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January 29th, 2004 20:00
Contemplating Optiplex over Dimension
I’m about to purchase my second pc ever, my faithful five year old Dimension is getting quite long-in-the-tooth. Instead of purchasing another Dimension I am thinking about a Optiplex based upon comments in this group and elsewhere stating that they are, if anything, perhaps even more solid and quiet than the Dimensions, and possibly better tech support.
I will NOT be using my new pc for gaming, music or video. It will primarily be used for the MS Office Suite applications, surfing the net, and photo editing. Can anyone offer and comments positive or negative? I simply want another system that will last another five years without getting outdated. Would a Optiplex make a good replacement for my old Dimension; this would NOT be for office or business. Thanks for all comments.
Acadia
I will NOT be using my new pc for gaming, music or video. It will primarily be used for the MS Office Suite applications, surfing the net, and photo editing. Can anyone offer and comments positive or negative? I simply want another system that will last another five years without getting outdated. Would a Optiplex make a good replacement for my old Dimension; this would NOT be for office or business. Thanks for all comments.
Acadia
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davidnamy_1
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January 30th, 2004 00:00
Acadia,
All in all the optiplex systems are better than the dimension's in almost every aspect. They have more things integrated into the motherboard which allows for more expandability. They run quieter
davidnamy_1
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January 30th, 2004 00:00
Acadia,
All in all the optiplex systems are better than the dimension's in almost every aspect. They have more things integrated into the motherboard which allows for more expandability. They run quieter than
DHsieh
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January 30th, 2004 00:00
davidnamy_1
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January 30th, 2004 00:00
Acadia,
All in all the optiplex systems are better than the dimension's in almost every aspect. They have more things integrated into the motherboard which allows for more expandability. They run quieter than the dimension's as they are designed for buisiness use so need to be very quiet. If you do get a optiplex get the tower chassis which allows for far more upgrades than the other two lines.
DHsieh
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January 30th, 2004 00:00
I just priced this Optiplex GX270 for $1055 [in the Small Business section]:
OptiPlex GX270 Small MiniTower:
Pentium® 4 Processor 3.00GHz, 800FSB, 512K Cache, Intel Gigabit NIC
Operating System(s): Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional, SP1, with Media and NTFS
Hyper-Threading: Hyper-Threading feature preset to "ON." Can be disabled/enabled in BIOS.
Memory: FREE UPGRADE! 512MB, 400MHz DDR (2x256) for the price of 256MB
Keyboards: Dell PS/2 Keyboard, No Hot Keys
Mouse: Dell PS/2 2-Button Mouse with Scroll
Mouse Pad: Mouse Pad
Productivity Software: OptiPlex
Resource CD: Resources CD contains Diagnostics and Driver for Dell OptiPlex Systems
Boot Hard Drives: 80GB EIDE 7200RPM
Floppy Drive: 1.44MB 3.5 Inch Floppy Drive
Removable Media Storage Devices: 48X/32X/48X CD-RW
Monitor: No Monitor
Video Card: Integrated DVMT Video
Audio Solutions: Integrated Sound Blaster Compatible
Speakers: Internal Dell Business Audio Speaker
Integrated Network Adapter (NIC): Integrated Intel Gigabit (10/100/1000), with Alert Standards Format
Hardware Support Service: 3 Year Limited Warranty plus 3 Year NBD On-Site Service
Installation Support: No Installation
[Note: You can add a video card for about $70 if you need better graphics.]
Message Edited by DHsieh on 01-29-2004 09:44 PM
Message Edited by DHsieh on 01-29-2004 09:45 PM