new computer
 

i don't want to build one this time, and i've got a budget of <$1000

tell me why this dell is a bad idea:

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i've had this here dell laptop for like 6 years and it's a goddamn tank so i'm down with the dell label.

i just want to be sure that machine i picked out doesnt have any glaring flaws and should be upgradeable for the next few years.

i don't have the time to build my own machine and i don't want to spend forever trying to get all the components to work when i can just have a dell show up and turn the thing on.

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If you plan on gaming that video card might be a shade weak but otherwise looks like a decent system.

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yea i knew a video card upgrade would probably be in order. but for $800 it seems like a pretty nice machine. especially since i'm running an old single core 1.6ghz pentium M (mobile) thingy with 2gb ram.

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19" wide screen monitors are like 15" monitors stretched out left and right. They still look small.

Upgrade the video card and monitor with your extra $200

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i can swap the 19" with a 22" for $50 dellbux

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Go 24 if you can.

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is 64-bit a good or bad idea?

will all my old 32-bit crap run?

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32 should run on 64, but 64 won't run on 32.

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The 22" monitor upgrade would be a good one.

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It probably won't be upgradeable, fuckin' crazy Mike uses all proprietary pieces that are mostly made for that specific run of twennythousand machines or whatevar they make. I ran into that problem trying to upgradeable some dells over the years.

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Fuck dude build yer own. It's not that damn hard and you can get 5X the computer for less money.

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I've had good luck upgrading Dell boxes in the last 5 years. Still won't touch a fucking HP or Acer though. Those things were designed by the devil.

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I will sell you this for 600RBX...

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U100-432US
• Intel® Atom™ N270 Processor
• Genuine Windows® XP Home
• 10” Wide Screen Display
• Convenient Magnifying Capability
• Ergonomic Big-Size Keyboard and Touch Pad
• 180G Hard Drive with Massive Capacity
• Built-in 1.3 Mega Pixels Webcam
• Built-in High-Performance 2 Channel Stereo Speakers, and Microphone
• 802.11b/g/n Wireless Lan with Bluetooth
• Comprehensive Multi-Media Application Interface

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Or he could just hit himself in the head with a hammer...

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Gianni I have been considering micro PC for road trips on motorcycle.

Tell me why yours sucks ass

how big overall?

Battery life?

Why should I buy that when I can get one at Buy.com for like four hunnert?

and who the fuck's MSI? Mostly Sterile Indians?

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Jesus you are sofa king cheap ya heeb

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bought the dell, bought the big 24" fancy monitor. hope it fits in my stupid ugly desk.

$1012 or something but it won't be here til march 11th or so :(

and hondo i just don't have the time or patience to wait for all the parts, assemble everything, then diagnose a hundred different problems and settings when i can just turn on the dell.

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also i'm at school right now and i'm using a mac on the big fancy 24" dell monitor. everyone says dell monitors are the best and i see why. this thing is huge and rad.

macs are dumb, however.