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- Windows 11 Home
- Core Ultra 7 265 (8P+12E)/20T 2.4 GHz (5.3 GHz Turbo, 36MB L2 Cach3, 30MB L3 Cache)
- 1x 32GB or 2x 16GB DDR5 5200 MT/s Memory
- 1TB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD
- Nvidia RTX 5070 12GB GDDR7 Graphics
- Dell Wired Keyboard - KB216
- Dell Wired Mouse - MS116
- Intel BE200 Wi-Fi 7 2x2 + BT 5.4
- 750W PSU
- Front Ports:
- 3 USB 3.2 Type-A Gen 1
- 1 USB 3.2 Type-Câ„¢ Gen 2 (no video/audio output)
- 1 Headset jack
- 1 SD card slot
- Rear Ports:
- 4 USB 2.0 Type-A
- 2 USB 3.2 Type-A Gen 1
- 1 Thunderboltâ„¢ 4 (includes 4K video output)
- 1 HDMI (includes 4K video output)
- 1 RJ45 Ethernet Port, 1GbE
- 1 2 x Stereo Audio (Line In / Line Out)
- 1 S/PDIF Optical
- 1 Kensington lock slot
- EXPANSION SLOTS
- 2x M.2 SSD, 2x 3.5" HDD bays, (1x additional M.2 taken by wireless)
- 3x PCIe expansion slots (x4, x4, x16)
- 2x DIMM slots
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Definitely not worth it for $1500. Brand new retail RTX 5070 is available for $550, which puts the rest of the PC at $950 (a meh price even for a high-end configuration). An arguably better configuration in that price range is this deal:
ABS Cyclone Aqua Gaming PC: Intel Ultra 7 265KF, RTX 5070, 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD $1529.99.
I'm kinda stuck wondering if this is the best deal. Wait till BF, or something else? (or maybe try to find an XPS without the graphics card, and hold out for a BF deal with that? IDK?)
I'd like to stick with the XPS to hold me over for a while, but that would push me past the Oct deadline for support if I wait for BF.
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Anybody else out there that's looking to upgrade their Desktop XPS in the same positions as me looking for a decent XPS deal ATM?
I'm kinda stuck wondering if this is the best deal. Wait till BF, or something else? (or maybe try to find an XPS without the graphics card, and hold out for a BF deal with that? IDK?)
I'd like to stick with the XPS to hold me over for a while, but that would push me past the Oct deadline for support if I wait for BF.
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Anybody else out there that's looking to upgrade their Desktop XPS in the same positions as me looking for a decent XPS deal ATM?
Here is a good list of suggestions on how to stay on Windows 10 safely [reddit.com]. I didn't spend a lot of times looking; I am sure you can find other suggestions/discussions to alleviate your concerns.
For a while I was upgrading and repairing PCs, and thought I was kind of bulletproof/safe with online safety. But, I remember a family member getting hit with ransomware. (Win 7 towards the end) This family member wasn't doing anything suspicious that I know of. Unless.. IDK, Maybe opened up a link from an email link. Either way.. I remember looking at the ransomware screen, and never thought that I would see that in my life that myself or anyone from my family would get hit with that. So I scrubbed the PC and made sure it was fully updated, and got it back online.
But that moment really caught me off guard.
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Moving forward.. I'm looking at an XPS to be my daily driver.
Maybe some light gaming, but I want it to last a few years.
I used to build my own PCs years ago, but I rather go the Dell premade route, and upgrade if needed.
I know that iBuyPower is the popular Desktop and HP Omen has been also kinda popular around here lately too, but I'm just IDK I just like Dell XPS systems.
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One other Microsoft option that I see (for my current security setup) is the option of paying $30 for anther year of Windows 10 support, but I'm kinda on the fence if paying that $30 per year is worth it for a month. (if I go the XPS Desktop BF deal)
I'm not a fan of just donating $30 for a month, but then again, BF may end up saving me more than the $30.
Just thinking out loud, just brainstorming, just seeing if anyone else is in the same boat with a Win 10 computer that can't be upgraded to Win 11 kinda stuff.
Either way, thanks again for taking the time to post the info link.
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$30/year may be worth it just to save the time and effort of migrating off of your current XPS. If it has served you this long, perhaps it can for a little longer. If you are behind a good router, have good antivirus and don't visit questionable sites or download suspect stuff, your online security risk is, hopefully, very limited.
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FWIW, I haven't bought a Dell in a while. My desktop like I said before is apx 10 years old. I know that my Desktop is old, but with all the PC manufacturers that I've used my entire life, Dell is pretty much why I don't really build PCs anymore. (or maybe I'm getting old IDK)
If I were to hold on all the way to BF. That month between the cutoff mid October through BF, kinda makes me feel slightly uncomfortable to not upgrade Windows. I do have a standalone Antivirus. A decent one too, but nothing is bulletproof. If my family can get hit with ransomware at the end of Win 7 (again it was probably an email link opening but still), it can happen again.
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So basically, I'm either waiting for a deal before BF or looking at maybe eBay, and possibly buying the base for now, and adding/upgrading what's needed later. OR Spending that $30 for a year to get that one month of support.
Anyway.. IDK if Dell has fallen off with quality support over the past few years, but for whatever reason, they don't seem to be as popular around here as they were a few years ago.
But that's also one of the reasons I have stayed on the same refurbished Dell Precision for so long: I haven't been seeing truly compelling deals to make the jump, and I don't even need the latest and the greatest anymore.
I used to be in the race of having the latest and greatest myself, but eventually got kinda tired of that on a year in/year out basis.
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Truth be told, I'm not really looking forward to upgrading.
I'm mainly doing so because it's not compatible with Win 11, but I have programs that have licenses that I need to bring over as well.
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IDK, it should be an interesting BF for sales/deals, because I'm sure there's a lot of people out there that need to buy a new PC/laptop/etc in order to upgrade their OS.
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