I'm getting a different computer. How good is this?

[ClaytonN]

Because my dad's friend is so awesome /images/graemlins/grin.gif instead of giving me her old 1.5 year old Dell she got me a new PC that's worth about $1,500 for half the cost w/ coupons and the whatnot for my graduation gift.

Anyways, I know jack sh*t about computers. How good is this set-up?

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Processor Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor w/ HT Technology (3GHz, 800 FSB)
WL308B


Memory 512MB Dual Channel DDR SDRAM at 400MHz
512M4


Keyboard Dell Quietkey® Keyboard
QK


Monitors 19 inch E193FP Analog Flat Panel
E193FP


Video Card Integrated Intel® Extreme Graphics 2
IV


Internal Hard Drives 80GB Ultra ATA/100 7200RPM Hard Drive
80


Floppy Drive and Memory Keys No Floppy Drive Included
NFD


Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
WPXP

Mouse Dell 2-button scroll mouse
SM


Network Interface Integrated 10/100 Ethernet
IN


Document Management Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
AAREAD


CD or DVD Drives -- Read, Write and Store Data Single Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability
16DVDRW


Sound Card Integrated Audio
IS


Speakers Dell A215 Speakers
ADA215


Productivity Software Pre-Installed Microsoft Office Small Business - Includes Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
XPSB

Security Software Pre-Installed No Security Subscription
NS2


Digital Music Dell Jukebox - easy-to-use music player and CD burning software
MMBASE

Digital Photography Photo Album™ SE Basic
DPS



Miscellaneous Dimension 3000

[Duke]

That's not worth anywhere near 1500, but I'll agree that it's a pretty cool gift.

~D

[ClaytonN]

The unit price is just under $1,500

However, she got it for approx $1,100. Plus free printer /images/graemlins/shocked.gif

[Duke]

Well by worth I was talking about what it would cost you to put the thing together yourself. You could do that for far less than $1100.

The free printer is a printer-company scam to get you to buy a ton of ink cartridges. Non-laser printers are horrible for that. If you use them a lot they run out of ink quickly. If you don't use them a lot the ink dries up and you need to replace it.

~D

[wacki]

i /images/graemlins/heart.gifhttp://photos.friendster.com/photos/58/04/1474085/580032060324l.jpg


BTW, just curious, what do you do for a living?? Well besides blowing up Cobra command. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Duke]

I'm an entertainer. People like to play games, and I engage in them with them for a slight fee. They get to win sometimes too.

I used to be a programmer.

~D

[-Skeme-]

Dimension 8400
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 630 with HT Technology
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 400MHz (2x512M)
19" E193FP Flat Panel Display Monitor
128MB PCI Express™ x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) ATI Radeon™ X300 SE Video Card
250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
3.5 in Floppy Drive
Dual Drives: 48x CD-RW Drive + 16x DVD+/-RW w/ dbl layer write capability

My new computer. $1,298.46. Good deal?

[Dex]

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I'm an entertainer. People like to play games, and I engage in them with them for a slight fee. They get to win sometimes too.

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nh

[Dex]

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I know jack sh*t about computers.

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[ QUOTE ]
I used to be a programmer.

[/ QUOTE ]
This does not make sense.

[siccjay]

[ QUOTE ]
l she got me a new PC that's worth about $1,500 for half the cost w/ coupons and the whatnot for my graduation gift

[/ QUOTE ]

[ QUOTE ]
The unit price is just under $1,500

However, she got it for approx $1,100. Plus free printer /images/graemlins/shocked.gif

[/ QUOTE ]

Errrr?

[Jakesta]

I really prefer AMD processors, but this is a good and fast machine you have configured.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

[ QUOTE ]
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l she got me a new PC that's worth about $1,500 for half the cost w/ coupons and the whatnot for my graduation gift

[/ QUOTE ]

[ QUOTE ]
The unit price is just under $1,500

However, she got it for approx $1,100. Plus free printer /images/graemlins/shocked.gif

[/ QUOTE ]

Errrr?

[/ QUOTE ]
Her pooper took one for a discount. Or is your problem that $1100 > 0.5 * $1500?