Wow! My parents finally figured that we needed a new computer. Our 3 year old Gateway 733MHz is getting kinda old for games and such so they decided to get a new one! We'll be getting it VERY soon but we haven't ordered it yet. We're still looking.
It has to be less than $1,800, have a flat-panel monitor, 3 year warranty, and be from a reputable company. Those were the terms. Next, I had to give up a computer for unknown reasons. So under much sorrow, I decided to give up this IBM titanium laptop. Its not even mine, its the company's. But I get the current Gateway in my room which is even better than my laptop for development. I can even play some games on it. I loose the mobility, true, but sacrafices must be made.
So, I went looking and found this. What do you think about it? Its the top-of-the-line Dell model as of now (8250). I especially love all the free goodies!
BTW, the 9700 Pro costs $180 more so I think we'll be sticking with the TX model. The only difference I saw was that the processor is ~60Mhz slower. 10-20 FPS less from 300? Hahahaha! 180 bucks! Hahaha! The Pro runs at 324Mhz and the TX at 267Mhz.
And, we have Office 2000 so all that software down there, its really just sh!t.
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Dell Dimension 8250 Series
Pentium® 4 Processor at 2.53GHz with 533MHz system bus/ 512K L2 Cache
FREE UPGRADE! 512MB PC1066 RDRAM 2X256 modules
60GB Ultra ATA/100 7200RPM Hard Drive
Integrated Intel® PRO 10/100 Ethernet
56K Telephony Modem for Windows
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
3.5 in Floppy Drive
16 Max DVD-ROM Drive
FREE UPGRADE! New 4x DVD+RW/+R Drive w/CD-RW
SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 Digital Sound Card
Harman Kardon® HK-395 Speakers with Subwoofer (2.1)
New 17 in E171FPb Flat Panel Display (400:1 contrast ratio, 250cd brightness)
New 128mb DDR ATI Radeon™ 9700 TX Graphics Card with TV-Out and DVI
Dell® Quietkey® Keyboard
Dell® 2-button scroll mouse
WordPerfect® Productivity Pack with Quicken New User Edition
Dell SecurityCenter by McAfee, 90-day introductory offer
Dell Jukebox powered by MUSICMATCH
Dell Picture Studio,Image Expert Standard
3 Year Limited Warranty plus 3 Year At-Home Service
6 Months of America Online Membership Included
$150 OFF Special Offer
FREE Shipping and Handling
Price: $1,758.00