XPS Gen 3

I went to purchase the XPS 410 and the deal fell through. I can tell
the gory details, but it was a disappointment.

I have a line on an XPS Gen 3 for about $300.00 without a 19" flat
screen and about $400.00 with the screen.

Is this computer worth it? I want to keep the next one for a while.
Thanks,
Wally

"WaIIy" <WaIIy@(nft).invalid> wrote in message
news:r51do3td7v9crv28ei3mhad1rtriuidjv3@4ax.com...
>
> I went to purchase the XPS 410 and the deal fell through. I can tell
> the gory details, but it was a disappointment.
>
> I have a line on an XPS Gen 3 for about $300.00 without a 19" flat
> screen and about $400.00 with the screen.
>
> Is this computer worth it? I want to keep the next one for a while.
> Thanks,
> Wally



Need to see the specs on the system, but my initial response is that $300 is
fair to good. If you have the specs, cut and paste'em.

There are some XPS Gen/6XX/7XX owners here who can also add to the thread.

On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:18:09 -0600, "S.Lewis" <NVRambo@techie.com>
wrote:

>
>"WaIIy" <WaIIy@(nft).invalid> wrote in message
>news:r51do3td7v9crv28ei3mhad1rtriuidjv3@4ax.com.. .
>>
>> I went to purchase the XPS 410 and the deal fell through. I can tell
>> the gory details, but it was a disappointment.
>>
>> I have a line on an XPS Gen 3 for about $300.00 without a 19" flat
>> screen and about $400.00 with the screen.
>>
>> Is this computer worth it? I want to keep the next one for a while.
>> Thanks,
>> Wally
>
>
>
>Need to see the specs on the system, but my initial response is that $300 is
>fair to good. If you have the specs, cut and paste'em.
>
>There are some XPS Gen/6XX/7XX owners here who can also add to the thread.
>

Here ya go, thanks. He called it a Gen 3, also it has one gig of memory
and he will throw in two more gigs gor $50.00.


System Type: XPS/Dimension XPS Gen 2
Ship Date: 1/28/2004
Dell IBU: Americas
Quantity Parts # Part Description
1 5120P CORD..., POWER..., 125V, 6FT, SPT2, UNSHIELDED...
0 702EX INFORMATION..., PREPARATION MATERIAL..., DEVIATION...,
PRECISION WORKSTATION..., INCREASE..., #1
1 G0101 PROCESSOR..., 80532, 3.0G, 512, 800FSB, SOCKET N...
1 U2424 CARD (CIRCUIT)..., PLANAR (MOTHERBOARD)...,
DIMENSION..., XPS-G2
1 7N242 KEYBOARD..., 104, UNITED STATES..., SILITEK..., LOW
COST..., MIDNIGHT GRAY...
1 W1668 KIT..., MOUSE..., PERSONAL SYSTEM 2..., 2BTN, WHEEL...,
LOGITECH...
2 J0201 DUAL IN-LINE MEMORY MODULE..., 256, 400M, 32X64, 8K, 184
1 P1554 CARD (CIRCUIT)..., MULTI-MEDIA..., AUDIO..., 1394,
SB0353
1 9Y452 CARD (CIRCUIT)..., GRAPHICS..., 128MB, NV34,
DIMENSION...
1 5U692 FLOPPY DRIVE..., 1.44M, 3.5" FORM FACTOR..., 3MD, NO
BEZEL..., SAMSUNG..., CHASSIS 2001...
1 X0375 HARD DRIVE..., 80G, I, 7.2K, 60G/P, HIT-VAN2
1 J1894 KIT..., SOFTWARE..., WP-PRDCT-STE11, ENGLAND/ENGLISH...
1 N2999 KIT..., SOFTWARE..., MNY-2K4, STANDARD..., ORIGINAL
EQUIPMENT MFGR...., ENGLAND/ENGLISH...
1 P2643 KIT..., SOFTWARE..., MSENC-2K4, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT
MFGR...., ENGLAND/ENGLISH...
1 R2553 KIT..., SOFTWARE..., OVERPACK..., WXPHSP1A, COMPACT
DISKETTE W/DOCUMENTATION..., ENGLAND/ENGLISH...
1 M4838 KIT..., SOFTWARE..., ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MFGR....,
TURBOTAX..., 2K3
1 5W540 DISPLAY..., FLAT PANEL DISPLAY..., 17, DUAL..., E171FPB,
MIDNIGHT GRAY..., DELL AMERICAS ORGANIZATION...
1 M1198 COMPACT DISK READ WRITE..., 48X32, IDE (INTEGRATED DRIVE
ELECTRONICS) ..., 5.25" FORM FACTOR..., SAMSUNG..., CHASSIS 2001...

"WaIIy" <WaIIy@(nft).invalid> wrote in message
news:accdo3t6gjckhvbt7n5ga2krtlphqc129l@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:18:09 -0600, "S.Lewis" <NVRambo@techie.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"WaIIy" <WaIIy@(nft).invalid> wrote in message
>>news:r51do3td7v9crv28ei3mhad1rtriuidjv3@4ax.com. ..
>>>
>>> I went to purchase the XPS 410 and the deal fell through. I can tell
>>> the gory details, but it was a disappointment.
>>>
>>> I have a line on an XPS Gen 3 for about $300.00 without a 19" flat
>>> screen and about $400.00 with the screen.
>>>
>>> Is this computer worth it? I want to keep the next one for a while.
>>> Thanks,
>>> Wally
>>
>>
>>
>>Need to see the specs on the system, but my initial response is that $300
>>is
>>fair to good. If you have the specs, cut and paste'em.
>>
>>There are some XPS Gen/6XX/7XX owners here who can also add to the thread.
>>
>
> Here ya go, thanks. He called it a Gen 3, also it has one gig of memory
> and he will throw in two more gigs gor $50.00.
>
>
> System Type: XPS/Dimension XPS Gen 2
> Ship Date: 1/28/2004
> Dell IBU: Americas
> Quantity Parts # Part Description
> 1 5120P CORD..., POWER..., 125V, 6FT, SPT2, UNSHIELDED...
> 0 702EX INFORMATION..., PREPARATION MATERIAL..., DEVIATION...,
> PRECISION WORKSTATION..., INCREASE..., #1
> 1 G0101 PROCESSOR..., 80532, 3.0G, 512, 800FSB, SOCKET N...
> 1 U2424 CARD (CIRCUIT)..., PLANAR (MOTHERBOARD)...,
> DIMENSION..., XPS-G2
> 1 7N242 KEYBOARD..., 104, UNITED STATES..., SILITEK..., LOW
> COST..., MIDNIGHT GRAY...
> 1 W1668 KIT..., MOUSE..., PERSONAL SYSTEM 2..., 2BTN, WHEEL...,
> LOGITECH...
> 2 J0201 DUAL IN-LINE MEMORY MODULE..., 256, 400M, 32X64, 8K, 184
> 1 P1554 CARD (CIRCUIT)..., MULTI-MEDIA..., AUDIO..., 1394,
> SB0353
> 1 9Y452 CARD (CIRCUIT)..., GRAPHICS..., 128MB, NV34,
> DIMENSION...
> 1 5U692 FLOPPY DRIVE..., 1.44M, 3.5" FORM FACTOR..., 3MD, NO
> BEZEL..., SAMSUNG..., CHASSIS 2001...
> 1 X0375 HARD DRIVE..., 80G, I, 7.2K, 60G/P, HIT-VAN2
> 1 J1894 KIT..., SOFTWARE..., WP-PRDCT-STE11, ENGLAND/ENGLISH...
> 1 N2999 KIT..., SOFTWARE..., MNY-2K4, STANDARD..., ORIGINAL
> EQUIPMENT MFGR...., ENGLAND/ENGLISH...
> 1 P2643 KIT..., SOFTWARE..., MSENC-2K4, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT
> MFGR...., ENGLAND/ENGLISH...
> 1 R2553 KIT..., SOFTWARE..., OVERPACK..., WXPHSP1A, COMPACT
> DISKETTE W/DOCUMENTATION..., ENGLAND/ENGLISH...
> 1 M4838 KIT..., SOFTWARE..., ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MFGR....,
> TURBOTAX..., 2K3
> 1 5W540 DISPLAY..., FLAT PANEL DISPLAY..., 17, DUAL..., E171FPB,
> MIDNIGHT GRAY..., DELL AMERICAS ORGANIZATION...
> 1 M1198 COMPACT DISK READ WRITE..., 48X32, IDE (INTEGRATED DRIVE
> ELECTRONICS) ..., 5.25" FORM FACTOR..., SAMSUNG..., CHASSIS 2001...



Right. So what he's offering you is an XPS GEN2 with a 3.0GHz Northwood,
512mb of RAM, a 128mb NVidia card, 80gb Hitachi HDD and a CDRW (and a
Floppy drive).

If he's not throwing in any of the original CD media or extras, then - to me
anyway - the machine would need to be in pristine shape in all ways
(cosmetically, hardware, COA intact) for $300 to be a "good" deal.

http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...cs.htm#1109901

In effect, this machine is a beefed up equivalent of a Dimension 8300
system, but with a larger power supply(460watt), RAID, maybe some extra USB
connects and a 1394/Firewire connect - and a much larger case with more
drive bays.

If the owner is on the up and up and the system is in good shape, it's not a
bad deal per se. You're stuck with an AGP video card upgrade path and DDR
RAM versus DDR2, but I'm running a similar system right now and pleased with
it.

On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:07:22 -0600, "S.Lewis" <NVRambo@techie.com>
wrote:

>
>"WaIIy" <WaIIy@(nft).invalid> wrote in message
>news:accdo3t6gjckhvbt7n5ga2krtlphqc129l@4ax.com.. .
>> On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:18:09 -0600, "S.Lewis" <NVRambo@techie.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"WaIIy" <WaIIy@(nft).invalid> wrote in message
>>>news:r51do3td7v9crv28ei3mhad1rtriuidjv3@4ax.com ...
>>>>
>>>> I went to purchase the XPS 410 and the deal fell through. I can tell
>>>> the gory details, but it was a disappointment.
>>>>
>>>> I have a line on an XPS Gen 3 for about $300.00 without a 19" flat
>>>> screen and about $400.00 with the screen.
>>>>
>>>> Is this computer worth it? I want to keep the next one for a while.
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Wally
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Need to see the specs on the system, but my initial response is that $300
>>>is
>>>fair to good. If you have the specs, cut and paste'em.
>>>
>>>There are some XPS Gen/6XX/7XX owners here who can also add to the thread.
>>>
>>
>> Here ya go, thanks. He called it a Gen 3, also it has one gig of memory
>> and he will throw in two more gigs gor $50.00.
>>
>>
>> System Type: XPS/Dimension XPS Gen 2
>> Ship Date: 1/28/2004
>> Dell IBU: Americas
>> Quantity Parts # Part Description
>> 1 5120P CORD..., POWER..., 125V, 6FT, SPT2, UNSHIELDED...
>> 0 702EX INFORMATION..., PREPARATION MATERIAL..., DEVIATION...,
>> PRECISION WORKSTATION..., INCREASE..., #1
>> 1 G0101 PROCESSOR..., 80532, 3.0G, 512, 800FSB, SOCKET N...
>> 1 U2424 CARD (CIRCUIT)..., PLANAR (MOTHERBOARD)...,
>> DIMENSION..., XPS-G2
>> 1 7N242 KEYBOARD..., 104, UNITED STATES..., SILITEK..., LOW
>> COST..., MIDNIGHT GRAY...
>> 1 W1668 KIT..., MOUSE..., PERSONAL SYSTEM 2..., 2BTN, WHEEL...,
>> LOGITECH...
>> 2 J0201 DUAL IN-LINE MEMORY MODULE..., 256, 400M, 32X64, 8K, 184
>> 1 P1554 CARD (CIRCUIT)..., MULTI-MEDIA..., AUDIO..., 1394,
>> SB0353
>> 1 9Y452 CARD (CIRCUIT)..., GRAPHICS..., 128MB, NV34,
>> DIMENSION...
>> 1 5U692 FLOPPY DRIVE..., 1.44M, 3.5" FORM FACTOR..., 3MD, NO
>> BEZEL..., SAMSUNG..., CHASSIS 2001...
>> 1 X0375 HARD DRIVE..., 80G, I, 7.2K, 60G/P, HIT-VAN2
>> 1 J1894 KIT..., SOFTWARE..., WP-PRDCT-STE11, ENGLAND/ENGLISH...
>> 1 N2999 KIT..., SOFTWARE..., MNY-2K4, STANDARD..., ORIGINAL
>> EQUIPMENT MFGR...., ENGLAND/ENGLISH...
>> 1 P2643 KIT..., SOFTWARE..., MSENC-2K4, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT
>> MFGR...., ENGLAND/ENGLISH...
>> 1 R2553 KIT..., SOFTWARE..., OVERPACK..., WXPHSP1A, COMPACT
>> DISKETTE W/DOCUMENTATION..., ENGLAND/ENGLISH...
>> 1 M4838 KIT..., SOFTWARE..., ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MFGR....,
>> TURBOTAX..., 2K3
>> 1 5W540 DISPLAY..., FLAT PANEL DISPLAY..., 17, DUAL..., E171FPB,
>> MIDNIGHT GRAY..., DELL AMERICAS ORGANIZATION...
>> 1 M1198 COMPACT DISK READ WRITE..., 48X32, IDE (INTEGRATED DRIVE
>> ELECTRONICS) ..., 5.25" FORM FACTOR..., SAMSUNG..., CHASSIS 2001...
>
>
>
>Right. So what he's offering you is an XPS GEN2 with a 3.0GHz Northwood,
>512mb of RAM, a 128mb NVidia card, 80gb Hitachi HDD and a CDRW (and a
>Floppy drive).
>
>If he's not throwing in any of the original CD media or extras, then - to me
>anyway - the machine would need to be in pristine shape in all ways
>(cosmetically, hardware, COA intact) for $300 to be a "good" deal.
>
>http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...cs.htm#1109901
>
>In effect, this machine is a beefed up equivalent of a Dimension 8300
>system, but with a larger power supply(460watt), RAID, maybe some extra USB
>connects and a 1394/Firewire connect - and a much larger case with more
>drive bays.
>
>If the owner is on the up and up and the system is in good shape, it's not a
>bad deal per se. You're stuck with an AGP video card upgrade path and DDR
>RAM versus DDR2, but I'm running a similar system right now and pleased with
>it.
>
>

Thanks for all the great info.

in addition, the system would be noisy and suck up lots of electricity.
i have one of those from the same generation,
its a tank, and sounds like one.
a great system!
lots of cooling.

S.Lewis wrote:
> "WaIIy" <WaIIy@(nft).invalid> wrote in message
> news:accdo3t6gjckhvbt7n5ga2krtlphqc129l@4ax.com...
>> On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:18:09 -0600, "S.Lewis" <NVRambo@techie.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> "WaIIy" <WaIIy@(nft).invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:r51do3td7v9crv28ei3mhad1rtriuidjv3@4ax.com...
>>>> I went to purchase the XPS 410 and the deal fell through. I can tell
>>>> the gory details, but it was a disappointment.
>>>>
>>>> I have a line on an XPS Gen 3 for about $300.00 without a 19" flat
>>>> screen and about $400.00 with the screen.
>>>>
>>>> Is this computer worth it? I want to keep the next one for a while.
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Wally
>>>
>>>
>>> Need to see the specs on the system, but my initial response is that $300
>>> is
>>> fair to good. If you have the specs, cut and paste'em.
>>>
>>> There are some XPS Gen/6XX/7XX owners here who can also add to the thread.
>>>
>> Here ya go, thanks. He called it a Gen 3, also it has one gig of memory
>> and he will throw in two more gigs gor $50.00.
>>
>>
>> System Type: XPS/Dimension XPS Gen 2
>> Ship Date: 1/28/2004
>> Dell IBU: Americas
>> Quantity Parts # Part Description
>> 1 5120P CORD..., POWER..., 125V, 6FT, SPT2, UNSHIELDED...
>> 0 702EX INFORMATION..., PREPARATION MATERIAL..., DEVIATION...,
>> PRECISION WORKSTATION..., INCREASE..., #1
>> 1 G0101 PROCESSOR..., 80532, 3.0G, 512, 800FSB, SOCKET N...
>> 1 U2424 CARD (CIRCUIT)..., PLANAR (MOTHERBOARD)...,
>> DIMENSION..., XPS-G2
>> 1 7N242 KEYBOARD..., 104, UNITED STATES..., SILITEK..., LOW
>> COST..., MIDNIGHT GRAY...
>> 1 W1668 KIT..., MOUSE..., PERSONAL SYSTEM 2..., 2BTN, WHEEL...,
>> LOGITECH...
>> 2 J0201 DUAL IN-LINE MEMORY MODULE..., 256, 400M, 32X64, 8K, 184
>> 1 P1554 CARD (CIRCUIT)..., MULTI-MEDIA..., AUDIO..., 1394,
>> SB0353
>> 1 9Y452 CARD (CIRCUIT)..., GRAPHICS..., 128MB, NV34,
>> DIMENSION...
>> 1 5U692 FLOPPY DRIVE..., 1.44M, 3.5" FORM FACTOR..., 3MD, NO
>> BEZEL..., SAMSUNG..., CHASSIS 2001...
>> 1 X0375 HARD DRIVE..., 80G, I, 7.2K, 60G/P, HIT-VAN2
>> 1 J1894 KIT..., SOFTWARE..., WP-PRDCT-STE11, ENGLAND/ENGLISH...
>> 1 N2999 KIT..., SOFTWARE..., MNY-2K4, STANDARD..., ORIGINAL
>> EQUIPMENT MFGR...., ENGLAND/ENGLISH...
>> 1 P2643 KIT..., SOFTWARE..., MSENC-2K4, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT
>> MFGR...., ENGLAND/ENGLISH...
>> 1 R2553 KIT..., SOFTWARE..., OVERPACK..., WXPHSP1A, COMPACT
>> DISKETTE W/DOCUMENTATION..., ENGLAND/ENGLISH...
>> 1 M4838 KIT..., SOFTWARE..., ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MFGR....,
>> TURBOTAX..., 2K3
>> 1 5W540 DISPLAY..., FLAT PANEL DISPLAY..., 17, DUAL..., E171FPB,
>> MIDNIGHT GRAY..., DELL AMERICAS ORGANIZATION...
>> 1 M1198 COMPACT DISK READ WRITE..., 48X32, IDE (INTEGRATED DRIVE
>> ELECTRONICS) ..., 5.25" FORM FACTOR..., SAMSUNG..., CHASSIS 2001...
>
>
>
> Right. So what he's offering you is an XPS GEN2 with a 3.0GHz Northwood,
> 512mb of RAM, a 128mb NVidia card, 80gb Hitachi HDD and a CDRW (and a
> Floppy drive).
>
> If he's not throwing in any of the original CD media or extras, then - to me
> anyway - the machine would need to be in pristine shape in all ways
> (cosmetically, hardware, COA intact) for $300 to be a "good" deal.
>
> http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...cs.htm#1109901
>
> In effect, this machine is a beefed up equivalent of a Dimension 8300
> system, but with a larger power supply(460watt), RAID, maybe some extra USB
> connects and a 1394/Firewire connect - and a much larger case with more
> drive bays.
>
> If the owner is on the up and up and the system is in good shape, it's not a
> bad deal per se. You're stuck with an AGP video card upgrade path and DDR
> RAM versus DDR2, but I'm running a similar system right now and pleased with
> it.
>
>
>