Should I Buy This Pc Please Help

[thebandit2005]

hi i have the chance to buy this pc brand new can anyone tell me if it is any good and how much better it would be than my athlon xp2000 pc thanks..here is the specs.

Intel® Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
Dell E773 17" (15.9 VIS) CRT Monitor
256 of dual channel DDR system memory for improved productivity when running power-hungry applications
40GB 7200RPM hard drive
Integrated Intel® Extreme Graphics 2
Integrated Intel® 10/100 Pro network adapter
Dell's award-winning service and support available by phone or online to give you answers and help ensure you get the most out of your system


Processor & Chipset


Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology (3.0 GHz, 1 MB L2 cache and 800MHz FSB and Intel® 865GV chipset)


Operating Systems



Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition



Memory



256MB shared DDR RAM upgradeable to 2048 MB DDR RAM


Dual Channel DDR RAM at 400


2 DIMM sockets

Drive Bays

External: Two 5.25" and one 3.5" (for optional floppy drive)

Internal: One 3.5-inch

I/O Ports and Connectors

6 USB 2.0 ports (2 front, 4 rear)

1 serial port

1 parallel port with ECP

2 PS/2 ports

1 RJ45 port

Slots

3 PCI slots

Chassis

Microtower with access latch for easy accessibility.

Dimensions: 184mm (width) x 368mm (height) x 426mm (depth)

Weight: From 10.4 kg

Power

Dell 250 watt power supply

Input Voltage: 100 to 120V at 60 Hz; or 200 to 240 V at 50 Hz

Output Wattage: 145W maximum continuous

Output Voltage: 3.3V, 5V, and 12V

Heat Dissipation: 682 BTU/hour (fully loaded computer without monitor)

Power Management: ACPI 1.0 hard disk spin down and monitor control

Backup Battery: 3.0 V CR2032 lithium magnesium oxide coin cell

[i an not a nerd]

This is just my opinion, but I find that Dell computers (not the laptops) are very poor systems. And that "award winning service" has failed me and friends numerous times.

[hockey man]

I have problem with my dell and the service isn't the best, but luckly I have everyone here for help!

About the pc itself, 3 gig p4 xp and 256 mem is not a happy mix. You want at lest a half gig of ram.
The power supply is small--so you can't put to much more in it.
Only intergrated graphics and no pcie or agp. This is o.k. if you only want to surf the web.- it won't work well for games.
only two expandable ram slots, tht could hamper upgrading.

Overall: if the system is under $400 and you only want to surf, then it will work. If you want to have more options and you want a dell go with a refurbished 4700 with 512 ram. It has better specs. and costs around $600.

Hope this helps, hockeyman

[Budfred]

Welcome to PCGuide...

Specs without a price makes it hard to give you any advice... If this is $100, it is a great deal... If it is $1000, it is a ripoff... How much are they asking for it??

[classicsoftware]

This is a typical Dell POS.

145 watt Power supply is not powerfull enough in todays world.

You need 512 MB of RAM for XP to run properly.

You don't mention a CD-ROM or CD-RW.

I also think XP pro is better than home.

And finally, how long do you have the Award Winning service and support for, 90 days or 1 year.

[thebandit2005]

hi it would costs me £280 ( $534 in usa dollors)

it only has a cd rom with it.

i have been offered another pc tho with a 400 power supply. a sempron 64bit 2600 cpu, asus nforce motherboard, dvd drive,512 ddr 400 ,64bit graphics card and 160gb hard drive with a 8 cache or something

[PrntRhd]

i have been offered another pc tho with a 400 power supply. a sempron 64bit 2600 cpu, asus nforce motherboard, dvd drive,512 ddr 400 ,64bit graphics card and 160gb hard drive with a 8 cache or something
Now that PC rocks!
:)

[Budfred]

What is the price on the Sempron... It sounds like a good computer depending on the price.... The Dell certainly is more than I would pay for it...