Dell xps 710 vs Gateway fx530

[Stalker999]

hello. ive talked to both dell and gateway, and neither can tell me why the xps costs so much more. i can upgrade the fx530 to a quadcore for under 2000, while for the dell the cheapest i can get it for is 2600 with a slower graphics card (256 vs 320mb)

can anyone tell me why, or give me a reccomendation? If i get teh dell, im probably going to get the dual core bc the quad costs to much(an dthen upgrade later), and id ge the quad core for the gateway.

dell- http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/xpsdt_710?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

gateway- http://www.gateway.com/programs/fx530/


thanks for any help

 

[b3rt_d4ni3l]

Persoanlly, I would recommend you to built your own comp, because for the same price you can get a better one compared to those two.

But if your are looking for a recommendation between the two, I would say go for Dell XPS (looking at brand only). Im not really sure as to the quality of Gateway computer.

If you can give us a full spec of both comps, we would be able to give you a better recommendation.

 

[Steve Mavronis]

The Quad processors are now standard on the Gateway FX530 for the same price as Core 2 Duo back in the Spring. I just re-did my FX530XM order from 4/27 to get the Q6600 on a FX530S (best price breakdown) instead of E6600. I got ripped up slightly by my sales rep because he wouldn't honor the free 19" to 22" monitor upgrade (worth $140 off) they had in late April but I did get $260 off total discounts. That was from $160 for using the sales rep and I had a $100 off coupon to upgrade to Windows Vista Ultimate. So because of losing the free monitor upgrade I ended up paying $35 more in total system price for the Quad. The other bad part is I've had multiple delivery delays causng me to go insane! The latest ETA stands at 8/2 on the status page but the sales rep thinks because he had to redo my order for the Quad, that I'll get it around 8/21. Here are my specs if I ever see this computer:

Gateway FX530S

- 7-bay BTX Tower Case Tungsten
- FX Logo Accent - Black Steel
- Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600 (2.40GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 8MB cache)
- Intel 975X Chipset with DDR2 and Intel Core Duo support w/10/100/1000 Intel Integrated LAN
- Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit
- 2048MB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2x1024)
- 500GB 7200rpm Serial ATA II/300 hard drive w/8MB cache (2x250GB hard drives)
- 48X/32X/48X CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive (Tungsten)
- 16xDbl Layer MultiFormat DVD Writer DVD+-/R+-RW/CD-R/RW (Tungsten)
- 9-in-One Memory Card Reader
- 700-Watt Power Supply
- NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTX 768MB Dual DVI-I Dual link TV Out OC (Factory Overclocked)
- Gateway 22" Widescreen High-Definition LCD Display - INNOLUX
- TV Tuner Asus/ViXS Combo-210E NTSC/ATSC
- IR Remote Receiver, Symphony w/IR Blaster, Blk Kit, US only
- Remote Control - US/CA/MX, Vista w/ GTW's logo Black
- Sound Blaster X-Fi PCI Card
- Logitech X-230 2.1 32 watt Speakers w/Subwoofer
- Gateway 104+ Elite Keyboard (for Vista)
- Soft-touch USB Optical Wheel Mouse (Tungsten)
- 3 year value plan warranty

Also, I already have a Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 6000 v2 to use instead of the default Gateway mouse and keyboard.