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its the dell inspiration 1525

it comes with

My Components
SYSTEM COLOR Flamingo Pink edit
PROCESSOR Intel® Pentium® Dual Core T2390 (1.86GHz/533Mhz FSB/1MB cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1 edit
HD DISPLAY Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch display (1280×800) edit
MEMORY 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz edit
HARD DRIVE Size: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) edit
VIDEO CARD Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 edit
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE CD / DVD Writer (DVD+/-RW Drive) edit
WIRELESS NETWORK CARDS Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini-Card edit
INTEGRATED WEBCAM No Webcam Option edit
BATTERY OPTIONS 6 cell battery edit
SOUND OPTIONS High Definition Audio 2.0 edit
My Accessories
PRINTER Dell All-In-One V305 Printer edit
SERVICE & SUPPORT 1Yr Ltd. Warranty- Advanced Exchange edit
DELL V305 PRINTER Dell V305 All-In-One Printer edit
ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 30-Days edit
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft Works edit
My Service
WARRANTY AND SERVICE DellCare Value edit
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP DataSafe included with DellCare Service bundle edit
DIAL-UP INTERNET ACCESS Earthlink Internet Access edit
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
Network Integrated 10/100 Network Card
Modem Integrated Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0
Labels Windows Vista™ Premium
Processor Branding Intel Pentium® Dual-Core Processor

and about the memory and the hard drive i dont know anything about that stuff so could someone please explain a little and does mine have a good one?
it comes to 5 (but thats after warrenty, getting it in another color, and a printer)
what about if i got one with 3 gb of memory and a 250 gb hard drive??

Here are the specs:

My Components
SYSTEM COLOR Jet Black
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T6600 (2.20GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Edition SP1
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft® Works 9
WARRANTY AND SERVICE Classic Protection: 1 yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service
HD DISPLAY Bright, glossy widescreen 15.6 WLED display (1366×768)
MEMORY 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz
HARD DRIVE 320GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
VIDEO CARD Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500HD
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE 8X CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
BATTERY OPTIONS 6-cell battery
WIRELESS CARDS Dell Wireless 1397 802.11g Half Mini-Card
INTEGRATED WEBCAM Integrated 1.3 MP Webcam
SOUND OPTIONS High Definition Audio 2.0
My Accessories
PRINTER Dell V305w All In One WiFi Printer
SERVICE & SUPPORT 1Yr Ltd. Warranty- Advanced Exchange
DELL V305W PRINTER Dell V305w All-In-One Printer
SECURITY SOFTWARE McAfee SecurityCenter, 30-Day Trial
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year
BAGS Targus BT Messenger – Fits laptops up to 15.6 – Tan – Dell Exclusive
MICE Logitech V220 Cordless Optical Mouse – Jet Black
ON CALL PLAN Green your PC to save power and reduce wear and tear!
ADOBE & ENTERTAINMENT WildTangent Games

The Final Price comes to 6.00 what are your thoughts and btw i know what i want and this is it all of these specs are suited just right for me but you can leave me some suggestions and if you know of a place where i can find this EXACT item cheaper that would be great!

PC ManufacturerSony Corporation
ModelVGC-RB60G
Motherboard ManufacturerIntel Corporation
ProductPRAGUE
Processor Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 2.80GHz
Versionx86 Family 15 Model 6 Stepping 2
Data Width32bits
Approximate Clock Speed2,799Mhz
BIOSDefault System BIOS
Date12/15/2005
VersionINTEL – 60
Memory ChipJ6H1
Capacity512Mb
Speed533ns
Memory ChipJ6J1
Capacity512Mb
Speed533ns
Motherboard DeviceIntel(R) Extreme Graphics 3 Controller
StatusOn
Motherboard DeviceIntel (R) 82562 Ethernet Device
StatusOn
Motherboard DeviceIntel(R) Azalia Audio Device
StatusOn
System SlotPCIE X16 SLOT
StatusAvailable
System SlotPCIE X1 SLOT 1
StatusAvailable
System SlotPCIE X1 SLOT 2
StatusAvailable
System SlotPCI SLOT 1
StatusIn Use
System SlotPCI SLOT 2
StatusIn Use
CD DrivePIONEER DVD-RW DVR-110D
Media TypeCD-ROM
CD DriveSONY DVD-ROM DDU1615
Media TypeCD-ROM
Video ManufacturerIntel Corporation
Video CardIntel(R) 82945G Express Chipset Family
RAM128Mb
Mode1280 x 1024 x 4294967296 colors
Driverialmrnt5.dll
Date9/20/2005
Version6.14.10.4396
Hard Disk ModelWDC WD2500JS-98MHB0
InterfaceIDE
Hard Disk ModelSony USB HS-CF USB Device
InterfaceUSB
Hard Disk ModelSony USB HS-MS USB Device
InterfaceUSB
Hard Disk ModelSony USB HS-SD MMC USB Device
InterfaceUSB
Hard Disk ModelSony USB HS-SM/xD USB Device
InterfaceUSB
Network AdapterIntel(R) PRO/1000 PM Network Connection
Service Namee1express
Network Adapter1394 Net Adapter
Service NameNIC1394
Network AdapterLinksys Wireless-G PCI Adapter
Service NameRT2500
Sound ManufacturerSigmaTel
ModelSigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC
PrinterMicrosoft XPS Document Writer
PrinterMicrosoft Office Document Image Writer Driver
PrinterAmyuni Document Converter 2.50
PrinterAGFA-AccuSet v52.3
Number of Logical CPUs Active2
ram .99GB

I designed it from dell.com (did’t buy it).Just seeing if it a reasonable price.

SYSTEM COLOR Jet Black edit
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9550 (2.66GHz/1066Mhz FSB/6MB cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Service Pack 1 64 Bit edit
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft Works edit
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 3Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis edit
HD DISPLAY Bright, Hi Resolution, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch RGB LED display (1920×1200) edit
MEMORY 8GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz edit
HARD DRIVE Dual: 640GB (2x 320) SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) edit
VIDEO CARD 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 with Belkin HDMI Cable – 6ft edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 6X Slot Load Bluray (BD) Combo Drive (BD Read Only) edit
BATTERY OPTIONS 85 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell) edit
WIRELESS CARDS Intel WiFi Link 5100 802.11 Wireless-N Card with Linksys WRT160N Wireless Router edit
BLUETOOTH Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Internal (2.1) edit
INTEGRATED WEBCAM Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam edit
SOUND OPTIONS ExpressCard Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Sound Card edit
KEYBOARD Back-lit Keyboard edit
FINGER PRINT READER Integrated Finger Print Reader edit
My Accessories
SECURITY SOFTWARE Norton 15 month edit
My Software & Accessories
My Service
REMOTE ACCESS Dell Remote Access, free basic service edit
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year edit
DIAL-UP INTERNET ACCESS
price:,814

1. Would this computer properly run World of Wacraft and Starcraft 2 with full settings?
2. Do I need to buy a power chord or does it already come with one?
Alienware M15x

Software & Services
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ i7 740QM Quad Core Processor, 1.73GHz (2.93GHz Turbo Mode, 6M Cache edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English edit
VIDEO CARD 1.5GB GDDR5 65W NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460M edit
LCD PANEL 15.6-inch WideHD+ 1600×900 (900p) WLED edit
MEMORY 4GB Dual Channel Memory (2x 2GB DDR3) edit
HARD DRIVE 250GB SATAII 7,200RPM edit
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW) edit
Dell Recommends
Watch High Definition with an internal Blu-Ray player
Upgrade to Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BR-ROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW) [Add 0.00 or .00/month1]

BATTERY OPTIONS Primary – 6-cell (56Watt) Lithium-Ion Battery edit
WIRELESS CARDS Wireless 1520 802.11n Half Mini-Card edit
Personalize
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 1 Year Basic Service Plan edit
My Software & Accessories
SYSTEM COLOR Alienware M15x, Cosmic Black edit
PERSONALIZED PLATE Personalized Nameplate (Jake Winter) edit
ALIENFX COLOR AlienFX Quasar Blue edit
AVATAR Alienhead Chrome Blue edit
OS CUSTOMIZATION Alienhead Chrome Blue edit
PRE-INSTALLED GAMES AND CLIENTS Steam and Portal™ Factory Installed edit
My Accessories
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
SOUND OPTIONS Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
BLUETOOTH Internal Bluetooth 2.1 Mini-Card – 2.1 Enhanced Data Rate
AUTOMATIC UPDATES Automatic Updates: On
ENVIORNMENTAL OPTIONS Thank you for Purchasing Alienware

I need to buy a new computer as my old one has died. I’m not very good with computers so was wondering which of these two is better? I want it for general computing but would also like to start playing some games online like World of Warcraft,

Processor AMD Phenom™ II X2 545 Processor
- 3.0 GHz
- 2.0 GHz HT (4000 MT/s)
- 6 MB L3 Cache
Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium
RAM – 4GB
- DDR2
- maximum RAM 4GB
Graphics card ATI Radeon HD 4650
- 1GB dedicated memory
Screen type None
Hard drive 500GB SATA 7200rpm
Optical disk drive DVD-Rewriter
Memory card reader Yes
USB 8 x USB 2.0 ports
FireWire 1 x FireWire
Modem/Ethernet 1 x RJ-45 Ethernet port
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g WLAN
Bluetooth No
Video interface 1 x HDMI
1 x DVI
1 x VGA
TV output HDMI, VGA
Extension card slot 2 x PCI slots
Sound 5.1 channel HD audio
Keyboard & Mouse Wired keyboard and mouse
Accessories included Keyboard, mouse, power cable

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/advent-centurion-cpd1301-refurbished-desktop-pc-04735471-pdt.html

OR

Processor Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 processor
- 2.5GHz
- 1333MHz FSB
- 4MB Cache
Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium
RAM 6 GB
Graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT220 graphics
Hard drive 1 TB SATA
Optical disk drive DVD±RW
Memory card reader Media card reader
USB 8 USB 2.0 ports
Modem/Ethernet 1 x RJ-45 Ethernet port
Wi-Fi WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
Video interface DVI, VGA & HDMI
TV output HDMi socket
Webcam No
Keyboard & Mouse Yes

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/packard-bell-ixtreme-x6620-refurbished-desktop-pc-04092419-pdt.html

Here are the specs of my PC:

RAM: 511 mb
VIDEO RAM: 128 mb
PROCESSOR: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4
CPU: 2.26 Ghz
GRAPHICS CARD: RADEON 9200 AGP (0×5961)
and i don’t have Open GL (whatever that is,,,)

Im good for any game. thank you!