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Date: Saturday, October 19, 2002 12:50:51 PM Here is a sample system from the Dell site, Note that all parts are generic so you have no idea what you are paying for. Do yourself a favor, call Dell, Compaq, HP, etc, and ask them what brand CDRW drive is in the system, or the brand of ram they are using. They won't know because they purchase by the price and not quality or brand. From the Asus Motherboards to the Altec Lansing Speakers, True PC's are Quality parts inside and out!!. |
| Dell Dimension 8250 Series: |
Pentium® 4 Processor at 2.66GHz with 533MHz system bus/512K L2 Cache |
This may be faster then you need and the price does not justify the small speed increase. |
| Memory: |
512MB PC1066 RDRAM (2X256 modules) |
This is 2 Dimms, so if you want more ram later you will need to discard one (Dimm) as Dell boards ONLY have 2 slots. We install the amount of memory required in as few Dimms as possible. Most of our motherboards allow up to 3 Dimms. |
| Keyboard: |
Logitech® Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Desktop Solution |
Dell branded, inferior to retail version |
| Monitors: |
19 in (18.0 in viewable) M992 Monitor |
What brand? What dot pitch? |
| Video Cards: |
New 64MB DDR NVIDIA GeForce4™Ti 4200 Graphics Card with TV Out and DVI |
Proprietary, poor driver support. We use only high quality brand name products. |
| Hard Drives: |
80GB Ultra ATA/100 7200 RPM Hard Drive |
Made by who?? Poor quality, slow throughput, buffer size? |
| Floppy Drive: |
3.5 in Floppy Drive |
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| Operating System: |
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional |
Proprietary We give you a real version and the actual CD, not a branded version on the hard drive. |
| Network Interface: |
Integrated Intel® PRO 10/100 Ethernet |
Proprietary, poor driver support |
| Modem: |
56K PCI Data Fax Modem for Windows |
Win modem, worth about $10,
Proprietary, poor driver support |
| CD or DVD Drive: |
16 Max DVD-ROM Drive |
What brand? what is the read speed of normal CD's? |
| Sound Card: |
SoundBlaster Live 5.1 Audio Card |
Proprietary, poor driver support, and worth
@$25. The SoundBlaster Live series was one thought to be the
best. Lately though they have shown their true face, they are very
buggy and it does not work well with other hardware. |
| Speakers: |
Harman Kardon® HK-695 Surround Sound Speakers with Subwoofer |
Wattage?? |
| Software Bundles: |
Worksuite 2002 English |
Old version, @$30 |
| Virus Protection: |
Norton Antivirus® 2002,12-month subscription upgrade |
@$20
value |
| Digital Music: |
Dell Jukebox powered by Music Match |
Winamp is free and far better |
| Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options: |
1 Year Limited Warranty plus 1 Year At-Home Service |
Limited, good luck they because love to put you on hold. |
| Internet Access Services: |
6 Months of America Online Membership Included |
Invasive, slow, buggy, bloated, etc |
| Protect Your System: |
Belkin Surgemaster Gold Power |
$1.99 |
| Secondary CD or DVD Drive: |
40x/10x/40x Max CD-RW Drive |
What brand? We use the fastest. |
Unit Price: $2,672.00 |
Go to Dell and see for yourself, but remember, in a year or two you'll be out of luck if you want to upgrade. |
