- Aug 17, 2010
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The hard drive in my brother's aging (circa 2003) Dell tower finally gave up the ghost, and given that he just got his first full-time job and that the computer isn't really worth repairing at this point, he would like to replace it. Right now it seems he's torn between getting a laptop and my offer to build him a new tower (I've already built 2-3 systems already, so experience isn't really an issue here). He doesn't game on the PC all that much, but it sounds like he really wants a PC that is going to both be fast and responsive and last him several years, so we are looking mid-high end.
I've already managed to find a good sweet-spot in the laptop market for the thing (I think) he'd be looking for: http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=6121&review=dell+inspiron+15r+n5110
At $725, $75 under his $800 budget, that's a pretty compelling deal, but of course if at all possible I'd like to lean his decision towards my building him a new tower. 😀
Here's what I've come up with so far, and it seems to beat out the laptop heavy-handedly in price, quality of parts, and especially performance: https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=17315965
However, I haven't been keeping up too much with the last 6-12 month's advancement in the tech world, so feel free to suggest any changes to make this build even more compelling. Really the only four variables I don't want changed are the <$800 price, an Intel-branded processor, a NVIDIA-branded graphics card (tends to be much more reliable / compatible than ATI cards, in my experience) and a microatx form factor (space and noise constraints).
I've already managed to find a good sweet-spot in the laptop market for the thing (I think) he'd be looking for: http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=6121&review=dell+inspiron+15r+n5110
At $725, $75 under his $800 budget, that's a pretty compelling deal, but of course if at all possible I'd like to lean his decision towards my building him a new tower. 😀
Here's what I've come up with so far, and it seems to beat out the laptop heavy-handedly in price, quality of parts, and especially performance: https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=17315965
However, I haven't been keeping up too much with the last 6-12 month's advancement in the tech world, so feel free to suggest any changes to make this build even more compelling. Really the only four variables I don't want changed are the <$800 price, an Intel-branded processor, a NVIDIA-branded graphics card (tends to be much more reliable / compatible than ATI cards, in my experience) and a microatx form factor (space and noise constraints).
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