dell quad core desktop

[Oceandevi]

64 bit vista though..

Dell - Inspiron Desktop with Intel® Core?2 Quad Processor Q6600
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...oduct&id=1210379087772

 

[Crusty]

Details?

 

[Oceandevi]

the link has the specs

 

[bigfil]

for the lazy

Product Features

* Intel® Core?2 Quad processor Q6600 with 4 processing cores, 1066MHz frontside bus, 8MB L2 cache and 2.4GHz processor speed per core
* 6GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM for multitasking power, expandable to 8GB
* Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive with double-layer support records up to 8.5GB of data or 4 hours of video using compatible DVD+R DL or DVD-R DL media

* The Intel® Core?2 Quad processor delivers 4 complete execution cores in 1 processor for better multitasking and multithreaded performance; Intel® Smart Memory Access optimizes data bandwidth to accelerate and improve instruction throughput
* Intel® Advanced Digital Media Boost accelerates the execution of Streaming SIMD Extension (SSE) instructions to significantly improve the Media Boost performance on a broad range of applications, including video, audio, image and photo processing
* 640GB Serial ATA hard drive (7200 rpm)
* Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 integrated graphics with up to 256MB of shared video memory as allocated by Windows Vista; integrated 7.1-channel High-Definition Audio
* 19-in-1 media reader supports CompactFlash Type I/II, Secure Digital, Secure Digital High Capacity, miniSD, miniSDHC, microSD, microSDHC, MultiMediaCard, MultiMediaCardmobile, MultiMediaCardplus, MultiMediaCardmicro, Reduced-Size MultiMediaCard and more
* Also supports Microdrive, Memory Stick Micro, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo and Memory Stick PRO Duo formats
* 8 high-speed USB 2.0 ports, both front and rear accessible, for fast digital data transfer and easy peripheral connectivity
* Built-in 10/100 Mbps Ethernet network connection with RJ-45 connector; 56 Kbps PCI high-speed modem
* Dell USB keyboard, USB optical mouse and Dell AX210 2.0 speakers
* Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 64-bit operating system with Service Pack (SP1) preinstalled; software package included with Microsoft Works 9, Roxio Creator 10 and more
* Learn more about Windows Vista and its 64-bit editions
* Intel, Pentium, Celeron, Centrino, Core, Viiv, Intel Inside and the Intel Inside logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.

 

[bigfil]

Seems like a decent deal.

Still waiting for that $349.99 deal to roll around again for a similar specd Dell.

TY op.

 

[minmaster]

wtf you could've gotten nearly a same computer and 24" LCD for cheaper at dell...

 

[skywhr]

 

[bamacre]

There are about a dozen of these in Dell's Outlet for $499...
http://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBO...?c=us&cs=28&l=en&s=dfh

Just put 6000 in for memory, and sort by price.

Insp 530
Q6600
6GB DDR2
640GB SATA
DVDRW
Media Card Reader
Home Prem 64bit

Same 1yr warranty as a new one.

 

[Cstefan]

Originally posted by: bamacre
There are about a dozen of these in Dell's Outlet for $499...
http://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBO...?c=us&cs=28&l=en&s=dfh

Just put 6000 in for memory, and sort by price.

Insp 530
Q6600
6GB DDR2
640GB SATA
DVDRW
Media Card Reader
Home Prem 64bit

Same 1yr warranty as a new one.

And THOSE are a hot deal!

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: Cstefan
And THOSE are a hot deal!

And some 15% off coupons came through the emails this morning. :Q

 

[GreenGhost]

Originally posted by: bamacre

Originally posted by: Cstefan
And THOSE are a hot deal!

And some 15% off coupons came through the emails this morning. :Q

Dell Home or SM? I just got an ordinary ad from Home.

 

[Lanyap]

Originally posted by: GreenGhost

Originally posted by: bamacre

Originally posted by: Cstefan
And THOSE are a hot deal!

And some 15% off coupons came through the emails this morning. :Q

Dell Home or SM? I just got an ordinary ad from Home.

Dell Outlet Home

 

[Dooling37]

Originally posted by: bamacre
Just put 6000 in for memory, and sort by price.
...
6GB DDR2

I'm confused about the memory capacity on these Inspirons. I've read elsewhere that max. memory is 4GB, but clearly that is not the case here, as I see the 6GB systems on the Dell Outlet site. Do more recent Inspiron 530 models have higher capacity? Is there any way to differentiate? Can they be upgrade to 8GB?

Thanks for the suggestion... I'm seriously considering one of these refurbs now..

 

[minmaster]

4gb for standard 32bit vista, but 64bit vista supports more memory. still, i think that's an overkill.

 

[Dooling37]

Originally posted by: minmaster
4gb for standard 32bit vista, but 64bit vista supports more memory. still, i think that's an overkill.

My understanding was that Inspiron motherboards were a limiting factor for memory capacity -- I am not so concerned with the Vista 32-bit limit, although thank you for pointing it out.
(I'm looking to set up a VM t est system, which is why significant memory is needed)

 

[minmaster]

no, the motherboards are not the limiting factor. it's the 32/64bit OS that decides that.

 

[dman]

Originally posted by: minmaster
no, the motherboards are not the limiting factor. it's the 32/64bit OS that decides that.

Actually, there is/was a bios limitation for a long while. I think for most of the PC's they've not updated the documentation but with the latest bios releases and a 64bit OS you can see 8GB of ram. You'll have to search to see which models have what limitations as it can change at any time.

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: Dooling37

Originally posted by: bamacre
Just put 6000 in for memory, and sort by price.
...
6GB DDR2

I'm confused about the memory capacity on these Inspirons. I've read elsewhere that max. memory is 4GB, but clearly that is not the case here, as I see the 6GB systems on the Dell Outlet site. Do more recent Inspiron 530 models have higher capacity? Is there any way to differentiate? Can they be upgrade to 8GB?

Thanks for the suggestion... I'm seriously considering one of these refurbs now..

The Inspiron 530 can come with one of two slightly different motherboards. When ordered with a quad core cpu, they will come with the better board which supports 8GB (4x2GB). These that are coming with 6GB installed of course come with the better board, and support 8GB.

BUT, you need 64bit Windows (Vista) to recognize more than 4GB of memory. These systems with 6GB installed come with Vista Home Prem 64bit. There may be some with less than 6GB that come with Vista 64bit, and if so, it'll say in the detailed specifications, "64-bit Operating System," or something like that.

 

[Dooling37]

Originally posted by: bamacre

The Inspiron 530 can come with one of two slightly different motherboards. When ordered with a quad core cpu, they will come with the better board which supports 8GB (4x2GB). These that are coming with 6GB installed of course come with the better board, and support 8GB.

BUT, you need 64bit Windows (Vista) to recognize more than 4GB of memory. These systems with 6GB installed come with Vista Home Prem 64bit. There may be some with less than 6GB that come with Vista 64bit, and if so, it'll say in the detailed specifications, "64-bit Operating System," or something like that.

Thanks kindly for the clarification..!