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04-24-2012, 04:24 PM
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What would you consider a good price at the Dell
What would you consider a good price at the Dell outlet store for a ????------------------- XPS 8300 Processor: Intel Core i5-2320 processor(6MB Cache, 3.0GHz) Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium XPS 8300 1 TB SATA II Hard Drive (7200RPM) 8 GB DDR3 NON-ECC SDRAM at 1333MHz (4 DIMMs) 16X DVD +/- RW Drive AMD Radeon HD 6450 1GB DDR3 |
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04-24-2012, 04:56 PM
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$400 or so
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04-24-2012, 05:08 PM
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wow I never saw them that cheap
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04-24-2012, 05:18 PM
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Under $600 I hope since you can put together a build based on a 2500k [pcpartpicker.com] for around $570
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04-24-2012, 05:49 PM
Thanks for that link,, yours does not have the wireless card, laser mouse and keyboard, 9-1 card reader, power supply is down 90 watts, Full tower not a mid size, did your cpu have a cooler? but not bad really.. thanks again for the link |
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04-25-2012, 05:05 AM
Don't forget that outlet coupons periodically pop up as well, making the XPS a clear winner in terms of price. This one for example, which popped up two weeks ago: http://slickdeals.net/f/4218292-D...Coupons-20 Right now I see deals for their studio laptops and inspiron desktops, but no XPS codes. You can check this thread though: http://slickdeals.net/f/659092-DE...al-coupons Also, fill out all your information on the Dell outlet site. It's a real-time system, so you can just check it a few times per day if you're around a computer. Stock always changes. There was a $700 one with an i7 and Blu-ray player that was there when I first started writing this, but it's gone now. Last edited by shnitz; 04-25-2012 at 05:10 AM.. |
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04-25-2012, 06:06 AM
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Yup, check periodically for new machines in the outlet - the 'scratch & dent' ones are the cheapest, and I've never seen anything that I would consider to be a scratch or dent on any of the ones I've ordered.
And it's true that you cannot build a machine with the same quality & specs as the 8300 once you factor in the cost of the OS and the on-site warranty. |
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04-25-2012, 07:02 AM
compare it to this at $450 [microcenter.com] same processor 2gb more ram on the dell wireless n card on the HP low-end graphics card on the dell multi-card reader on the HP overall they are very similar, I never said compared to building a new one, since this is refurbished, it would be an unfair comparison the reason I said 400 is because that is including any potential dell outlet coupons of 20% or so - I would expect dell's price to be around $500, and then a coupon to take off $100 or so - either way this system should be well below $600 Last edited by slapshot136; 04-25-2012 at 07:07 AM.. |
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04-25-2012, 08:05 AM
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First, that one is showing up at $530. Second, look at more than the overall specs, not just the processor speed. The better motherboard (that can support up to 16GB RAM, for one and comes with 2 open slots vs the computer you linked to), actual graphics card vs integrated HD that you are heavily downplaying(at least 4 steps above), the XPS DOES have a card 19-in-one card reader (standard on XPS 8300), 460W power supply vs 300W (hoping to get a graphics card?), should I go on? It's no contest; the OP's system is a much better deal.
Dell XPS ports: Internal: PCIe x16 (1), PCIe x1 (3), SATA 2 (2), SATA 3 (2) , Mini-PCIe (1), All PCIe slots are next gen, Internal USB 2.0 (6) ,Optional USB 3.0 Rear (Audio connectors): HDMI/VGA, USB 2.0 (4), E-SATA (1) , Rear Audio: Standard 7.1 audio jacks Digital SPDIF (Optical) Front: 19:1 Card Reader, USB 2.0 (2) Top: USB 2.0 (2) Microphone/Headphone versus your link's ports: Internal I/O (1) PCIe x16 Full Height Card, (3) PCIe x1, (4) SATA, (4) Internal USB 2.0 Front Ports: (2) USB 2.0, 8:1 Media Card Reader, Microphone/headphone Rear Ports: (6) USB 2.0, (1) VGA, (1) HDMI, standard audio jacks for 5.1 Audio Support, (1)10/100/1000 Again, there's the first 90% of a build, and a second 90% of a build. Look at ALL the components, not just the specs that pop up on a Best Buy spec sheet. People often fall into the mistake of just pricing the big stuff, and shoving the rest under the rug, but all of that secondary stuff is a big deal and quickly adds up, plus greatly increases the capability of a system. Last edited by shnitz; 04-25-2012 at 08:07 AM.. |
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04-25-2012, 01:31 PM
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04-25-2012, 01:35 PM
I wouldn't pay over $450 for the OP's machine, and I stand by 400 is a good price for it shipped - if you want to spend more on it feel free to Last edited by slapshot136; 04-25-2012 at 01:38 PM.. |
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04-25-2012, 02:26 PM
Yes, I'm talking about expanding a pre-built system. In 2-3 years, the OP can either expand a prebuilt system and stay current for another 2 years at least. This is absolutely the way to do it. If the OP listened to you, he'd buy that system you linked, which can carry maximum 8GB RAM and a single-slot card. He immediately has to get a card, so let's just buy him the same 6450 that my recommendation has, plus, with the dinky power supply you listed he can't really go much more than that anyway. We'll give it to him for $30, which is noticeably cheaper than it sells for: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6814102933 So now, he has saved $140 over an XPS 8300, assuming there aren't any coupons. In 3 years, all the new games require better specs. However, the OP can't upgrade his RAM past 8GB! Also, there is no room for a double-slot graphics card! So, off to the store again for another $450 system. Now, in my case: OP buys the XPS. Plays it for 2 years. Wants to upgrade, so he doubles the RAM, keeping his eye out for any slickdeals. Also, keeps his eye out for a badass video card, maybe a 6970 or 7970 http://slickdeals.net/f/3989238-M...s-shipping http://slickdeals.net/f/4242714-H...des-Dirt-3 Let's say he finds a thread with like 15 thumbs up, for whatever is a great deal for $250, so that's $300 upgrade cost total for that 7970. In 3 years, how would you compare yet another low-end desktop like yours to his 16GB RAM, 7970 equipped desktop with "just" an i5? I'll give you a hint: the XPS with those upgrades will slaughter anything you find sub-$500. So in 3 years, the choice is to keep jumping from low-end to low-end, or thanks to slickdeals, you can jump up to a midgrade desktop right now for very little money, and come out ahead in the end. Plus, in yet ANOTHER 3-4 years when you want to upgrade your desktop, you can just transfer the graphics card and the memory upgrade over, making your new system that much cheaper AGAIN! So, OP, either listen to me and spend less money while having a noticeably superior system the whole time, or listen to this scrub who won't admit that he made a poor recommendation and would leave you in the dust as soon as you're out the gate. Man, some people just can't admit that they made a mistake! By the way slapshot, do you know the difference between your and you're? |
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