computer help?

[DIMMERS]

hi all, i'm getting a new pc, and i was thinking of getting a "Dell precision workstation 530" but there is a-lot of people telling me dell are shit, so whats the score with them? i'm getting broadband (yahoo at long last) but it's €107 euro a month.:cry:

[Vie]

I'ed build my own if I where you, its cheeper and often mich more simple

however I dont have a clue how to do it myself.

[DIMMERS]

Originally posted by Vie
I'ed build my own if I where you, its cheeper and often mich more simple

however I dont have a clue how to do it myself.

well the cost of the computer without the upgrades is €2,116 and with the upgrades i'd want it's well over the €3,000 mark. so i priced all the upgrades seperatly and it worked out the very same even a bit more, so i'd of taught that to build my own would be dearer and with a-lot of heartache.:( i'm living in the wrong country the cost of everything is a bit steep, especially the broadband.
In Santiago, Chile it costs €37 a month for a 256k line.
In Curitiba, Brazil it costs €63 a month for a 1Mb line.
In Estonia, it costs €37 a month for a 512k/128k line.
In Ireland, it costs €110 a month for a 512k/128k line.

[hestermofet]

On the otherhand, you don't have to deal with military juntas, living under the shadow of a 38m tall Jesus statue, or living in a country nobody's heard of.

[Avalon]

Dell's aren't shit, at all, they are actually some of the best machines out there. But if you want to use a real measuring stick fot this... pcworld.com is the best computer magazine/information place for this type of stuff

Here's there top 10 (which they do monthly) for desktop PC's.

here (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,107405,00.asp)

[hammerhead]

Dell's are for those people who hate to get off their asses to make something, and for the people who know shit about computers.

Like me.:D

[DIMMERS]

Originally posted by Avalon
Dell's aren't shit, at all, they are actually some of the best machines out there. But if you want to use a real measuring stick fot this... pcworld.com is the best computer magazine/information place for this type of stuff

Here's there top 10 (which they do monthly) for desktop PC's.

here (http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,107405,00.asp)

holy shit, just checked the prices of a dell dimension 8250 from that site compared with the dell.ie (ireland) site, and with the exchange rate of €1.00 = $1.01c, the dell 8250 is $3158 from pcworld and with the very same spec it's €4733.50c from dell.ie.:down: [squell talk]i think i'm being f**ked up the anus [/squell talk]:D

[hestermofet]

Don't forget shipping, and what would amount to a very hefty import tax bill. Sales tax is probably also considerably higher in Ireland than in the States, considering that it's an EU member state.

[Atmo]

Dells are ok, sometimes. They'll never come close to the performance of a custom built system for a given price point though.