464-9572 1 No Entertainment software pre-installed 420-7091 1 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS 420-7096 1 DataSafe Online 30GB for Dim/Ins/XPS 987-7469 1 XPS,Datasafe 30GB,1YR,DHS 988-0089 1 DataSafe included with DellCare Service bundle * -DISCOUNT/COUPON APPLIED Subtotal: $2,594.24 Shipping & Handling: $0.00 Tax: $129.72 Environmental Disposal Fee: $0.00 Total Price w/Discounts: $2,723.96 ------------------------------------------------------ The CPU chip was down graded, and the video card was changed to dual. Also, I increased the hard drive to 1TB. Also, I get a 4 yr warranty. Can either of you please review the new specs & the price? When I first started all of this research, the most I wanted to spend was 2700. I just want to make sure you both are more comfortable with these specs & prices before I make a solid decision. I do know that Quad Core still may be a bit much, but being that Photoshop CS3 & Crysis both utilize Quads, I still want to try for a Quad chip. The dell guy also mentioned I should change the video card, because being that it's a new card, I was paying 100 dollars more, then if I went to Dual 512 boards (which are older), so for 100 dollars less, and there's a gig worth for video it's better. Well, atleast that's what I got from all of this. Is this deal any better? Thank you both for your input, you have no idea how much I value someone elses opinion on all of this. I'm an idiot when it comes to stuff this technical.