Dude I Got A Dell - what you think of system/price?
 

Dimension 4600
Intel ® Pentium® 4 Processor 2.8GHz w/533MHz FSB, Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional Qty: 1

Unit Price: $1,597.00

Dell Dimension 4600 Series Intel ® Pentium® 4 Processor 2.8GHz w/533MHz FSB

Memory 512MB Dual Channel DDR SDRAM at 333MHz (2x256M)

Keyboard Dell? Wireless Keyboard and Optical Mouse

Monitor 19 in 1901FP Dell Ultrasharp? Digital Flat Panel Display

Video Card Integrated Intel® Extreme Graphics 2

Hard Drive 80GB Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive (7200 RPM)

Floppy Drive and Additional Storage Devices 3.5 in Floppy Drive

Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional

Mouse Mouse included in Dell Wireless Package

Network Card Integrated Intel® PRO 10/100 Ethernet

Modem 56K PCI Data Fax Modem

CD or DVD Drive Dual Drives: 16x DVD-ROM Drive + 48x CD-RW

Sound Integrated 5.1 Channel Audio

Speakers Dell A215 Speakers

Productivity Software Productivity Pack including WordPerfect®
Security Software Norton Internet Security?, 90 day trial
Digital Music Dell Jukebox powered by MUSICMATCH

Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options 1 Year Limited Warranty plus 1 Year At-Home Service
Personal Finance Software Microsoft® Money 2004 Standard
Dell Media Experience Dell Media Experience

That pc sucks dick! Get a 800mhz fsb atleast, theres no way in fuck thats worth that much.

Not too bad at all..Dell is solid

Dells quality sucks nowadays...

I can't believe you just spent $1500+ on that pc...

I'd cancel the order if you are able...

Can get something better for atleast $400 less

you think thats a good pc? what the fuck do you know? 333mhz? thats junk

You know it includes a 19 INCH FLAT PANEL MONITOR for that price...

still you think its not a good deal?

533 numbnuts...dell has always had quality shit...look around at the prices nowadays..it is basically the going rate

nope i got a pc way better with a 18" e172fpb for 850$ on ebay

its kind of light for the price.

Systemax? Microsoft® Windows® XP Pro / Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology 3.2GHz / 1GB DDR / 200GB / DVD-/+R/RW / Desktop PC $1199

At Tiger direct

Would have been around 1000$ without the flat panel.

Does that come with a 19inch flat panel display?

i can build that system for less than $600 from buying parts online and doing it myself

you got SO ripped off

I am building a system for a buddy of mine rihgt now

3.06 xeon processor
4 gb ram
19" lcd moniter
x800 radeon card
sound blaster audigy with front face plate

all this and WAY for under $1200

WTF u got ripped off!

hey idiots.........

the monitor he got is a $700 LCD by itself.

gotta love the illiterate fools.

Dell small business 6 months ago I bought several dell 8300s p4 2.8s 800mhz fsb with 400mhz ram for $550 each. Also bought a few 18.1" dell flat panel lcds for $385 each shipped. Its all a matter of waiting for the right sale and stacking a coupon on top of the sale.
Mike

and Twin cities? you're a dumb ass. you just dont understand do you?

hmm

if you can't build a pc cheaper than you can buy one for, you are doing something wrong

the starting price for it was $809...

the monitor was an extra $549

+some extra $ for wireless kyboard/mouse, dvd plyr, burner, ect.

that total price includes shipping and tax.

I thought its a pretty sweet deal with that monitor.

well it's not, so..

my son just bought about the same specs, except just a 30 gig hdd, its a laptop, for about $200 less

You could very likely build the machine for quite a bit less. It's not as cut and dry as some others are saying it is -- at the low end, it's very hard to compete with companies like dell, since they have volume on their side. But the high end is where they make a bunch on margin, and generally you can build a high end machine yourself for much cheaper.

I hope you bought some e-coupons on ebaY. I managed to get 37% off my system.

shit you got ripped off, that technology is way out of date, 533fsb? wtf

I think my new system kicks ass....

http://www.x0rs.com/pics/comp1.jpg

is this thread 2 years old?

oh well its ok... it will make my money back in no time.

here is what I would do with that $1,597.00 ....

motherboard = Abit IC7-G ~$135

cpu = P4 2.8C Northwood Socket 478 800FSB ~$175

ram = 1GB Corsair XMS 3200LL (2x 512MB sticks) ~$335

videocard = Sapphire ATI Radeon 9600XT 'Ultimate Edition' ~$174
(Ultimate Ed has a heatsink instead of a noisey fan)
*also comes with a free Half Life 2 coupon.

harddrives = Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10,000RPM SATA Hard Drive (~$205 each x2 of them) = ~$410
(You want to put your OS and aps on one drive, and swapfile and data files on the other)

Samsung Black 52X32X52X16 DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive ~$50

SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5inch Floppy Disk Drive ~$10

case = Antec 'Sonata' Quiet ATX case with TruePower supply ~$95

total parts cost = ~$1380

+$140 for WinXP licence = ~$1520

I know that doesn't include a flashy new monitor - but I'd rather have a better PC.

Stick with this exact parts list, and you will have a machine that rivals much more expensive systems, and you should also get a very easy safe stable overclock to 3.5Ghz.

im too lazy to build my own, plus i tried in the past and they always come out fucked up someway or another.

you could build it cheaper but thats not a bad price at all:2 cents:

a buddy of mine works for dell, he says if you call up their cs and say you're not sastified and you're going to return it they will immediately refund half your money. might be worth a try.

Where the hell you going to get RAM for that cheap? 4GB?!?

Bought a Dell for a GF, was $650 with better specs but without the flatpanel. You should consider to cancel the order and have a look at the Dell site again. Use a promo them modify it for your needs. BTW, you don't wan's an intgerated video card.

This is a system I bought from them a few months ago:

http://www.wpa.net/~gess/dell.html

It's not bad for what I paid, about the same as you, and it seems to outperform yours.

Like they said, I'd go back, cancel, and try again if I were you. It's all about timing.

I also prefer CRT to LCD, so that might be a factor in your pricing. I upgraded to a 19" CRT. But I also have a video card that allows me to have multiple monitors, and that is worth it in and of itself.

Also, it's completley nutty that I had to pay $20 to have a 3.5" drive. :eek7

sounds like a pretty solid machine..
but yea, I agree about the 800 mhz bus.. you might not notice it now, but I think the bus speed is probably one of the things you will notice the most when your pc starts to get outdated.. I know it is with me and my 100 mhz bus :)

if you have a really smart friend who can build computers I would recommend buying the parts and getting him/her to come over and show you how to do it. You litterally cut your costs in half almost if you know a good wholesaler to get the parts from