Originally posted by: ImDonly1
Originally posted by: dajeepster
XPS 420
BTX form factor (honestly... I really couldn't tell you why that would make it any more special)
X38 chipset (530 has G33 chipset)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
128MB ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO (not integrated... you mentioned upgrading the video card in your setup... that cost money)
4Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor
320GB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache
3GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 4 DIMMs
and a 375 watt powersupply (the 530 has a 250 watt power supply... if you upgrade the video card on the 530, you will definately need to upgrade the power supply... that's more money)
... i would say that the xps 420 is a better deal
So the XPS has a different chipset.
You can choose XP or Vista for the Inspirion.
You can add a video card, but if you do not the Inspiron comes with onboard Intel graphics, if you are upgrading it does not matter just disable the onboard video.
Warranty is better on the XPS, not a big deal to me either way.
Same hard drive.
Ram is cheap is you were to add it in for cheap.
The power supply as people in FW and SD stated is 350~ or so watts.
The Inspiron is a better deal IMO, you are just paying for the XPS name.
If the Inspiron in fact does come with a 350 watt power supply all the XPS has is 3 GB of ram while the Inspiron has 1 GB. But of cuorse ram is cheap and you can add it in yourself.
The deal breaker is the Inspiron comes with a monitor a 20-22 inch $200+ monitor. The XPS has no monitor.