Dell 3100 2.6GHz Celeron, 15"TFT - £249 incl printer (merged)

biglugs

Dell has another "weekend special" - code NPUK5-D03315. Don't think it's been posted yet, but if it has please feel free to flame me.

This is a Dimension 3100 for JUST £249 including delivery. Full spec is:

• Intel Celeron 2.66GHz
• Windows XP Home
• 1 Year Collect and Return warranty
• 80GB Hard Disk
• 256MB Memory
• 48X/32X DVD/CDRW Combo Drive
• 15" E156FP flat panel monitor
• Integrated graphics
• 2.0 soundcard (using up one of the PCI slots)
• Dell WIRELESS keyboard and mouse
• Dell E725 colour printer
• No speakers
• No modem
• No printer cable (sneaky)

Even I have to admit that this is a pretty impressive offer. As a machine for first time buyers this is great - it's quiet (especially without speakers it will be!) the screen is a TFT so takes up little desk space, it comes with wireless keyboard and mouse. Perfect as a second machine for your kids bedrooms.
Upgrade path is limited but you could easily double the memory for about £20, add some decent speakers for about £15, add a PCI video card for about £40 when PCWorld have them on offer, and you've got a cracking little machine.

Poppycat

Direct link

http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?cs=ukdhs1&kc=NPUK5&oc=D03315&x=15&y=6

escapee

Ordered one of these earlier and £5 cashback with rpoints too, dell offers just get better and better!!

biglugs

Get 4.5% on the pre-VAT price through Quidco, making this machine cost just £239.

Browntoa

review of it here

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/buyer-reviews/83738/dell-dimension-3100.html

Upgrading simply isn't an option when it comes to the system's Intel-integrated graphics. Scoring a woeful 4.5 frames a second in our Doom 3 test, the graphics just can't cope with the latest games - and because the proprietary Dell motherboard has no AGP or PCI-Express 16x slot for a graphics card, you can't replace the graphics card with anything better. For a system designed for home entertainment, this is a serious flaw. In fact, limited upgrade potential is an issue throughout this system. Only one PCI-Express slot is free for internal add-in cards, while outside, only four USB 2 ports are provided to plug in external devices and there's no FireWire.

Poppycat

You can update the graphic with a pci card and whilst it isnt cutting edge my youngest plays the sims 2 on it fine. I accept on a similar system cpu, ram, agp card *similar crad) it would run better.

I do wish they would put even a agp slot or better a pci-e

Browntoa

not running down the deal

just wanted to make people aware while they consider the offer

Poppycat

I no Browntea it has limited upgradeability particularly on gaming front. Still a very good deal just as long as you no where you stand.

Both my daughters have similar processors one is home built and it is faster than the dell even with a almost 4 year old Nvidia 4200 grx card.

Roger_Rampant

the graphics just can't cope with the latest games

In all fairness you wouldn't be likely to buy something as cheap as this if you were heavily into cutting-edge PC games

welshblob

Hi People,
Not dissing this deal as everyone has their budgets and requirements but there is still this one going too on the same model but with better specs which are worth the £80 extra (£329 inc vat and del) .....

http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?cs=ukdhs1&kc=npuk5&oc=d03315a&x=4&y=8&fb=1&c=uk&l=en

Link : From tightrs in org Dell 19" deal posting this week

Intel® Celeron® D Processor 346 (3.06GHz, 533FSB, 256k cache)
Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
1-Year Collect and Return service
512MB Dual Channel DDR 400MHz (2X256MB DIMM)
80GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive
16 X DVD +/- RW + DVD 5.1 Power Software + Sonic Software for DVD/RW+R
Dell E176FP 17" Midnight Grey (TCO99) Flat Panel Monitor
Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 900
Dell A215 speakers
Integrated 2.0 Channel High Definition Audio
Dell v92 Data/Fax modem
Free Upgrade to Dell Wireless Keyboard and Optical Mouse

Basically the upgrades from the cheapest PC shop would cost you more than £80 !!! Btw the Dimension 3100 has 2 x PCI slots and 1 x PCI-e (think is this a x1 slot) although with this offer one of the PCI slots would be used by the modem. Note this doesn't include a printer, not knocking the £249 deal, but the Dell printers cost a lot for original cartridges if you have problems refilling.

As OP said feel free to flame ;-)

Cheers
Rob

Doublespresso

its an entry level PC but excellent value at £249 delivered!

celeron d
256 ram
80gb
cd-rw/dvd
free 15" flat monitor upgrade
free wireless keyboard and mouse upgrade
free printer
1 yr collect and return service!

E Value 1- D03315

good for surfing and general office work