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[socal714guy]

first off hello! I just purchased a computer from Dell today. I dont play games so, I was wondering if this was a good system for me and my family? thanks guys and gals

XPS 400
Pentium® D Processor 820 with Dual Core Technology (2.80GHz, 800FSB), Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition Qty: 1
Unit Price: $1,248.00
XPS 400 Pentium® D Processor 820 with Dual Core Technology (2.80GHz, 800FSB)
SZ820H
[221-9946]

Memory 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz- 2DIMMs
1GB52
[311-5361]

Keyboard Dell Wireless Keyboard and Optical Mouse
WIREKM
[310-7267]

Monitors FEATURED UPGRADE!! 19 inch E193FP Analog Flat Panel
E193FU
[464-6873]

Video Cards 128MB PCI Expressâ„¢ x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) ATI Radeon X300 SE HyperMemory
X300SE
[320-4308]

Hard Drives 80GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cacheâ„¢
80S
[341-1055]

Floppy Drive and Media Reader No Floppy Drive Included
NFD
[341-2457]

Operating System Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition
WMCE
[420-5585]
[412-0688]
[412-0721]
[420-4927]
[463-2282]
[420-5460]
[420-5476]
[420-5769]

Mouse Mouse included in Wireless Package
N
[310-1966]

Network Interface Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet
IN
[430-1455]

Modem 56K PCI Data Fax Modem
DFAX
[313-2279]

Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
AAREAD
[412-0705]

CD or DVD Drive Dual Drives: 16x DVD-ROM Drive + 48x CD-RW Drive
DVDCDR
[313-3736]
[420-5079]

Sound Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
IS
[313-2758]

Speakers Dell 5650 5.1 100 Watt Surround Sound Speaker System with Subwoofer
D5650
[313-3313]

Office Software (not included in Windows XP) No Productivity Suite - Corel WordPerfect® word processor only
COREL
[412-0803]

Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) McAfee SecurityCenter with VirusScan, Firewall, Spyware Removal, 15-months
MCAFE1Y
[412-0851]

Hardware Warranty 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr At-Home Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support
S111OS
[950-3337]
[950-9797]
[960-6200]
[960-8680]
[983-2207]

Home PC Installation No Installation
NOINSTL
[900-9987]

Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months of America Online Membership Included
AOLDHS
[412-0687]
[420-3224]
[412-0787]
[420-5256]

Miscellaneous Award Winning Service and Support
D84F1
[463-5441]

Financial Software (Preinstalled) No QuickBooks package selected- Includes limited use trial
QBSSP
[420-5139]

Operating System Backup & Recovery PC Restore recovery system by Symantec
PCR
[464-5503]

Dell Digital Entertainment Premium Entertainment Pack -Deluxe PLUS advanced photo editing
PEPP
[464-8162]




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[TRDCorolla1]

Yes, very nice. That Adobe software will be upgraded online to 7.0 automatically once internet connection is established. At least for me, it did (auto update feature of Adobe).

 

[thebigdintx]

Hello, and welcome to the forum. The computer looks real good...the only thing I would change is to get a DVD burner instead of only a DVD reader which is listed in your specs. It shouldn't be much more $, and you may get some use out of it.

 

[mammikoura]

the hdd is quite small. Though ofcourse it depends on the person, some say that 100GB is impossible to fill yet I could easily fill 250GB. That 80GB will be more than enough for normal use. And if u run out of space u can always get another hdd.

And yes a dvd burner would also be good, but then again I have had a Cd burner for maybe like 1½ years and used it under 5 times.

 

[socal714guy]

ok upgraded to this Dual Drives: 16x DVD-ROM Drive + 16x DVD+/-RW w/dbl layer write capability

and i upgraded to this DataSafe 160GB (Includes main hard drive plus a hidden reserve hard drive)


so i should be good? right?

 

[Lac3y]

For someone who doesn't play games that's a great computer (although it would play a lot of games fine).

 

[lhuser]

That thing is for a gamer, butit looks decent