Dell Dimension 1100 £292 del. with 17" Flatscreen (merged)

Hey_Dude

Dimension 1100 Desktop - anyone know if this has a built in network-card thingy for connection to Broadband (as opposed to using a USB)??

Also, is the video editing option worth having?

(Thinking of buying this PC for the folks - they like their camcorder!!)

Thanks Dudes,

Duder

lofty_2

Change support to 90 days and it comes down to just £254!

lofty_2

infact no, it would be £249!

sainthalo

hmm lofty with the VAT that makes.....

Woody

Hey_Dude wrote:

Dimension 1100 Desktop - anyone know if this has a built in network-card thingy for connection to Broadband (as opposed to using a USB)??

Also, is the video editing option worth having?

(Thinking of buying this PC for the folks - they like their camcorder!!)

Thanks Dudes,

Duder

Yes, this PC has built in 10/100 ethernet, but note that it only has 3 PCI slots and no AGP slot. So, if you do want to uprate the video (from what is built in) at a later date, you need to get a PCI (NOT PCI-Express) video card. PCI video cards are thin on the ground - not a lot of call for them.

However, this is still a very good PC with the 2.8Ghz or above Celeron (the person who said not to touch this with a Celeron is talking out of their bottom). I have one which I have built as a Windows Media Centre, and several of my friends have bought them to use as servers - particularly DMUK4 - D01113 for £272 via the epp site - as it comes with 160GB disk and a DVD/CDRW drive.

That said, I doubt that this model is really up to processor intensive opertation required for video editing - so I would forget adding that on.

jakemuk

looking for a rig for me brother and sister and came across this thought was a bargain,

found it under small business and dell dimension 1100 (D01113)

sound realy with dual channel ddr 400 160gig ide and 17
"tft all for under 300


Module Description Show Details
Base Intel® Celeron® D Processor 335 (2.80GHz, 533fsb, 256K cache)
Microsoft Operating System Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition, SP2
Memory 512MB Dual Channel DDR400 (2x256MB)
Keyboard Dell Entry Quietkey USB Keyboard - UK/Ire (QWERTY)
Monitor Dell E176FP 17" Midnight Grey (TCO99) Flat Panel Monitor
Hard Drive 160GB (7,200rpm) Hard Drive
Floppy Drives No Floppy Drive Required
Mouse Dell USB Optical Mouse
Modem No Modem
CD/DVD Drives 48X DVD/CDRW Combo Drive
Speakers No Speakers
Shipping Documents Documentation with UK Power Cord
Gedis Bundle Reference List D01113 Dimension 1100
Microsoft Application Software Microsoft® Works 7.0 - English
Standard Warranty 90-Day Collect and Return service
Cover It with Dell Support Services 90-Day Collect and Return service
Use It with E-Learning PROMO - Digital Music e-Learning Lite Pack, 60-day
AntiVirus & Security Software No Security Subscription
Dell Photo Album Photo Album™ SE Basic
Paint Shop Corel® Paint Shop Pro™ X Standard Edition English
Order Information Dimension Order - UK
Money Off Savings save £50ex VAT
Dell System Media Kit No Resource CD
Dell Media Experience Dell Media Experience 3.0 Basic
Adobe Reader Adobe Reader 6.0 - English
Dell Internet Order Dell Internet Order.

Sid_Harper

jakemuk wrote:

looking for a rig for me brother and sister and came across this thought was a bargain,

found it under small business and dell dimension 1100 (D01113)

sound realy with dual channel ddr 400 160gig ide and 17...

That was the original posted deal wasn't it???! :cool:

I ordered one on Fri and it comes tomorrow... :j bargain as a basic PC for kids to do homework despite limitations. By the time it needs upgrading, it'll be obsolete anyway!

By the way, I second Woody's opinion above about this same D01113 machine: Celerons are excellent CPUs. No they are not up to running the latest games (for which you'll also need a powerful graphics card), but for everything else they're great value.

I too already have a 2.8 Celeron in a media centre and it's fine. Even video editing might be OK if you are not decoding/re-encoding the MPEG files (e.g. to shrink existing files to fit it into a limited space, say on a DVD or CD). It's the rendering that takes time.

Wombat

ashy_mashy wrote:

For those who want one without a monitor I suggest going for this one which is only £234 (I ordered one this afternoon):

Celeron 3.06Ghz, 512MB RAM, 80GB, 48xDVD/CDRW, Intel Media Accelerator 900 Graphics, Keyboard and Mouse, Windows XP Professional Edition, 1 Year Collect and Return Warranty.

the E-value code is 1-D01311

Ashy-mashy - I can only get it down to £294 with the 1 year collect and return warranty. Has the price changed or is there something else I need to alter?

Thanks.

Hey_Dude

Wombat wrote:

Ashy-mashy - I can only get it down to £294 with the 1 year collect and return warranty. Has the price changed or is there something else I need to alter?

Thanks.

I read on a different forum that Dell change their prices late on a Wednesday evening...

Don't know if this is accurate....

Cheers

Duder

Sid_Harper

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news - this offer expired on 11 Jan. They're now doing a marginally different offer with free double RAM but you have to pay for the delivery and not the sub-£300 deal it was before.

:mad:

Even then you had to select 90 days support - I paid a bit more to get a 1 year warranty and the recovery CDs.