DEAD - SUPER HOT: Dell Dimension 4550 2.66 GHz Series $367 [$100 Instant & $100 MIR] AR shipped WITH FREE DOUBLE HDD

[Tom]

I got the 9700 TX with an earlier purchase and I'm very happy with it. It performs very close to a Radeon 9700 non-Pro which sell retail for well over $200 still, I think. It is slightly slower clock-speed 263/263 versus 275/275, but this isn't much of a difference.

So for $140 minus 15% if you received the offer from Dell it is a good deal.

 

[SharkyTM]

Originally posted by: Dead Parrot Sketch
Thought it was worth mentioning that another option is the Dell 8250. They currently are offering a DVD+RW drive for the price of the CDRW drive on the 8250.

For about $200 more than the $367 4550 configuration these are the differences..

8250 versus 4550

4x DVD+RW drive instead of cd-rom drive
64mb GeForce4 mx instead of 32mb ATI rage
MS Office XP small business edition instead of Wordperfect suite
256mb pc1066 rdram instead of 128mb pc2700 ddr
2.4 P4 instead of 2.66 P4
30gig HD instead of 60gig HD

8250..$536 (pre-tax, after $100 rebate)
4550..$341 (pre-tax, after $100 rebate)
Not saying it's a better deal, but $200 isn't bad for those things if someone wanted them.

if they gave you the same proc. speed and hdd space, it might be worth it, but imho, the 4550 deal is a little nicer.

 

[swNYC]

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My coworker got a 15% coupon driect from Dell within 24 hours. YMMV.

 

[mitchelt]

Thanks to xxxxxxx for the 15% coupon!!!


Pentium® 4 Processor at 2.53GHz with 533MHz system bus/ 512K L2 Cache
Floppy Drive and Additional Storage Devices 3.5 in Floppy Drive
Mouse Dell® 2-button scroll mouse
48x Max CD-ROM Drive
48x CD-RW Drive with Roxio's Easy CD Creator®
Sound Card Integrated Audio
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options 1 Year Limited Warranty plus 1 Year On-site Service
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
Memory 128MB DDR SDRAM at 333MHz
Keyboard Dell® Quietkey® Keyboard
Digital Music Dell Jukebox powered by MUSICMATCH
Hard Drive FREE UPGRADE! 60GB Ultra ATA/100 7200RPM Hard Drive
Network Interface Integrated Intel® PRO 10/100 Ethernet
Mail-In Rebate Offer $100 Mail in Rebate (double memory promo not valid!)
Video Cards New 128mb DDR ATI Radeon? 9700 TX Graphics Card with TV-Out and DVI

Total: $838.00

- $100 instant rebate
- $110.70 (15% coupon)
- $100 mail in rebate

Grand total: $527.30

 

[loudmouth]

are you guys not counting tax into the final price? Shouldn't the title be 367+ tax. I mean tax is 70-100 depending on your config.

 

[mitchelt]

You are correct, tax was $44.16

 

[isekii]

Originally posted by: loudmouth
are you guys not counting tax into the final price? Shouldn't the title be 367+ tax. I mean tax is 70-100 depending on your config.

what state do you live in that tax is close to 100 bucks for a 400 dollar purchase ?

It should be like $50.00 bucks max for tax.

 

[neovan]

you can save another 2% with ebates.

 

[wjones]

Originally posted by: loudmouth
are you guys not counting tax into the final price? Shouldn't the title be 367+ tax. I mean tax is 70-100 depending on your config.

The tax is not that high, should be less than $50:

Sub-total $599.00
Discounts -$174.85 ($100 instant discount and 15% off)
Shipping $0.00
Tax $34.99 (8.25% in SF bay area)
Total Price $459.14

Mail in Rebate $100.00
Final Total $359.14

 

[Chevydriver]

Whats the spec's on the motherboard for this deal? Dell seems to be getting this computer together rather quickly. I ordered it around midnight and its already in the "testing" stage. The estimated ship date is next wednesday but maybe it could be sooner.

 

[techiecool]

i am looking into this deal. and i found that the mobo chipset is a 845PE w/ 1 G max 333Mhz of memory. kind of weak, but can't beat the price. i am looking into building one w/ a p4 2.4 w/ a better mobo instead of the dimension deal. but it's hard to beat this price. my BIG concern is the weak 180 W PSU in it.

 

[ragazzo]

use the psu from your old computer or just buy a new one heh


300W Sparkle Power Supply for $15 Shipped

 

[Kev]

Just got in on it, I paid $499.36 (*after* all the rebates and tax) for this, pretty sweet:

Order detail - order placed 4/11/2003 11:46:55 AM
Pentium® 4 Processor at 2.53GHz with 533MHz system bus/ 512K L2 Cache Qty: 1 Unit Price: 759.00
Floppy Drive and Additional Storage Devices 3.5 in Floppy Drive
Mouse Dell® 2-button scroll mouse
Sound Card Integrated Audio
Security Software Dell SecurityCenter by McAfee, 90-day introductory offer
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options 1 Year Limited Warranty plus 1 Year On-site Service
Software Bundles WordPerfect® Productivity Pack with Quicken New User Edition
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
Memory 128MB DDR SDRAM at 333MHz
Monitors No Monitor
Keyboard Dell® Quietkey® Keyboard
Digital Music Dell Jukebox powered by MUSICMATCH
Speakers No Speaker Option
Hard Drive FREE UPGRADE! 60GB Ultra ATA/100 7200RPM Hard Drive
Network Interface Integrated Intel® PRO 10/100 Ethernet
CD or DVD Drive 48x Max CD-ROM Drive
Digital Photography Dell Picture Studio, Image Expert Standard
Modem No Modem Requested
Mail-In Rebate Offer $100 Mail in Rebate (double memory promo not valid!)
Video Cards New 128mb DDR ATI Radeon? 9700 TX Graphics Card with TV-Out and DVI
Internet Access Service FREE 6 Months of AOL Internet Access

 

[CarbonBasedLifeForm]

Damn - this is a smoking deal . . .
But I really need to wait for that perfect laptop . . .
ARRRGGHHH!!!!!

(trying hard to ignore that coupon!!)

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: swNYC
Subscribe to the Dell Small Business email list HERE

My coworker got a 15% coupon driect from Dell within 24 hours. YMMV.

Thanks

 

[robwilliams]

The 4550 has a 250W supply....

From Spec page:

Power

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Input Voltage: 90 to 135V at 50/60 Hz; or 180 to 265 V at 50/60 Hz

Output Wattage: 250W maximum continuous

Heat Dissipation: 853 BTU/hour (fully loaded - w/o monitor)

Backup Battery: 3.0 V CR2032 coin cell

 

[exisle]

Does anyone know here about the floppy drive I need for this comp? Will any kind work out with the case setup or do I need to have special one's from dell?

 

[superblast]

my BIG concern is the weak 180 W PSU in it.

A lot of people complain about the PSU but I've had a 4550 with the standard PSU since last fall and I'm running a CD-RW, DVD writer, two 120GB hard drives, a Radeon 9700, sound card, and firewire card and haven't had any power issues at all.

 

[techiecool]

thanks for the update, mates.

 

[Wyck]

I would greatly appreciate a code as well. This system is exactly what I've been looking for. Thanks!!

 

[VaG]

Originally posted by: exisle
Does anyone know here about the floppy drive I need for this comp? Will any kind work out with the case setup or do I need to have special one's from dell?

What's a floppy drive?

Originally posted by: loudmouth
are you guys not counting tax into the final price? Shouldn't the title be 367+ tax. I mean tax is 70-100 depending on your config.

Where the hell do you live that makes you quote tax of at least 15%?

 

[Woz]

Code needed if anyone can help me out.

 

[leaflover]

I just got my confirmation... purchased 2 Dell 4550's - grand total (with tax and minus the MIR) is $721.90 (so $360.95 each).

I did not purchase the systems online, but instead called the SB number (1-800-295-3355) and asked if they would give me the coupon even though I did not have a coupon code. YMMV but I don't see why they'd do it for me and not do it for anyone else.

Specs on the systems:
Dell Dimension 4550 Series: Pentium® 4 Processor at 2.66GHz w/533MHz front side bus/ 512K L2 Cache
Memory: 128MB DDR SDRAM at 333MHz
Keyboard: Dell® Quietkey® Keyboard
Monitors: No Monitor
Video Cards: 32MB ATI® Rage? Ultra Graphics Card
Hard Drive: FREE UPGRADE! 60GB Ultra ATA/100 7200RPM Hard Drive
Floppy Drive and Additional Storage Devices: No Floppy Drive
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
Mouse: Dell® 2-button scroll mouse
Network Interface: Integrated Intel® PRO 10/100 Ethernet
Modem: No Modem Requested
CD or DVD Drive: 48x Max CD-ROM Drive
Sound Card: Integrated Audio
Speakers: No Speaker Option
Software Bundles: WordPerfect® Productivity Pack with Quicken New User Edition
Security Software: Dell SecurityCenter by McAfee, 90-day introductory offer
Digital Music: Dell Jukebox powered by MUSICMATCH
Digital Photography: Dell Picture Studio, Image Expert Standard
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options: 1 Year Limited Warranty plus 1 Year On-site Service
Internet Access Service: NO ISP
Mail-In Rebate Offer: $100 Mail in Rebate (double memory promo not valid!)

 

[Touchdown]

Ordered around 9:00 pm EST Thursday night and as of 4:27 PM EST Friday it's in the testing phase. Would really like this early next week so we'll see.

Also ordered 512MB of Kingston PC2700 from Googlegear last night for $69

 

[afty]

Dell's power supplies are underrated. I'm currently using an old Dell system with a "200-watt" power supply. It has a 1 GHz P3 processor, 512 MB of RAM, 2 optical drives, 2 hard drives, and a GF4 Ti4200 video card (which requires a 300-watt power supply), and I've never had a problem with it.