dell desktop opinions

ok ok i know this is notebook review but my E1505 just is not able to give me the performance that i am looking for now a day and i want something that i can upgrade in the future. I am going to stick with dell i think i get a 12% discount through my work so it makes since. So i have a couple builds here tell me which you would pick... i will get 12% off the listed price


couple questions right off the bat, if i opt for the blueray 410 will i be able to run a dvi to hdmi to my big screen and be able to watch Blueray on my bigscreen?

and would the quality of the blueray on my bigscreen = what a stand alone blueray player would offer

My XPS 410 Qty 1
Intel® Core™ 2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB), Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Unit Price $2,049.00
Catalog Number: 29 DXCWNF1
Module Description Show Details
XPS 410 Intel® Core™ 2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB)
Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
Memory 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 2 DIMMs
Keyboard Dell USB Keyboard
Monitor 20 inch UltraSharp™ 2007WFP Widescreen Digital Flat Panel
Video Card 768MB nVidia GeForce 8800 GTX
Hard Drive 320GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
Floppy Drive and Media Reader 13 in 1 Media Card Reader
Mouse Dell Optical USB Mouse
Modem 56K PCI Data Fax Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0
CD or DVD Drive Single Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability
Sound Cards Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeGamer (D) Sound Card
Speakers Dell AS501 10W Flat Panel Attached Spkrs for UltraSharp™ Flat Panels
Office Software (not included with Windows Vista) Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD
Security Software McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 15-months
Warranty and Service 1Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor, 24x7 Phone Support
Internet Access Service No ISP requested
Optional Ports IEEE 1394 Adapter
Dell Digital Entertainment No Entertainment software pre-installed
Labels Windows Vista™ Premium
DataSafe Online Backup Free 10GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Year

Sub total:$2,049.00






XPS 410 Qty 1
Intel® Core™2 Duo processor E6700 (2.67GHz), Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium with Digital Cable Support Unit Price $2,499.00
Catalog Number: 29 DXCWNF7
Module Description Show Details
XPS 410 Intel® Core™2 Duo processor E6700 (2.67GHz)
Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium with Digital Cable Support
Memory 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 2 DIMMs
Keyboard Dell USB Keyboard
Monitors 20 inch UltraSharp™ 2007WFP Widescreen Digital Flat Panel
Video Cards 768MB nVidia GeForce 8800 GTX
Hard Drive 250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
Floppy Drive and Media Reader 13 in 1 Media Card Reader
Mouse Dell Optical USB Mouse
Modem No Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0
Optical Drive 2X Blu-ray Drive
Sound Cards Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeGamer (D) Sound Card
Speakers Dell AS501 10W Flat Panel Attached Spkrs for UltraSharp™ Flat Panels
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD
Security Software McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 15-months
Warranty and Service 1Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor, 24x7 Phone Support
Internet Access Service No ISP requested
Optional Ports IEEE 1394 Adapter
Dell Digital Entertainment No Entertainment software pre-installed
Labels Windows Vista™ Premium
DataSafe Online Backup Free 10GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Year

Sub total:$2,499.00





XPS 720 - Black Qty 1
Intel® Core™2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB), Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Unit Price $2,429.00
Catalog Number: 29 DXCWZU1
Module Description Show Details
XPS 720 Black Intel® Core™2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB)
Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
Memory 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 2 DIMMs
Keyboard Dell USB Keyboard
Monitors 20 inch UltraSharp™ 2007WFP Widescreen Digital Flat Panel
Video Cards 768MB Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX
Hard Drive 250GB - Seagate 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 8MB Cache
Floppy Drive and Media Reader 13 in 1 Media Card Reader
Mouse Dell Optical USB Mouse
Modem No Modem Requested
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0
Optical Drive Single Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability
Sound Cards Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeGamer (D) Sound Card
Speakers Dell AS501 10W Flat Panel Attached Spkrs for UltraSharp™ Flat Panels
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD
Security Software McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 15-months
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options 1Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor, 24x7 Phone Support
Internet Access Service No ISP requested
Dell Digital Entertainment No Entertainment software pre-installed
Labels Windows Vista™ Premium
DataSafe Online Backup Free 10GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Year

Sub total:$2,429.00

 

Basically you are ripping yourself off here. Dell has had Core 2 Quad 6600 PCs for as low as $609 shipped recently with 2GB of RAM, then you can just drop in whatever video card you want or get a Dell upgrade where needed and still get a good Core 2 Quad PC for around $1000.