$389 Dell Inspiron 531 AMD X2 4000+ Desktop/1GB/250GB

[Diskdoctor]

I did a quick search for posts and didn't see anything on what I think is the best deal this week from Dell:

AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 4000+, English
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium Edition, English
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs
250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE Integrated Graphics GPU
16x DVD+/-RW Drive
No Monitor

Follow this link:
http://configure.dell.com/dellstore/...C=D531A2V_F_1E
and drop the monitor to get the $389 price

This is better than last weeks deal on the 531 because you get 1GB (vs. 512MB of slightly slower ram), 90 GB larger hard drive and Home Premium (vs. Home Basic) for only $40 more.

I would still prefer 2GB of RAM but I'm seriously considering this deal.

[bokep]

great deal

[Ratzilla]

if you're like me and like to do things like upgrade ram yourself..last weeks is better

still hot though, very hot for the average pc user.

[ktokes12]

if you're like me and like to do things like upgrade ram yourself..last weeks is better

still hot though, very hot for the average pc user.

How do you figure last weeks deal is better ? It's the same PC with more ram, bigger HD and better OS (if you can call Vista better) for $40 more. You can't upgrade last weeks pc to match this for $40.

[ab20]

man, i bought one last week, same price but less hard drive and ram.

[da1daonlyone]

Same. i bought one too. Is there any way to cancel the order during the weekend and not face 15% restocking fee as order is still in shipping?

[Draff]

Will this computer be good enough to run high res videos smoothly?

Also, does the computer have DVI?

[zappre]

Has anyone notices themselves getting in a lather evertime a new Dell deal is posted, thinking I gotta grab that one - everytime! That seems to be happening to me. I see a deal...I get excited to get a deal...I convince myself that I can't let it pass cause it'll never be this good again...I sometimes even get as far as the 'Confirm Order' page...Before doing that I research all over the place about it's shortcomings like lack of upgradability or features or RAM...I eventually come to my senses. Then, about a week later, I see someone post how they bought it and now wish they'd have waited cause a better deal came along. It's vicious. Computer hardware is so alluring but so suceptible to obsolesence and eventually you HAVE to buy something. However, for today, I've realized one important fact for me: The computer I have works just fine and I need to stop being an idiot. Thanks for listening.

[prod]

No DVI, just VGA, no PS2 keyboard/mouse ports either, which leaves surprisingly few available USB ports.
I did some 3dmark tests with my E521 (very similar 6150LE system) and found very little difference between 1Gb and 2Gb of ram in vista.

[Ryan]

Nice deal. Here's the RFD link: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/...type=10&subid=

[Draff]

No DVI?
Sigh. I asked their online chat service before ordering and they said there was DVI.

[smash]

Has anyone notices themselves getting in a lather evertime a new Dell deal is posted, thinking I gotta grab that one - everytime! That seems to be happening to me. I see a deal...I get excited to get a deal...I convince myself that I can't let it pass cause it'll never be this good again...I sometimes even get as far as the 'Confirm Order' page...Before doing that I research all over the place about it's shortcomings like lack of upgradability or features or RAM...I eventually come to my senses. Then, about a week later, I see someone post how they bought it and now wish they'd have waited cause a better deal came along. It's vicious. Computer hardware is so alluring but so suceptible to obsolesence and eventually you HAVE to buy something. However, for today, I've realized one important fact for me: The computer I have works just fine and I need to stop being an idiot. Thanks for listening.

so true

[cui5]

why its showing 599 for me

sorry didnt see 'Drop the Monitor'

[prod]

No DVI?
Sigh. I asked their online chat service before ordering and they said there was DVI.

Looks to me like DVI only comes with an addon pci-e video card.

[plissken]

Does this use a standard PS? I was thinking of getting a better video card and adding a hard drive and another dvd rom but wondering if the stock PS would be able to handle all that?

Thanks,

Plissken