"GB" <NotSomeone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> "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.
>
Wait until they are shipping them with MS Vista in a few months if you can.
It will save you paying £40 for the "free" upgrade! Insist on a FULL
Windows CD/DVD as you will have problems when the HD fails. How are you
going to reinstall it?
It's not a brilliant deal, you can get similar with a load of extras thrown
in from highstreet shops if you look around. Use price comparison sites and
discount code sites to save money. It depends what you want the PC for, but
you can a better one for less. Shop around, don't buy extended warranties
until the manufacturers warranty has expired too. No point having two in
parallel.