So what happens if we get the monitor, and it is defective? Will we
have to pay for the return shipping when doing the exchange?
Here is what I think we will order. Total comes out to about $740
including tax. Pretty good deal, right? Will confirm with my parents
tonight. Thanks to everyone who's helped with all my questions the
last few days.
Dell Inspiron 530
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E8200 (6MB L2 Cache,2.66GHz,1333FSB) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium edit
MONITOR 24 inch E248WFP Entry Widescreen Digital Flat Panel Monitor
edit
MEMORY 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs edit
HARD DRIVE 250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 16X DVD+/-RW Drive edit
VIDEO CARD Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 edit
SOUND Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio edit
KEYBOARD & MOUSE Dell USB Keyboard and Dell Optical USB Mouse edit
FLOPPY & MEDIA READER No Floppy Drive Included edit
MODEM No Modem Option edit
SPEAKERS No speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your
system) edit
ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE No Subscription (only 30-day protection) edit
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft Works 9.0 edit
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 1Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor, 24x7 Phone
Support edit
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP Included 3 GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Yr
edit
Mouse Mouse included with Keyboard purchase
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1
Network Interface Integrated 10/100 Ethernet
Labels Windows Vista™ Premium
PHOTO AND MUSIC SOFTWARE No Entertainment software pre-installed
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So what happens if we get the monitor, and it is defective? Will we
have to pay for the return shipping when doing the exchange?
<snip>
The monitor warranty will mirror the system warranty.
If it fails, Dell will send you a replacement with an airbill in the box.
Remove the replacement from the box, pack the failed monitor into the same
box, label it with the provided label and phone DHL to arrange a pick up
time.
>So what happens if we get the monitor, and it is defective? Will we
>have to pay for the return shipping when doing the exchange?
>
>Here is what I think we will order. Total comes out to about $740
>including tax. Pretty good deal, right? Will confirm with my parents
>tonight. Thanks to everyone who's helped with all my questions the
>last few days.
It looks like a great deal. Usually I would suggest looking at the
Dell outlet for a XPS 420 but you wouldn't get this kind of deal
including the 24" monitor.
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So what happens if we get the monitor, and it is defective? Will we
have to pay for the return shipping when doing the exchange?
Here is what I think we will order. Total comes out to about $740
including tax. Pretty good deal, right? Will confirm with my parents
tonight. Thanks to everyone who's helped with all my questions the
last few days.
Dell Inspiron 530
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E8200 (6MB L2 Cache,2.66GHz,1333FSB) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium edit
MONITOR 24 inch E248WFP Entry Widescreen Digital Flat Panel Monitor
edit
MEMORY 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs edit
HARD DRIVE 250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 16X DVD+/-RW Drive edit
VIDEO CARD Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 edit
SOUND Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio edit
KEYBOARD & MOUSE Dell USB Keyboard and Dell Optical USB Mouse edit
FLOPPY & MEDIA READER No Floppy Drive Included edit
MODEM No Modem Option edit
SPEAKERS No speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your
system) edit
ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE No Subscription (only 30-day protection) edit
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft Works 9.0 edit
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 1Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor, 24x7 Phone
Support edit
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP Included 3 GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Yr
edit
Mouse Mouse included with Keyboard purchase
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1
Network Interface Integrated 10/100 Ethernet
Labels Windows Vista™ Premium
PHOTO AND MUSIC SOFTWARE No Entertainment software pre-installed
You have chosen to not include a dedicated graphics card. Is this by
choice, or have you made a mistake? I would absolutely want at least a 128
MB card in that machine. I have basically the same unit, an Inspiron 530,
with nearly the same hardware you have chosen. But I got mine with a 128 MB
ATI graphics card. I certainly suggest a dedicated video card.
On Apr 30, 11:37 pm, "Kevin" <webm...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> You have chosen to not include a dedicated graphics card. Is this by
> choice, or have you made a mistake? I would absolutely want at least a 128
> MB card in that machine. I have basically the same unit, an Inspiron 530,
> with nearly the same hardware you have chosen. But I got mine with a 128 MB
> ATI graphics card. I certainly suggest a dedicated video card.
I posted another question asking that a couple days ago, and someone
said the Intel 3100 should be good enough. If we find that it's a bit
slow, I can always upgrade the video card, or we can just turn off
Aero.
> Are you also taking advantage of the current coupons offered? Seewww.couponmountain.comorwww.slickdeals.netfor coupons.
Yeah there was a coupon for $350 off any Inspiron 530 over $999. And
another coupon for free second day shipping. And I'm hoping that they
give us 5% cash back because I used the ShopDiscover link to Dell.com.
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> On Apr 30, 11:37 pm, "Kevin" <webm...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> You have chosen to not include a dedicated graphics card. Is this by
>> choice, or have you made a mistake? I would absolutely want at least a
>> 128
>> MB card in that machine. I have basically the same unit, an Inspiron
>> 530,
>> with nearly the same hardware you have chosen. But I got mine with a 128
>> MB
>> ATI graphics card. I certainly suggest a dedicated video card.
>
> I posted another question asking that a couple days ago, and someone
> said the Intel 3100 should be good enough. If we find that it's a bit
> slow, I can always upgrade the video card, or we can just turn off
> Aero.
>
<snip>
If the Intel 3100 isn't good enough, you might be stuck. Some of these
(Dell) notebooks ordered with integrated video have no expansion slot for a
dedicated graphics card.
I personally would try to bundle at least a 128mb 8400 card in with whatever
you order.
> If the Intel 3100 isn't good enough, you might be stuck. Some of these
> (Dell) notebooks ordered with integrated video have no expansion slot for a
> dedicated graphics card.
It's a desktop but I wouldn't go with integrated graphics with Vista.
Get a dedicated video card.
On Thu, 1 May 2008 00:50:42 -0500, "S.Lewis"
<Gossamer@interesting.com> wrote:
>
><void.no.spam.com@gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:8e951d50-0f33-4c86-8bc7-8ce95eecda6e@w7g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
>> On Apr 30, 11:37 pm, "Kevin" <webm...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> You have chosen to not include a dedicated graphics card. Is this by
>>> choice, or have you made a mistake? I would absolutely want at least a
>>> 128
>>> MB card in that machine. I have basically the same unit, an Inspiron
>>> 530,
>>> with nearly the same hardware you have chosen. But I got mine with a 128
>>> MB
>>> ATI graphics card. I certainly suggest a dedicated video card.
>>
>> I posted another question asking that a couple days ago, and someone
>> said the Intel 3100 should be good enough. If we find that it's a bit
>> slow, I can always upgrade the video card, or we can just turn off
>> Aero.
>>
>
><snip>
>
>
>If the Intel 3100 isn't good enough, you might be stuck. Some of these
>(Dell) notebooks ordered with integrated video have no expansion slot for a
>dedicated graphics card.
>
>I personally would try to bundle at least a 128mb 8400 card in with whatever
>you order.
Integrated video has been just fine for my Vista notebook. I can even
acceptably use it with a 24" monitor at full resolution while watching
video, with no problems. Integrated video on a laptop uses less
battery power.
I'm a little confused -- Stew mentions a notebook but I thought you
were getting a desktop computer. If you're getting a desktop then by
all means consider a dedicated video card. Why? Because they
generally don't cost that much and it would be nice to have if you do
any really video-intensive things with it like computer gaming.
On May 1, 10:51*am, Bob Levine <f...@fake.com.invalid> wrote:
> S.Lewis wrote:
> > If the Intel 3100 isn't good enough, you might be stuck. *Some of these
> > (Dell) notebooks ordered with integrated video have no expansion slot for a
> > dedicated graphics card.
>
> It's a desktop but I wouldn't go with integrated graphics with Vista.
> Get a dedicated video card.
Yes, it's a desktop, so I hope I can add a video card later?
I plan on adding a Blu-Ray DVD-ROM drive to the computer, and I just
found out that the integrated graphics definitely won't cut it for
playing Blu-Ray DVDs. So I definitely need to upgrade the computer to
a video card.
Hey!
Just bought a similar machine 530 core 2 quad cpu 3 gigs and 24
monitor. Was only ok with intel graphics but but great with the 8800gt
i dumped in it. Shop around for the graphics card. There are GREAT
deals to be found.
ZaXXoN
On Thu, 1 May 2008 10:25:38 -0700 (PDT), "void.no.spam.com@gmail.com"
<void.no.spam.com@gmail.com> wrote:
>On May 1, 10:51*am, Bob Levine <f...@fake.com.invalid> wrote:
>> S.Lewis wrote:
>> > If the Intel 3100 isn't good enough, you might be stuck. *Some of these
>> > (Dell) notebooks ordered with integrated video have no expansion slot for a
>> > dedicated graphics card.
>>
>> It's a desktop but I wouldn't go with integrated graphics with Vista.
>> Get a dedicated video card.
>
>Yes, it's a desktop, so I hope I can add a video card later?
>
>I plan on adding a Blu-Ray DVD-ROM drive to the computer, and I just
>found out that the integrated graphics definitely won't cut it for
>playing Blu-Ray DVDs. So I definitely need to upgrade the computer to
>a video card.
Almost ready to order, I think 
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