Dave's Linux Adoration Page - Misc

Comparison Shopping 2008-09-30

                             Dell Inspiron 530N                     Dell Inspiron 530
                             Ubuntu 8.04                            Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
                             with DVD Playback                      Edition SP1, 64-Bit
                             Unit Price --> $1,238.00               Unit Price --> $1,459.00

Module                       Description                            Description
------                       -----------                            -----------
Dell Inspiron 530            Intel Core 2 Quad processor Q9300      Intel Core 2 Quad processor Q9400
                             (6MB L2, 2.5GHz, 1333FSB)              (6MB L2, 2.66GHz, 1333FSB)

Operating System             Ubuntu 8.04                            Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium 
                             with DVD Playback                      Edition SP1, 64-Bit

Memory                       4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM            6GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz
                             at 800MHz- 4DIMMs

Keyboard and                 Dell USB Keyboard and                  Dell USB Keyboard and 
Mouse Bundles                Dell Optical USB Mouse                 Dell Optical USB Mouse

Monitor                      22 inch E228WFP Widescreen             22 inch SP2208WFP Wide Flat Panel
                             Digital Flat Panel                     with Webcam and Mic

Video Cards                  Radeon ATI HD 2600 XT 256MB            Radeon ATI HD 2600 XT 256MB

Hard Drives                  500GB Serial ATA Hard Drive            500GB Serial ATA Hard Drive 
                             (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache            (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache

Floppy Drive and             No Floppy Drive Included               Dell 19 in 1 Media Card Reader
Media Reader

Mouse                        Mouse included in Wireless,            Mouse included with Keyboard purchase
                             Laser or Bluetooth Package

Network Interface            Integrated 10/100 Ethernet             Integrated 10/100 Ethernet

Optical Drive                16x DVD+/-RW Drive                     16X DVD+/-RW Drive

Sound Cards                  Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio           Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio

Warranty and Service         1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty,             1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty,
                             InHome Service after                   In Home Service after Remote Diagnosis
                             Remote Diagnosis

Adobe Software               -                                      Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 Multi-Language

Datasafe                     -                                      Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year