Time to buy a new pc...hard drive on dell dimension 8400 finally failed (all data backed up though).
Started to look online and went to dell (out of habit ..have bought 3 tower pc's for the family over the years ...plus they sent me a special 15% off offer) .
Have got to the point of builiding one on dell site and it is sitting in my basket but thought I would try and check out other sites. When I have done this in the past I couldn't seem to find anything that beat dell.
However this time I found pcspecialist site which I really like. Problem is that I am not that technically aware so am finding it hard to compare some aspects of
the quotes from dell and from pcspecialist (quote ref 420538) . I have the added time pressure that the dell 15% off offer lapses today (9th Oct).
As I said before we have bought 3 tower pc's from dell but we have had a few issues and I wasn't fully satisfied by some of the after sales support.
I would love to give pcspecialist a try so wondered if you can give me any advice on how the dell product would compare to the quote I have compiled on the pcspecialist site. (see below for soem details). In particualr how does the after sales support compare.
XPS 8300
Date & Time: Saturday 8 October 2011 11:28 PM
SYSTEM COMPONENTS
XPS 8300 Qty 1
Intel® Core™ i5-2310 Processor (2.90GHz, 6MB), English Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (64 BIT) Unit Price £1,292.01
Get 15% Off!
Expires 12 October 2011 View Details
-£25.50
33% off 3 Years Next Day In-Home Service with Premium Phone Support- Offer valid until 26/10/2011
Expires 27 October 2011 View Details
-£82.50
Upgrade to 3 years McAfee® SecurityCenterTM for the price of 2 – Offer valid until 30/10/2011!
Expires 31 October 2011 View Details
-£10.00
Save £189 (Inc Vat) until 12/10/2011
Expires 13 October 2011 View Details
-£189.00
Get 15% off any system above £499
Expires 09 October 2011 View Details
-£147.75
Catalog Number: 202 D00X8321
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Module Description Show Details
Base Intel® Core™ i5-2310 Processor (2.90GHz, 6MB)
Microsoft Operating System English Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (64 BIT)
Memory 4096MB Dual Channel DDR3 1333MHz [2x2048] Memory
Keyboard Dell™ USB Entry Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY)
Monitor 21.5" (55 cm) ST2220L UK/Irish Full HD WLED Widescreen Monitor (VGA, DVI-D and HDMI)
Video Card NVIDIA® GeForce GT 530 1GB DDR3 Graphics Card
Hard Drive 1TB Serial ATA (7,200 rpm)
Mouse Dell Optical Scroll USB (2 buttons scroll) DUAL TONE Mouse
Optical Devices DVD +/- RW Drive (read/write CD & DVD) with Roxio and DVD Burn software
Sound Cards Sound : Integrated 7.1 with THX® TruStudio
Speakers No Speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system)
Shipping Documents English - Documentation with UK/Ire Power cord
Gedis Bundle Reference D08X8321
Standard Warranty 1 year Collect & Return Hardware Support included with your PC
Enhanced Service Packs 3 Years Next Day In-Home Service with Premium Phone Support
Order Information XPS Desktop 8300 Order - UK
Dell System Media Kit XPS 8300 Resource DVD
Accidental Damage Support No Accidental Damage Support
Online Backup DataSafe Online Backup 2GB - 1 year licence
Call Dell Experts One free Dell Expert call to help with your PC queries within 60 days of purchase
DataSafe Datasafe Local 2.3 Basic
Microsoft Application Software English Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2010 ( Word, Excel, Powerpoint, One Note)
Protect your new PC McAfee® Security Centre - 36 Month Protection - English
Operating System Recovery Options OS Media MUI Windows® 7 Home Premium (64 BIT) Resource DVD
TOTAL :£837.26
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837.26 142.36 167.5
142.375
pcspecialist quote 420538
Case
COOLERMASTER SILEO 500 QUIET MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2320 Quad Core (3.00GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8H61-M LX2/SI - mATX MAINBOARD, DDR3, USB 2.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 520 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
350W Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1155/1156 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Firewire & Video Editing
3 Port IEEE 1394a Firewire PCI Card (£9)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
Microsoft® Office Home & Student 2010 (1 License Product Key Card) (£82)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Monitor
22" Widescreen TFT 1920 x1080 2MS D-Sub, DVI, 21.6" Panel (£99)
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® K200 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD (£10)
Mouse
LOGITECH® OPTICAL USB MOUSE (£5)
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£69)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity 1
Started to look online and went to dell (out of habit ..have bought 3 tower pc's for the family over the years ...plus they sent me a special 15% off offer) .
Have got to the point of builiding one on dell site and it is sitting in my basket but thought I would try and check out other sites. When I have done this in the past I couldn't seem to find anything that beat dell.
However this time I found pcspecialist site which I really like. Problem is that I am not that technically aware so am finding it hard to compare some aspects of
the quotes from dell and from pcspecialist (quote ref 420538) . I have the added time pressure that the dell 15% off offer lapses today (9th Oct).
As I said before we have bought 3 tower pc's from dell but we have had a few issues and I wasn't fully satisfied by some of the after sales support.
I would love to give pcspecialist a try so wondered if you can give me any advice on how the dell product would compare to the quote I have compiled on the pcspecialist site. (see below for soem details). In particualr how does the after sales support compare.
XPS 8300
Date & Time: Saturday 8 October 2011 11:28 PM
SYSTEM COMPONENTS
XPS 8300 Qty 1
Intel® Core™ i5-2310 Processor (2.90GHz, 6MB), English Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (64 BIT) Unit Price £1,292.01
Get 15% Off!
Expires 12 October 2011 View Details
-£25.50
33% off 3 Years Next Day In-Home Service with Premium Phone Support- Offer valid until 26/10/2011
Expires 27 October 2011 View Details
-£82.50
Upgrade to 3 years McAfee® SecurityCenterTM for the price of 2 – Offer valid until 30/10/2011!
Expires 31 October 2011 View Details
-£10.00
Save £189 (Inc Vat) until 12/10/2011
Expires 13 October 2011 View Details
-£189.00
Get 15% off any system above £499
Expires 09 October 2011 View Details
-£147.75
Catalog Number: 202 D00X8321
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Module Description Show Details
Base Intel® Core™ i5-2310 Processor (2.90GHz, 6MB)
Microsoft Operating System English Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (64 BIT)
Memory 4096MB Dual Channel DDR3 1333MHz [2x2048] Memory
Keyboard Dell™ USB Entry Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY)
Monitor 21.5" (55 cm) ST2220L UK/Irish Full HD WLED Widescreen Monitor (VGA, DVI-D and HDMI)
Video Card NVIDIA® GeForce GT 530 1GB DDR3 Graphics Card
Hard Drive 1TB Serial ATA (7,200 rpm)
Mouse Dell Optical Scroll USB (2 buttons scroll) DUAL TONE Mouse
Optical Devices DVD +/- RW Drive (read/write CD & DVD) with Roxio and DVD Burn software
Sound Cards Sound : Integrated 7.1 with THX® TruStudio
Speakers No Speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system)
Shipping Documents English - Documentation with UK/Ire Power cord
Gedis Bundle Reference D08X8321
Standard Warranty 1 year Collect & Return Hardware Support included with your PC
Enhanced Service Packs 3 Years Next Day In-Home Service with Premium Phone Support
Order Information XPS Desktop 8300 Order - UK
Dell System Media Kit XPS 8300 Resource DVD
Accidental Damage Support No Accidental Damage Support
Online Backup DataSafe Online Backup 2GB - 1 year licence
Call Dell Experts One free Dell Expert call to help with your PC queries within 60 days of purchase
DataSafe Datasafe Local 2.3 Basic
Microsoft Application Software English Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2010 ( Word, Excel, Powerpoint, One Note)
Protect your new PC McAfee® Security Centre - 36 Month Protection - English
Operating System Recovery Options OS Media MUI Windows® 7 Home Premium (64 BIT) Resource DVD
TOTAL :£837.26
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837.26 142.36 167.5
142.375
pcspecialist quote 420538
Case
COOLERMASTER SILEO 500 QUIET MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2320 Quad Core (3.00GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8H61-M LX2/SI - mATX MAINBOARD, DDR3, USB 2.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 520 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
350W Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1155/1156 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Firewire & Video Editing
3 Port IEEE 1394a Firewire PCI Card (£9)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
Microsoft® Office Home & Student 2010 (1 License Product Key Card) (£82)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Monitor
22" Widescreen TFT 1920 x1080 2MS D-Sub, DVI, 21.6" Panel (£99)
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® K200 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD (£10)
Mouse
LOGITECH® OPTICAL USB MOUSE (£5)
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£69)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity 1