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Thread ID: 115527	2011-01-22 07:57:00	Thinking of buying a new Dell Computer	dianne pierce (13385)	Press F1

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1171754	2011-01-22 07:57:00	Can I please have your comments and advice. This is the information Montior - Dell(TM) U2711 27" Ultrasharp Wide Screen Monitor Desktop - Dell(TM) Vostro Mini Tower 430 1 NPFC chassis V430 1 Intel(R)Core(TM) i5-760 Processor (2.80GHz, 8MB, 4C, 4 threads, Turbo up to 3.2GHz) 1 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 Label 1 Setup information(English) 1 Integrated Gigabit Ethernet 1 Shipping Documentations ENG 1 shipping material APCC 1 End User License Agreement (English) 1 Resource DVD 1 4GB(2X2GB) NECC Dual Channel DDR3 1333MHz SDRAM Memory 1 320GB SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive with Native Command Queuing 1 95W heatsink 1 Optical drive Screw 1 16X DVD+/-RW drive 1 Roxio Creator Starter 1 Roxio Creator Software Media kit 1 None 1 Power Cord (ANZ) 1 No Monitor 1 512MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) G310 (DVI, VGA,HDMI) 1 Integrated 5.1 Channel (Audio) Capable 1 No Speaker 1 Dell MS111 USB Optical Mouse 1 Dell(TM) QuietKey Keyboard 1 Windows 7(R) Professional 32/64 bit (COA Label) 1 Windows 7(R) Label 1 Quick Fix Executable Patch for Windows 7(R) 1 Windows 7(R) Virtual XP 1 Genuine Windows 7(R) Professional 32 bit with XP Mode installed (English) 1 Media DVD kit for Genuine Windows 7(R) Professional 32 bit (Multiple Language) 1 Windows Live 4 1 Microsoft(R) Office Starter 2010 1 Adobe Reader 9 - Multi Language 1 Dell Backup and Recovery Manager V1.3 (Win7) 1 No Security Trialware 1	dianne pierce (13385)
1171755	2011-01-22 08:21:00	You'd get a better deal at Computer Lounge That GPU is weak.	dian77 (13936)
1171756	2011-01-22 08:33:00	Yes I realise the gpu is weak as we don't need a large graphic capability. Overall is the computer good and is Dell a reputable company. Have heard differing opinions from lay people so thought I wopuld ask the experts on here	dianne pierce (13385)
1171757	2011-01-22 09:01:00	Mostly you will get negative response here for Dell but imho you're simply getting what you pay for. Try comparing price to one or two other shops. Probability of failure is likely to be slightly higher than some other options but so what, by the time it fails you may have won lotto? I got a quad core Dell a couple of years back and it suits me fine. It did have a problem in the first few weeks but a Dell guy came to my house and replaces some hardware to fix it, doubt many other shops would do that. But I think your hard drive is too small, store a few photos and videos and 320 will be gone. I would get two drives if your money will run to that in order to make backups easier.	Ofthesea (14129)
1171758	2011-01-22 09:51:00	Mostly you will get negative response here for Dell but imho you're simply getting what you pay for. Try comparing price to one or two other shops. Probability of failure is likely to be slightly higher than some other options but so what, by the time it fails you may have won lotto? I got a quad core Dell a couple of years back and it suits me fine. It did have a problem in the first few weeks but a Dell guy came to my house and replaces some hardware to fix it, doubt many other shops would do that. But I think your hard drive is too small, store a few photos and videos and 320 will be gone. I would get two drives if your money will run to that in order to make backups easier. I agree with your views. As regards harddisk, it's quite easy to solve, when the need arises, just get an external hdd and plug it in, simple as that.	bk T (215)
1171759	2011-01-22 18:29:00	Overall is the computer good and is Dell a reputable company. It's meaningless. It doesn't tell you want brand of individual components are in the PC - and that's what determines whether or not it is quality or not and whether or not you can expect reliability. Dell also has a poor reputration for after sales service. Google it and you'll find loads of complaints from people. Buy local and use a reputable shop like Computer Lounge or PLaytech. And get decent parts in it.	pctek (84)
1171760	2011-01-22 19:21:00	It's meaningless. It doesn't tell you want brand of individual components are in the PC - and that's what determines whether or not it is quality or not and whether or not you can expect reliability. Dell also has a poor reputration for after sales service. Google it and you'll find loads of complaints from people. Buy local and use a reputable shop like Computer Lounge or PLaytech. And get decent parts in it. How is Computer Lounge a reputable shop and Dell isn't? Pricespy has 4 users giving Computer Lounge a single star review. Comparing the number of customers to number of complaints I suspect that would probably put them on par with each other.	porkster (6331)
1171761	2011-01-22 20:48:00	I have a Dell E521 - I was completely happy with it until I started to look at upgrades and found their proprietary parts (can't shift motherboard to a new case) and internal set up (not much room in there for a current video card) meant upgrading was a pain . What you've selected looks good to me unless you plan on being able to upgrade it, instead of just buying a new box every 3-5 years or so . Me, I like to upgrade so I'm building my next PC . If you're not into tinkering and upgrading your PC then Dell is fine and what you've selected is fine (I assume you're working to budget and have selected the package that best suits how you intend to use it) . Cheers!	Richardd150 (13927)
1171762	2011-01-22 21:01:00	How is Computer Lounge a reputable shop and Dell isn't? Pricespy has 4 users giving Computer Lounge a single star review. Comparing the number of customers to number of complaints I suspect that would probably put them on par with each other. I think PCtek was getting at being able to get quality brand name components and knowing what they are before they arrive on you doorstep all neatly wrapped up in the case. If you know the brand and do the research you can make you own decision as to whether you want the components. I don't know about Computer Lounge but the MB an RAM in my system from Dell are "no names" and in hindsight I wouldn't be happy with that anymore.	Richardd150 (13927)
1171763	2011-01-22 22:00:00	I will stick my neck out and say . . . If you are not IT savy, and don't care if you can tinker your system, for most people Dell are quite ok . Dell are nicer that they are quieter and lighteweight . If you wanna do a comparison go here and just select the CPU and the cheapeste motherboard and the cheapeset RAM . Do a comparison to the price . If you don't need a video card, just get a motherboard with builtin video card which would be cheaper . . computerlounge . co . nz/components/combobuilder . asp" target="_blank">www . computerlounge . co . nz If you want a nice 27" Ultrasharp monitor, Dell sell them separately too . I have a 24" and they have good service for those higher end stuff, not sure if the PC in question is higher end . Higher end warranties are 24hr courier replacement to your door and you send the old one in the box bac to them with the provided free courier sticker, you call this number and they even pick it up from your door . 27" Ultrasharps are quite good with the matte screen for graphics, common and people say it compares to the Mac Displays .	Nomad (952)
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