Is this a good deal for my new desktop??

[smartalecc5]

Hi, I was wondering what you guys thought about this computer I am thinking of getting. I will be of course using it for multitabling poker but also storing lots of music, photos, and possibly movies (both watching and editing). Also, right now there are no coupons for this machine besides free ground shipping. Are there any coupons out for this machine that come and go and will be here soon?

Also, what are your opinions on my upgraded sound card. It costs $100 to upgrade to it...do you think it is worth it?





My XPS 410

Catalog Number: 29 DXCWNF1
XPS 410 Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6600 (4MB L2 Cache,2.4GHz,1066 FSB)
Operating System Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium
Memory 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 4 DIMMs
Keyboard Dell USB Keyboard
Monitor No Monitor (I have two monitors already)
Video Card 256MB nVidia Geforce 7300LE TurboCache
Hard Drive 500GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
Floppy Drive and Media Reader 13 in 1 Media Card Reader
Mouse No Mouse (I have a MX1000 already)
Modem No Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0
CD or DVD Drive Dual Drives: 48x Combo + 16x DVD+/-RW w/ dbl layer write capable
Sound Cards Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeMusic (D) Sound Card
Speakers No speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system)
Office Software (not included with Windows Vista) No Productivity software pre-installed
Security Software McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 15-months
Warranty and Service 1Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor - Next Business Day*
Protection Against Accidents CompleteCare Accidental Damage Protection, 1 Year
Internet Access Service No ISP requested
Optional Ports IEEE 1394 Adapter
Dell Digital Entertainment No Entertainment software pre-installed
Windows Vista™ Premium

$1,678.00



Thank you very much for your help; I am grateful.

-Kevin

[PokerImprov]

No.

Build the same computer specs here: www.cyberpowerpc.com and see how much money you save.

As far as the sound card goes...What are you plugging into that speaker spot? Are your speakers uber leet to make the extra sound card worth it? I have my computer hooked up to my TV and use the onboard sound card to plug into my reciever. But I use headphones for gaming a lot, so I might be a bad source.

Oh and that case weighs A TON.

[smartalecc5]

I can't build my own computer.... so I need to buy one online.

[PokerImprov]

You dont actually build it, they build it for you. Its just like DELL but cheaper. Check out the site, they have packages that are pre-made.

But thinking on your original post, YES that computer will be fine for you. You shouldnt have to update anything on it for a good 4 to 6 years.

[LuckyTxGuy]

In my opinion....there is no possible way I'm paying $1,700 for a desktop pc in the year 2007 unless I'm doing major video editing. Do you really need 4 GB of RAM? While it's sweet that is ALOT of RAM! I know you said something about editing movies but are we talking ripping DVD's, importing home movies etc? If so, you can get by with alot less of a computer.

Let me put it like this, no I don't think it's a good deal, but I'm also curious why you need such a beast of a mchine. If money is no object then this discussion is pointless, go get it because that would be a sweet rig and one I'd be jealous of it. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] But a "good deal" on a machine to play poker, rip DVD's and do the normal stuff we all do? It's over kill and too expensive.

The Power PC and ibuypower.com sites are definitely going to be somewhat cheaper for having a customized machine like that built, you should give them a look.