GOT A DELL XPS 200!!!

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: One43637
i don't recall when Dell started substituting an invisible partition with a HD image for a resource disk, but it's really annoying. my laptop didn't come with a resource disk, so now i'm currently stuck on the phone for over 68 minutes trying to request one.

Driver or OS cd? You can always download any drivers you need from their site here.

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: KayKay
When dell is good:
$256 USD CelD330/256/40/XPhome/17CRT (299 CDN Dell Deal)
$1250 9300 Inspiron (1.86 P-M/1GB/100/8XDVDRW/6800PCI-E/MCE) (After Coupon)

When dell is bad
THis ******
A lot of other ******

You can add finding stuff like THIS or THIS or THIS or THIS or THIS to your good list.

 

[One43637]

the OS CD that used to come with Dells back in the day and the resource CD with all the apps.

 

[KayKay]

When dell is good:
$256 USD CelD330/256/40/XPhome/17CRT (299 CDN Dell Deal)
$1250 9300 Inspiron (1.86 P-M/1GB/100/8XDVDRW/6800PCI-E/MCE) (After Coupon)
Dell Outlet <-------- Hell Yeah

When dell is bad
THis ******
A lot of other ******

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: One43637
the OS CD that used to come with Dells back in the day and the resource CD with all the apps.

They ship the OS cd with the refurbs, but it's an extra cost for new systems.

 

[bigben2wardpitt]

well all my new comps i alwasys go on and uninstall like the half the things on there, and that works
i wont gamin on it, and i cant complain, its a present, it will fit me but upgraded memory is prob a good idea.

 

[nortexoid]

Thank you for posting your new computer specs---I'm highly intrigued. But you need to upgrade your spelling.

At any rate, what the numbers in the square brackets represent? I have been mulling over them for the past 3 hours and I cannot figure it out. At least I solved Goldbach's conjecture in the process.

 

[thesurge]

Originally posted by: bamacre

Originally posted by: KayKay
When dell is good:
$256 USD CelD330/256/40/XPhome/17CRT (299 CDN Dell Deal)
$1250 9300 Inspiron (1.86 P-M/1GB/100/8XDVDRW/6800PCI-E/MCE) (After Coupon)

When dell is bad
THis ******
A lot of other ******

You can add finding stuff like THIS or THIS or THIS or THIS or THIS to your good list.

wtf mate, those are good deals (especially the x800XT config).

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Sayeth the experienced low-profile system junkie:

"You got PwN3d, son. Hope you weren't planning on gaming on that thing."

May patience be with you as you wait years for a faster GPU to be fabbed onto a low-profile PCIe card.

- M4H

 

[dds14u]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Sayeth the experienced low-profile system junkie:

"You got PwN3d, son. Hope you weren't planning on gaming on that thing."

May patience be with you as you wait years for a faster GPU to be fabbed onto a low-profile PCIe card.

- M4H

You saying he can't upgrade that X600?

 

[bigben2wardpitt]

yea well i dindt buy it guys!!!!!! if u read!! Its a present, and i got the specs on it, and yea my dad got ripped off. Especially sense my friend has essentialy the same comp, with an AMD processor, same memory, two times the hard drive, all for 450 at walmart (emachines). I hope that damn processor is good Is it better then the pentium 4? I mean in the scheme of things how is it compared to other processors. gOd, he should of had me right there so icould of told u how to actuall buy a $1400 computer, so sad.

 

[bigben2wardpitt]

Module Description Show Details
XPS 200 Pentium® D Processor 820 with Dual Core Technology (2.80GHz, 800FSB)
Operating System Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition
Memory 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz (2x512M)
Keyboard LOGITECH MX 3000 Laser Mouse/Keyboard Combo
Monitors FEATURED UPGRADE!! 19 inch E196FP Analog Flat Panel
Video Cards Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Hard Drives 160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache?
Floppy Drive and Media Reader 3.5 in Floppy Drive
Mouse Mouse included in Wireless Package
Network Interface Integrated Intel® PRO 10/100 Ethernet
Modem Integrated 56K Data / Fax modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
CD or DVD Drive 24x CD-RW / DVD-ROM Combo Drive
Sound Integrated Audio with Dolby Digital 7.1 capability
Speakers No speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system)
Office Software (not included in Windows XP) Microsoft Office Basic - Includes Word, Excel and Outlook email
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) McAfee SecurityCenter with VirusScan, Firewall, Spyware Removal, 15-months
Hardware Warranty 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr At-Home Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support
Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months of America Online Membership Included
Miscellaneous Award Winning Service and Support
Financial Software No QuickBooks package selected- Includes limited use trial
Operating System Backup & Recovery PC Restore recovery system by Symantec
TV Tuners and Remote Controls Single TV Tuner with Remote Control
Dell Digital Entertainment Starter Entertainment Pack -Basic digital Music, Photo, and Casual Gaming
TOTAL:$1,475.00

 

[Crescent13]

I don't think you needed to tell us that your dad wasn't computer savvy. We sorta figured that out as soon as you said the word XPS.

THAT SYSTEM IS A PURE WASTE OF MONEY AND IT IS CRAP!!!! WTF WERE YOU THINKING?!?!?!?!

EDIT: plz excuse me, i posted without reading the whole thread.

 

[bigben2wardpitt]

how good is a pentium D?

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

Well, I believe that the cheapest X2 can beat the most expensive Pentium D most of the time in benchmarks...

 

[bigben2wardpitt]

x2? whats that?

 

[Spike]

Originally posted by: bigben2wardpitt
x2? whats that?

It's the second X-Men movie... duh!

Actually it's the name of AMD's consumer dual core processors. The most popular of which is the AMD X2 3800+ with dual 2.0ghz cores. Typically alot faster than the Intel dual cores and getting to be cheaper.

-spike

 

[rbV5]

this is turnin out to be the xmas of a lifetime!

Awesome! Merry Christmas and Enjoy your new rig

 

[NuroMancer]

Originally posted by: t3h l337 n3wb
Here's how to enjoy it:

1. Reformat and reinstall XP because all the included crap really slows your computer down.
2. Upgrade to at least 1GB of RAM.
3. Upgrade to an X800GTO/6800GS if you want to game on it.

That should offer the performance of a somewhat decent midrange PC.

Damn, your parents sure spent a lot of money on you for Christmas...

Yah.. I agree with #1 and #2, and #3...
and yah. they spend a crapload on you.

It's not bad, stop focusing on price, ENJOY being spoiled it doesn't last.

/thread

 

[Auric]

That's pretty good, I paid almost $2400 for my XPS 166!

Oh wait, that was in 1996 and meant that it had a 166MHz CPU, 512K cache card, 32MB RAM, 2GB HDD, floppy, 8x CD-ROM, 2MB video, Vibra16 audio with AWE daughter card, 33.6 modem, 15" Trinitron, and Windows 95

I couldn't resist adjusting for inflation: $2900 in year 2005 dollars... double ouch.

 

[mike3uz]

It's ok. I too am getting a new pc for xmas. I would probably upgrade the ram. You are stuck on the video card since it cant accept a regular gfx card. It has to be low profile. It looks ok but I would get xp pro since I am on a domain. Maybe reformat and reinstall to clean the bloat out.

 

[dainthomas]

Originally posted by: Rockhound1
Don't let all of the negative responses get you down. This will be a solid computer for you, and since it was a gift, I don't think that you got ripped off.

To enjoy it he's going to need more memory, a bigger hard drive, and a real video card.

Maybe he could return it and get a $1500 newegg gift card? That would be a real christmas present!

 

[ND40oz]

I hate to break it to you, but you're not going to be able to upgrade the video card in that thing. It takes a half height card, so the x600se is probably the best you can find in that size.

 

[potato28]

Man ur dad got ripped off, but still thats a great Christmas present for a MEDIA CENTER. Merry Christmas man...

 

[bigben2wardpitt]

well found out HE is taking the computer instead of me, i guess i misunderstood, they are getting the new XPS (i need it more then them, my mac barly works anymore and i am on the computer A whole lot more then them). Oh well i am getting there older Dell deimension 4100, P3, 40 GB HD. It serves me well once i clean it out with all the CRAP they put on it.