talk me out of it. lol
dell has a $508 instant savings right now. i just can't beat it anywhere.
preface: my laptop is 2 years old now, and my video card keeps overheating and shutting me down. its REAL annoying now and its driving me nuts.
i cleaned it and removed all the crap i could find and its still not running good.
it probably needs a format.... but i just have way too much shit on here to even think about it... mostly work related. not easy file copies... but built in shit like VPN tunnels. So, i need a slow migration so i don't have down time from work.... and eventually, i'll migrate my laptop into my home theatre or some shit.... or maybe even format it and sell it (its still a decent machine... 17" widescreen and stuff).
anyway, so i was looking around, and dell has this deal.
this price includes vista ultimate, office 2007 standard, acrobat writer, and a 24" ultrasharp widescreen monitor.
PROCESSOR
Intel® Core™2 Duo Proc E6750 (2.66GHz,4MB L2Cache,1333FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM/SOFTWARE
Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate
Microsoft® Office Small Business 2007 (Basic + PowerPoint and Publisher)
MONITOR
Dell 24in Widescreen 2407WFP-HC UltraSharp™ Digital Flat Panel Display
MEMORY
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz - 2DIMM
HARD DRIVE
320GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
OPTICAL DRIVE
Single Drive: 16X (DVD+/-RW) Burner Drive
VIDEO CARD
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce 8600GTS, 2DVI
FLOPPY OR MEDIA READER
Dell 19-in-1 Media Card Reader
FIREWIRE
IEEE 1394 Adapter with Cable
SOUND
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
SPEAKERS
Dell AS501 Speakers for Attachment to UltraSharp Panels
KEYBOARD
Dell USB Enhanced Multimedia Keyboard
MOUSE
Dell Scroll Mouse
POWER PROTECTION
APC Back-UPS ES 750VA with Phone and Coax Protection
WARRANTY & SERVICE
2 Year Limited Hardware Warranty with Next Business Day On-Site Service
GOLD TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Gold Technical Support, Vostro, 2 Years
all that for
$2,118
with free 3-5 day shipping, and estimated ship date of 11/2 (because the monitor is backordered 7 days... thats the hold up).
so, should i do it?
should i get a dell?
i'm the #1 hater of dell. but i just can't touch that price elsewhere.
2 yr warranty.... in 2 years, i'll probably be looking to upgrade anyway (pretty much how i am right now, 2 years later on my laptop)
the monitor, vista, and office alone are a G from newegg, so its a decent machine with a good video card (i'm no gamer...), 2 yr warranty, shipping, 2gb ram, core2 proc, and all set up and ready to go for me for 1100 bucks basically.
thoughts?
dell has a $508 instant savings right now. i just can't beat it anywhere.
preface: my laptop is 2 years old now, and my video card keeps overheating and shutting me down. its REAL annoying now and its driving me nuts.
i cleaned it and removed all the crap i could find and its still not running good.
it probably needs a format.... but i just have way too much shit on here to even think about it... mostly work related. not easy file copies... but built in shit like VPN tunnels. So, i need a slow migration so i don't have down time from work.... and eventually, i'll migrate my laptop into my home theatre or some shit.... or maybe even format it and sell it (its still a decent machine... 17" widescreen and stuff).
anyway, so i was looking around, and dell has this deal.
this price includes vista ultimate, office 2007 standard, acrobat writer, and a 24" ultrasharp widescreen monitor.
PROCESSOR
Intel® Core™2 Duo Proc E6750 (2.66GHz,4MB L2Cache,1333FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM/SOFTWARE
Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate
Microsoft® Office Small Business 2007 (Basic + PowerPoint and Publisher)
MONITOR
Dell 24in Widescreen 2407WFP-HC UltraSharp™ Digital Flat Panel Display
MEMORY
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz - 2DIMM
HARD DRIVE
320GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
OPTICAL DRIVE
Single Drive: 16X (DVD+/-RW) Burner Drive
VIDEO CARD
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce 8600GTS, 2DVI
FLOPPY OR MEDIA READER
Dell 19-in-1 Media Card Reader
FIREWIRE
IEEE 1394 Adapter with Cable
SOUND
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
SPEAKERS
Dell AS501 Speakers for Attachment to UltraSharp Panels
KEYBOARD
Dell USB Enhanced Multimedia Keyboard
MOUSE
Dell Scroll Mouse
POWER PROTECTION
APC Back-UPS ES 750VA with Phone and Coax Protection
WARRANTY & SERVICE
2 Year Limited Hardware Warranty with Next Business Day On-Site Service
GOLD TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Gold Technical Support, Vostro, 2 Years
all that for
$2,118
with free 3-5 day shipping, and estimated ship date of 11/2 (because the monitor is backordered 7 days... thats the hold up).
so, should i do it?
should i get a dell?
i'm the #1 hater of dell. but i just can't touch that price elsewhere.
2 yr warranty.... in 2 years, i'll probably be looking to upgrade anyway (pretty much how i am right now, 2 years later on my laptop)
the monitor, vista, and office alone are a G from newegg, so its a decent machine with a good video card (i'm no gamer...), 2 yr warranty, shipping, 2gb ram, core2 proc, and all set up and ready to go for me for 1100 bucks basically.
thoughts?
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