Dell Desktop Deal $389: AMD X2, 2GB, 250GB

[Bettafree]

Just remove the monitor.

http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/...type=10&subid=

Updated with RFD link

[sungfra]

Interesting. Slower chip but more ram and bigger hd.

[brunes]

This seems like a crazy hot deal from Dell.... this is like the same price as Staples clearance specials.

Pricing error?

[e-man]

This seems like a crazy hot deal from Dell.... this is like the same price as Staples clearance specials.

Pricing error?

If you were going to get this, I would take a good, hard look at the Staples deals - I think you might be better off. The price of RAM is low enough that you can pretty much get the same machine with a faster processor from Staples.

[redplanet]

pretty hot deal, but i really don't get why they need to add "English" for the processor description (as opposed to French?)

[AndrewRFD]

Looks like round 2 begins! Will post this shortly, thanks.

In the mean time, here's the RFD link: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/...type=10&subid=.

[brunes]

If you were going to get this, I would take a good, hard look at the Staples deals - I think you might be better off. The price of RAM is low enough that you can pretty much get the same machine with a faster processor from Staples.

This has dual core X2 4000 CPU as well. Staples PCs don't match that. I mean look here at this Xpilio for comparison:

AMD 3500+ PC, Was $347, then $297, just took $100 off, now $197.

512MB
160 SATA
DVD Dual layer
Gigabit Lan
V92 modem
Nvidia Geforce 6100
Vista Basic
1 yr warranty

You're going to have to upgrade RAM, CPU, and hard drive to match the dell PC. That's going to cost more than $200. And you aren't going to have 1 year on site warranty.

[raccoon]

PROCESSOR AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 4000+, English edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium, English edit
MEMORY 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs edit
HARD DRIVE 250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™ edit
GRAPHICS CARD NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE Integrated Graphics GPU edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 16x DVD+/-RW Drive edit
MONITOR No Monitor edit
Essentials
Starting From $559

Instant Savings $170


Subtotal $389



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[tomtong]

This has dual core X2 4000 CPU as well. Staples PCs don't match that. I mean look here at this Xpilio for comparison:


You're going to have to upgrade RAM, CPU, and hard drive to match the dell PC. That's going to cost more than $200. And you aren't going to have 1 year on site warranty.

Have you check this SBD thread?

[doubleA]

How does this compare to the other Dell deal that was posted earlier today for $349?

Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E4500 (2MB L2 Cache,2.20GHz,800 FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition, English
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs
160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
16X DVD+/-RW Drive

[sungfra]

How does this compare to the other Dell deal that was posted earlier today for $349?

Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E4500 (2MB L2 Cache,2.20GHz,800 FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition, English
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs
160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
16X DVD+/-RW Drive

Slower CPU. More ram. Double hd. Diff graphic card. Not a bad config for entry level. Price may be better as it gets closer to X'mas.

[can2000]

wow...second round...

[Kwirky]

Bigger drive but less RAM, for $40 less: http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/ca...affixedcode=WW

[sb_tor]

X2 4000+ is a fast enough dual core processor. Good Deal.

[parapudaw]

My vote goes to AMD.

How does this compare to the other Dell deal that was posted earlier today for $349?

INTEL:
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E4500 (2MB L2 Cache,2.20GHz,800 FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition, English
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs
160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
16X DVD+/-RW Drive

AMD:
AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 4000+
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition, English
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs
250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
GRAPHICS CARD NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE Integrated Graphics GPU
16x DVD+/-RW Drive