Not to start another pissing contest about this, but I have to ask . .
. why Dell?
Why not a more reliable brand from a reputable company that also
offers good support? Perhaps a local builder with a good reputation?
I'll summarize what I've said before. IMO, Dell earned a good
reputation *many* years ago and over the past few years has steadily
reduced the quality of their equipment and support to the point where
I wouldn't consider buying one.
FWIW/ScottGee1
On 3/27/06, Walt Wayman <hiwayman@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> It's time for a new computer, one suitable for reasonably serious photo
> editing and such. All the other software I use runs just fine on my
> 7-year-old desktop or my 4-year-old laptop, so that's not a factor requiring
> consideration relative to the new one. I am NOT a gamer, so I don't give a
> RA about that stuff.
>
> The currently resident peripherals that will be connected include only one to
> a parallel port, an aging Kyocera FS-1500A laser printer. Everything else is
> USB: an Epson Stylus Photo 2200 printer, Minolta DiMAGE Scan Elite 5400
> scanner, Epson Perfection 3200 scanner (soon to be replaced with something
> better for MF scans), a Wacom CTE-630 tablet, and, naturally, keyboard,
> mouse, wireless network thingy, and other ordinary stuff.
>
> I have a computer saved and sitting in my Dell cart, but I really don't know
> if it's more than I need or less than I need. I don't want to waste money on
> stuff I don't need, but, on the other hand, I don't want to end up with
> something that huffs and puffs to get done what I want to do -- which may
> even finally include me deciding to try Photoshop in addition to PWP.
>
> So, if those of you who know more than I do about computers, which is
> probably most of you, could offer a suggestion or two, I would appreciate it.
> I may pull the trigger on something new tomorrow, or I may be back in six
> months still trying to decide what to do. Buying a new computer isn't nearly
> as exciting or half as much fun as buying a new ride. Or even a new digital
> camera, for that matter. :-)
>
> This is what's in the cart right now:
>
> Dell XPS 600: Pentium D processor 830 with dual core technology (3.0GHz,
> 800FSB)
>
> Operating system: Windows XP Media Center 2005
>
> Memory: 2GB dual channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz - 4DIMMs
>
> Keyboard: Dell USB Enhanced multimedia keyboard
>
> Monitor: 20-inch UltraSharp 2005FPW widescreen digital flat panel
>
> Video card: 256MB PCI Express x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) nVidia GeForce 6800
>
> Hard drive: 500GB Performance RAID 0 (2 x 250GB SATA HDDs)
>
> Floppy drive: 13-in-1 media card reader and 3.5 in. floppy drive
>
> Mouse: Dell optical USB mouse
>
> Modem: 56K PCI Telephony modem
>
> CD or DVD drive: Dual Drives: 48x CD-RW drive + 16x DVD+/-RW double layer
> write capable
>
> Walt, who needs all the help he can get
>
>
> --
> "Anything more than 500 yards from
> the car just isn't photogenic." --
> Edward Weston
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