Which Dellk PC? Where is the Dell Refurb Store?

Hi. I just logged onto the Dell website to buy a PC for a friend and I'm a
little overwhelmed. I looking for a PC w/ XP Pro, that'll be used primarily
for Word processing, email, email, web browsing and capable of running
VISTA Home premium sometime in the future. Rock bottom price is not the top
priority. All suggestions are welcome.
What is the link to the CDell refurb sale store?

Thanks,

Tom

Hi!

> Hi. I just logged onto the Dell website to buy a PC for a friend and I'm a
> little overwhelmed. I looking for a PC w/ XP Pro, that'll be used
primarily
> for Word processing, email, email, web browsing and capable of running
> VISTA Home premium sometime in the future. Rock bottom price is not the
top
> priority. All suggestions are welcome.

I think you'd like something from the OptiPlex line. They are solid
business-class machines and priced right. Getting XP (just checked) is not a
problem.

If I were buying a computer now, I'd seriously consider the OptiPlex 740.
(But I'm partial to AMD anyway. If you're not, the 330 or 755 are worth a
look.)

William

I bought one from here 6 months ago http://sterlingxs.co.uk/index.html
as far as I know a lot of them are surplus order from Dell
they are boxed bran new and have 3 years Dell warrantee
and you can actually phone them up if you want
which makes a pleasant change :-)
I'm very pleased with mine.
Have a look and compare prices with Dell site.

"journey" <> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:20:14 GMT, "Tom" <> wrote:
>
>>Hi. I just logged onto the Dell website to buy a PC for a friend and I'm a
>>little overwhelmed. I looking for a PC w/ XP Pro, that'll be used
>>primarily
>>for Word processing, email, email, web browsing and capable of running
>>VISTA Home premium sometime in the future. Rock bottom price is not the
>>top
>>priority. All suggestions are welcome.
>>What is the link to the CDell refurb sale store?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Tom
>
> The first question would be whether your friend would be served best
> with a laptop computer or desktop computer. If I had to choose only
> one, I would go with a laptop. If you hook your laptop up to a
> monitor, mouse, and keyboard, performance-wise I wouldn't be able to
> tell a difference. A desktop would be a better choice if your friend
> is into PC gaming.
>
> DESKTOP
>
> I bought a XPS 410 desktop from the outlet just over a year ago, and I
> like it a lot. The newer model should be similar. There is room in
> the case to put 4 hard drives and installing them was fairly easy.
> It's a quality system that I expect to last a few more years.
>
> I don't know if you can get it with XP preinstalled on a 420. You
> might be able to downgrade to XP.
>
> LAPTOP
>
> My knowledge of Dell laptops is becoming obsolete. I think all of the
> laptops are fairly well built.
>
> Latitudes:
> I especially like the Latitudes (small business section). I
> personally loved a Latitude D520 that I had for a while (until I
> switched to ThinkPad notebooks). Someone in this group recommended
> the Latitude D830 and said it's better than the D530 -- one difference
> (I think) is that the D830 has a 3 year warranty included in the
> price. The D530 has a standard aspect display which I like better
> than widescreen. One nice thing about the Latitudes is that some or
> all of them have a modular bay battery option. The Latitudes are
> built well with a magnesium roll cage and very sturdy display hinges.
>
> Inspirons:
> I have had a few Inspirons and the build quality didn't seem to be as
> good, but they are still great laptops and you might have more options
> over a Latitude, such as a glossy screen.

"William R. Walsh"
< m>
wrote:

>If I were buying a computer now, I'd seriously consider the OptiPlex 740.
>(But I'm partial to AMD anyway. If you're not, the 330 or 755 are worth a
>look.)

Of all the Optiplexes above...which model is more
energy effecient? More "green"?

is it the 740 series?

"journey" <> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:20:14 GMT, "Tom" <> wrote:

>
> The first question would be whether your friend would be served best
> with a laptop computer or desktop computer. If I had to choose only
> one, I would go with a laptop. If you hook your laptop up to a
> monitor, mouse, and keyboard, performance-wise I wouldn't be able to
> tell a difference. A desktop would be a better choice if your friend
> is into PC gaming.
>
> DESKTOP
>
> I bought a XPS 410 desktop from the outlet just over a year ago, and I
> like it a lot. The newer model should be similar. There is room in
> the case to put 4 hard drives and installing them was fairly easy.
> It's a quality system that I expect to last a few more years.
>
> I don't know if you can get it with XP preinstalled on a 420. You
> might be able to downgrade to XP.
>
> LAPTOP
>
> My knowledge of Dell laptops is becoming obsolete. I think all of the
> laptops are fairly well built.
>
> Latitudes:
> I especially like the Latitudes (small business section). I
> personally loved a Latitude D520 that I had for a while (until I
> switched to ThinkPad notebooks). Someone in this group recommended
> the Latitude D830 and said it's better than the D530 -- one difference
> (I think) is that the D830 has a 3 year warranty included in the
> price. The D530 has a standard aspect display which I like better
> than widescreen. One nice thing about the Latitudes is that some or
> all of them have a modular bay battery option. The Latitudes are
> built well with a magnesium roll cage and very sturdy display hinges.
>
> Inspirons:
> I have had a few Inspirons and the build quality didn't seem to be as
> good, but they are still great laptops and you might have more options
> over a Latitude, such as a glossy screen.

Good points but she is a new user and i don't think she wants to go the
expense of a lap[top w/ monitor, etc.
I'll ask her.

Tom

"Tom" <> wrote in message
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> Hi. I just logged onto the Dell website to buy a PC for a friend and I'm a
> little overwhelmed. I looking for a PC w/ XP Pro, that'll be used
> primarily for Word processing, email, email, web browsing and capable of
> running VISTA Home premium sometime in the future. Rock bottom price is
> not the top priority. All suggestions are welcome.
> What is the link to the CDell refurb sale store?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom

here's couple optiPlexes. Also, she wants a 22" monitor.

Certified Refurbished
View Details
09DV0H96
Select
$729.00
OptiPlex 745

Intel Core 2 Duo - 2660

Genuine Windows XP Pro

80 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)

2000 RAM

DVD-ROM;DVD/RW

256MB ATI Radeon X1300PRO, Dual Monitor DVI or VGA (TV-out), FH
************************************************** ***********************
Certified Refurbished
View Details
ZRAPTM1V
Select
$509.00
OptiPlex 745

Pentium D - 3400

Genuine Windows XP Pro

160 GB SATA II Hard Drive (7200RPM)

1000 ram

DVD/RW
************************************************** **************************

Ron Hardin wrote:
> William R. Walsh wrote:
>> Getting XP (just checked) is not a
>> problem.
>
> Today (June 18) is the last day for XP Home, according to something I read last
> night.
>
> Meaning in my case I order no computers starting today.

Let's wait and see how this little drama unfolds.

"journey" <> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:06:19 GMT, "Tom" <> wrote:
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>>"Tom" <> wrote in message
>>news:ipZ5k.79866$MF3.56352@trnddc06...
>>> Hi. I just logged onto the Dell website to buy a PC for a friend and I'm
>>> a
>>> little overwhelmed. I looking for a PC w/ XP Pro, that'll be used
>>> primarily for Word processing, email, email, web browsing and capable
>>> of
>>> running VISTA Home premium sometime in the future. Rock bottom price is
>>> not the top priority. All suggestions are welcome.
>>> What is the link to the CDell refurb sale store?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Tom
>>
>>here's couple optiPlexes. Also, she wants a 22" monitor.
>>
>>Certified Refurbished
>> View Details
>>09DV0H96
>> Select
>> $729.00
>>OptiPlex 745
>>
>>Intel Core 2 Duo - 2660
>>
>>Genuine Windows XP Pro
>>
>>80 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
>>
>>2000 RAM
>>
>>DVD-ROM;DVD/RW
>>
>>256MB ATI Radeon X1300PRO, Dual Monitor DVI or VGA (TV-out), FH
>
> Here's an example of an XPS 420 from the outlet... it doesn't have XP
> Pro on it, but Vista Home Premium might be OK; I run Vista and don't
> have many problems:
>
> XPS 420
> (System Identifier: FLVKJRD1)
>
> * XPS 420 Mini-Tower: Intel Core 2 Quad-Core Q6600 (8MB L2
> cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB)
> * Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
>
> System Price : $709.00
>
> Operating System
> Genuine Windows Vista Home PremiumMemory
> 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz (4 DIMMs)Hard Disk Drive
> 500 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)Video
> 256MB Radeon ATI HD 2600 XTScratch & Dent
> Scratch & DentBase
> XPS 420 Mini-Tower: Intel Core 2 Quad-Core Q6600 (8MB L2
> cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB)Media Bay
> 16X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capabilitySoftware Upgrade
> Microsoft Works 8.5 with MS Office Trial Version SoftwareHardware
> Upgrade
> 19 in 1 Media Reader with Bluetooth
> USB Keyboard
> USB 2 Button Mouse
> No Modem

This is very good but it needs to have XP Pro and not VISTA

"Christoper Muto" <> wrote in message
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> "Tom" <> wrote in message
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>>
>> "Tom" <> wrote in message
>> news:ipZ5k.79866$MF3.56352@trnddc06...
>>> Hi. I just logged onto the Dell website to buy a PC for a friend and I'm
>>> a little overwhelmed. I looking for a PC w/ XP Pro, that'll be used
>>> primarily for Word processing, email, email, web browsing and capable
>>> of running VISTA Home premium sometime in the future. Rock bottom price
>>> is not the top priority. All suggestions are welcome.
>>> What is the link to the CDell refurb sale store?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Tom
>>
>> here's couple optiPlexes. Also, she wants a 22" monitor.
>>
>> Certified Refurbished
>> View Details
>> 09DV0H96
>> Select
>> $729.00
>> OptiPlex 745
>>
>> Intel Core 2 Duo - 2660
>>
>> Genuine Windows XP Pro
>>
>> 80 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
>>
>> 2000 RAM
>>
>> DVD-ROM;DVD/RW
>>
>> 256MB ATI Radeon X1300PRO, Dual Monitor DVI or VGA (TV-out), FH
>> ************************************************** ***********************
>> Certified Refurbished
>> View Details
>> ZRAPTM1V
>> Select
>> $509.00
>> OptiPlex 745
>>
>> Pentium D - 3400
>>
>> Genuine Windows XP Pro
>>
>> 160 GB SATA II Hard Drive (7200RPM)
>>
>> 1000 ram
>>
>> DVD/RW
>> ************************************************** **************************
>
> i hear lots of people here speak highly of the dell outlet but i think it
> is crap. i never have found a value there and i always see that you have
> to compromise and accept the configuration they have rather than what you
> actually want. plus it was recently pointed out that all the lcds at the
> outlook come with only a 90 day warranty. if you follow the like i
> provided above and select the optiplex 745 system that starts out at $679,
> add a 250gb hard disk , 2gb ram, 256mb video, dvdrw, 22" lcd it comes to
> $918 and that includes a 3 year warranty on the machine and the warranty.
> compare that $918 to your $729 outlet store example that does not have a
> monitor and you know which is the better value. and with the 'new'
> machine you can upgrade to any processor you like.

What can you come up wityh that has XP and not VISTA?

>
>

"journey" <> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:57:03 GMT, "Tom" <> wrote:
>
>>Good points but she is a new user and i don't think she wants to go the
>>expense of a lap[top w/ monitor, etc.
>>I'll ask her.
>>
>>Tom
>
> OK that narrows it down more. I am not familiar with the Optiplex
> line that some people are recommending, or the Vostro.
>
> I like the XPS 420, and recommend checking the prices at the outlet
> but there aren't any XP ones there. Some nicely configured desktops
> though at a resonable price.
>
> Otherwise my knowledge of Dells has become too obsolete to help you
> further. I don't know much about the new Vostros or Inspiron
> desktops. If you find something you like though, check the outlet
> prices.

Does it have XP and not VISTA?