I had a 15 inch for two years, and when I upgraded to this 1703 FP from Dell, it was like day over night. More room, so you will not have to scroll the pages up/down or to each side as much. I waited for a good deal to come first (Purchase price was 449.00 as appose to 529.00) and that took a little time. What LCD are they offering ? Make sure you get one with DVI and not just analog. Good luck PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE 2400 DOES NOT HAVE AN AGP SLOT, only pci, and many are having a fit because now they cannot play the good games. You can purchase the 4600 very near to the 2400 system if you wait for dell to offer a (which they do) deal...
SR
Dell Dim 4400 ( Purchase June 2002 ) 2.6 ghz (Upgraded from 1.7 ghz) 400 Mhz bus 512 Mb DDR 2100 Ram Windows XP Home SP-2 RC-2 Roadrunner Cable modem 17 Inch Dell 1703 FP monitor Dell sound bar for monitor Microsoft firewall SP-2 RC-2 AVG Free edition anti virus Gainward Ti 4200, 128 Mb video card USB 2.0 and 1.1 48XCDRW SAMSUNG SW-252S Bios A06
Message Edited by Thirdrockfromsun on 06-26-2004 08:27 AM
Just looked at the upgrade you mentioned and its only analog...If you plan on just using the system and monitor for e-mail, word proc, internet, etc, than the 2400 system and that 17 inch lcd monitor will be just fine. If you want to play current games and some that are not out yet, you won't be happy. Sorry, but you will have to purchase something better. The 4600 system will be on sale again and you can buy the min. on the system and upgrade later when funds become available. Even the agp slot is near its end (One to two years) because now the pci express is coming online.
Wish you the best
SR
Dell Dim 4400 ( Purchase June 2002 ) 2.6 ghz (Upgraded from 1.7 ghz) 400 Mhz bus 512 Mb DDR 2100 Ram Windows XP Home SP-2 RC-2 Roadrunner Cable modem 17 Inch Dell 1703 FP monitor Dell sound bar for monitor Microsoft firewall SP-2 RC-2 AVG Free edition anti virus Gainward Ti 4200, 128 Mb video card USB 2.0 and 1.1 48XCDRW SAMSUNG SW-252S Bios A06
-I don't really play that many computer games. One or two from time to time. I just want to make sure I'm not dissapointed (size wise).
-I know its analog, but I read on these boards that digital ones arent very different. One person even said that when they called Dell to order, the person who took the order even told them not to get digital; go analog and save money cause its not a big difference.
-How come AGP are on their way out? Better technology?
New and improved is right. In laymens terms the pci express will be able to handle faster video cards and memory for an over all performance gain. PCI slot for your video card is old tech now and soon agp will go the same way. Computer technology is always advancing and pci has been around a very long time. Needs to be replaced for something faster. You also have DDR as appose to the new DDR-2, which after this matures alittle bit more will also replace the the older (DDR) tech.
Many who purchase the 2400 system, wished they had a better system later on when they decided to get into gaming, but you will be just fine if you stick with this system. But you did mentioned that you play games only from time to time, and that means to me if you did see a great game out there or about to arrive, you will be disappointed when the game cannot be played at all or very poorly because of the graphic card limitation. Good luck to you
Size wise, you will be very happy with the 17 inch size over the 15 inch as I am. You can always purchase another monitor later when the time is right, but for your needs, it will do.
SR
Dell Dim 4400 ( Purchase June 2002 ) 2.6 ghz (Upgraded from 1.7 ghz) 400 Mhz bus 512 Mb DDR 2100 Ram Windows XP Home SP-2 RC-2 Roadrunner Cable modem 17 Inch Dell 1703 FP monitor 15 Inch NEC 1516 NX LCD Dell sound bar for monitor Microsoft firewall SP-2 RC-2 AVG Free edition anti virus Gainward Ti 4200, 128 Mb video card USB 2.0 and 1.1 48XCDRW SAMSUNG SW-252S Bios A06
Message Edited by Thirdrockfromsun on 06-27-2004 08:06 AM
Thirdrockfromsu1
366 Posts
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June 26th, 2004 11:00
I had a 15 inch for two years, and when I upgraded to this 1703 FP from Dell, it was like day over night. More room, so you will not have to scroll the pages up/down or to each side as much. I waited for a good deal to come first (Purchase price was 449.00 as appose to 529.00) and that took a little time. What LCD are they offering ? Make sure you get one with DVI and not just analog. Good luck PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE 2400 DOES NOT HAVE AN AGP SLOT, only pci, and many are having a fit because now they cannot play the good games. You can purchase the 4600 very near to the 2400 system if you wait for dell to offer a (which they do) deal...
SR
Dell Dim 4400 ( Purchase June 2002 )
2.6 ghz (Upgraded from 1.7 ghz)
400 Mhz bus
512 Mb DDR 2100 Ram
Windows XP Home SP-2 RC-2
Roadrunner Cable modem
17 Inch Dell 1703 FP monitor
Dell sound bar for monitor
Microsoft firewall SP-2 RC-2
AVG Free edition anti virus
Gainward Ti 4200, 128 Mb video card
USB 2.0 and 1.1
48XCDRW SAMSUNG SW-252S
Bios A06
Message Edited by Thirdrockfromsun on 06-26-2004 08:27 AM
Thirdrockfromsu1
366 Posts
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June 26th, 2004 13:00
Just looked at the upgrade you mentioned and its only analog...If you plan on just using the system and monitor for e-mail, word proc, internet, etc, than the 2400 system and that 17 inch lcd monitor will be just fine. If you want to play current games and some that are not out yet, you won't be happy. Sorry, but you will have to purchase something better. The 4600 system will be on sale again and you can buy the min. on the system and upgrade later when funds become available. Even the agp slot is near its end (One to two years) because now the pci express is coming online.
Wish you the best
SR
Dell Dim 4400 ( Purchase June 2002 )
2.6 ghz (Upgraded from 1.7 ghz)
400 Mhz bus
512 Mb DDR 2100 Ram
Windows XP Home SP-2 RC-2
Roadrunner Cable modem
17 Inch Dell 1703 FP monitor
Dell sound bar for monitor
Microsoft firewall SP-2 RC-2
AVG Free edition anti virus
Gainward Ti 4200, 128 Mb video card
USB 2.0 and 1.1
48XCDRW SAMSUNG SW-252S
Bios A06
chriskeef2004
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June 27th, 2004 03:00
Thanks guys,
-Whats AGP, pci?
-I don't really play that many computer games. One or two from time to time. I just want to make sure I'm not dissapointed (size wise).
-I know its analog, but I read on these boards that digital ones arent very different. One person even said that when they called Dell to order, the person who took the order even told them not to get digital; go analog and save money cause its not a big difference.
-How come AGP are on their way out? Better technology?
Thanks again guys for the help!
chris
Thirdrockfromsu1
366 Posts
0
June 27th, 2004 11:00
New and improved is right. In laymens terms the pci express will be able to handle faster video cards and memory for an over all performance gain. PCI slot for your video card is old tech now and soon agp will go the same way. Computer technology is always advancing and pci has been around a very long time. Needs to be replaced for something faster. You also have DDR as appose to the new DDR-2, which after this matures alittle bit more will also replace the the older (DDR) tech.
Many who purchase the 2400 system, wished they had a better system later on when they decided to get into gaming, but you will be just fine if you stick with this system. But you did mentioned that you play games only from time to time, and that means to me if you did see a great game out there or about to arrive, you will be disappointed when the game cannot be played at all or very poorly because of the graphic card limitation. Good luck to you
Size wise, you will be very happy with the 17 inch size over the 15 inch as I am. You can always purchase another monitor later when the time is right, but for your needs, it will do.
SR
Dell Dim 4400 ( Purchase June 2002 )
2.6 ghz (Upgraded from 1.7 ghz)
400 Mhz bus
512 Mb DDR 2100 Ram
Windows XP Home SP-2 RC-2
Roadrunner Cable modem
17 Inch Dell 1703 FP monitor
15 Inch NEC 1516 NX LCD
Dell sound bar for monitor
Microsoft firewall SP-2 RC-2
AVG Free edition anti virus
Gainward Ti 4200, 128 Mb video card
USB 2.0 and 1.1
48XCDRW SAMSUNG SW-252S
Bios A06
Message Edited by Thirdrockfromsun on 06-27-2004 08:06 AM