Which of these Dell desktops is the best?

[El Barto]

In your opinion, which of these Dell desktops is the best?

XPS 625 $1274
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-Bit
Black Bezel Chassis
AMD Athlon™ X2 5600+ Black Edition (2.9GHz/65W)
1Yr Ltd HW WRTY, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis, 24x7 Phone Support
4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 2 DIMMs
500GB - 7200RPM, SATA 2 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache
500GB - 7200RPM, SATA 2 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache
Single Drive: Blu-ray Disc Burner (BD/DVD/CD burner w/double layer BD write)
No Monitor
ATI Radeon HD4670 512MB
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
No speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system)
Dell USB Keyboard
Dell Optical USB Mouse
No Floppy Drive

My Software & Accessories
No Security software pre-installed
No Productivity software pre-installed

My Service
Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year

Also Includes
XPS 625
Integrated Gigabit NIC Only
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0 Multi-Language
No Dell Printer Driver Installed
XPS Standard System Cooling
Windows Vista™ Premium


XPS 420 $1314
Intel® Core™2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium w/ Digital Cable Support SP1
1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 4 DIMMs
640GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD)
No Monitor
nVidia GeForce 9800 GT 512MB
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
No speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system)
Hauppauge HVR1250 Hybrid TV Tuner and Remote
Dell USB Keyboard
Dell Optical USB Mouse
No Floppy Drive or Media Reader Included
No Modem Requested
Dell 1505 Wireless-N PCIe Card

My Software & Accessories
McAfee SecurityCenter 15-months
Microsoft Works 9.0

My Service
Dell Remote Access, free basic service
Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year

Also Includes
Windows Vista™ Premium
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0 Multi-Language
XPS Specialized Support
375 W Power Supply
No Entertainment software pre-installed
No ISP requested

Studio Desktop $1494
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor E7300 (3MB L2, 2.66GHz, 1066FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-Bit
1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
22 inch E228WFP Widescreen Digital Flat Panel
8GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 4DIMMs
640GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
Single Drive: Blu-ray Disc (BD) Burner (Writes to DVD/CD/BD)
nVidia GeForce 9800GT
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Dell Multimedia Keyboard and Premium Optical USB Mouse
Integrated 16-in-1 Media Card Reader
No Modem Option
Dell 1505 Wireless-N PCIe Card

My Software & Accessories
WildTangent Games
No Speaker Option
McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 30-Days
Microsoft Works 9.0

My Service
Dell Remote Access, free basic service

Also Includes
Mouse included with Keyboard purchase
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0 Multi-Language
Integrated 10/1000 Ethernet
Windows Vista™ Premium
No DataSafe

Inspiron 530 $1179
Intel® Core™2 Quad processor Q8200 (4MB L2, 2.33GHz, 1333FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate Bonus
Microsoft Works 9.0
1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
22 inch E228WFP Widescreen Digital Flat Panel
4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz- 4DIMMs
640GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
16X DVD+/-RW Drive
ATI Radeon HD 3450 256MB supporting HDMI
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Dell USB Keyboard and Dell Premium Optical USB Mouse
Dell 19 in 1 Media Card Reader
No Modem Option
Dell 1505 Wireless-N PCIe Card
IEEE 1394a Adapter

My Software & Accessories
No speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system)
McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 30-Days

My Service
Receive an E-mail for your Dell Remote Access

Also Includes
Award Winning Service and Support
Mouse included with Keyboard purchase
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0 Multi-Language
Integrated 10/100 Ethernet
Vista Premium Downgrade Transactional Desktop
No Entertainment software pre-installed

[oyouno]

Studio desktop. 1494. take away the 22inch monitor thats included should brign ti down to 1294ish

[kaskimondo]

Have you considered the Studio XPS 435?

[El Barto]

Thank you for the responses. The studio one does seem pretty good now that I've looked more closely at all four specs. And I'm not seeing the Studio XPS 435, can you (or anyone) post a link?

[johnnyp14]

Thank you for the responses. The studio one does seem pretty good now that I've looked more closely at all four specs. And I'm not seeing the Studio XPS 435, can you (or anyone) post a link?

i know i'm not alone, but i prefer AMD over intel. based on pure specs, i like your first computer. on a blackberry so dont feel like going back to the thread to C&P the title. dual-core now is your best bet. OSs cant properly allocate 4 processors, let alone programs written to handle 4. good luck.

as far as bang for your buck, i didnt look that close..

[420]

I would take the 1st due to the AMD processor. I have always been a fan of Intel but I am going more towards quieter and cooler rigs now and Intel just can't accomodate. Also, they are not worth the premium price they charge over AMD.

Scratch the Bluray burner unless you're ready to pay $10 for blanks. Imagine the anger, frustration and cost for each coaster.

Aside from that, good luck with Vista and owning a Dell. :x

[El Barto]

What about a computer from ibuypower.com ?

I'm thinking of getting this:

-Raidmax Tornado Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply
-Standard power supply

-[== Quad Core ==] AMD Phenom X4 9550 Quad-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology

-AVC Silent AMD CPU Fan and Heatsink

-MOTHERBOARD: [SLI] Asus M3N72-D NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, IEEE 1394, USB 2.0, Dual PCI-E/HDMI MB

-4GB memory

-VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT 1GB w/DVI+TV out

-1TB hard drive

-Blu-Ray, CD, DVD drive (just reads Blu Ray)

-Basic soundcard and videocard (from NVIDIA)

-20.1" LCD monitor w/DVI

-Wireless

Keep in mind I'm still ignorant of what much of this actually is...I merely recognize key attributes. The price is roughly $1204. What do you all think?