If I Buy a computer from Dell...

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#1 DMRaMeX
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Can i pay the computer monthly? I read that on the web but i wanted to make sure.
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#2 Chris_53
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i dont know but if u really want my opinion, dont get a computer from Dell, im training as a technician at college and i fix more Dells then i use. Also they have poor customer support.
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#3 HostileEffect
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I thought they didn't support their own products, they dump support on other companys?
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#4 MondoCool
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You can pay monthly if you want too.
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#5 DGFreak
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You can pay monthly if your credit is approved, as always.

Also, you will be looked down upon in an elitist forum such as this one.

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#6 blazethe1
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you will end up paying more for it im sure.on top of that,hehe,its a dell
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#7 nohnaimer
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i dont know but if u really want my opinion, dont get a computer from Dell, im training as a technician at college and i fix more Dells then i use. Also they have poor customer support. Chris_53

I dunno why alot of ppl have problems with Dell computers, I've ordered at least 10 Dell computers in the past 5 years, every single one of them are still going strong. The only problem I've had yet is that battery recall, thats Sony fault though.

What did those previous users for the Dells you fixed do? clicked open every email titled Anna Kournakova naked?

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#8 MetalContra
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I have a Dell XPS gen 5 and people around here dont look down on me like the one guy said. You get more for your money compared to Falcon NW and Alienware, and the XPS line performs very well. I say go for it if they give you financing..
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#9 Hot_Potato
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Gamers don't let fellow gamers buy pre-built.

Get THIS instead.

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#10 DMRaMeX
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im not a big gamer, just a filmmaker.
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#11 WhiteSnake5000
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Gamers don't let fellow gamers buy pre-built.

Get THIS instead.

Hot_Potato
You forgot a powersupply.
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#12 filmography
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even so we dont let fellow computer people get riped off(such a rip off statement lol) but seriously build it yourself and you save ton of money. thats why we hate dell, prebuilt computers and alienware. the computer industry is like prison, if your not careful you'll get raped in the ass.
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#13 codezer0
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only if you're approved for credit.

But at Dell's own interest rates, you wouldn't want to. at up to 25% interest, even an entry-level computer from them will start costing you about what it would if you'd paid up front for a top-end XPS model. And putting an XPS on that kind of plan, it'll feel like you'll be making car payments by the time the financing paperwork is processed.

The worst thing is, that you could still be paying for the thing well before Dell's own warranty to actually support the system is overwith.

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#14 Xraydon
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You can pay monthly if your credit is approved, as always.

Also, you will be looked down upon in an elitist forum such as this one.

DGFreak

Looked down upon? Elitist forum? Lol it never bothered me. If you want it and they let you pay monthy then go for it. Make sure you choose your components carefully. My prebuilt is 3 years old and still going strong. I did do a few upgrades of course.

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#15 DMRaMeX
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is this a good computer just for editing videos and playing low req. games like counter strike source and gta:san andreas?

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/2966/computerwo0.jpg

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#16 WhiteSnake5000
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It's good for all of them except for CSS, unless you like low-med settings and 30fps.
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#17 codezer0
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You'll be able to run CSS with that, but you won't be able to run with very high settings on that kind of video chip, if any.
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#18 kodex1717
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If you're a film maker, you might want to look at getting a Mac so you can use Final Cut Studio.
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#19 nohnaimer
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is this a good computer just for editing videos and playing low req. games like counter strike source and gta:san andreas?

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/2966/computerwo0.jpg

DMRaMeX

I'm assuming thats the $500 model?

get this instead

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?oc=bddwbbf&cs=04&dgvcode=ss&c=US&l=EN

faster CPU, more RAM, smaller harddrive though without monitor for $400.