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"It's all about what YOU build"
4.0 starson by JackosuedePros: As good as XPS400; much cheaper
Cons: PentiumD not and option
Summary: I just got, through employee discount and lucky spotting of short-lived 20% off 510s deal, an amazing system for just under $1500.
The problem I find with the CNet review of the 510 is there doesn't seem to be any recognition that the number is in someways is just about the box and not about the very real reality, at least with Dell of making it a much better deal.
Here is what I got, for 1500:
Pentium 4 650 (3.4ghz)
250 gig hard drive
The X600 video card (256mb hypermem)
The Sound Blaster Audigy 2S
Basic 2.1 speaker systerm
dual 16x dvd drives: one's a dvd burner can do the two sided thing.
AND, the 2004FPW dell ultrasharp 20" widescreen monitor.
Oh yeah DUAL TV TUNER and Remote and all on the Windows Media Center.
Well, for me, that's an amazing system that will hold me for a number of years I am sure.
It's all about what your needs are. The e510 is a good computer and you can tweak it yourself with the options. To give the test system the "editor's rating" without the recognition that the consumer at Dell can do a lot better for a little more, is misleading, methinks.Updated
The folks giving this thing a 1 on here because of customer service should be expunged by the Cnet people. I bet it's all the same guy. Anyway, a month into use of this, it's changed my life. The media center softwar is great. My desktop is extended to my Sony. I can use the media center on TV and use be online at the same time. I "record" my Seinfeld, Family Guy and Simpsons automatically via the Media Center. And the monitor -- oh the monitor! The Dell 20" widescreen is fantastic. Do not hesitate on this one and don't get suckered in by the extra XPS cost -- unless you're getting the high end gaming ones. I don't game, so that's not an issue. But the 3.4ghz is gonna do for me what I need for years to come.Updated
The folks giving this thing a 1 on here because of customer service should be expunged by the Cnet people. I bet it's all the same guy. Anyway, a month into use of this, it's changed my life. The media center softwar is great. My desktop is extended to my Sony. I can use the media center on TV and use be online at the same time. I "record" my Seinfeld, Family Guy and Simpsons automatically via the Media Center. And the monitor -- oh the monitor! The Dell 20" widescreen is fantastic. Do not hesitate on this one and don't get suckered in by the extra XPS cost -- unless you're getting the high end gaming ones. I don't game, so that's not an issue. But the 3.4ghz is gonna do for me what I need for years to come.
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