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From: Pat Conover on 1 Jun 2010 14:30 Hi, Looking for a new system for a friend, and I have not ordered a new Dell in some time. I am not up to date on all the latest and greatest... He said he wants a good machine, with some gaming capabilities, so far looks like a good system for that is the XPS 8100. Not the fastest, but the cheapest of the faster machines. It does come with Win 7 64-bit, and I wonder about compatibility with other printers, software, etc he already owns. Nothing worse than buying a new machine, then having to buy all new peripherals and software because you also bought the latest OS. Specs on the "on sale" XPS 8100 shown below, about $1,143 delivered as shown. This is from the Dell Home site, which I hear does not include the OS and driver disks anymore, but the Small Business site does. The OS and driver disks was one reason I always bought Dells... Any suggestions or alternatives greatly appreciated. Thanks, Pat Studio XPS 8100 Date 6/1/2010 1:10:17 PM Central Standard Time Catalog Number 29 Retail 19 Catalog Number / Description Product Code Qty SKU Id Processors: Intel� CoreT i7-860 processor (8MB Cache, 2.80GHz) Operating System: Genuine Windows� 7 Home Premium, 64 Bit, English Hardware Support Services: 2 Year Basic Service Plan Memory: 6GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz - 4 DIMMs Monitor: 21.5" Dell ST2210 Full HD Monitor with VGA cable Video Card: nVIDIA GeForce G310 512MB DDR3 Hard Drive: 750GB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache Optical Drive: 16X DVD+/-RW Drive Speakers: Dell AY511 Attached Speaker w/ 5.1 Surround for Dell Monitors Wireless: Dell 1525 WLAN PCIe card with11n mini-Card & external antenna Keyboard: Dell Studio Consumer Multimedia Keyboard Mouse: Dell Studio Optical Mouse Sound: THX� TruStudio PCT THX Studio XPS 8100: Studio XPS 8100 Adobe Software: Adobe� Acrobat� Reader 9.0 Multi-Language Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed): Microsoft� Office Starter 2010 Security Software: McAfee SecurityCenter, 15-Months Datasafe: Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year
From: Pen on 1 Jun 2010 15:21 On 6/1/2010 2:30 PM, Pat Conover wrote: > Hi, > > Looking for a new system for a friend, and I have not ordered a new Dell in > some time. I am not up to date on all the latest and greatest... He said > he wants a good machine, with some gaming capabilities, so far looks like a > good system for that is the XPS 8100. Not the fastest, but the cheapest of > the faster machines. It does come with Win 7 64-bit, and I wonder about > compatibility with other printers, software, etc he already owns. Nothing > worse than buying a new machine, then having to buy all new peripherals and > software because you also bought the latest OS. > > Specs on the "on sale" XPS 8100 shown below, about $1,143 delivered as > shown. This is from the Dell Home site, which I hear does not include the > OS and driver disks anymore, but the Small Business site does. The OS and > driver disks was one reason I always bought Dells... > > Any suggestions or alternatives greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, Pat > > Studio XPS 8100 > > Date 6/1/2010 1:10:17 PM Central Standard Time > > Catalog Number 29 Retail 19 > > Catalog Number / Description Product Code Qty SKU Id > > Processors: Intel® CoreT i7-860 processor (8MB Cache, 2.80GHz) > > Operating System: Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64 Bit, English > > Hardware Support Services: > > 2 Year Basic Service Plan > > Memory: 6GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz - 4 DIMMs > > Monitor: 21.5" Dell ST2210 Full HD Monitor with VGA cable > > Video Card: nVIDIA GeForce G310 512MB DDR3 > > Hard Drive: 750GB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache > > Optical Drive: 16X DVD+/-RW Drive > > Speakers: Dell AY511 Attached Speaker w/ 5.1 Surround for Dell Monitors > > Wireless: Dell 1525 WLAN PCIe card with11n mini-Card & external antenna > > Keyboard: Dell Studio Consumer Multimedia Keyboard > > Mouse: Dell Studio Optical Mouse > > Sound: THX® TruStudio PCT THX > > Studio XPS 8100: > > Studio XPS 8100 > > Adobe Software: Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0 Multi-Language > > Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed): Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 > > Security Software: McAfee SecurityCenter, 15-Months > > Datasafe: Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year > > > > Before you buy 64 Bit Win 7 have him check if drivers for it are available for his printers and any other hardware attached to his present system. 32 bit programs are not a problem, but 16 bit ones are; they won't run except in a virtual machine. Many older hardware will not work because the makers haven't written drivers for them, it is a common post in the win 7 forums, why doesn't my xxxxx work.
From: Daddy on 1 Jun 2010 16:01 Pat Conover wrote: > Hi, > > Looking for a new system for a friend, and I have not ordered a new Dell in > some time. I am not up to date on all the latest and greatest... He said > he wants a good machine, with some gaming capabilities, so far looks like a > good system for that is the XPS 8100. Not the fastest, but the cheapest of > the faster machines. It does come with Win 7 64-bit, and I wonder about > compatibility with other printers, software, etc he already owns. Nothing > worse than buying a new machine, then having to buy all new peripherals and > software because you also bought the latest OS. > > Specs on the "on sale" XPS 8100 shown below, about $1,143 delivered as > shown. This is from the Dell Home site, which I hear does not include the > OS and driver disks anymore, but the Small Business site does. The OS and > driver disks was one reason I always bought Dells... > > Any suggestions or alternatives greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, Pat > > Studio XPS 8100 > > Date 6/1/2010 1:10:17 PM Central Standard Time > > Catalog Number 29 Retail 19 > > Catalog Number / Description Product Code Qty SKU Id > > Processors: Intel� CoreT i7-860 processor (8MB Cache, 2.80GHz) > > Operating System: Genuine Windows� 7 Home Premium, 64 Bit, English > > Hardware Support Services: > > 2 Year Basic Service Plan > > Memory: 6GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz - 4 DIMMs > > Monitor: 21.5" Dell ST2210 Full HD Monitor with VGA cable > > Video Card: nVIDIA GeForce G310 512MB DDR3 > > Hard Drive: 750GB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache > > Optical Drive: 16X DVD+/-RW Drive > > Speakers: Dell AY511 Attached Speaker w/ 5.1 Surround for Dell Monitors > > Wireless: Dell 1525 WLAN PCIe card with11n mini-Card & external antenna > > Keyboard: Dell Studio Consumer Multimedia Keyboard > > Mouse: Dell Studio Optical Mouse > > Sound: THX� TruStudio PCT THX > > Studio XPS 8100: > > Studio XPS 8100 > > Adobe Software: Adobe� Acrobat� Reader 9.0 Multi-Language > > Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed): Microsoft� Office Starter 2010 > > Security Software: McAfee SecurityCenter, 15-Months > > Datasafe: Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year > > > > "...a good machine, with some gaming capabilities..." That describes 90% of the computers available from Dell. It's like asking for: "...a good car, with some performance capabilities..." Nobody can offer a recommendation that will make your friend happy based on that information. You need to understand much more about how your friend plans to use their computer. Comparing specifications in a vacuum is silly. Daddy
From: Pat Conover on 1 Jun 2010 16:12 "Daddy" <daddy(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:hu3ovc$fn3$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > Pat Conover wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Looking for a new system for a friend, and I have not ordered a new Dell >> in some time. I am not up to date on all the latest and greatest... He >> said he wants a good machine, with some gaming capabilities, so far looks >> like a good system for that is the XPS 8100. Not the fastest, but the >> cheapest of the faster machines. It does come with Win 7 64-bit, and I >> wonder about compatibility with other printers, software, etc he already >> owns. Nothing worse than buying a new machine, then having to buy all >> new peripherals and software because you also bought the latest OS. >> >> Specs on the "on sale" XPS 8100 shown below, about $1,143 delivered as >> shown. This is from the Dell Home site, which I hear does not include >> the OS and driver disks anymore, but the Small Business site does. The >> OS and driver disks was one reason I always bought Dells... >> >> Any suggestions or alternatives greatly appreciated. >> >> Thanks, Pat >> >> Studio XPS 8100 >> >> Date 6/1/2010 1:10:17 PM Central Standard Time >> >> Catalog Number 29 Retail 19 >> >> Catalog Number / Description Product Code Qty SKU Id >> >> Processors: Intel� CoreT i7-860 processor (8MB Cache, 2.80GHz) >> >> Operating System: Genuine Windows� 7 Home Premium, 64 Bit, English >> >> Hardware Support Services: >> >> 2 Year Basic Service Plan >> >> Memory: 6GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz - 4 DIMMs >> >> Monitor: 21.5" Dell ST2210 Full HD Monitor with VGA cable >> >> Video Card: nVIDIA GeForce G310 512MB DDR3 >> >> Hard Drive: 750GB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache >> >> Optical Drive: 16X DVD+/-RW Drive >> >> Speakers: Dell AY511 Attached Speaker w/ 5.1 Surround for Dell Monitors >> >> Wireless: Dell 1525 WLAN PCIe card with11n mini-Card & external antenna >> >> Keyboard: Dell Studio Consumer Multimedia Keyboard >> >> Mouse: Dell Studio Optical Mouse >> >> Sound: THX� TruStudio PCT THX >> >> Studio XPS 8100: >> >> Studio XPS 8100 >> >> Adobe Software: Adobe� Acrobat� Reader 9.0 Multi-Language >> >> Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed): Microsoft� Office Starter >> 2010 >> >> Security Software: McAfee SecurityCenter, 15-Months >> >> Datasafe: Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year >> >> >> >> > > "...a good machine, with some gaming capabilities..." > > That describes 90% of the computers available from Dell. It's like asking > for: > > "...a good car, with some performance capabilities..." > > Nobody can offer a recommendation that will make your friend happy based > on that information. You need to understand much more about how your > friend plans to use their computer. Comparing specifications in a vacuum > is silly. > > Daddy Any suggestions on the above configuration? Pat
From: Tony Harding on 2 Jun 2010 07:02
On 06/01/10 15:21, Pen wrote: > On 6/1/2010 2:30 PM, Pat Conover wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Looking for a new system for a friend, and I have not ordered a new Dell in >> some time. I am not up to date on all the latest and greatest... He said >> he wants a good machine, with some gaming capabilities, so far looks like a >> good system for that is the XPS 8100. Not the fastest, but the cheapest of >> the faster machines. It does come with Win 7 64-bit, and I wonder about >> compatibility with other printers, software, etc he already owns. Nothing >> worse than buying a new machine, then having to buy all new peripherals and >> software because you also bought the latest OS. >> >> Specs on the "on sale" XPS 8100 shown below, about $1,143 delivered as >> shown. This is from the Dell Home site, which I hear does not include the >> OS and driver disks anymore, but the Small Business site does. The OS and >> driver disks was one reason I always bought Dells... >> >> Any suggestions or alternatives greatly appreciated. >> >> Thanks, Pat >> >> Studio XPS 8100 >> >> Date 6/1/2010 1:10:17 PM Central Standard Time >> >> Catalog Number 29 Retail 19 >> >> Catalog Number / Description Product Code Qty SKU Id >> >> Processors: Intel� CoreT i7-860 processor (8MB Cache, 2.80GHz) >> >> Operating System: Genuine Windows� 7 Home Premium, 64 Bit, English >> >> Hardware Support Services: >> >> 2 Year Basic Service Plan >> >> Memory: 6GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz - 4 DIMMs >> >> Monitor: 21.5" Dell ST2210 Full HD Monitor with VGA cable >> >> Video Card: nVIDIA GeForce G310 512MB DDR3 >> >> Hard Drive: 750GB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache >> >> Optical Drive: 16X DVD+/-RW Drive >> >> Speakers: Dell AY511 Attached Speaker w/ 5.1 Surround for Dell Monitors >> >> Wireless: Dell 1525 WLAN PCIe card with11n mini-Card& external antenna >> >> Keyboard: Dell Studio Consumer Multimedia Keyboard >> >> Mouse: Dell Studio Optical Mouse >> >> Sound: THX� TruStudio PCT THX >> >> Studio XPS 8100: >> >> Studio XPS 8100 >> >> Adobe Software: Adobe� Acrobat� Reader 9.0 Multi-Language >> >> Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed): Microsoft� Office Starter 2010 >> >> Security Software: McAfee SecurityCenter, 15-Months >> >> Datasafe: Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year >> >> >> >> > Before you buy 64 Bit Win 7 have him check if drivers for it > are available for his printers and any other hardware > attached to his present system. 32 bit programs are not a > problem, but 16 bit ones are; they won't run except in a > virtual machine. Many older hardware will not work because > the makers haven't written drivers for them, it is a common > post in the win 7 forums, why doesn't my xxxxx work. True, but how old is his "old hardware"? I received a brand new XPS9000 of 12/31/09 with Win7 Home Prem, 64-bit, and it had drivers for my Epson Color Stylus R300 (purchased 2/1/2004) & Brother MFC8840D All-in-One (purchased 6/10/2005. I was surprised. |