Which would you buy?
Jan. 6th, 2010 09:49 pmOPTION 1:
Win 7 Premium 64 b
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual-Core processor E6500 [2.93GHz, 2MB L2, 800MHz FSB]
3GB DDR2-800MHz SDRAM [2 DIMMs]
320GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive
512MB ATI Radeon HD 4350 [DVI, HDMI, VGA adapter]
LightScribe 16X max. DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti drive
Integrated 10/100 Ethernet, No wireless LAN
6-in-1 memory card reader, 2 USB, headphone port
Integrated 5.1 channel sound with front audio ports
HP multimedia keyboard and HP optical mouse
SAVE $50! Microsoft(R) Office Home and Student Edition 2007
No additional security software
CLEARANCE! Adobe(R) PhotoShop(R) Elements 7
CLEARANCE! Quicken Deluxe 2009 (Save $29)
$723.99
OPTION 2:
Win 7 Premium 64 b
AMD Athlon(TM) II 250 dual-core processor [3.0GHz, 2MB L2, up to 4000MT/s bus]
2GB DDR2-800MHz SDRAM [1 DIMM]
320GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive
512MB ATI Radeon HD 4350 [DVI, HDMI, VGA adapter]
LightScribe 16X max. DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti drive
Integrated 10/100 Ethernet, No wireless LAN
6-in-1 memory card reader, 2 USB, headphone port
Integrated 5.1 channel sound with front audio ports
HP multimedia keyboard and HP optical mouse
SAVE $50! Microsoft(R) Office Home and Student Edition 2007
No additional security software
Adobe(R) PhotoShop(R) Elements 8
CLEARANCE! Quicken Deluxe 2009 (Save $29)
$697.99
OPTION 3:
Win 7 Premium 64 b
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual-Core processor E5400 [2.7GHz, 2MB L2, 800MHz FSB]
3GB DDR2-800MHz SDRAM [2 DIMMs]
320GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive
512MB ATI Radeon HD 4350 [DVI, HDMI, VGA adapter]
LightScribe 16X max. DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti drive
Integrated 10/100 Ethernet, No wireless LAN
15-in-1 memory card reader, 2 USB, audio
Integrated 5.1 channel sound with front audio ports
HP multimedia keyboard and HP optical mouse
SAVE $50! Microsoft(R) Office Home and Student Edition 2007
No additional security software
Adobe(R) PhotoShop(R) Elements 8
CLEARANCE! Quicken Deluxe 2009 (Save $29)
$696.99
OPTION 4:
Win 7 Premium 64 b
AMD Athlon™ II X2 250 (3.0GHz, 2MB)
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz- 2 DIMMs
320GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
ATI Radeon HD 4350 512MB
16X DVD+/-RW Drive
Integrated 10/100 Ethernet
Dell 19 in 1 Media Card Reader
Integrated 5.1 Channel Audio
No Keyboard
Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007
McAfee SecurityCenter, 30-Day Trial
Adobe® Photoshop® Elements
Quicken Home and Business 2010
$712.00
OPTION 5:
Win 7 Premium 64 b
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor E8400 (6MB L2, 3GHz, 1333FSB)
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz- 2 DIMMs
320GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
ATI Radeon HD 4350 512MB
16X DVD+/-RW Drive
Integrated 10/100 Ethernet
Dell 19 in 1 Media Card Reader
Integrated 5.1 Channel Audio
No Keyboard
Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007
McAfee SecurityCenter, 30-Day Trial
Adobe® Photoshop® Elements
$727.00
OPTION 6:
Win 7 Premium 64 b
Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q8300 (4MB L2, 2.5GHz, 1333FSB)
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz- 2DIMMs
500GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
ATI Radeon HD 4350 512MB
16X DVD+/-RW Drive
Integrated 10/1000 Ethernet
Integrated 16-in-1 Media Card Reader
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Dell Consumer Multimedia Keyboard and Laser Mouse
Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007
McAfee SecurityCenter, 30-Day Trial
Adobe® Photoshop® Elements
Quicken Home and Business 2010
$802.00
Please tell me which YOU would buy, and why.
(Note: I intend on upgrading to 4GB of RAM after purchase, since it's easy to do and I can get memory sticks super-cheap on sale somewhere.)
Win 7 Premium 64 b
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual-Core processor E6500 [2.93GHz, 2MB L2, 800MHz FSB]
3GB DDR2-800MHz SDRAM [2 DIMMs]
320GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive
512MB ATI Radeon HD 4350 [DVI, HDMI, VGA adapter]
LightScribe 16X max. DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti drive
Integrated 10/100 Ethernet, No wireless LAN
6-in-1 memory card reader, 2 USB, headphone port
Integrated 5.1 channel sound with front audio ports
HP multimedia keyboard and HP optical mouse
SAVE $50! Microsoft(R) Office Home and Student Edition 2007
No additional security software
CLEARANCE! Adobe(R) PhotoShop(R) Elements 7
CLEARANCE! Quicken Deluxe 2009 (Save $29)
$723.99
OPTION 2:
Win 7 Premium 64 b
AMD Athlon(TM) II 250 dual-core processor [3.0GHz, 2MB L2, up to 4000MT/s bus]
2GB DDR2-800MHz SDRAM [1 DIMM]
320GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive
512MB ATI Radeon HD 4350 [DVI, HDMI, VGA adapter]
LightScribe 16X max. DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti drive
Integrated 10/100 Ethernet, No wireless LAN
6-in-1 memory card reader, 2 USB, headphone port
Integrated 5.1 channel sound with front audio ports
HP multimedia keyboard and HP optical mouse
SAVE $50! Microsoft(R) Office Home and Student Edition 2007
No additional security software
Adobe(R) PhotoShop(R) Elements 8
CLEARANCE! Quicken Deluxe 2009 (Save $29)
$697.99
OPTION 3:
Win 7 Premium 64 b
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual-Core processor E5400 [2.7GHz, 2MB L2, 800MHz FSB]
3GB DDR2-800MHz SDRAM [2 DIMMs]
320GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive
512MB ATI Radeon HD 4350 [DVI, HDMI, VGA adapter]
LightScribe 16X max. DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti drive
Integrated 10/100 Ethernet, No wireless LAN
15-in-1 memory card reader, 2 USB, audio
Integrated 5.1 channel sound with front audio ports
HP multimedia keyboard and HP optical mouse
SAVE $50! Microsoft(R) Office Home and Student Edition 2007
No additional security software
Adobe(R) PhotoShop(R) Elements 8
CLEARANCE! Quicken Deluxe 2009 (Save $29)
$696.99
OPTION 4:
Win 7 Premium 64 b
AMD Athlon™ II X2 250 (3.0GHz, 2MB)
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz- 2 DIMMs
320GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
ATI Radeon HD 4350 512MB
16X DVD+/-RW Drive
Integrated 10/100 Ethernet
Dell 19 in 1 Media Card Reader
Integrated 5.1 Channel Audio
No Keyboard
Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007
McAfee SecurityCenter, 30-Day Trial
Adobe® Photoshop® Elements
Quicken Home and Business 2010
$712.00
OPTION 5:
Win 7 Premium 64 b
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor E8400 (6MB L2, 3GHz, 1333FSB)
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz- 2 DIMMs
320GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
ATI Radeon HD 4350 512MB
16X DVD+/-RW Drive
Integrated 10/100 Ethernet
Dell 19 in 1 Media Card Reader
Integrated 5.1 Channel Audio
No Keyboard
Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007
McAfee SecurityCenter, 30-Day Trial
Adobe® Photoshop® Elements
$727.00
OPTION 6:
Win 7 Premium 64 b
Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q8300 (4MB L2, 2.5GHz, 1333FSB)
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz- 2DIMMs
500GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
ATI Radeon HD 4350 512MB
16X DVD+/-RW Drive
Integrated 10/1000 Ethernet
Integrated 16-in-1 Media Card Reader
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Dell Consumer Multimedia Keyboard and Laser Mouse
Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007
McAfee SecurityCenter, 30-Day Trial
Adobe® Photoshop® Elements
Quicken Home and Business 2010
$802.00
Please tell me which YOU would buy, and why.
(Note: I intend on upgrading to 4GB of RAM after purchase, since it's easy to do and I can get memory sticks super-cheap on sale somewhere.)