Hello. First let me say that it is a refreshing sight to see so many members on a forum like this.
I'm currently looking into buying a new computer system. I think that I've narrowed it down. It's between a Dell and a private builder that I completely trust. I know that there are some good and some bad with each. I have a Delta 1010(for Sonar XL multi track recording) that I'm going to drop in when the system gets here so the soundcard/speakers are not a huge issue. Although the Dell w/ the surround sound seems like it would be cool1!! I'll be using it for Internet,games,and digital audio workstation. Anyways,don't be shy,let me have it!! Which would you choose?The more honest opinions the better. Thanks alot.
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~SYSTEM 1~
Dell Dimension XPS Series
Pentium® 4 Processor at 3GHz with 800MHz front side bus
Dell Dimension XPS Series: Pentium® 4 Processor at 3GHz with 800MHz front side bus MP308H [221-2566]
Memory: 1GB Dual Channel DDR SDRAM at 400MHz 1GB4 [311-2904]
Keyboard: Dell® Enhanced Multimedia Keyboard EMK [310-1696]
Monitors: 19 in (18.0 in viewable) M992 Monitor M992 [320-0728]
Video Cards: New 128MB DDR ATI RADEON™ 9800 Pro Graphics Card with TV-Out and DVI 128PRO [320-0655]
Hard Drives: 120GB Serial ATA Hard Drive,7200RPM 120S [340-9243]
Floppy Drive and Additional Storage Devices: 3.5 in Floppy Drive FD [340-1927]
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional WPXP [420-1922] [313-7222]
Mouse: Dell® 2-button Scroll Mouse SM [310-1871]
Network Interface: Integrated Intel® PRO 10/100 Ethernet IN [430-0412]
Modem: 56K PCI Data/Fax Modem DFAX [313-1313]
CD or DVD Drive: 16 Max DVD-ROM Drive 16DV995 [430-0462] [313-1946]
Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy™2 premium sound card including FREE MuVo MP3 Play SBA2MUV [A0105177] [313-1854] [320-0667]
Speakers: Altec Lansing THX Certified ADA995 ADA995 [313-0725]
Security Software: Dell SecurityCenter by McAfee, 90-day introductory offer MCAFE90 [412-0326]
Digital Music: Dell Jukebox powered by MUSICMATCH MMBASE [412-0298]
Digital Photography: Dell Picture Studio, Image Expert Standard DPS [412-0271] [412-0273]
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options: 3 Year Limited Warranty plus 3 Year At-Home Service S3OS [950-1272] [950-3339] [950-4270] [412-0360]
XPS Specialized Support: XPS Specialized Support Included XPSSUPP [960-2697]
Multi-Media Players: RealOne™ Player, with 14 day SuperPass trial REALBAS [412-0380]
Secondary CD or DVD Drive: FREE UPGRADE! New 48x/24x/48x Max CD-RW Drive 48CDR2P [461-7877]
Special Offer: $100 OFF SPECIAL OFFER 100OFF [460-9055]
Price (includes 10 % employee discount)
Sub-total: $2,661.00
Shipping: $0.00
Tax: $212.88
Total Price: $2,873.88
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~SYSTEM 2~
Case $119
power supply 420w $79 (enlight)
Cold Cathode $29
P4C at 3GHZ and 800mhz fsb* $459
Corsair Twin 512 ultra low latency memory $349
ATI Sapphire RADEON 9800 PRO 128M DDR CRT/DVI TV With DVI Adaptor $449
Aopen 52X24X52 IDE CD-RW. 2MB buffer. Just Link buffer under-run protection. 2MB buffer. Includes Nero utilities. BLACk (this is a better and more reliable CD-RW) $65
LITE-ON 16 IDE DVD. 1 year warranty. BLACK $45
Logitech Elite Duo wireless mouse and keyboard BLACK $89
Seagate 120gigabyte Serial ATA 150MBs harddrive with a 8mb cache and runs at 7200RPM $160
Mitsumi 1.44 floppy $15
Sony DeluxePro SDM-X82/B 18 Inch LCD monitor 75hz $650 (this is a higher performance monitor then the viewsonic, and it will refresh faster for more frames) FLAT PANEL
MSI 865P Neo (this is the number one rated motherboard in the world right now, and has more featured then the Asus motherboard and has a Core Cell chip exclusive to MSI, plus i can get it for less then the Asus one)* $165
MSI's 5.1 6 channel onboard chip that matches the Audigy chip
JBL Creature Silver 3 Piece Speakers* $123
Seagate
US Robotics 56K V.90/V.92 PCI* $45
Windows XP Professional, office XP professional, free.
Building, testing, software optimizing, updating, driver updating, burn in testing $160 (i lowered this alittle for you
Shipping anywhere in the continental US $59
60 day unconditional warranty on all parts, and 1-3 year warrenties on most all parts,
I always make sure that i check out every aspect of the computer, because i am not a bulk distributer, i have more time on my hands to do that as well as install all of the service packs, optimised drivers and test aspect of the computer longer better 'Big Names" could.
Total is $2994 complete.
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