Lol good try kyp but want to beat this dell I just orderd.
699 for
p4 2.6c - (Yeah this is a pretty bad chip)
512 Megs of Micron (Who is crucial) pc3200 ram
40 gig Western Digital Harddrive (Which Dell uses with Seagate, and maxtor also)
Ati 9800 (hmmm)
Sound Blaster Audigy
48X CD-RW
4X NEC DVD +R
Windows XP Home
Keyboard Mouse Speakers
15" LCd or 17" Crt free
Free Shipping
And most importantly the fact that your client has a 24/7 tech support desk they can call if you are out or sick.
I think the Dell wins by a landslide.
So this interesting notion that dell uses crap....is interesting because they have direct contracts for the suppliers we buy from. Ati, 3com, Creative, Nvidia.
Oh also the lcds....they are perfect. I have a Dell 20" LCd and it's made by Samsung. The 1900fp is a rebadges Samsung 191t, the 1800FP is a high end Nec that is $200 lower then the nec model, the 1700fp is an nec also. I have never recieved a Dell LCD with a dead pixel aslo.
I think after spending $50,000 in building machines, and buying dells last year that all in all...Dell is the better dell.
When I built computers, I had to charge my client $50 just for the build time. Even then I wasn't able to supply them a warrenty I was satisfied with.
My systems ended up being $150 more then dells.
Tell you this, if any oem fan can build me a machine with the same specs (No bs athlon 2500+ because we know the 2.6c blows away the 3000+ in some score), ship it to my door within 3 days after I order it for free, offer me 24/7 tech support for my clients, and keep a record of all the orders I've placed the last 4 years. I'm game to trying you guys out.
Also with Dells the warrenty isn't voided if you upon up the case. Otherwise they would have those awful stickers that would say void if you peeled them.
EvilPoda - Proving why he's a rookie.
