Dell Dimension 2400 £155.16 inc vat/del now £212

rch_2

So if there is no such chip (2.6 CEL 400FSB 256k cache) have I got grounds to complain for an upgrade if they send me out the standard 2.6/400/128k??? :P

Anyone else have the same mistake on the PDF?

matthias

this will be a fun one

spursfan1973

Hi,have these dimension 2400's got a network port?.
pete

caverncity

bought one of these for my dad. it arrived today without any notice, just turned up.
Upon opening the case which i must say is very easy I noticed it had no audio lead from the cd to mainboard and also as it had no floppy they (dell) took out the cradle that holds the floppy/hard drive. Is this normal and if you have one can you check yours.
thanks

caverncity

Hi,have these dimension 2400's got a network port?.
pete

yes they have

spursfan1973

cheer's caverncity

matthias

yep i would assume both quite normal:

cd audio cable that goes from your cd drive to a header on souncard or motherboard is really a bit dated and doesn't have any real usefulness anymore. the only reason it is there is that cd drives are designed so that they can play music straight to the soundcard which is why there is sometimes a little volume dial. ten years ago this was useful as it meant less work for the processor, but it doesn't matter a bit nowadays.

as for the floppy cage, that is a bit annoying of them, but you should find a mounting kit that will allow you to put one in a 5.25 bay without much difficulty.

it reminds me of the days when dell used to make bespoke cages and drives with extra bits of plastic whacked on the side of them so that when you wanted to upgrade or get something fixed you had to pay them twice the price for a funny shaped drive. now those were the good old days.

chriswilks303

I've just been on the phone to India for half an hour and after 25 mins of speaking to a girl who was not going to give me a free printer I asked to speak to her manager...

I'M NOW GETTING A FREE PRINTER!!

You can say that you'll cancel your oder and they'll cave in... Christmas must be tight at Dell

matthias

well done mate

Brown_Hacker

If you already have your own operating system, you can sell the Windows XP Home that you get with this system on eBay. It'll be an OEM version, so under eBay regulations you will need to bundle a piece of hardware with it. They seem to go for around £40, but I'm hoping for a couple quid extra for the shiny network card and usb key i'll be throwing in with mine.

Before people start, the part on the XP booklet that says "for sale only with a Dell PC" applies to first hand/ retail sale of the product, a requirement which is fulfilled when you purchase the item from Dell. So long as you are perfectly clear in your listing exactly what it is you are selling (XP CD, COA & Getting Started manual) and state that it came bundled with your new dell but that it was surplus to requirements. Make sure that you sell it on unopened, and you might want to note in your listing that although brand new, it is technically a second hand item as you personally purchased it from dell.

You might want to chuck in the Microsoft Works that comes with the system as well for a few quid more out of your auction.

If you don't have any need of the free gift and plan on selling that ot too I would personally reccommend going for the Webcam as it's a relatively good one that you get and is worth about £20-£25 in ebay terms, probably more than you'd get for the rubbish printer.

All in all, sub-£100 PC anyone?

All well and good if they actually send you an OEM CD. I thinks it's more likely that you will just get a recovery disk. Can anyone who's received their's confirm?