Something's Gotta Give

Here is a computer I’m thinking of buying from Dell. It seems to be pretty good specs for the price I’m getting. Tell me what you think!

Studio XPS 9000

Studio XPS 9000, Intel Core i7-920 processor (8MB L3 Cache 2.66GHz)

1 8GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1066MHz

1 Desktop Cordless S520 Keyboard with LX5 Laser Mouse

1 Dell 24 Inch Flat Panel Display,

1 1024MB nVidia GeForce GT220

1 1TB Serial ATA 2 Hard Drive 7200 RPM

1 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English

1 Dell Connect 2.1
421-0530
1 Dell Support Center 2.0 64bit
420-8873
1 Dell Dock Consumer
421-1183
1 Download Store Links
420-6576
1 DELL WELCOME,Software Dimension/Inspiron
420-9691
1 DataSafe Local BackUp 2.0 Basic
420-6436
1 PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
421-0323
1 Windows Live Search,Multiple User Interface
330-6097
1 You have chosen a Windows 7 System
310-1966
1 Mouse included with Keyboard purchase
313-3607
1 No modem requested for Dell Dimension
410-1867
1 ADOBE READER 9.0 MULTI- LANGUAGE
313-8757
1 Roxio 10.3, Easy CD & DVD
421-1412
1 Cyberlink Power DVD 8.3 Playback
313-8919
1 Dual Drives – DVD with DVDRW
313-7186
1 Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
313-4514
1 No Speaker Requested
430-3347
1 Integrated 10/1000 Ethernet
410-6668
1 McAfee SecurityCenter 3 Year Subscription, English
420-6585
1 Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition
950-3338
1 2 Year Limited Warranty
993-5468
1 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus In-Home Service [after Remote Diagnosis], Extended Year(s)
993-5477
1 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus In-Home Service [after Remote Diagnosis], Initial Year
986-1361
1 Next Business Day Banctec In-home Service after Remote Diagnosis, 1 Year Extended
992-6100
1 Next Business Day Banctec In-home Service after Remote Diagnosis, Initial Year
902-0931
1 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty 7X24 Technical Support, 1 Year Extended
960-8700
1 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty 7X24 Technical Support, Initial Year
412-0360
1 Soft Contracts – Banctec
988-7707
1 2GB DATASAFE ONLINE 1.1 FOR SDO/DIM/INS/XPS
988-0099
1 To activate your online backupaccount, go to Start, Programs, DataSafe Online
420-9518
1 DATASAFE ONLINE 1.1 2GB
330-0172
1 S and P Drop-in-Box Marcom forDHS Desktops
* -DISCOUNT/COUPON APPLIED
600-0040 1 State Environmental Fee for display 15 inches, less than 35 inches

Subtotal: $1,398.00
Shipping & Handling: $0.00
Tax: $109.29
Environmental Disposal Fee: $16.00

Total Price w/Discounts: $1,523.29

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No its probably the most overpriced computer i have ever seen before. The processor is good but you have too much ram, which is about as slow as you can get. The graphics card is completely useless for games as well.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as px?Item=N82E16883229128

That would be alot faster and is much cheaper. Its an I5 processor but unless you are doing video encoding or something that supports hyperthreading it will be just as fast.

Simon P | Oct 19, 2009

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Looks about right, yeah. Parts would be roughly $1200.
Vyseaurion | Oct 19, 2009