Dell Desktops from £129.99 - Quick!! [CLOSED]

ethelhead

For people still waiting there is a freephone number 0800 30 90 80, but I've just been told that the Warehouse is closed until Tuesday, so there'll be no further info til next week.

georgiac

I was lucky and got the 329 version. Am I being particulrly stoopid? Should there be a restore disc or XP disc or do you need to create one , and if so how??

josey1964

georgiac wrote:

I was lucky and got the 329 version. Am I being particulrly stoopid? Should there be a restore disc or XP disc or do you need to create one , and if so how??

You need to create one, follow the instructions when you start up your PC and insert a blank CD when required.

withabix

Seem to be some discounted Dells here:

http://www.itcsales.co.uk/acatalog/Dimension_5150_5100_and_5000.html

ethelhead

with £60 delivery charge!

withabix

Didn't spot that bit!

I'm not in the market anyway, after ebay buying a brand new Sempron 3100+ system with 250GB HD/DVDRW/512/256 Radeon and wireless mouse/keyboard for £120 delivered <G>

custard80

Did everyone get theirs?
Ive been using it for a week now and it is very good, Very quiet and so much faster than my previous 800 duron!
It seems to also handle mutli tasking well, left it downloading a file, running a virus check and playing unreal 2004 without a glitch.
The inside is very restrictive though, with short leads, lack of power sockets, no parallel or serial ports. Tried to add another sata drive but need to buy a long cable due to there not being one and the location of the drive.

Still on the look out for a graphics card. Torn between 7900gt or 7600gt. Cant decide wether to fork out a bit more for the 7900gt and then thats it or spend less and upgrade again later.
Anyone upgraded yet?

catanna4u

Still waiting for Bt shop to get back to me. i orderd on the 20th may when it was just posted on the forums, and in stock! they rang me last week and said there was a problem with the pc's and offered me an alternative HP machine. aparently this was supposed to turn up yesterday. and it diddnt. i have phoned them three times and get the "i'm sorry we will call you back when we know whats going on in the warehouse blah blah" speach. I'm VERY fed up with these people!

They said they will call me today, so i will let you know what happens.

xxMandyxx

i ordered a £229 mid rang dimension 5100 on saturday 20th and im still waiting, ive emailed about a refund of the delivery cost as ive been waiting so long and am waiting for the referrals team to get back to me but i wont hold my breath because they never get back to you!

I called again yesterday and they said they were sending it out so i should FINALLY get it today... im so fed up of this but dont want to cancel as it seems a good buy

littlemissfrugal

BT shop have finally contacted me to say that the 5100 is out of stock and they are happy to offer an alternative of the 3100 which is conincidentally the one they sent me in error they haven't said at what price though i believe is was substantially cheaper than the 5100 anyway they listed the specs for comparison can anyone advise me if it is good deal

5100 3100
intel pent 4 3.0GHz intel celeron D 346 3.06GHz
512mb 512mb
160GB 160GB
128MB graphics card integrated intel extreme graphics
DVDRW DVD Writer R/RW DL 16x max

V.92 56k Dell v92 Data/Fax modem
XP home XP Home
MS works 7 MS Worksuite 2005
6 x USB 2.0 serial port
onboard Sound

it is more than i have at the moment and if i get it for £149.00 (Ithink thats how much it was) is it still a good deal or would i be better buying direct from Dell. Please bear in mind that I don't know what half these terms mean being a computor numpty but any advice would be much appreciated