DEAD! Dell Dimension C521 (AMD 3600/512/80GB) 19" LCD = $399

[RossMAN]

http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segt.../msn_module_jump?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 3600+
Genuine Windows Vista? Home Basic
512MB Single Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 1DIMM
80GB1 Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache
NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE Integrated Graphics GPU
16X DVD-ROM Drive
19 inch E197FP Analog Flat Panel
1 Year On-site2 Economy Plan

 

[amdskip]

Not bad for a nice little office machine.

 

[niji1875]

thanks post,any reviews?

 

[Chadder007]

512 mb of RAM.....and Vista?

 

[Nick5324]

I agree the RAM is limited, small hard drive also, but for $400 shipped to your door, no rebates, you have a reasonably powered system and a 19" LCD, really not a bad deal. You also have the option to go with Windows XP instead of Vista.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Add a little RAM and it should be a decent Vista system (if one swings that way)

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
Add a little RAM and it should be a decent Vista system (if one swings that way)

Exactly.

There have been several deals lately offering 2GB for around $95 shipped.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
Add a little RAM and it should be a decent Vista system (if one swings that way)

Exactly.

There have been several deals lately offering 2GB for around $95 shipped.

Yep...and if you have the extra coin, I'm sure you could buy 2 of these systems and sell one off locally to keep the second monitor for yourself.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
Add a little RAM and it should be a decent Vista system (if one swings that way)

Exactly.

There have been several deals lately offering 2GB for around $95 shipped.

Yep...and if you have the extra coin, I'm sure you could buy 2 of these systems and sell one off locally to keep the second monitor for yourself.

Or in my case 5 systems

I'll probably earn $600 profit after deducting fees and shipping costs.

 

[loup garou]

Wow nice deal.
I'm running one of these in the office (albeit with 4200+, 2GB, 250GB HD and 1300 Pro) and its a great, silent, fast little machine. Runs Vista Business smooth as hell with 4 VMs (XP, Ubuntu, Server 2k3, and um...another OS) always running in the background.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

Can anyone comment on the ease of use of the DVD drive in the tower configuration?

I burn a lot of discs and want to use this a tower config, vertically. Can you easily swap discs with the drive configured this way?


Thanks!

 

[SmoochyTX]

Not bad for $400. As has already been said, throw in some more RAM and it's perfect for an office or not as much RAM and it's perfect for grandma.

 

[polypterus]

Nice, this is perfect system for people who are always asking "what should I build for my grandma so she can e-mail recipes to her friends" instead of posting some $1500 build from Newegg.

 

[RossMAN]

Still alive for maybe another 1 hour 20 minutes.

Dell deals usually expire at 11PM CST, sometimes sooner.

 

[trevor0323]

That had this deal about a month ago for $350, only thing that turned me away was the monitor, no DVI

 

[ElFenix]

looks like it's still alive.

is adding the 2007WFP for $160 good?

 

[cyberia]

If you miss out on this deal, or need more memory and/or a DVD burner, here is an E520 for $70 more:

E520 19" LCD for $469

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: cyberia
If you miss out on this deal, or need more memory and/or a DVD burner, here is an E520 for $70 more:

E520 19" LCD for $469

Thanks, that seems to be a better deal.

Here's what you get for $70 more:

Dimension E521 vs C521, larger case.
1GB vs 512MB RAM
DVD-RW vs DVD-ROM

 

[TecJunkie]

I like the smaller form factor for mom and dad. Means I get to break my wrists trying to upgrade it.

 

[TecJunkie]

dead

 

[TecJunkie]

PS how the hell do you get home premium? Can you call and have them add it or what? Only upgrade options were BUsiness and Ultimate.

 

[XNice]

I missed out on the first like 10 iterations of this deal. I was finally able to get in on the 479 link cyberia posted. $555 shipped and I got a 20in lcd instead of the 19in. I can't wait to play around with vista.

 

[Cstefan]

Haha and now I see a bunch on ebay...

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: Cstefan
Haha and now I see a bunch on ebay...

Damn Ferengi!

 

[772]

So you wouldn't think twice about recomending this (the second deal since the first is dead) to my father in law, doing basic websurfing and wordprocessing? Since I'm on a budget, (it'll be his B-day present), would this be a good bargain in general? What are the chances that even before this system ships, I'll find something better? Thanks everyone.