Dell Celeron 2.93GHz 1024MB RAM 80GB HDD £304.33

Darren21 · 4 March 2005 at 4:15PM

Got this from rpoints - seems like a bargain to me!!

Dell Celeron 2.93GHz 1024MB RAM 80GB HDD £304.33

Go to the small business section of the Dell website, and enter the e-value code DMUK4 D03302D

Set the service plan to 1 Year Collect and Return Service

There is free delivery on this model until Monday 7th March

Full specs of the machine are:

Base: Intel® Celeron® D processor 340 (2.93GHz, 533FSB, 256k cache)
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition SP2 - English
Memory: 1024MB Dual Channel DDR333 (2x512MB)
Keyboard: Dell QuietKey Keyboard
Monitor: Dell E153FP 15" Value Flat Panel Monitor
Hard Drive: 80GB IDE (7,200rpm) Hard Drive
Floppy Drives and Additional Storage Devices: No Floppy Drive
Mouse: Dell PS/2 Scroll Mouse
Modem: No Modem
Optical Devices: 48X CDRW Drive
Speakers: No Speakers
Microsoft Application Software: Microsoft® Works 7.0 - English
Enhanced Service Packs: 1 Year Collect and Return Service
Money Off Savings: Save £50 Ex Vat
Dell Media Experience: Dell Media Experience 2.0

Total: £259.00 Excl. VAT
Total: £304.33 Inc. VAT

GibsonSt19 · 4 March 2005 at 4:58PM

Anyone know what this processor is equiv to in Athlon or Pentium terms?

t@xman · 4 March 2005 at 6:11PM

The new Celeron D chips are actually quite good! Not quite up to the equivalent speed P4, but not too far off, and a vast improvement on their predecessor.

wolfman · 4 March 2005 at 6:50PM

I wouldn't say it was a bargain. It's not bad, although I'd imagine most of the components would be poor in quality. Personally I'd rather spend an extra £200 and get a more stable system, better quality system, and better monitor (think of your eyes). I've never had any joy with cheaper computer systems.

biglugs · 4 March 2005 at 7:11PM

Wolfman I disagree - I bought a Dell Celeron 330D in the cheap offer a few weeks ago and the build quality seems very good - certainly better than some of the cheap spec machines you'd get from other online providers if you bought a sub-£350 machine. Keyboard and mouse aren't bad quality, case is very sturdy and CD drive seems OK (although a little noisy when running at 52x). Plus 1GB memory is more than enough for anyone.
I reckon the 15" TFT screen isn't particularly good for playing games, but as an internet/word processing screen or for basic kiddie games it will be fine.
Throw in a £40 PCI graphics card and you've got a good little machine for around £350, which should play games like Medal of Honor without any problems.

b44rch · 4 March 2005 at 7:33PM

no point arguing anymore, it's not available anymore, when I change the warranty to 1 year car, I get redirected to a page that says the system isn't available anymore.

GibsonSt19 · 4 March 2005 at 7:46PM

b44rch wrote:

no point arguing anymore, it's not available anymore, when I change the warranty to 1 year car, I get redirected to a page that says the system isn't available anymore.

Darn it, I wanted that

Jazzy_B · 4 March 2005 at 7:50PM

I've just managed to get to the checkout with this. I'm still thinking about it though.

rungidung · 4 March 2005 at 7:53PM

Darren21 wrote:

Got this from rpoints - seems like a bargain to me!!

Dell Celeron 2.93GHz 1024MB RAM 80GB HDD £304.33

Go to the small business section of the Dell website, and enter the e-value code DMUK4 D03302D

Set the service plan to 1 Year Collect and Return Service

There is free delivery on this model until Monday 7th March

Full specs of the machine are:

Base: Intel® Celeron® D processor 340 (2.93GHz, 533FSB, 256k cache)
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition SP2 - English
Memory: 1024MB Dual Channel DDR333 (2x512MB)
Keyboard: Dell QuietKey Keyboard
Monitor: Dell E153FP 15" Value Flat Panel Monitor
Hard Drive: 80GB IDE (7,200rpm) Hard Drive
Floppy Drives and Additional Storage Devices: No Floppy Drive
Mouse: Dell PS/2 Scroll Mouse
Modem: No Modem
Optical Devices: 48X CDRW Drive
Speakers: No Speakers
Microsoft Application Software: Microsoft® Works 7.0 - English
Enhanced Service Packs: 1 Year Collect and Return Service
Money Off Savings: Save £50 Ex Vat
Dell Media Experience: Dell Media Experience 2.0

Total: £259.00 Excl. VAT
Total: £304.33 Inc. VAT

Darren, thanks very much for this. I have just ordered one & reckon it is a very good price for a machine of this spec especially as it includes a 15" TFT. I think you would find it almost impossible to build a machine yourself for this sort of money!!

Many thanks

Clive

biglugs · 4 March 2005 at 8:01PM

I have just checked this on the Home User website and it appears to be fine - lets you go right through to checkout without any problems.
People may also be interested in DMUK4-D03305 which is the same spec as the £183 deal of a few weeks ago, but with 512MB of memory for £251 delivered - again a good deal, and it includes speakers too.

roaming_rhino · 4 March 2005 at 8:21PM

Ive just ordered one and it took my card details OK

HOW ARE SOME OF YOU SAYING IT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE

it didnt say that for me and Ive just place an order for 1

just hope I get it as its a good deal in my opinion

cheers

Dell Celeron 2.93GHz 1024MB RAM 80GB HDD £304.33

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