Author Topic: Dimension XPS baby (simply gorgeous) (Read 651 times)

« **on:** April 30, 2003, 07:55:12 AM »

Dell Dimension XPS

Wow. where has this been all my life. I may be a little late or something, but this is the best dell ive ever seen. Great for gaming. Hmmm... Is there and Alienware that maches or betters this???

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« **Reply #1 on:** April 30, 2003, 08:14:08 AM »

Looks nice but it\'s going to hurt when they pull that $2200 thru your rectum.
I wouldn\'t touch that system w/out at least 1 GB or RAM. My 9700 Pro needs 768 MB just to breathe on my 1.2 Tbird.

« **Reply #2 on:** April 30, 2003, 08:57:45 AM »

Emperor have you seen the 9800 with 256?

« **Reply #3 on:** April 30, 2003, 12:13:49 PM »

I\'ve seen the 9700 w/256.

« **Reply #4 on:** April 30, 2003, 12:15:52 PM »

As with all Dells I am scurrd of the motherboard. On the plus side they are standardized using the newest Intel chipset but to keep costs low I heard they are made in another country using cheaper parts than what you\'d find in an Asus or Gigabyte. Probably jsut being paranerd here though.

Another gripe is that pre-loaded software clutters your HD, desktop, systray (memory), Start Menu, Registry, etc...

« **Reply #5 on:** April 30, 2003, 12:36:15 PM »

That\'s why I formatted my Dell the minute I got it.

« **Reply #6 on:** April 30, 2003, 01:59:22 PM »

If you do it with the included install CD aren\'t there still some Dell components embedded or is it a standalone Windows CD?

« **Reply #7 on:** April 30, 2003, 02:03:05 PM »

Their mobos are usually some offshoot of an Intel chipset but not always integrated to the hilt. This one\'s an 875P which looks ok to me.

The thing that irks me about Dell\'s prices is they start too high and then add for things that should already be included. Like:

CDRW drive
RAM
better mouse/keyboard
Speakers

« **Reply #8 on:** April 30, 2003, 04:13:14 PM »

Tis true. That is the only sad part. It really sux though when your reading about the max capabilities and you look at the price which is only the base price. So when you go to the back of the booklet or whatever and see that it cost a fortune with all the things you want you just rip the booklet in half.

For me i generally buy the parts and put my pc toegether myself but sometimes i just think that companies can throw together a decent machine once every blue moon.

« **Reply #9 on:** April 30, 2003, 09:29:55 PM »

Dell has great support though, I give them that. The only time they didn\'t air mail me replacement parts was when they came to the house.

« **Reply #10 on:** May 01, 2003, 02:22:44 AM »

that pc is pretty sweet, but a bit pricey tho.

« **Reply #11 on:** May 05, 2003, 01:31:02 PM »

I hate brand PCs ... I build my own computers.

« **Reply #12 on:** May 05, 2003, 02:31:43 PM »

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Originally posted by THX
Another gripe is that pre-loaded software clutters your HD, desktop, systray (memory), Start Menu, Registry, etc...

I know what you\'re saying about the endless applets and spyware some manufacturers add to their boxes. I was pleasantly surprised when I received my Dell recently. It had remarkably few BS applications installed, and I was able to easily disable the ones that were there.

« **Reply #13 on:** May 13, 2003, 09:45:26 AM »

Alienware sucks!!!!!! Way overpriced and substandard parts (IBM Deskstar HD - 2 of them died).

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