May be a dupe, cheapish dells, good specs

Legacy_user

Hi peeps,

May be of interest to some people, rather good offer from Dell for £244 ex vAT and delivery (£49 for everything). I think they screwed up a little, because you can knock the service down to 90 day CAR and get a good machine for a goodish price, esp if your a business (no vat for you )

If it tells you your config choice is invalid, ignore it

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/to...1&l=en&s=bsd

Select the 3100 not the 3100c, and add the pentium4 option for £15 !!!!!

knock down support to CAR

Now if you want, also increase the 15" tft to a 19tft for only £40






Dimension 3100 (D10311) Qty 1
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 531 with HT technology (3.00GHz, 800MHz, 1MB cache), Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition (Does not include Operating System Re-installation CD) Unit Price Excl. VAT £244.00
Catalog Number: 202 D10311
Module Description Show Details
Base Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 531 with HT technology (3.00GHz, 800MHz, 1MB cache)
Microsoft Operating System Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition (Does not include Operating System Re-installation CD)
Memory 512MB Dual Channel DDR2 533MHz [2x256] Memory
Keyboard Dell™ Black Entry Quietkey USB Keyboard - UK/Ire (QWERTY)
Monitor Dell™ 15" Value Flat Panel (E156FP)
Video Card Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 900
Hard Drive 160GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurst™ cache
Floppy Drives No Floppy Drive
Mouse Dell USB 2 Button Wheel Mouse - Black
Modem No Modem
CD/DVD Drives 48x/32x/48x/16x CDRW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive
Sound Cards Integrated 2.0 Channel High Definition Audio
Speakers No Speakers
Shipping Documents System Documentation with English Power Cord
Gedis Bundle Reference List D10311 Dimension 3100
Microsoft Application Software Microsoft® Works 8 - English
Standard Warranty Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only
Cover It with Dell Support Services Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only
AntiVirus & Security Software No Security/Anti-Virus Protection
Digital Photography No Photo Organising & Sharing Software/No Photo Editing Software
Order Information Dimension Order - UK
Dell System Media Kit No Resource CD
SecureData Software No Secure Data Software
Adobe Reader Adobe Reader 7.0.8 - English
Promotions Hidden Option Class Reporting -256MB RAM FREE - Double Memory Promo
Dell Internet Order Dell Internet Order.
Network assistant 90 days trial of Network Assistant included
TOTAL Excl. VAT:£244.00

nelliebag

Do you think this would be adequate for a year 10 pupil?

System

In my opinion, and it is only that, as a network administrator, its MORE than sufficient, hell, my main workhorse machine is the same spec give or take and it rocks. Its a good buy

It should last a good long while !

everythingblogcast

I second that. It will do the year 10 pupil for 3 years.

nelliebag

Thanks - computers are the wrong side of the brain for me.

jonny5_3

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doozeruk

nelliebag wrote:

Do you think this would be adequate for a year 10 pupil?

If he wants to play games on it dont even bother

System

Try this link: http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/specialitems/dt_category_landing_page?c=uk&cs=ukbsdt1&l=en&s=bsd

Tharweb

Only a fiver for the reinstallation CD. Worth it for the piece of mind?

noff

The computer looks really cheap £164 with the pentium 4 added at £15. however the £50 delivery does put me off a bit. Also I have wireless broadband in my house so what modem option do I need to choose to be able to connect automatically without having to buy additional hardware.

Tharweb

noff wrote:

The computer looks really cheap £164 with the pentium 4 added at £15. however the £50 delivery does put me off a bit. Also I have wireless broadband in my house so what modem option do I need to choose to be able to connect automatically without having to buy additional hardware.

It looks like you're going for the 3100c rather than the 3100. If you're happy to buy the system at that price and won't be considering upgrading it yourself in the future that's fine, but the compact case may be a problem if you want to upgrade. Worth pointing out I think.

The modem option is only for dial-up connections. You'd probably be better off buying your own wireless card whether it be PCI (internal, you'd have to open the case) or external USB dongle.

HTH