From Mac to Dell...The Journey is Over
Written: Mar 07 '02
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Pros: Ease of use, fast, upgradable, durable, high quality computing
Cons: Costly
The Bottom Line: A lot of bang for the buck! Dell offers many deals and rebates where the consumer can't go wrong. What are you waiting for? "You're getting a Dell!"
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| BariB's Full Review: Dell Dimension 8100 Series |
"Don't tell me about it. I don't care. PC stands for 'PIECE OF CR*P'" That was my mantra. I was a Macintosh person and I would die a Macintosh person. Well, I am still breathing and my iMac is in the basement. It was time to upgrade and reality hit. In the business world and in the education world, of which I am a member, Mac was just not to route to travel anymore. All of the neat gizmos and software was not available for my computer. I was devastated.
After much research, we decided to purchase a Dell Dimension 8100. If I was going to switch to the other team, I at least wanted it stacked and stacked is what I got. Our Dell has a CD-RW which is fabulous. The software included in our bundle, Roxio Easy CD Creator, is just that. Simple to use. Backing up files and burning CDs has never been easier (how could it be, I didn't have a burner on my Mac). The DVD player was an added treat and plays full length motion pictures as it would if we watched it in the living room!
The 1.7GHz makes this machine fly through the tasks at hand and with an 80Mg hard drive, it could take years to fill her up and slow her down!
The Harman Kardon HK-695 Surround Sound Speakers with Subwoofer makes multimedia presentations, gaming and music listening like being at the theater, arcade or concert!
We opted for the 17" Trinitron monitor which was the same cost as the 19" computer monitor. We felt that clarity was much more important than size.
Key Features:
256MB PC800 RDRAM
Dell® Enhanced Performance USB Keyboard
Logitech USB Mouseman® Wheel
1Yr Ltd. Warranty- 1Yr On-Site Service + 1Yr Phone Support
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
Micosoft ® Office XP Professional
Norton Antivirus® 2002, 90-day introductory offer
40GB Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive
24x/10x/40x CD-RW Drive
16X Max Variable DVD-Rom Drive
19in (17.9in viewable,.24-25AG) P992 FD Trinitron® Monitor
64MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX Graphics Card with TV-Out
SB Live! Digital Sound Card
Harman Kardon HK-695 Surround Sound Speakers with Subwoofer
Image Expert®2000 for XP,Dell Edition
6 Mths of DellNet® by MSN Internet Access for Windows®XP Included
56K Telephony Modem for Windows® XP
10/100 PCI Fast Ethernet NIC
We also had our choice of a $200 rebate or free memory upgrade. Dell also had a deal where we got a free Epson Stylus C40UX printer for free.
While I do miss the Mac community, I think that my journey is over. I now know that PC doesn't stand for "Piece of Cr*p", but rather for how I feel right now. Perfectly Content!
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 1800
Operating System: Windows
Processor: Intel Pentium
Processor speed: over 1000
RAM: 256
Internal Storage: CD-RW
Hard Drive (GB): 41-50
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