"IE" <iedmont@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Looking to buy a new computer and found this deal on the Dell website
> change
> support option to 1yr CAR) and wondered if this was a good deal or whether
> there was anything any better either elsewhere or on the Dell site itself.
>
> Any suggestions please?
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Ian Edmont.
>
> PS: Deal is -
>
> Intel® ViivT CoreT 2 Duo E6400 Processor (2.13GHz, 1066MHz, 2MB)
> Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 (Incl Operating System
> Re-installation CD) - English
> MCE to Vista Premium Upgrade on: www.dellvistaupgrade.productorder.com
> before 03/31/07
> Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only
> DellT 19" Value Flat Panel (E197FP) - UK/Irish
> 2048MB Dual Channel DDR2 533MHz [2x1024] Memory
> 320GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurstT cache
> 16x DVD +/- RW Drive
> 256MB ATI® Radeon® X1300 Pro graphics card
> Integrated Sound Blaster® AudigyT ADVANCED HD software
> No Speakers
> DellT Black Entry Quietkey USB Keyboard - UK/Ire (QWERTY)
> Dell 2 Button USB Scroll Optical Mouse - Black
> Internal 13-in-1 Media Card Reader
> No Modem
> Microsoft® Works 8 - English
>
> TOTAL PRICE £639.00
>

That looks pretty good value, actually. If you can, remove the crappy X1300
card and buy a decent one elsewhere.

You could start with e-value code D01E07A and see whether that shaves a few
Pounds off the price and/or gives you greater flexibility over the
components.