3 Dell PCs under $280

[purduecmpe]

http://configure.us.dell.com/d...&l=en&oc=bdcwcan&s=bsd

http://configure.us.dell.com/d...&l=en&oc=bdcwban&s=bsd

http://configure.us.dell.com/d...6W300&oc=bdcwaen&s=bsd

3 Excellent PC choices for under 279 and sadly my three year old P4 still works great for everything I need...

 

[codeyf]

First two are same config, difference chassis: C521n (slim), and E521n (mid-tower).:

- AMD Athlon? 64 X2 Dual-Core 3600+
- FreeDOS? included in the box, ready to install
- FREE Upgrade! 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs
- 80GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache?
- 16X DVD-ROM Drive
- No Monitor
- NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE Integrated Graphics GPU
- Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
- Dell USB Keyboard and Mouse

Third one is Pentium D based, with the E520n chassis:

- Pentium® D Processor 925 with Dual Core Technology (3GHz, 800FSB)
- FreeDOS? included in the box, ready to install
- FREE Upgrade! 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs
- 80GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache?
- 16X DVD ROM Drive
- No Monitor
- Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3000
- Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
- Dell USB Keyboard and Mouse

 

[kyzen]

none include monitors? (mobile phone post, don't want to deal with load times on media heavy dell pages)

 

[Netopia]

That's incredible! I remember when the holy grail was a decent sub THOUSAND DOLLAR machine. These are BOTH reasonable basic machines at a killer cheap price.

Joe

 

[blckgrffn]

Nifty. Not looking for a PC, but that's nice.

Nat

 

[purduecmpe]

Holy grail a sub $1000 PC? Now you can have a killer desktop and an okay laptop for under $1000!!! It is just unreal to me...

 

[polypterus]

Too bad you can't add Windows for $50 or something. Do these come with blank hdd's?

 

[middlehead]

I can hit a tolerable build, without monitor, for $314. Buying monitors later is still going to kill me, though.

 

[imported_OrSin]

all come wiht freedos. Most you can Unix on. I forget the type of Unix.
If you want an OS like windows then get the non-n ones. E520 instead of E520n. Theya re about $50 more.

 

[superHARD]

Ebay has xp for about $50...

 

[mshan]

"Ebay has xp for about $50..."

Genuine SP2, brand new, and sealed?

(did prices decrease because Vista has been released?)

 

[Fulcrum]

Originally posted by: mshan
"Ebay has xp for about $50..."

Genuine SP2, brand new, and sealed?

(did prices decrease because Vista has been released?)

I doubt it. Probably reclaimed or used.

 

[dehemke]

Where is the entry point to dell non-windows pcs?

I'd like to bump up to something a little more powerful, but without being forced into an XP/Vista buy.

 

[uhohs]

too bad there's no free shipping. how much do they charge for shipping?

edit: oh, and the intel system should have a g965 chipset motherboard if it has GMA x3000 video, supports core2duo chips if you want to upgrade in the future.

 

[tealk]

Shipping is $29.99 for 3-5 day.

 

[lunchm3at]

Does that Athlon X2 spank the Pentium D?

Just wondering....

 

[RelaxTheMind]

Upgrade to X2 3800 for $20...

I think its a sweet deal for a living room pc. Possible cheap htpc with a few upgrades

 

[sflahavin]

Thanks OP!
Even though I didn't really need another computer, i couldn't pass it up! Added the video card and dual-layer burner. If its over $399 its free shipping too for those adding some features.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Originally posted by: sflahavin
Thanks OP!
Even though I didn't really need another computer, i couldn't pass it up! Added the video card and dual-layer burner. If its over $399 its free shipping too for those adding some features.

Wow, that's at the price point where it would probably be cheaper to build and you end up with better specs.

 

[ric1287]

Originally posted by: sflahavin
Thanks OP!
Even though I didn't really need another computer, i couldn't pass it up! Added the video card and dual-layer burner. If its over $399 its free shipping too for those adding some features.

optical drive upgrades are terrible on dells. they charge 40$ for a 35$ drive. might as well keep the std one and buy another

 

[tjaisv]

anything similar in price for an xp system?

 

[mdetz]

I'm really curious- do de|| and MS realize what people are going to do with these, and just don't care?

 

[TanisHalfElven]

Originally posted by: mdetz
I'm really curious- do de|| and MS realize what people are going to do with these, and just don't care?

DELL doens't care. and MS well bill already said he'd rather people pirate windows rather than use linux.

 

[spittledip]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: sflahavin
Thanks OP!
Even though I didn't really need another computer, i couldn't pass it up! Added the video card and dual-layer burner. If its over $399 its free shipping too for those adding some features.

Wow, that's at the price point where it would probably be cheaper to build and you end up with better specs.

Actually even at the original price point you could build cheaper and better.

 

[EKKC]

Originally posted by: tanishalfelven

Originally posted by: mdetz
I'm really curious- do de|| and MS realize what people are going to do with these, and just don't care?

DELL doens't care. and MS well bill already said he'd rather people pirate windows rather than use linux.

he really said that?