hi,
some of u may remember a few weeks ago i came on here asking about gettinga new pc, etc. well, the last few days ive been looking at the dell site www.dell.co.uk, and decided on the following system.
Standard Features: Intel 875P chipset with support for Intel? Pentium ? 4 processors with 800MHz system bus
Dual Channel DDR Memory
Midnight grey mini-tower with 8 USB 2.0 ports, 4 PCI slots and AGP 8x slot
Intergrated 10/100 Pro Ethernet Network Card
Norton AntiVirus 2003 (with 90 days free virus updates)
No Floppy Drive as standard
.
Online Discount - Money Off!: Money Off Included!
Axim X5 Pocket PC: Not Included
Enhanced Support Packs: 1 Year Collect and Return Service (-GBP - ?129)
Processor Upgrade: Intel Pentium 4 Processor 2.80GHz (+ GBP ?110)
Online Memory Promotion!: 512MB Dual Channel DDR 400 (2x256MB) (Includes 256MB FREE)
Floppy Drive & Additional Storage Devices: No Floppy Drive
Free Hard Drive Upgrade Promotion: 120GB IDE Hard Drive (7200 rpm) (Includes FREE Upgrade from 60GB)
Monitor: Dell 18" UltraSharp (18.0"VIS) Analogue/Digital Flat Panel Monitor (+ GBP ?360)
2nd Monitor: Not Included
DVI to VGA Port Adapter: Not Included
Home Installation: Not Included
Video Card: 128MB ATI Radeon 9800 Pro Graphics Card with DVI Dual Monitor Support and TV - Out via S-Video (+ GBP ?240)
CD ROM, DVD, Read-Write Drives & Zip Drives: 16x DVD Rom & 48x/24x/48x CD-Rewriter (+ GBP ?10)
ZIP Drives: Not Included
Printers: All in one Lexmark X75 - DELL RECOMMENDS! (+ GBP ?65)
Printer Cable: USB Printer Cable (+ GBP ?8)
Sound Card: Creative Labs SoundBlaster Audigy 2 Sound Card (+ GBP ?55)
Speakers: Altec lansing 745 Speakers with Subwoofer (+ GBP ?70)
Operating System: Microsoft? Windows? XP Home Edition (Why not upgrade to Windows? XP Professional?)
Modem: Dell 56k Data/Fax/Voice Modem
Video Editing: Not Included
Digital Photography: Dell Picture Studio Standard Edition (note: contains a 21 use trial version of Paint Shop Pro)
Software: Microsoft Works 7.0
Wireless Connectivity: Not Included
Keyboard: Dell Standard PS2 Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech Optical 2 Btn Scroll USB Mouse Whl (+ GBP ?7)
all that coming to ?1470 plus VAT. a good PC, as u can see. note it has minimal guarantee repair cover, a 4.1 speaker system, 512MB RAM, a 2.8ghz processor, a CDRW and DVD ROM.
then today i read in the computer section of the sunday times a review of the "dell dimension 8300" for ?1526 including VAT. it gets a 4* out of 5*. it provides a product code of 200-D52REV which u enter on the site. thinking that the price was similar to mine, i decided to check it out on the dell site thinking it would be a similar pc to mine. but this is what it comes up with.
Standard Features: Intel 875P chipset with support for Intel? Pentium ? 4 processors with 800MHz system bus
Dual Channel DDR Memory
Midnight grey mini-tower with 8 USB 2.0 ports, 4 PCI slots and AGP 8x slot
Intergrated 10/100 Pro Ethernet Network Card
Norton AntiVirus 2003 (with 90 days free virus updates)
No Floppy Drive as standard
.
Online Discount - Money Off!: Money Off Included!
Axim X5 Pocket PC: Not Included
Enhanced Support Packs: 3 Year On-Site Next Business Day Service Support - DELL RECOMMENDS!
Processor Upgrade: Intel Pentium 4 Processor 3.0GHz with 800MHz front side bus (+ GBP ?240)
Online Memory Promotion!: 1024MB Dual Channel DDR 400 (4x256MB) (Includes 256MB FREE) (+ GBP ?180)
Floppy Drive & Additional Storage Devices: No Floppy Drive
Free Hard Drive Upgrade Promotion: 120GB IDE Hard Drive (7200 rpm) (Includes FREE Upgrade from 60GB)
Monitor: Dell 18" UltraSharp (18.0"VIS) Analogue/Digital Flat Panel Monitor (+ GBP ?360)
2nd Monitor: Not Included
DVI to VGA Port Adapter: Not Included
Home Installation: Not Included
Video Card: 128MB ATI Radeon 9800 Pro Graphics Card with DVI Dual Monitor Support and TV - Out via S-Video (+ GBP ?240)
CD ROM, DVD, Read-Write Drives & Zip Drives: 16x DVD & 4x DVD+R\+RW (+ GBP ?125)
ZIP Drives: Not Included
Digital Cameras: Logitech Quickcam - Midnight Grey (not valid with W2k & TurtleBeach Sound Card) (+ GBP ?25)
Printers: All in one Lexmark X75 - DELL RECOMMENDS! (+ GBP ?65)
Printer Cable: USB Printer Cable (+ GBP ?8)
Sound Card: Creative Labs SoundBlaster Audigy 2 Sound Card (+ GBP ?55)
Speakers: Altec Lansing ADA 995 Dolby Digital Speakers with Subwoofer (requires multimedia keyboard) (+ GBP ?220)
Operating System: Microsoft? Windows? XP Home Edition (Why not upgrade to Windows? XP Professional?)
Modem: Dell 56k Data/Fax/Voice Modem
Video Editing: Not Included
Digital Photography: Dell Picture Studio Standard Edition (note: contains a 21 use trial version of Paint Shop Pro)
Software: Microsoft Works 7.0
Wireless Connectivity: Not Included
Keyboard: Dell enhanced multimedia keyboard (+ GBP ?7)
Mouse: Logitech Optical 2 Btn Scroll USB Mouse Whl (+ GBP ?7)
so, a faster processor, double memory, better speakers, faster hard drive, a web cam, a DVD RW, and full 3-year onsite protection. FOR A CHEAPER PRICE? Whats going on?
to check this i put all that stuff on the original pc and the price came to ?2650 inc vat. WTF IS GOING ON?? is this a fabulous ?1000 saving deal or some kind of scam type thing? plz help, lol.
some of u may remember a few weeks ago i came on here asking about gettinga new pc, etc. well, the last few days ive been looking at the dell site www.dell.co.uk, and decided on the following system.
Standard Features: Intel 875P chipset with support for Intel? Pentium ? 4 processors with 800MHz system bus
Dual Channel DDR Memory
Midnight grey mini-tower with 8 USB 2.0 ports, 4 PCI slots and AGP 8x slot
Intergrated 10/100 Pro Ethernet Network Card
Norton AntiVirus 2003 (with 90 days free virus updates)
No Floppy Drive as standard
.
Online Discount - Money Off!: Money Off Included!
Axim X5 Pocket PC: Not Included
Enhanced Support Packs: 1 Year Collect and Return Service (-GBP - ?129)
Processor Upgrade: Intel Pentium 4 Processor 2.80GHz (+ GBP ?110)
Online Memory Promotion!: 512MB Dual Channel DDR 400 (2x256MB) (Includes 256MB FREE)
Floppy Drive & Additional Storage Devices: No Floppy Drive
Free Hard Drive Upgrade Promotion: 120GB IDE Hard Drive (7200 rpm) (Includes FREE Upgrade from 60GB)
Monitor: Dell 18" UltraSharp (18.0"VIS) Analogue/Digital Flat Panel Monitor (+ GBP ?360)
2nd Monitor: Not Included
DVI to VGA Port Adapter: Not Included
Home Installation: Not Included
Video Card: 128MB ATI Radeon 9800 Pro Graphics Card with DVI Dual Monitor Support and TV - Out via S-Video (+ GBP ?240)
CD ROM, DVD, Read-Write Drives & Zip Drives: 16x DVD Rom & 48x/24x/48x CD-Rewriter (+ GBP ?10)
ZIP Drives: Not Included
Printers: All in one Lexmark X75 - DELL RECOMMENDS! (+ GBP ?65)
Printer Cable: USB Printer Cable (+ GBP ?8)
Sound Card: Creative Labs SoundBlaster Audigy 2 Sound Card (+ GBP ?55)
Speakers: Altec lansing 745 Speakers with Subwoofer (+ GBP ?70)
Operating System: Microsoft? Windows? XP Home Edition (Why not upgrade to Windows? XP Professional?)
Modem: Dell 56k Data/Fax/Voice Modem
Video Editing: Not Included
Digital Photography: Dell Picture Studio Standard Edition (note: contains a 21 use trial version of Paint Shop Pro)
Software: Microsoft Works 7.0
Wireless Connectivity: Not Included
Keyboard: Dell Standard PS2 Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech Optical 2 Btn Scroll USB Mouse Whl (+ GBP ?7)
all that coming to ?1470 plus VAT. a good PC, as u can see. note it has minimal guarantee repair cover, a 4.1 speaker system, 512MB RAM, a 2.8ghz processor, a CDRW and DVD ROM.
then today i read in the computer section of the sunday times a review of the "dell dimension 8300" for ?1526 including VAT. it gets a 4* out of 5*. it provides a product code of 200-D52REV which u enter on the site. thinking that the price was similar to mine, i decided to check it out on the dell site thinking it would be a similar pc to mine. but this is what it comes up with.
Standard Features: Intel 875P chipset with support for Intel? Pentium ? 4 processors with 800MHz system bus
Dual Channel DDR Memory
Midnight grey mini-tower with 8 USB 2.0 ports, 4 PCI slots and AGP 8x slot
Intergrated 10/100 Pro Ethernet Network Card
Norton AntiVirus 2003 (with 90 days free virus updates)
No Floppy Drive as standard
.
Online Discount - Money Off!: Money Off Included!
Axim X5 Pocket PC: Not Included
Enhanced Support Packs: 3 Year On-Site Next Business Day Service Support - DELL RECOMMENDS!
Processor Upgrade: Intel Pentium 4 Processor 3.0GHz with 800MHz front side bus (+ GBP ?240)
Online Memory Promotion!: 1024MB Dual Channel DDR 400 (4x256MB) (Includes 256MB FREE) (+ GBP ?180)
Floppy Drive & Additional Storage Devices: No Floppy Drive
Free Hard Drive Upgrade Promotion: 120GB IDE Hard Drive (7200 rpm) (Includes FREE Upgrade from 60GB)
Monitor: Dell 18" UltraSharp (18.0"VIS) Analogue/Digital Flat Panel Monitor (+ GBP ?360)
2nd Monitor: Not Included
DVI to VGA Port Adapter: Not Included
Home Installation: Not Included
Video Card: 128MB ATI Radeon 9800 Pro Graphics Card with DVI Dual Monitor Support and TV - Out via S-Video (+ GBP ?240)
CD ROM, DVD, Read-Write Drives & Zip Drives: 16x DVD & 4x DVD+R\+RW (+ GBP ?125)
ZIP Drives: Not Included
Digital Cameras: Logitech Quickcam - Midnight Grey (not valid with W2k & TurtleBeach Sound Card) (+ GBP ?25)
Printers: All in one Lexmark X75 - DELL RECOMMENDS! (+ GBP ?65)
Printer Cable: USB Printer Cable (+ GBP ?8)
Sound Card: Creative Labs SoundBlaster Audigy 2 Sound Card (+ GBP ?55)
Speakers: Altec Lansing ADA 995 Dolby Digital Speakers with Subwoofer (requires multimedia keyboard) (+ GBP ?220)
Operating System: Microsoft? Windows? XP Home Edition (Why not upgrade to Windows? XP Professional?)
Modem: Dell 56k Data/Fax/Voice Modem
Video Editing: Not Included
Digital Photography: Dell Picture Studio Standard Edition (note: contains a 21 use trial version of Paint Shop Pro)
Software: Microsoft Works 7.0
Wireless Connectivity: Not Included
Keyboard: Dell enhanced multimedia keyboard (+ GBP ?7)
Mouse: Logitech Optical 2 Btn Scroll USB Mouse Whl (+ GBP ?7)
so, a faster processor, double memory, better speakers, faster hard drive, a web cam, a DVD RW, and full 3-year onsite protection. FOR A CHEAPER PRICE? Whats going on?
to check this i put all that stuff on the original pc and the price came to ?2650 inc vat. WTF IS GOING ON?? is this a fabulous ?1000 saving deal or some kind of scam type thing? plz help, lol.
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