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Lasereth · 09-16-2009, 01:32 PM

The Dell Online Store: Build Your System

I am a bit of a Dell fanboy since they started releasing deals like this.

2.66 GHz core 2 duo
2 GB ram
vista
DVD burner
160 GB HDD
5.1 audio
keyboard
mouse
1 year warranty on the whole system
22" Samsung widescreen LCD

FOR $369!!!!!!!! Good God Almighty. This deserves to be bought just because of the outrageous deal it is....

Plus it's a Dell Vostro which is in the Small Business class. That means that they don't come with the bloatware shit that most store-bought PCs have on them.

Hate on store-bought PCs all you want but this PC would cost bare minimum $600 to build on NewEgg. And then you have to put it together. And worry about dead pixels. And worry about BSODs, and crashes, and freezing, and RMAs, DOAs, etc.

If you're not into building PCs and you just want a damn PC, this is what you should get, pronto. I've ordered 5 of these before for family members and they are simply great PCs.

They usually have the ATX case option which means you can upgrade it with a videocard if you want. Then you have a freaking gaming PC.

/fanboy mode off

Baraka_Guru · 09-16-2009, 01:41 PM

My current desktop PC/gaming machine is a Vostro 410 I ordered as a deal. It came with 2.40 GHz Core2 Quad, but I paid a little extra to upgrade to the NVIDIA Geforce 8800 GT.

I saved a few hundred all said.

I'd do it again.

YaWhateva · 09-16-2009, 02:04 PM

I agree that it is a great deal but it doesn't include a monitor. It's $679 with the 22" samsung.

Lasereth · 09-16-2009, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by YaWhateva

I agree that it is a great deal but it doesn't include a monitor. It's $679 with the 22" samsung.

Actually it does. Add the PC to your cart and the Samsung is listed as a bundle for free. If you add it manually then you're getting 2 monitors and it's $679.

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ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
PROCESSOR Vostro 220 Slim Tower
Bundle Solutions Samsung 2233SW 22-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel LCD Monitor

You have to add to cart and scroll down to see it.

biznatch · 09-16-2009, 02:53 PM

That's an insane deal, Lasereth, and I'd recommend it to anyone who wants a basic PC that can be upgraded.

kutulu · 09-16-2009, 03:27 PM

That is a ridiculous deal but it is a loss leader designed to get people to the website. The prices for upgrades are fucking ricockulous:

CPU Upgrades: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8600 (3.33GHz, 6M, 1333MHz FSB) [add $325]
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8500 (3.16GHz, 6M, 1333MHz FSB) [add $230]

HDD Upgrade: 1TB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™ [add $320]
Second HDD: 1TB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™ [add $660]

Xerxys · 09-16-2009, 03:32 PM

I don't understand why I have to add $99 to downgrade to XP. I can't be the only Vista hater here.

Lasereth · 09-16-2009, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kutulu

That is a ridiculous deal but it is a loss leader designed to get people to the website. The prices for upgrades are fucking ricockulous:

CPU Upgrades: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8600 (3.33GHz, 6M, 1333MHz FSB) [add $325]
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8500 (3.16GHz, 6M, 1333MHz FSB) [add $230]

HDD Upgrade: 1TB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™ [add $320]
Second HDD: 1TB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™ [add $660]

Well no crap, I can't recommend any upgrades at all, any upgrades should be purchased at NewEgg.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Xerxys

I don't understand why I have to add $99 to downgrade to XP. I can't be the only Vista hater here.

Vista has been standard on store bought computers for at least a year now. All of the computer manufacturers charge for XP. Out with the old and in with the new. Vista is fine now BTW.

YaWhateva · 09-16-2009, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lasereth

Actually it does. Add the PC to your cart and the Samsung is listed as a bundle for free. If you add it manually then you're getting 2 monitors and it's $679.

---------- Post added at 06:41 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:40 PM ----------

ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
PROCESSOR Vostro 220 Slim Tower
Bundle Solutions Samsung 2233SW 22-inch Widescreen Black Flat Panel LCD Monitor

You have to add to cart and scroll down to see it.

I stand corrected. That is a monster deal.

LordEden · 09-17-2009, 04:21 AM

I opened this thread ready to bash Dell with the rest of the geek squad on here... alas, that is not the case. Great deal tho, a 22' LCD and a PC for that price? Hell, I might buy one and resell the SOB to someone else. Actually.... is there a limit on how many you can buy?

Lasereth · 09-17-2009, 04:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LordEden

I opened this thread ready to bash Dell with the rest of the geek squad on here... alas, that is not the case. Great deal tho, a 22' LCD and a PC for that price? Hell, I might buy one and resell the SOB to someone else. Actually.... is there a limit on how many you can buy?

I don't know but I have debated doing this for over a year now. Dell has been spouting out deals like this for at least a year, probably more like 2 years. I think you could resell these for $500 easily.

LordEden · 09-17-2009, 04:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lasereth

I don't know but I have debated doing this for over a year now. Dell has been spouting out deals like this for at least a year, probably more like 2 years. I think you could resell these for $500 easily.

I got a CC# and sitting here wondering about doing this... it's a big investment (For someone who makes as little as I do), but drop $1500 in computers from dell and double my investment? It's possible, even doing more than double it. That 22' LCD will make people think it's worth more than it is.

The_Jazz · 09-17-2009, 04:42 AM

Just be sure that the price is going to go back up. Otherwise you're SOL. If I were you, I might see if I could line up a buyer first, or at least a potential buyer.

LordEden · 09-17-2009, 05:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Jazz

Just be sure that the price is going to go back up. Otherwise you're SOL. If I were you, I might see if I could line up a buyer first, or at least a potential buyer.

I live in NC, as long as I beat the prices at walmart, I can sell these things. More if I tell people they are "Op-te-mized".

The_Jazz · 09-17-2009, 05:31 AM

One thing to keep in mind - warranty issues. If something is fucked up on the Dell, have you voided the warranty by selling it? I don't know, but you should investigate it.

Glory's Sun · 09-17-2009, 06:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LordEden

I live in NC, as long as I beat the prices at walmart, I can sell these things. More if I tell people they are "Op-te-mized".

slap a budweiser sticker and a 3 sticker on them.. you'll sell em in an hour.

LordEden · 09-17-2009, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by guccilvr

slap a budweiser sticker and a 3 sticker on them.. you'll sell em in an hour.

You know, my stepdad once owned a local PC repair/sales shop when I was 13 or so. He once had a "NASCAR special" pc that he sold. It a PC with a 19' CRT, gaming video card, NASCAR II video game and the driving assessory sets (Wheel, stick shift, gas pedal). It was marked up from hell and we sold a shit-ton of these things. People would walk in all the time "Ya'll got that there racing game? I want be able to drive at glen's dale." They didn't care about the PC, just the fact the could drive a 500 lap NASCAR track for hours upon end.

People here like anything associated with NASCAR, drinking beer, guns, Jesus, or Wal-Mart. If I could make a PC that you could drive a NASCAR car and it held your beer in a cooling system, I would be a fucking millionaire.

Glory's Sun · 09-17-2009, 08:58 AM

ok.. so here's what you do.

Grab a couple of these computers, rig a liquid cooling heatsink up so it can also cool down a cupholder, then paint the cases fire engine red, throw a budweiser logo on the side and pain ghost flames around it. Make the background a machine gun, and when the thing starts up, have it sound like a nascar car engine.

Millions.

oh and since it's my idea, I'm entitled to half of your earnings.

LordEden · 09-17-2009, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guccilvr

ok.. so here's what you do.

1: Buy alot of these computers
2: Build Cup Holder
3: Build Case Mods
4: Add Sounds Effects
5: ????
6: PROFIT!

oh and since it's my idea, you're entitled to man the harpoons for the opening day of the sale. Also, I worship you and want to have your man-love-child-babies.

Fixe'd.

Glory's Sun · 09-17-2009, 11:16 AM

I totally underestimated your awesomeness.

Lasereth · 09-17-2009, 11:43 AM

Gentlemen I believe I'm entitled to 1/3 since I provided the deal!!!!!!!

powerclown · 09-17-2009, 12:08 PM

Ridiculous...thats 3 brand new laptops for the price of 2 sticks of macbook pro memory, or 5 new laptops for the price of one macbook pro.

LordEden · 09-17-2009, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lasereth

Gentlemen I believe I'm entitled to give you the start-up capital since I provided the deal!!!!!!!

Fixe'd

SSJTWIZTA · 09-17-2009, 01:50 PM

Dude, you're gettin' a dell!

couldn't resist.

Glory's Sun · 09-18-2009, 05:36 AM

ha! I knew he'd show his face eventually

09-16-2009, 01:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	Have we talked about Dell recently? The Dell Online Store: Build Your System I am a bit of a Dell fanboy since they started releasing deals like this. 2.66 GHz core 2 duo 2 GB ram vista DVD burner 160 GB HDD 5.1 audio keyboard mouse 1 year warranty on the whole system 22" Samsung widescreen LCD FOR $369!!!!!!!! Good God Almighty. This deserves to be bought just because of the outrageous deal it is.... Plus it's a Dell Vostro which is in the Small Business class. That means that they don't come with the bloatware shit that most store-bought PCs have on them. Hate on store-bought PCs all you want but this PC would cost bare minimum $600 to build on NewEgg. And then you have to put it together. And worry about dead pixels. And worry about BSODs, and crashes, and freezing, and RMAs, DOAs, etc. If you're not into building PCs and you just want a damn PC, this is what you should get, pronto. I've ordered 5 of these before for family members and they are simply great PCs. They usually have the ATX case option which means you can upgrade it with a videocard if you want. Then you have a freaking gaming PC. /fanboy mode off __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

09-16-2009, 01:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	My current desktop PC/gaming machine is a Vostro 410 I ordered as a deal. It came with 2.40 GHz Core2 Quad, but I paid a little extra to upgrade to the NVIDIA Geforce 8800 GT. I saved a few hundred all said. I'd do it again. __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot

09-16-2009, 02:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
YaWhateva Friend Location: New Mexico	I agree that it is a great deal but it doesn't include a monitor. It's $679 with the 22" samsung. __________________ “If the Americans go in and overthrow Saddam Hussein and it's clean, he has nothing, I will apologize to the nation, and I will not trust the Bush administration again.” - Bill O'Reilly "This is my United States of Whateva!"

09-16-2009, 02:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
biznatch Junkie Location: France	That's an insane deal, Lasereth, and I'd recommend it to anyone who wants a basic PC that can be upgraded. __________________ Check it out: The Open Source/Freeware/Gratis Software Thread

09-17-2009, 04:42 AM	#13 (permalink)
The_Jazz Asshole Administrator Location: Chicago	Just be sure that the price is going to go back up. Otherwise you're SOL. If I were you, I might see if I could line up a buyer first, or at least a potential buyer. __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - B. Franklin "There ought to be limits to freedom." - George W. Bush "We have met the enemy and he is us." - Pogo

09-16-2009, 03:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
kutulu Junkie	That is a ridiculous deal but it is a loss leader designed to get people to the website. The prices for upgrades are fucking ricockulous: CPU Upgrades: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8600 (3.33GHz, 6M, 1333MHz FSB) [add $325] Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8500 (3.16GHz, 6M, 1333MHz FSB) [add $230] HDD Upgrade: 1TB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™ [add $320] Second HDD: 1TB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™ [add $660]

09-16-2009, 03:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
Xerxys Junkie Location: My head.	I don't understand why I have to add $99 to downgrade to XP. I can't be the only Vista hater here.

09-17-2009, 05:31 AM	#15 (permalink)
The_Jazz Asshole Administrator Location: Chicago	One thing to keep in mind - warranty issues. If something is fucked up on the Dell, have you voided the warranty by selling it? I don't know, but you should investigate it. __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - B. Franklin "There ought to be limits to freedom." - George W. Bush "We have met the enemy and he is us." - Pogo

09-17-2009, 08:58 AM	#18 (permalink)
Glory's Sun Registered User	ok.. so here's what you do. Grab a couple of these computers, rig a liquid cooling heatsink up so it can also cool down a cupholder, then paint the cases fire engine red, throw a budweiser logo on the side and pain ghost flames around it. Make the background a machine gun, and when the thing starts up, have it sound like a nascar car engine. Millions. oh and since it's my idea, I'm entitled to half of your earnings.

09-17-2009, 11:16 AM	#20 (permalink)
Glory's Sun Registered User	I totally underestimated your awesomeness.

09-17-2009, 11:43 AM	#21 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	Gentlemen I believe I'm entitled to 1/3 since I provided the deal!!!!!!! __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

09-17-2009, 12:08 PM	#22 (permalink)
powerclown Junkie Location: Detroit, MI	Ridiculous...thats 3 brand new laptops for the price of 2 sticks of macbook pro memory, or 5 new laptops for the price of one macbook pro.

09-17-2009, 01:50 PM	#24 (permalink)
SSJTWIZTA Master Thief. Master Criminal. Masturbator. Location: Windiwana	Dude, you're gettin' a dell! couldn't resist. __________________ First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the communists and I did not speak out because I was not a communist. Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for me And there was no one left to speak out for me. -Pastor Martin Niemoller

09-18-2009, 05:36 AM	#25 (permalink)
Glory's Sun Registered User	ha! I knew he'd show his face eventually