The Dell Dimension desktop pc.

[Trev]

I figured with xmas fast approaching I would treat myself to a new desktop, I usually build my own but after looking at the Dell website I'd be hard pushed to buy and build a desktop as powerful and as cheap as the Dimension 5150C.

I'll be ordering this little beauty this week but before I do I'd like to know if anyone has any recommendations or warnings about the Dimension range?

[el pres]

Are they still offering free delivery, cause that's about 80 quid.
It's what always puts me off.

[pushpills]

nothin' wrong with a dell. buy a cheap one, toss in the best hd and ram you can get your hands on, no regrets. just don't buy lcds or plasmas from them, they overprice their waaay old inferior stockpile of shit based on their good name. they won't burn em for the insurance money, they'll just burn the dipshit general public instead.

[Trev]

Originally Posted by el pres

Are they still offering free delivery, cause that's about 80 quid.
It's what always puts me off.

I got a brochure of theirs through my door, if I order it in November I get free delivery(usually £51) and they'll double the standard DDR RAM as an introductory offer. I've got to admit I'm keen as mustard

[el pres]

Originally Posted by Trev

I got a brochure of theirs through my door, if I order it in November I get free delivery(usually £51) and they'll double the standard DDR RAM as an introductory offer. I've got to admit I'm keen as mustard

Yep then go for it.

[Trev]

Originally Posted by pushpills

nothin' wrong with a dell. buy a cheap one, toss in the best hd and ram you can get your hands on, no regrets. just don't buy lcds or plasmas from them, they overprice their waaay old inferior stockpile of shit based on their good name. they won't burn em for the insurance money, they'll just burn the dipshit general public instead.

Thanks for the info, I was looking at the XPS 600, but it's way beyond what I need. So the 5150C seems to be the toy for me

[Sin]

I got my computer in Sept....

120GB HD
64bit Athlon AMD 2800 Processor
256MB Nvidia GEForce 6600 Video Card
1GB of RAM
DVD/CD Burner (I forget all the fancy specs for this although I can get them off the guy who built it)
Case, etc

$819CAD

[Trev]

This little puppy comes with:

160GB HD
Intel Pentium 4 Processor with Dual Core Technology (3.20GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB )
128MB ATI RadeonTM X600 SE
1024MB DDR RAM
48x CD-RW/DVD Combo drive
17" Analogue flat panel monitor

all for $1,007.90 CAD, seems like a good'un to me when compared to the likes of pc world.

[Sin]

I don't know about pcworld, my gamer geek friend buys from ncix.com

[Sin]

By the time you throw in the monitor it is a better deal though yes..

And if I were to buy a "storebought" computer or a 'brand name' computer, I'd get a Dell

[pushpills]

17 inch? what's the point? I'm tellin' ya...get the bare bones aside from a good proccessor... and upgrade the ram hd and lcd yourself. Takes 5 minutes, for a better system, at a lesser cost.

[Trev]

Originally Posted by pushpills

17 inch? what's the point? I'm tellin' ya...get the bare bones aside from a good proccessor... and upgrade the ram hd and lcd yourself. Takes 5 minutes, for a better system, at a lesser cost.

The whole system is a November special offer, a saving of about £240 UK ($413 US)

I'll give the 17" to Toni and just stick my 19" on the system if I get it

[pushpills]

Originally Posted by Trev

The whole system is a November special offer, a saving of about £240 UK ($413 US)

I'll give the 17" to Toni and just stick my 19" on the system if I get it

send the 17" over here so I can stick it up my ass. that's what I call the "november special".

[Trev]

Originally Posted by pushpills

send the 17" over here so I can stick it up my ass. that's what I call the "november special".

hahahahahahah


That would be "special" indeed, but I think Toni would like it more



and not up her ass before anyone says it

[el pres]

I still use the big old chunky monitors, haven't found a flatscreen I really love yet, with designing when I stare at them for a longtime my eyes go wiffy.

I did buy a tft but gave it to the missus and got myself an oldschool one for less than 1/2 the price.

Trouble is finding a store where they have all the monitors set up for you to play with them for about an hour to give them a true test.

[Trev]

Originally Posted by el pres

I still use the big old chunky monitors, haven't found a flatscreen I really love yet, with designing when I stare at them for a longtime my eyes go wiffy.

I did buy a tft but gave it to the missus and got myself an oldschool one for less than 1/2 the price.

Trouble is finding a store where they have all the monitors set up for you to play with them for about an hour to give them a true test.

Not being a designer allows me to use a flatscreen, but I had to turn the brightness right down because surfing Oprano damn near burned my retinas out.

They do clear a helluva lot of space up on the desk as well.

[el pres]

Originally Posted by Trev

They do clear a helluva lot of space up on the desk as well.

Means more space to clean..

[Trev]

Originally Posted by el pres

Means more space to clean..

That is a good point, I'll go and ask Toni if it bothers her.

[Jeremy]

I know everyone always bangs on about Dell being rubbish etc, but I've had four or five of the beasties and so far, they've all come out of the box, worked, and carried on working without any probs.

The only thing I would suggest is going with the UltraSharp flat panel, they're supposed to be heaps better than the standard flat panel.

[Trev]

Cheers Jeremy, one thing I have noticed is that when I go through the order process everything seems to be an extra. Sound cards, speakers... everything lol. Still cheap as buggery though.

[Jeremy]

Dell can be a bastard like that - at least they've stopped adding on the most expensive service package by default.

If you're adding loads of things to the base model, it may be just as wise to pick the middle or top model - they may effectively do it at a bundle price.

About the only addition I would reccommend is some speakers & sub-woofer, if you haven't already got some, I bought mine (Altec Lansing) 3 pcs ago and they still chuck out some impressive sound, even with just "on-board" sound rather than a fancy schmancy sound card.

[Inabon]

dude
don't buy a brand

http://search.dell.com/results.aspx?...imension+5150C

[Trev]

Originally Posted by Inabon

dude
don't buy a brand

http://search.dell.com/results.aspx?...imension+5150C

hmmm, there seem to be more than just a few issues... I wonder how many are user caused.

[DrGuile]

Originally Posted by Trev

hmmm, there seem to be more than just a few issues... I wonder how many are user caused.

All of them.


But, on the other hand, what I dont like about Dell/brand names, is 2 things. 1, that video card is crap. 2. you dont know what brand of motherboard, and more importantly, which chipset.

Also, an analog flat screen is ridiculous...

Problem with a CRT is that the numeric signal that describe what should be displayed on your computer is converted to analog, hence, a lost of quality.

Bright idea #1, let's make a monitor where we still convert to analog, and than we convert it back to numeric, so we can get a 2nd loss of quality...
That's the Analag LCD for you.

[Trev]

Originally Posted by DrGuile

All of them.


But, on the other hand, what I dont like about Dell/brand names, is 2 things. 1, that video card is crap. 2. you dont know what brand of motherboard, and more importantly, which chipset.

Also, an analog flat screen is ridiculous...

Problem with a CRT is that the numeric signal that describe what should be displayed on your computer is converted to analog, hence, a lost of quality.

Bright idea #1, let's make a monitor where we still convert to analog, and than we convert it back to numeric, so we can get a 2nd loss of quality...
That's the Analag LCD for you.

So apart from all of that you're all for Dell

[DrGuile]

Originally Posted by Trev

So apart from all of that you're all for Dell

Lol, dell isnt bad for business PCs.

And the remark about analog LCDs isnt really related to Dell... I was just venting.