Ordered a new machine!

[CaliGuy]

Well, I finally pulled the trigger and ordered anew computer. I decided to go with Dell after much thought...Plus, I don't want to do another build myself...I just want a system that works...Anyway, here's the specs:

1 222-9440 XPS 720, Intel Core2 processorQ6600 (2.40Ghz,1066FSB) w/QuadCore Technology and 8MB cache
1 311-7249 4GB DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz
1 310-7963 Dell USB Keyboard
1 320-6086 24IN(24in viewable) E248WFP Flat Panel Display
1 320-6190 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
1 341-4833 1TB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM) w/ 32MB DataBurst Cache
1 341-3764 No Floppy Drive
1 420-5769 Internet Search and Portal
1 420-5924 Icon Consolidation Application
1 420-6436 Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
1 420-6541 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, English
1 463-2282 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access
1 420-7142 Resource DVD, XPS 720
1 420-7622 DELL SUPPORT CENTER 2.0
1 412-1054 Turbine Lord of the Rings Online,XPS
1 310-7966 Dell Optical USB Mouse
1 313-3607 No modem requested for Dell Dimension
1 420-7468 ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1 DIM/INSP
1 313-4339 No Optical Drive
1 313-5447 16X DVD+R/RW CD-RW Combination Drive
1 420-7205 Power DVD 7.0
1 420-7206 6 Channel,Dolby,PDVD,7.0
1 420-7207 Roxio Creator Basic
1 313-5450 X-Fi PCI Sound Card
1 313-4514 No Speaker Requested
1 410-1174 Trend Micro PC-cillin InternetSecurity, English, 15-Month Subscription
1 461-3063 No ISP Requested
1 420-8103 Microsoft Works 9.0, English
1 950-3337 1 Year Limited Warranty
1 950-9797 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
1 960-8700 Warranty Support,Initial Year
1 982-9360 Type 3 - Third Party At Home Service, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
1 987-0777 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year
1 960-2697 XPS Specialized Support, DHS
1 464-9572 No Entertainment software pre-installed
1 310-8626 You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System

What do you all think?

[Manutd]

hasty generalization... but hope that you dont get a lemon like i did... they replaced the hard drive like 6 times... POS desktop lol getting an i mac next time

[phantazma]

Dell XPS desktops are fast and powerful, but they are VERY faulty. We bought 10 XPS machines for my department... and 8 of them had problems. Mainly the hard drive and motherboards had to be replaced. Dell gets the cheapest parts for everything, and they sell new computers with refurbished motherboards. I have friends who work at Dell in Texas and Malaysia who confirmed this. POS machines man. Good luck with yours.

[Spud387]

Looks like a great machine. Don't fear too much. All companies have their gremlins, but chances are more likely than not your machine will be fine.

Looks good spec wise

[dentrecords]

Jake will have many sexy time explosion

[Izzy]

Dell has been very good to me, and I've bought three notebooks from them. I did see a slight dip in overall build quality, but it was still sturdy enough for me to use everyday for 3 years.

Hope you like your machine.

[Yodums]

Cool purchase. I think for a desktop I would've went with a custom setup though. Those quad core processors are off the hook.

[vtak07]

jesus talk about a load of personalization, haha

[kj973]

Originally Posted by Yodums

Cool purchase. I think for a desktop I would've went with a custom setup though. Those quad core processors are off the hook.

I agree a custom setup is def. better and fun to build IMO. That 24in. monitor must be pretty badass. Also, would be cheaper to ditch the 1TB drive and get 2 500GB drives in a raid 0?

[Yodums]

By the way CaliGuy, I do XPS technical support for you guys. Let me know if you ever need help with your system.

[CaliGuy]

Originally Posted by Yodums

By the way CaliGuy, I do XPS technical support for you guys. Let me know if you ever need help with your system.

Thanks man!

Ya custom is always better, but this had what I needed at a reasonable price...The 1TB drive was like 100 extra and the 24in monitor was 100 extra so not really too bad

Funny how people say that Dell is this or that, their motherboards suck, etc...Not saying that this may not be true, but I had a buddy do a custom build himself with the top of the line nVidia motherboard and had issue after issue with that motherboard...meh, I'll take my chances...

Thanks for the input all!

[Izzy]

Originally Posted by CaliGuy

Thanks man!

Ya custom is always better, but this had what I needed at a reasonable price...The 1TB drive was like 100 extra and the 24in monitor was 100 extra so not really too bad

Funny how people say that Dell is this or that, their motherboards suck, etc...Not saying that this may not be true, but I had a buddy do a custom build himself with the top of the line nVidia motherboard and had issue after issue with that motherboard...meh, I'll take my chances...

Thanks for the input all!

It all falls down to price and company and such, in the end.

[e60.deluxe]

Dell motherboards are good. last time i checked they were made by Foxconn, which are the same people who make alot of Server motherbaords which run at load 24/7, and also they make for Asus.

[J-Ro]

What monitor did you get? I have the Samsung 24" widescreen at work (I forget the model name...) and I freakin' love it. Too bad I'll be changing departments in 3 weeks

[emopains]

You should've gotten the warranty. It's a dell which isn't the greatest quality. I would compare it to the new Gateways plus you're going to be gaming and flying though those parts. Nice unit tho... I would've gone with the 8800gts because of the pipelines... I found a bfg for 260 w a 30 dollar mir