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Distilled1	Date: November 27, 2006 @ 7:52 PM Ok so someone is smarter than me about this stuff, and I know there are many diff opinions. So I am torn on all the new procesors I have been partial to AMD stuff as it handles graphix well, (better than the pentiums, but at the moment I have a chance to buy a nice Dell XPS700 these come with this new Intel Core2 Duo. has any one any knowledge on these for audio work? seems they should be great for Graphix as they are in a gamers box. Any other sugestions for me? I know I can build one cheaper but when they offer 40% off due to your company and a nice line of credit well....
Distilled1	Date: November 27, 2006 @ 9:07 PM Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6300 (2MB L2 Cache,1.86GHz,1066 FSB) Operating System Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition with re-installation CD Memory 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 2 DIMMs Keyboard Dell USB Keyboard Monitor 20 inch UltraSharp™ 2007WFP Widescreen Digital Flat Panel Video Cards 256MB nVidia GeForce 7900 GS Hard Drive 250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™ Floppy Drive and Media Reader No Floppy Drive Included 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™ XtremeMusic (D) Sound Card Speakers Dell AS501 10W Flat Panel Attached Spkrs for UltraSharp™ Flat Panels Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) No productivity suite- Includes Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD Security Software Norton Internet Security™ 2006 Edition 15-months Hardware Warranty 1Yr Ltd Warranty and At-Home Service XPS Specialized Support XPS, Specialized Support Internet Access Service No ISP requested Future Operating Systems Windows Vista™ Capable SYSTEM DETAILS 2.5MM aluminum thickness Chassis with front & back customizable LEDs SYSTEM DETAILS 7-slot, BTX design motherboard SYSTEM DETAILS 750-watt Power Supply SYSTEM DETAILS Tower Six-heat pipe, Copper base Heat Sink with aluminum fans SYSTEM DETAILS Two 120mm x 38mm front fans Upgrade to Windows Vista Express Upgrade to Windows Vista Home Premium from XP Media Center Edition
leedsquietman	Date: November 27, 2006 @ 9:45 PM The XPS Rocks man ! Dell bought Alienware and the new XPS is supposedly designed by the Alienware. I've currently got 2 Dell computers (1 powerful lappy, 1 older deskie) and have had 2 other Dell in the past. They have all worked well for me except I'm now on my 3rd AC adapter for the lappy. However, also look at smaller companies or building one yourself from barebones, the XPS will put quite a dent in your wallet and you could build a hella computer from parts for a similar if not cheaper price. BTW - consider 4 gbs DDR if you plan on upgrading any of your software, the newer software is more and more feature packed = uses more CPU. And don't go for the X-Fi card unless you plan on doing a lot of gaming or watching 7.1 surround movies, it won't fly for pro audio recording - I would go onboard sound and put the difference toward a better pro-audio solution like an M-Audio Delta 66 or various other alternatives by RME, Echo, Motu, etc.
Distilled1	Date: November 27, 2006 @ 10:39 PM thats the only card it comes with. I have my emu card to add. yes I want 4 gbs but thats to much direct from them, would rather build a barebones but this is a present from the wife and its because of the credit
leedsquietman	Date: November 27, 2006 @ 11:47 PM Alright !! Yes, 4 gigs is a bit costly right now, maybe add the extra 2 gigs in a year or so when the price will be less. Not a bad soundcard to come with, a gaming card that rocks and add in your audio card that rocks = totally rocking audio !
Distilled1	Date: November 28, 2006 @ 10:18 AM Yes I cant wait 3 days to delivery and uped the cpu to 2.13 ghs and added the cool backlit keyboard
GeneHilbert	Date: November 28, 2006 @ 10:22 AM Slick.......
8111	Date: November 28, 2006 @ 10:26 AM I want one