Is this Dell E520 Desktop a good deal

[msluchie]

Lemme know!!!
Dimension E520 Desktop with 2.8GHz Dual Core, 512MB, 80GB & 19-inch LCD Monitor
$469 with Free Shipping
The 19-inch LCD alone is worth $200. For an extra $269, you are getting a Dell PC with dual core processor, dvd burner and more. Free shipping.
Features Include:
2.80GHz Pentium D Dual Core Processor
Windows XP Home
512MB DDR2 Memory
80GB Hard Drive
16x DVD Burner
19-inch Analog Flat Panel
1 Year Warranty

[tori_deathangel]

i can tell you i purchased it for my personal use at the office and i love it. no issues since sept

[guilliam]

Bought ours in February and the only issues we've had are
1. they put mcafee in it and almost every program we run wouldn't work! So we took it out and put in Norton and now it works fine (probably could've adjusted settings, but dh likes norton better anyway)
2. The new Vista takes some getting used to! Had to adjust settings cause it wouldn't even let me go to paypal!!

As for the computer though, it's great!

[tori_deathangel]

imho i wouldn't really recommend vista, there isn't much new to really offer cept different gui and its inability to work with other programs. also mcafee and norton are both memory hogs. theres a few other decent antivirus progs out there that does the trip better. personally use avg

[msluchie]

Does the comp have a cd burner? I just want something to do word, excel, the occasional powerpoint, burn cds, & download music...can this comp do this...also i need a fast one as i have dsl.

thks!

[whender6189]

Well you put in your post it has a dvd burner and that will burn both cd's and dvd's so you are good to go with what you want it for.

[Scott]

imho i wouldn't really recommend vista, there isn't much new to really offer cept different gui and its inability to work with other programs. also mcafee and norton are both memory hogs. theres a few other decent antivirus progs out there that does the trip better. personally use avg

However, there isn't much choice now with a new computer. Most will come with Vista pre-installed.

I'm going to have to get a copy myself to learn how to use it.