What Dell desktop pc should I buy <$300?

by ellenmac11

I am a cheapskate wanting to buy another desktop. Consumer Reports tariff Dell about best for reliability vs price. So I am wondering what year ancient or so desktop I should buy on ebay?
I bought a Demension 3000 a year ago and it is fine and I may maybe buy another but want max reliability and a DVD would be nice but not required. Any suggestions? (Telling me I am stupid to be so cheap is a waste of our time; I already know I am an idiot to be so poor. thanks.)
Anyone have a real suggestion on a dell desktop pc model? I can buy a Dimension 3000 all day long on ebay for $ 200. Any additional thoughts on a better used model number under $ 300?

Answer by starwarsian87
I don’t reckon that you will find one for under $ 300. For myself personally, I’d start looking for an abacus.

Answer by CarZ
its best to buy directly dell mainframe because for in my experience as a tech support for laptops Dell is the simplest mainframe to configure and troubleshoot and its not that expensive… thou Dell desktop is also fantastic but i would greatly advise you to buy the Dell mainframe

Answer by Dave P
You might check out the Dell outlet. There are some Dell Optiplex desktops available for under $ 300 and some Dell Dimension desktops for under $ 400.

The benefit would be that you get a real warranty and the machines are relatively new.

As far as the models, Optiplex was a business oriented line. It was calculated for reliability but not so much for consumer features. I would guess you would see the difference primarily in the graphics and audio area.

Answer by James
Did you reckon about taking that $ 300.00 and upgrading the system you have, instead of buying a new system?

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Palin: “John McCain has been the consummate MAVERICK in the Council “


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Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton recognized the urgency and seriousness of the economic problems months ago – and proposed solutions – while McCain failed to recognize the situation and did nothing.

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McCain Rejects Broad U.S. Aid on Mortgages
Published: March 26, 2008
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Drawing a sharp distinction between himself and the two Democratic presidential candidates, Senator John McCain of Arizona warned Tuesday against dynamic government action to solve the deepening mortgage crisis and the market turmoil it has caused, saying that "it is not the duty of government to bail out and reward persons who act irresponsibly, whether they are huge banks or small borrowers."

Mr. McCain's comments came a day after Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York called for direct centralized intercession to help unnatural homeowners, including a billion fund for states and communities to help persons at risk of foreclosure. Mrs. Clinton's Democratic opponent, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, has similarly called for greater centralized involvement, including creation of a billion relief package to prevent foreclosures.

As the foreclosure crisis has rippled across the economy, it has thrust itself to the forefront of the presidential race, with Democrats seizing on the issue in urging dynamic government steps to alleviate the crisis. Mr. McCain's remarks Tuesday, to a group of Hispanic businessmen here, signaled a sharpening apportion between the two parties' candidates, with the senator warning against quick, costly government fixes to a crises rooted in the private sector.

. . . Mr. McCain appeared to be trying to confront questions about his dexterity in dealing with the economy, a subject that he has admitted is not his strongest suit. But his remarks drew a quick, pointed rebuke from Mrs. Clinton, who criticized Mr. McCain's hands-off, market-oriented deal with, saying it would lead to "a downward spiral that would cause tremendous economic pain and loss" for Americans.

"It sounds remarkably like Herbert Hoover, and I don't reckon that's excellent economic policy," Mrs. Clinton told correspondents in Greensburg, Pa. "The government has a number of tools at its disposal. I reckon that inaction has contributed to the problems we face today, and I judge further inaction would exacerbate persons problems."

. . . Mr. Obama's plot emphasizes making it simpler to convert subprime loans to fixed-rate, 30-year loans, while requiring that borrowers have access to better data on loan costs and requiring greater scrutiny of lenders. On Tuesday, he said, "It's deeply troubling that John McCain is signifying that the best way to address the housing crisis is to sit back and watch it happen."

. . . Overall, the deal with Mr. McCain suggested is even more cautious about centralized intercession than that of President Bush. The Bush administration is looking to lower down payment requirements, at least temporarily. Mr. McCain said that he different sinking the down payment required for mortgages backed by the Centralized Housing Administration, a step meant to revitalize slumping housing sales.

The housing crisis has emerged as a dominant topic in the campaign amid a steady drumbeat of troublesome economic data. A survey unrestricted Tuesday showed consumer expectations for the future at their lowest levels in more than 30 years, and polls show the economy has increasingly overshadowed issues like the Iraq war.

Mr. McCain spoke at some length about the problems caused by lenders and by Wall Street, which bundled mortgages into securities that were chopped into pieces and resold to investors in the United States and abroad. But he did not call for any kind of legislative or regulatory measures to fix persons problems, additional than to say that the government should eliminate obstacles to the ability of financial institutions to raise more capital.

Mr. McCain said he favored government intercession only when permanent by would produce "catastrophic effects" to the economy.

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Amid turmoil, McCain turns to regulation
By Michael Kranish and Farah Stockman
Globe Staff / September 18, 2008
Responding to the turmoil on Wall Street, John McCain said flatly days gone by: "We need strong and effective regulation." But throughout his two-decade Council career, McCain has cast himself as an candid critic of government intercession in the markets, saying that he is "fundamentally a deregulator."

After saying Tuesday that he different any more government bailouts, he said days gone by that the government was "forced" to loan billion to rescue insurance giant AIG because so many of its customers were unnatural. After saying Monday that the "fundamentals of the economy are strong," he seemed to backtrack by saying he was talking about the spirit of workers, not the rising rate of unemployment or the plunging stock market.

"After all the years of tearing down the set of laws that govern financial institutions, it rings hollow to aver that he will build them back up," said Elizabeth Warren, professor of liquidation law at Harvard Law School. "This economy is the direct consequence of the deregulation that John McCain fought for day after day, year after year, since the mid-1980s."

William K. Black said days gone by that he does not judge McCain ever shed his anti-regulatory views. "He still has ideological blinders on," said Black, who later co-wrote a government report on the lessons learned from theKeating scandal. "He took no meaningful leadership role to try to deal with the recurring problems, and that is why the current crisis not only recurred but has intensified to the point where they have severely hurt the global economy," said Black, now an associate professor of economics and law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s law school.

Another analyst said that McCain has waited too long to speak out on stabilizing the US economy. "He has been very slow to recognize the severity," said Desmond Lachman, former administration director and chief emerging market economic strategist at Salomon Smith Barney. "I reckon it has only been the last two days that it has finally registered that this is a serious conundrum," said Lachman, who is now a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative reckon tank.

ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iE2JCSH5p9r2GBkQWS9TWAMzmuvQD…
October 23, 2008
"I call on the administration to act now and buy up these mortgages and keep public in their homes," McCain said, then singled out Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. "And why is the secretary of the Treasury not ordering them to do that?"

I bought a car from this “questionable” warehouse dealership and turns out the car I bought was in a huge wreck, fixed up, then sold to me. In fact, they run their whole business on doing that. What’s the best way to report them, consumer reports? Better business bearu? Any additional thoughts?

Answer by A1
Ck your state lemon laws and contact attorney general of your state and also report to all the agencies you listed.

Answer by Beaugrand
Small of filing a very expensive lawsuit that you may not, probably will not win, terrible publicity is about the worst business you can do, since fixing up and selling wrecked cars isn’t illegal in most parts of the world- in fact, my brother place 3 of his 4 sons through college fixing up, painting and selling mildly hurt but “totaled” BMWs in his “spare time.”

Most cities have a TV news program devoted particularly to these kinds of disputes. Often, a phone call from a “public interest” reporter will get prompt resolution of a conundrum.

Since their business may not be, probably is not illegal, they’re not likely to settle with you, but the adverse publicity may cause them to exchange some of their practices. Or not.

The key is whether they misrepresented the history of the car, if they lied and you can prove they lied.

Answer by alfredb1979
Not a lot you can do.

If you had just driven the car to a mechanic and had him place the car on a lift, this question would not be questioned…

BBB does nothing, what “consumer reports”?

Do your homework next time.

No, I do not know what the hell A1 is smoking when he brings up lemon laws, any.

Answer by dale b
Too terrible you didn’t do what everyone is supposed to do before buying a used car…take it to a mechanic. The best business you can do is chalk it up as an expensive lesson. Better luck next time.

Answer by Stupid Flanders
Besides telling your friends and family not to shop there, you should learn from your mistakes and always have any used car inspected by an independent, certified mechanic.

If the dealership used unethical tactics to sell a vehicle, then they are 50% at fault. You are also 50% at-fault for allowing yourself to get taken benefit of when you are the only one that is going to look after yourself.

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