[Green Knight]

I've been checking out the Dell catalog, as I'm looking to buy a new computer, soon, and the Dell Dimension 2400 looks pretty good to me, and it's only $500. It has the following (Note that I'm a fairly computer illiterate guy, so I don't know what much of this means. I just know it's better than the computer I have, now):

- Intel Celeron Processor at 2.20 GHz
- 128MB Shared DDR SDRAM at 266MHz
- 40GB ATA/100 Value Hard Drive (5400 RPM)
- 17" E773 Monitor
- Integrated Intel 3D Extreme Graphics
- 48x CD-ROM Drive
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
- Altec Lansing ADA 215 Speakers

Like I said, only $500 (I plan on getting one with a flat-screen monitor, which'll run $700, instead). Just a thought. Here's the Dell number, in case you want to ask for a catalog or ask some other questions. 1-800-576-3355. Hope that helps.

[fqued]

What fascinates me, is that I wrote "call Dell" and it appears that most other posters so far have also said "Dell."

Kind of strange, being in the majority. . . .

[Iris7]

That choice of yours is good, except for one thing. With WindowsXP you will be a lot happier with 256 or even 512 Megs of main memory. 128 megs will end up using the hard drive a great deal for virtual memory, and you will think the machine is slow, but it will be only short of memory.

[visualops]

2 things there jump out at me-
#1 that's not a good choice of HD, at 5400 it's slow and practically obsolete.
#2 Intel integrated 3D graphics are terrible.
Also, nowadays 256 MB ram should be standard. 128 is just enough to run XP, never mind today's applications (bloatware).

[mlmr]

Someone told me that the Celeron chip wasn't as great as the Atheon chip.

[Woodman]

I just bought the same machine yesterday for my brother-in-law but with a P4 256MB Ram, Floppy, 15" Flat panel and and extra CD r/RW for 767.00 including tax and shipping. Check the Deals and Prices, your paying too much and the extra $67 is worth it.

[Katya]

If you can get a hold of the Dell business catalogue, their prices are even lower. I'm not sure if you have to have the PC's sent to a business address.