Help me choose between these two desktops.?

Question

Dell XPS 410, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E6320 (1.86GHz,1066FSB) with 4MB cache 2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz Single Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability ATI Radeon X1300 Pro 256MB DVIVGA, TV-out 320GB Serial ATA 2 Hard Drive (7200RPM) Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition

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Dell XPS 410, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E6420 (1.86GHz,1066FSB) with 4MB cache 2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz Single Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability 256MB nVidia Geforce 7300LE TurboCache 320GB Serial ATA 2 Hard Drive (7200RPM) Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition.

I will be using the desktop for Internet and serious gaming. Unfortunately I cant afford both the x1300 pro card and Intel core 2 duo E6420 in the desktop. Will appreciate some input. Thanks

both the dells come with 1Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor - Next Business Day. Still should i be worried about problems with. I am using a p-4 for the last 3 yrs with no problems.

Answer 1

i'm sorry that this has nothing to do with ur question and i would really love to help u out but the person who has answered u first.......WTF are they on??????????....oh by the way........is there not another make of comp that u can get????? my hubby has a dell laptop for work and he said it is the biggest pile of s**t he has eva had........... but depends what u use it for..........xxx

Answer 2

Honestly, XPSs are over priced. As for Vista, I have had no problems with my machine using Ultimate (2.16ghz dual core, 2g, ATI x1600 256mb). XP is a more stable operating system at the time though.

Oh and I agree, don't get a Dell. For gaming, don't get a Mac (you will be laughed at). Compaqs are fine (The way their HDDs are mounted is a little odd), but it wouldn't be a bad idea to take a look at iBuyPower.com. I have 3 of their machines and they work fine, however some people have different stories.

Answer 3

Before you buy any computer you should do some very serious research into after sales service, Dell have got a very very poor ratings.

My advice to you is to go to a local small computer shop and have one built to your own spec, that way if anything should go wrong with it you can always take it back, and the support will be 100% better, than the big manufactured computer box movers,

just go to dell's user group website and read the complaints users are having, or any other big computer manufactures user groups website,

Small computer shops have to give a good service or they will not be in business long, so check out your local computer shops and research them before you buy any computer.

The biggest problem buying from a big store is after 30 days the guarantee is then moved back to the manufactures and you have to send it back to them, and that could take weeks to have your computer back in your hands after repair, getting through to them on the phone can and dose take hours

as they say. "better safe than sorry"

Answer 4

I'm a big fan of ATI cards so I say go with the ATI Radeon x13000 pro 256mb.

You should never buy any PC componet without reading a review on it. Check out http://tomshardware.com .

@above user. Even though I always build my PC's personally I have had two dells in my life and never had a problem with any of them. I do however seem to be always repairing compaq/hp computers for clients.

Answer 5

the two programs look just about comparable to me. the two have: - Intel center 2 Quad Q8200 - 8 GB 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-6400) - Nvidia GT120 is the recent call (rebranding) for the Nvidia 9500, so those snap shots taking part in cards are fairly a similar. One has 512 MB of committed RAM and the different as much as one million GB, that's probably 512 MB of committed RAM and as much as a minimum of one extra 512 MB of your equipment RAM. - 6 USB and a pair of Firewire ports - Vista domicile top rate sixty 4-bit with SP1 (mandatory to handle the quantity of RAM they have because of the fact they have extra effective than 4GB) - comparable DVD writing means. It feels like the two have LightScribe yet in basic terms the HP mentions it by call. - under pressure out Ethernet - Modem. The HP has a 750 GB HD - The Gateway has 640. The HP has geared up-in 802.11n instant The Gateway has a geared up-in HD television tuner (you need to use the laptop like a DVR in case you hook cable television, direct television, etc to it). The Gateway has 15-in-one million media reader and the HP has some variety of media reader. they're very near to a minimum of one another.

Answer 6

This is probably not the answer you want to hear...but I strongly advise AGAINST a Dell. Everyone I know who has one has had nothing but problems with them. Go for a MAC. If that's too expensive, try a Compaq. I've never had problems with mine.

Answer 7

i don't know what they other people are talking about,
i would definitely go with number 2. nvidia geforce go graphics cards are extremely good and at 256 megabytes of memory, it has the same amount as the ATI one. go with the faster processor and the good graphics card. everything else is the same.
hope this helped. :-)

Answer 8

If you are interested, i could build you a better gaming computer for their price.

Just message me with your budget, then I will put together the best system you can get for your money.

Answer 9

get a 512mb graphics.

and DONT use vista.

its cr@p

Answer 10

first one is better