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[D054003] Vostro 400 C2Duo, 3GB RAM, 1.5TB HD (2X750GB), Speakers £353
Base Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E4500 processor (2.20GHz, 800MHz, 2MB cache)
Microsoft Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium - English
Memory 3072MB 667MHz (2x1024 + 2x512) Memory
Keyboard Logitech™ Cordless Desktop™ EX110 - UK/Irish (QWERTY)
Video Card Integrated Intel® Graphic Media Accelerator X3100
Hard Drive 1.5TB (7200RPM) SATA Dual Hard Drives (2X750GB)
Mouse Mouse Included in Wireless Keyboard and Mouse option
Optical Devices 16x DVD +/- RW Drive
Sound Cards Integrated 7.1 Channel High Definition Audio
Speakers Dell™ A225 Speakers
Microsoft Application Software Microsoft® Works 9.0 - English
Standard Warranty 1Yr Basic Warranty - Next Business Day
Dell System Media Kit Vostro 400 Resource DVD (Diagnostics & Drivers)
Limited Offer! Save 30% off
Expires 29 May 2008 - £5.70
£20 Money Off
Expires 07 May 2008 - £20.00
Delivery Charge Discount -£60.00
£353 delivered
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 5:11 am Post subject: |
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How to get this deal
To achieve the above price: Click through above then upgrade the hard drive to 1.5TB, the CDRW to DVDRW, the keyboard to 'Logitech Cordless Desktop EX110' then add the 'Dell A225 Speakers' thus bringing the total to over £299 and kicking in the FREE shipping discount of £60! You can, of course, add your own upgrades to bring the total up to the required amount. (If direct linking doesn't work then see buying advice below)ST0408 ST0508
Tip: Always take the offer through to the checkout. At this point all promotions will be added giving the best price, it's also the area where you can add any available discount codes.
Upgrades to consider
Belkin F5D7632 ADSL Modem/Wireless Router (802.11g) - UK add £25.49 Limited Offer! Save50% off
Buying via Dell small Business if direct linking is down
Click through as normal, this will take you to Dell's home page. Now select the Dell icon in the top left corner then on the right about half way down select 'Small & Medium Business' now look for 'Shop by E-value Code' on the left, once clicked you should enter any number in the first box then the e-value code (normally in the title of the offer IE: D054003) in the second, click go and this will take you to the system.
Product Tech Info
Ports, Slots, Chassis
Externally Accessible
Video: 1 DVI, VGA and 1 S-Video (with add-in PCI-Express video card)
IEEE 1394 (optional): 1 6-pin serial connector
USB: 10 ports (4 Front, 4 back) + 2 internal
Audio: Six back-panel connectors for line-in, line-out, microphone, rear surround, side surround, two front-panel connectors for headphones/microphone, integrated 7.1 channel sound
Network: Integrated 10/100 network interface
Expansion Slots
PCI: 2 Slots
PCIe x1: 1 Slot
PCIe x16 (Graphics): 1 Slots
Chassis
300 Watt DC Power Supply
3.5" Bays: 3 bays (one external; two internal)
5.25" Bays: 2 bays
Memory DIMM slots: 4 - Up to 4GB2 Dual-Channel DDR2 SDRAM (667MHz)
Dimensions & Weight
H: 14.2 inches (36.2 cm)
W: 6.7 inches (17.0 cm)
D: 17.1 inches (43.5 cm)
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 8:27 am Post subject: |
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One quick word of warning; Similar Dell offers that I've posted recently where you add a few upgrades to get the £60 discount have been adjusted or pulled by Dell fairly quickly, so if you like what you see then probably best to act sooner rather than later.
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| _ST_ wrote: | | den169 wrote: | | Would this be ok for gaming. |
You would need to upgrade the graphics card for gaming, something like an ATI 3850 would be OK. The 256MB version can currently be had for around £70 from a third party supplier.
An example here: http://www.rpoints.com/bb/viewtopic.php?p=1226618 |
Specs for this seem really good; if a top-end GFX was introduced, would this turn into a Crysis capable machine or are there compromises elsewhere?
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| midnightz wrote: | | _ST_ wrote: | | den169 wrote: | | Would this be ok for gaming. |
You would need to upgrade the graphics card for gaming, something like an ATI 3850 would be OK. The 256MB version can currently be had for around £70 from a third party supplier.
An example here: http://www.rpoints.com/bb/viewtopic.php?p=1226618 |
Specs for this seem really good; if a top-end GFX was introduced, would this turn into a Crysis capable machine or are there compromises elsewhere? |
If you wanted to go with a "top-end" card to play something like Crysis then you would need to upgrade the PSU, although some state on other sites that the Vostro 400 should work with the standard PSU and a high end card it's not something that I would recommend.
NOTE: Dell actually offer the 8800GT as an upgrade with this system but they also upgrade the PSU.
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Hi _ST_
Which PSU would you recommend for a game like Crysis? Dell are doing some configurations with the Quad 6600, which look tempting. Would Vista cope with with the newer games or would XP pro be better? Is there any flavour of Vista you would recommend, for example, the Ultimate over Business edition? 
Sorry to bombard you with so many questions! 
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| micklemas wrote: | | Hi _ST_ Which PSU would you recommend for a game like Crysis? |
Hi micklemas,
The PSU needs to be able to give enough power to supply all the components within the PC at any given time including when playing demanding games like Crysis. I wouldn't recommend any one unit but would add that a budget of around £50 should be set aside for a quality supply. Popular manufacturers include Hiper, Enermax and Antec but there are many more including Seasonic who are known to produce a range of very quiet units, there's also many useful reviews via Google if your not sure.
| micklemas wrote: | | Would Vista cope with with the newer games or would XP pro be better? |
Call me 'old school' but for the time being I'm sticking with XP Pro for all my computing. I'm sure Vista will bloom at some point in the future leaving XP for dead but for me I'm hearing too many negatives to use this newer OS.
| micklemas wrote: | | Is there any flavour of Vista you would recommend, for example, the Ultimate over Business edition? |
As above, I wouldn't recommend any flavour of Vista over XP Pro, so no. Others may have a different view and are welcome to comment but you asked for my opinion and this is it.
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This system now has the higher spec 2.4GHz E4600 CPU supplied as standard, price remains the same at just £317 delivered.
| Dell wrote: | | Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 Processor (2.40GHz,800MHz,2MB cache) |
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Really struggling to decide between this and the Quad core D044019.
This is about the same price when you allow for the 22" screen, but has only 250GB HD.
Also some good deals seem to appear at Outlet.
Too many options = I can't decide.
I use the computer all day with multiple apps running and need to edit video, but not gaming. Any advice appreciated.
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I use the computer all day with multiple apps running and need to edit video, but not gaming. Any advice appreciated. |
Same here. Need a new work PC as my old dog is struggling to open more than one app at a time. I use Corel Draw, Photoshop and Illustrator a fair bit and often have multiple apps doing stuff. Nothing major needed i guess, but a comp that could do everything with ease would be good. No games are played which keeps the cost down I guess.
I'd also like to consider a good poker playing monitor (22"+) so I can swap it for my 19" at home
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| This is probably a shot in the dark, but does anyone know if one of the HDDs could be removed to put in a NAS device? Or will the machine come already configured with windows installed and not like it if you start taking things out? Thankyou. |
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| As long as it's not been configured as a RAID array you'll be fine. Even if it has, you'll probably only need to tweak a few BIOS options and reinstall Windows. |
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Further to the FREE CPU upgrade that I mentioned above, you can currently get a further £35 off this system if the total is £329 or above. So some clever spec configurations could get you a real bargain! (if I get time I'll add some examples)
| Quote: | | Limited Offer !! Get £35 additional money off when you spend £329 or more Expires 28 May 2008 |
EDIT: Example 1.
| Code: | Base Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E4600 Processor (2.40GHz,800MHz,2MB cache)
Microsoft Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium - English
Memory 3072MB 667MHz (2x1024 + 2x512) Memory
Video Card Integrated Intel® Graphic Media Accelerator X3100
Hard Drive 1.0TB (7200RPM) SATA Dual Hard Drives (2X500GB)
Mouse Mouse Included in Wireless Keyboard and Mouse option
Sound Cards Integrated 7.1 Channel High Definition Audio
Microsoft Application Software Microsoft® Works 9.0 - English
Standard Warranty 1Yr Basic Warranty - Next Business Day
Wireless Routers Belkin F5D7632 ADSL Modem/Wireless Router (802.11g)
Accessories Belkin 4 Socket SurgeMaster, 2m Cable
Wireless Networking Internal Wireless PCI Card
Speakers Dell™ A225 Speakers
Optical Devices 16x DVD +/- RW Drive
Floppy Drives and Additional Storage Devices 19-in-1 Media Card Reader
Keyboard Logitech EX110 Cordless Keyboard and Mouse
This configuration is just £285 delivered. |
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| Code: | Base Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E4600 Processor (2.40GHz,800MHz,2MB cache)
Microsoft Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium - English
Memory 3072MB 667MHz (2x1024 + 2x512) Memory
Keyboard Dell™ Entry Quietkey USB Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY)
Video Card Integrated Intel® Graphic Media Accelerator X3100
Hard Drive 1.5TB (7200RPM) SATA Dual Hard Drives (2X750GB)
Mouse Dell 2 Button USB Optical Mouse
Optical Devices 48x CDRW/DVD Combo Drive
Sound Cards Integrated 7.1 Channel High Definition Audio
Microsoft Application Software Microsoft® Works 9.0 - English
Standard Warranty 1Yr Basic Warranty - Next Business Day
Wireless Access Point and Base Routers Belkin F5D7632 ADSL Modem/Wireless Router (802.11g) - UK
This configuration is just £287 delivered. |
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