Comments on: My next computer, but which one? http://xxdesmusxx.net/wp/2007/09/01/my-next-computer-but-which-one/ Simplicity is underrated. Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:19:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: xxdesmus http://xxdesmusxx.net/wp/2007/09/01/my-next-computer-but-which-one/comment-page-1/#comment-2803 xxdesmus Sun, 02 Sep 2007 14:09:54 +0000 http://xxdesmusxx.net/wp/2007/09/01/my-next-computer-but-which-one/#comment-2803 @ Mike Exact steps I did: 1. Go to Dell.com, hover over Desktop, go to Home & Home Office 2. XPS Desktops 3. XPS 410, click continue inside that little flash video 4. on the configuration page look at the far left for the one that says "Performance Multimedia", click on "Customize with Windows Vista" 5. "As Selected" protection plan at the far right 6. select Quad core processor 7. select "Vista home premium" 8. select the "2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz" 9. use the default 320GB hard drive 10. select "Dual Drives: 16x DVD-ROM Drive + 16x DVD+/-RW DL" 11. select "No Monitor" 12. select "256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT-DDR3" 13. select the "Dell Bluetooth Wireless Media Hub" 14. select the "Dell 13 in 1 Media Card Reader included in Dell Bluetooth Package" 15. I selected "No speakers", but you can get speakers if you need them. NOTE: for anything else I didn't specifically mention I just use the default item. Price: $1,169 @ Mike

Exact steps I did:
1. Go to Dell.com, hover over Desktop, go to Home & Home Office
2. XPS Desktops
3. XPS 410, click continue inside that little flash video
4. on the configuration page look at the far left for the one that says “Performance Multimedia”, click on “Customize with Windows Vista”
5. “As Selected” protection plan at the far right
6. select Quad core processor
7. select “Vista home premium”
8. select the “2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz”
9. use the default 320GB hard drive
10. select “Dual Drives: 16x DVD-ROM Drive + 16x DVD+/-RW DL”
11. select “No Monitor”
12. select “256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT-DDR3″
13. select the “Dell Bluetooth Wireless Media Hub”
14. select the “Dell 13 in 1 Media Card Reader included in Dell Bluetooth Package”
15. I selected “No speakers”, but you can get speakers if you need them.

NOTE: for anything else I didn’t specifically mention I just use the default item.

Price: $1,169

]]> By: Mike http://xxdesmusxx.net/wp/2007/09/01/my-next-computer-but-which-one/comment-page-1/#comment-2795 Mike Sun, 02 Sep 2007 10:05:57 +0000 http://xxdesmusxx.net/wp/2007/09/01/my-next-computer-but-which-one/#comment-2795 How did you come up with this price for the Dell? I tried to make the configuration based on XPS 410 and came up with a price of $2007. How did you come up with this price for the Dell?
I tried to make the configuration based on XPS 410 and came up with a price of $2007.

]]> By: xxdesmus http://xxdesmusxx.net/wp/2007/09/01/my-next-computer-but-which-one/comment-page-1/#comment-2725 xxdesmus Sat, 01 Sep 2007 22:44:49 +0000 http://xxdesmusxx.net/wp/2007/09/01/my-next-computer-but-which-one/#comment-2725 As I mentioned in the article, please lay off the crack if you believe that OS X is not comparable to Windows. Stop drinking the kool-aid my friend. As I mentioned in the article, please lay off the crack if you believe that OS X is not comparable to Windows. Stop drinking the kool-aid my friend.

]]> By: Vasek http://xxdesmusxx.net/wp/2007/09/01/my-next-computer-but-which-one/comment-page-1/#comment-2724 Vasek Sat, 01 Sep 2007 22:23:20 +0000 http://xxdesmusxx.net/wp/2007/09/01/my-next-computer-but-which-one/#comment-2724 I vote for PC. I vote for PC.

]]> By: ths http://xxdesmusxx.net/wp/2007/09/01/my-next-computer-but-which-one/comment-page-1/#comment-2722 ths Sat, 01 Sep 2007 22:05:52 +0000 http://xxdesmusxx.net/wp/2007/09/01/my-next-computer-but-which-one/#comment-2722 the reason for the imac is that it takes up a lot less space than a normal tower and lcd. you won't find that with dell. Also, the OS is definitely not a tie, OS X is much better. the reason for the imac is that it takes up a lot less space than a normal tower and lcd. you won’t find that with dell. Also, the OS is definitely not a tie, OS X is much better.

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