I'm looking for a new PC......I'm thinking of a Dell

[golfish]

Hey Gang, I thinking about getting a new PC. the one I have is 5 years old and just about had it........I'm thinking about the Dell Dimension 8200 Series.

What are yor thoughts on this company and PC?

Mark

[schrocat]

I think they ship free for another week...
That's a deal maker.

It ships with a 32MB Nvidia GeForce2 MX AGP Graphics Card and an Ok sized drive. It's got the memory...

The monitor is smaller than I like, I'd prefer a 19-21".


Could you build this machine for less?...Yes, you'd have to OEM or pirate the OS though.

Would it be black (highly desirable by the way)?....No way!
**anybody can find a cheap black case...now go find me a cheap black 56x CDW or floppy that matches.

Would the machine you build have a 3 year on site warranty...Nope.
(that's where the gearheads say goodbye to the retail channel...usually we fix our own stuff or upgrade it before it becomes an issue)

I say go for it...

[Firefish]

I'd say a Dell comp. is a good choice, unless you can build one your self. DIY I think is the best way to go to get the most for your money,IMHO...Check out WWW.DXMUSA.COM they have some great prices and are a reliable source. I've used them for years without any problems. I just bought a "Book PC" from them, it's about the size of a shoe box and it comes with matching hardware (cd-rom,floppy,k.b. and mouse) All you do is select a CPU, Hard Drive and memory. Once you get to their page, click on "Complete Sysyems" on the right. You'll find the book PC near the bottom.

[Ltspd]

IMO Dell is the best out there for all around value and quality of computer.

[asmith]

I recommend Dell. They seem to have great customer service. We have a lot of Dell computers here at work. This week we have had two laptop hard drives crash. I called Dell yesterday at 4:00PM to see if the computers were still under warranty. They were and the hard drives arrived at the office at 9:00AM this morning.

Andrew

[icemark]

Yep, my laptop is dell as well as all the 'puters at work... if you are not gonna build it yourself I would recommend Dell before anyone else.

One of the few computer companies out there that I can say have their act together.

[Penguin]

I bought a Dell 8 months ago and love it. I would go for it. The Dellnet by MSN Internet service is crap though, even if it is free for a year.

[golfish]

The plan is to upgrade the RAM to 256, the monitor to a 19", hard drive to 40 gig. The CD-ROM will be upgraded to a 8X/4X/32X CD-RWD/DVD Combo.

Thanks for your help

Mark

[the_blue_tuna]

Here is someone you may want to look at also.

http://store.yahoo.com/thechipmerchant/400004-0.html

If you buy one though definately get a Dell ,, they need to increase earnings , which inturn also helps Intel

[golfish]

I know the time to buy a PC is now (they always say NOW is the best time) I'm just holding off to see what Dell has to offer in the next few weeks.....