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 Post subject: Buying a Dell
PostPosted: Fri 12-07-2007 12:36PM 
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Im wondering if and what steps i would have to go through to order a computer to the school to get the UMR-Dell discount on hardware.


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PostPosted: Fri 12-07-2007 12:50PM 
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http://premier.dell.com/portal/messages ... s=RC977722

Theres also this if needed
http://www.mstbookstore.com/Outerweb/mi ... ncing.html

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Talk to the people in the Bookstore. I am fairly sure that if you get a computer/laptop through them you will get the University discount, even if it is not something that they normally carry.

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Also what do you think of the desktop that im trying to get...so far this system on dell.com is only about $1.2k (mainly using it to play nextgen games and design things on unigraphics)

XPS420
Processor: Intel® Core™2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB)

Memory: 3GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 4 DIMMs

Hard Drive: 320GB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache

Video Card: 512MB Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT

Dual Drives: 48x Combo + 16x DVD+/-RW w/ dbl layer write capable

P.S. does anyone know how big the discount is? Dell has a $100 discount on all XPS desktops right now and wanted to know if it was worth it to wait for the possible UMR discount


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PostPosted: Sat 12-08-2007 8:34AM 
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better solution: build the computer yourself, don't get stuck with a piece of crap dell, and save $500

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PostPosted: Sat 12-08-2007 10:13AM 
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The only problem with dells these days are that you can't usually get a very high end motherboard, and the power supply is some bizzare proprietary size. If you can get over those 2 things (and the annoying software it comes shipped with) you should be fine. It would be cheaper to build yourself though.


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PostPosted: Sat 12-08-2007 11:31AM 
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I have looked at all kinds of custom built computers with similiar specs and the individual hardware components and i have not found a cheaper build with this. It comes w/ a 450W power supply with the Nvidia 8800GT. Most computers i have seen w/ this build are twice this price. I don't know much about motherboards, but what should i be looking in to?


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PostPosted: Sat 12-08-2007 11:52AM 
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Samsung SATA DVD Burner $32
WD 500GB SATA HDD $99
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 $279
Asus P5K-E/WiFi Motherboard $139
Corsair 2GB XMS2 DDR800 Memory $46 (after $40 rebate)
Evga 8800GT Superclocked $289
Corsair 650W Power Supply $135 (after $25 rebate)
Antec P182 Case $109 (after $40 rebate)

This computer is just under $1200 and is BETTER than that dell you built. you could even save a bit of money by going with a less expensive case and lower powersupply if you don't plan to add many more devices in the future.

edit: i tried to configure an XPS420 on dell.com and it appears that they don't even OFFER a 8800GT. the best they have is an 8600GTS

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There's a difference between custom-built and build-it-yourself. For example, were you to buy all the same (or better) components separately from Newegg, here's what you would pay:

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail
$279.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819115017

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 x2 = 4 GB RAM
$49.99 x2 = $99.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820231098

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$119.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822148288

EVGA 512-P3-N802-A1 GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3
$289.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814130303

LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache IDE 20X DVD±R DVD Burner x2
$25.99 x2 = $51.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6827106228

ASUS P5B-VM LGA 775 Intel G965 Express Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
$109.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813131043

NZXT TRINITY BLK Black/Silver SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 400 WATT PS2 ATX12V Power Supply
$79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811146015

Total Cost: $1031.91 before shipping.

That's with more RAM, a bigger hard drive, faster disc-drives, and the ability to upgrade instead of trashing the whole thing because Dells are proprietary and a bitch to work with.

Now, the way I set this up, all the components might not be compatible with each other. I just did a quick run-through to make a point. The mobo fits in the case, and the processor works on the mobo, and as far as I could see from a quick glance, everything else is compatible with the motherboard. So I'm pretty sure it all works, but there's my warning.


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Building your own computer here is like the equivalent of building your own lightsaber. It's a rite of passage.

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one more reason you know this is rolla, someone makes a star wars reference to building a computer


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Don't forget to add $69 for a Bookstore copy of Windows if you like that sort of thing.

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PostPosted: Sat 12-08-2007 9:20PM 
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fuck fucking dell.
they fucked me on the last one i bought & eneded up paying to not even get a computer.

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WhtHawk wrote:
Don't forget to add $69 for a Bookstore copy of Windows if you like that sort of thing.


Free if you are a EE.


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WhtHawk wrote:
Don't forget to add $69 for a Bookstore copy of Windows if you like that sort of thing.


Free if you are a EE/CPE, CS, IST

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