Dell computers

northwesten · Post by **northwesten** » October 4th, 2006, 18:29

ok now i ordering a computer from dell. ok they may not be well liked but i looking at getting it for £1132 but i was looking at the USA site and wow!! better but cheaper compared to UK.

If i got the computer in the states what would i need to change for the UK? as in Power supply for one but anything else or is that all i need to change?

here my spec tho i am looking at to get

Dimension 9200 (D10926)
PROCESSOR Intel® Core® 2 Duo® E6600 Processor (2.4GHz, 1066MHz, 4MB) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition (Incl Operating System Re-installation CD) edit
SUPPORT SERVICES Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only edit
MEMORY 2048MB Dual Channel DDR2 533MHz [2x1024] Memory edit
HARD DRIVE 320GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurst™ cache edit
OPTICAL DRIVE(S) 16X DVD+/-RW Drive edit
GRAPHICS CARD 512MB nVidia™ GeForce 7900GTX graphics card edit
Accessories
MONITOR Dell™ 19" Value Flat Panel (E196FP) edit
SOUND CARDS Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy ADVANCED HD Audio Software edit
SPEAKERS No Speakers edit
KEYBOARD Dell™ Entry Quietkey USB Keyboard - UK/Ire (QWERTY) edit
MOUSE Dell 2 Button USB Scroll Optical Mouse - Black edit
FLOPPY/MEDIA DRIVES Internal 13-in-1 Media Card Reader edit
MODEMS No Modem edit
Services & Software
SECURITY SOFTWARE No Security/Anti-Virus Protection edit
MICROSOFT SOFTWARE Microsoft® Works 8 - English edit
NETWORK ASSISTANT 90 days trial of Network Assistant included edit

Also included with your system
Gedis Bundle Reference List D10926 Dimension 9200
Shipping Documents 9200 Documentation with UK Power Cord
Adobe Reader Adobe Reader 7.0.8 - English
Order Information Dimension Order - UK
Standard Warranty Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only
Money Off Savings Save £100 inc VAT
Dell Internet Order Dell Internet Order.
Promotions Hidden Option Class Reporting -1024Mb RAM Free - Double Memory Promo
SecureData Software No Secure Data Software

this is for £1132 with Delivery!!

now just woundering can someone tell me they can get that cheaper in UK market?

i not looking anymore than that in costs

Pete

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » October 4th, 2006, 18:34

you may not even have to change the PSU, they usually have a switch to change the input voltage.

However, remember that a fucking huge dell parcel coming into the uk *WILL* get hit with import duty (between 5 and 20% IIRC) and VAT.

prices wise i'll have a looksee what can be made for that sort of money, i suspect it'll be close.

Sheriff Fatman · Post by **Sheriff Fatman** » October 4th, 2006, 18:39

And forget about your warranty and and any Dell support.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » October 4th, 2006, 18:47

Just had a run-through on site which cannot be mentioned around sheriff™

Should be possible to get close. if not undercut dell on that price.

Undercutting would require some consideration of components, for example the E6600 won't offer that much more performance over the E6400. and the E6600's 4mb cache is pretty much useless to gamers, won't offer enough performance for the £80-odd extra

Sheriff Fatman · Post by **Sheriff Fatman** » October 4th, 2006, 18:53

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:Just had a run-through on site which cannot be mentioned around sheriff™

Should be possible to get close. if not undercut dell on that price.

Undercutting would require some consideration of components, for example the E6600 won't offer that much more performance over the E6400. and the E6600's 4mb cache is pretty much useless to gamers, won't offer enough performance for the £80-odd extra

If you give that neo-Nazi cupcake a single penny I will hunt you down.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » October 4th, 2006, 18:56

Sheriff Fatman wrote:If you give that neo-Nazi cupcake a single penny I will hunt you down.

Yeah, i know, but it's a good guide price and generally the site is fast. wouldn't suggest using them though.

Also, what will you do after you hunt me down?

Post by **Joose** » October 4th, 2006, 19:11

Dr. kitteny berk wrote: Also, what will you do after you hunt me down?

Pleasure you. With cream. And a small goat.

As the cat is clearly out of the bag here, who is this devilish supplier of computer parts that you speak of in such hushed tones?

Post by **FatherJack** » October 4th, 2006, 20:06

Joose wrote:As the cat is clearly out of the bag here, who is this devilish supplier of computer parts that you speak of in such hushed tones?

Based in Stoke on Trent by any chance? I just gave them 500 notes for bits for the PC I'm building for my Dad.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » October 4th, 2006, 20:27

FatherJack wrote:
Based in Stoke on Trent by any chance? I just gave them 500 notes for bits for the PC I'm building for my Dad.

that's the one.

owned by a fat racist BNP type.

cashy · Post by **cashy** » October 4th, 2006, 20:29

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:
that's the one.

owned by a fat racist BNP type.

how so? does he give a discount to white folk or something?

Post by **ProfHawking** » October 4th, 2006, 20:40

i think i know who you mean.

but why the secrecy and the "its just one bloke" ??

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » October 4th, 2006, 20:57

ProfHawking wrote:i think i know who you mean.

but why the secrecy and the "its just one bloke" ??

Because of slander/libel risks and because he owns the company?

Post by **ProfHawking** » October 4th, 2006, 21:10

lol. if they ever read this foum taking notice of us is the worst thing they could do. Let me introduce you to a secret little word Rupert Murdoch whispered to me once under a full moon ontop of stone-henge:
Allegedly

Being procecuted for libel is pretty hard. All you have to do is say "i think..." and then its your opinion, "allegedly..." its someone elses opinion. Only when you say "They are... " then you are promoting something as an (untrue) fact.

So;

Allegedly overclockers are fat and rasist!

Prob would make quite a good slogan. Suits the enthuisast pc consumer?

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » October 5th, 2006, 7:14

ProfHawking wrote:stuff

I'm not entirely sure it works like that in reality. (also remember that, iirc the site owner can be held as responsible as the person who posted comments)

Anyway, the point is that company isn't really liked by quite a few people here, and it's pretty easy to refer to them as they who should not be named.

Post by **Joose** » October 5th, 2006, 7:29

TANGENT ALERT!

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:
I'm not entirely sure it works like that in reality.

Actually, you're kinda both right. Technically, Prof could be sued for saying all that. It doesnt matter if you say alledgedly or anything, merely repeating a defamitary comment someone else has said is still libel. Hell, theres been cases where people have successfully sued the *distributers* of newsletters that contained libelous statements, because the distributer knew about the statement.

That being said, actually winning the libel case would be quite hard for him, as its based on a number of things, one of which is the number of people who reads the libelous statement. 5punks doing reasonably well at the moment, member wise, but it probably wouldnt be enough people for the judge not to go "pfft!" and dismiss the case.

Of course, you could just say "I dont like overclockers, for reasons that would be potentially libelous to repeat", and you are perfectly safe, plus we know who you are talking about and that you dont like them for a reason other than "they are a bit shit" or some such.

Post by **ProfHawking** » October 5th, 2006, 14:18

in all honesty, i dont have a problem with them. Ive ordered from them a couple of times and found the service to be decent. The prices are pretty ok. And they stock some specialist stuff that not many do.

Why dont you guys like them?

Post by **FatherJack** » October 5th, 2006, 14:39

Joose wrote:it probably wouldnt be enough people for the judge not to go "pfft!" and dismiss the case

This got me thinking of some ludicrous imaginary court scene that got me roffling:

5punker defendant: "But, your honour...I believe you should see...this"
/slowly raises a picture of a crudely-drawn phallus
Judge: "Pfft!"
/dismisses case

Post by **Dog Pants** » October 5th, 2006, 16:21

I've very recently used the accused. The only problem I've generally had with them is that they charge £8 for courier delivery regardless of what you buy, but now I've also got a beef with the fact that they charged me for it as next day delivery but took a couple of weeks to dispatch my stuff even though it was all in stock. It was delivered the day after they could be arsed posting it though

Sheriff Fatman · Post by **Sheriff Fatman** » October 5th, 2006, 17:10

ProfHawking wrote:in all honesty, i dont have a problem with them. Ive ordered from them a couple of times and found the service to be decent. The prices are pretty ok. And they stock some specialist stuff that not many do.

Why dont you guys like them?

My problem with them is not the service. It is with the owner. I have been a member of the forums there for many years and can safely say the guy is a first class cupcake.

He is xenophobic, intolerant and runs those forums as if he were Lord and Master of anyone who enters them.

[In this space goes the recently written diatribe that I have decided against posting]

Woo Elephant Yeah · Post by **Woo Elephant Yeah** » October 6th, 2006, 7:32

Sheriff Fatman wrote:He is xenophobic, intolerant and runs those forums as if he were Lord and Master of anyone who enters them.

?