is this a good deal?

[bored7one4]

i dont have a scanner but this is what is on sale.

Dimension E521 with 20 Flat panel display.
AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual core processor 3800+
genuine windows XP hom edition
Windows vista capable
512mb shared DDR2 SDRAM, 160 gb SATA hard drive (7200RPM)
Nvidia GeForce 6150 LE Graphics GPU
16x dvd rom\1yr warranty, support, on site service

Price includes Dell E207WFP 20" Digital Flat Panel ($279 reg price)

what you guys thinks?

sale ends 12/20/06

[Silversinksam]

i dont have a scanner but this is what is on sale.

Dimension E521 with 20 Flat panel display.
AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual core processor 3800+
genuine windows XP hom edition
Windows vista capable
512mb shared DDR2 SDRAM, 160 gb SATA hard drive (7200RPM)
Nvidia GeForce 6150 LE Graphics GPU
16x dvd rom\1yr warranty, support, on site service

Price includes Dell E207WFP 20" Digital Flat Panel ($279 reg price)

what you guys thinks?

sale ends 12/20/06

What store are we talking about? Is this $279 after rebate?

[bored7one4]

im talking about dell here and the monitor is worth $279

this system cost $499

[Neuromancer]

You came here for information, and thats a great first move.

SSS Especially is great at letting you know when a company is worthless. And I will tell you right now that the price you posted is just for the monitor. IF it isnt then its totally fake.

It would behove you to to either post a link to the product or to PM someone who can help you (if it is an ebay buy it now you are unsure of and dont want to lose it) then PM someone who has no money like me.

I wont reiterate, unlessits a stock deal, you have purchased already and then I would post it in cyber deals. But there is a few great tools you can use if you are unsure of hte price yourself.

BBB, resellerratings, and heck... just google (ask, jeeves whatever) the company name to find out if they are legitimate. But more importantly if you find something you think is too good to be true...

a) it is
b) what you think might no longer be the case.. .prices may have dropped

EDIT: Wow I took too long to type.. sorry.

EDIT EDIT: In a case like this... you have to look at the most expensive component and decide if its worth what they say is the asking price. Figure out what hte goign price is (MAYBE 200 dolalrs.. I saw a 19" 5ms widescreen onsale for 189? at newegg) and if the rest of the system is worht 300 dollars to you) Price it out. Remebe that, anything you get from dell is no name. so compare it to the cheapest item you can find elsewhere. Although TBH the cheapest single item yo ucan find elsewhere will probably be better then a dell oem. (fer instance mobo, but more specifically.. RAM and PSU)

Too me... no its not worth it.

but.. I would rather spend 100-200 more and get something good. (not pre built)

Oh and dont consider the OS part of the price.. because you know you cant transfer a Dell OS right?

[Xtreme Barton]

if you get all that for 499 id say yes its a good deal. down the road you can easily buy a new mobo to start overclocking. id say go for it.