I just went ahead and ordered a new Dell Inspiron 530 computer.
Here are the specs, looking forward to seeing it in action! I managed to dig up a $350 off coupon online. That, along with free shipping made the price pretty good IMHO.
| 1 | 223-2222 | Inspiron 530,Intel Core2 Duo processor E6550 (2.33GHz 1333FSB) w/Dual Core Technology and 4MB cache | $1029.00 |
| 1 | 311-7240 | 4GB DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz | $0.00 |
| 1 | 310-8025 | Dell USB Keyboard | $0.00 |
| 1 | 310-7966 | Dell Optical USB Mouse | $0.00 |
| 1 | 320-3000 | Video ready option w/o monitor | $0.00 |
| 1 | 320-5747 | 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT- DDR3 | $0.00 |
| 1 | 341-4811 | 500GB Serial ATA II Hard Drive(7200RPM) | $0.00 |
| 1 | 341-5517 | Dell 19-in-1 Media Card Reader | $0.00 |
| 1 | 420-6540 | Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, English | $0.00 |
| 1 | 420-5769 | Internet Search and Portal | $0.00 |
| 1 | 420-5924 | Icon Consolidation Application | $0.00 |
| 1 | 463-2282 | Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access | $0.00 |
| 1 | 420-6436 | Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp | $0.00 |
| 1 | 420-6995 | DELL SUPPORT 3.4,DIM/INSP | $0.00 |
| 1 | 313-5582 | Dell Resource DVD with Application Backup | $0.00 |
| 1 | 420-7244 | Dell Support Center 1.0 | $0.00 |
| 1 | 310-1966 | Mouse included with Keyboard purchase | $0.00 |
| 1 | 430-0412 | Integrated NIC card | $0.00 |
| 1 | 313-4593 | 56K PCI Data Fax Modem | $0.00 |
| 1 | 420-7468 | ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1 DIM/INSP | $0.00 |
| 1 | 313-5270 | 16X DVD+/-RW Drive | $0.00 |
| 1 | 420-6464 | Roxio Creator Basic | $0.00 |
| 1 | 313-2758 | Integrated Audio | $0.00 |
| 1 | 313-2198 | No Speaker Requested | $0.00 |
| 1 | 412-0940 | Security 30-day trial | $0.00 |
| 1 | 412-0148 | No Internet Service Provider Requested | $0.00 |
| 1 | 412-1397 | No Productivity Software requested | $0.00 |
| 1 | 950-3337 | 1 Year Limited Warranty | $0.00 |
| 1 | 987-3137 | Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year | $0.00 |
| 1 | 982-4310 | Type 3- Third Party At Home Service, 24×7 Technical Support, Initial Year | $0.00 |
| 1 | 987-6238 | No Warranty, Year 2 and 3 | $0.00 |
| 1 | 960-3249 | Banctec Service Agreement | $.00 |
| 1 | 983-3680 | Warranty Support,Initial Year | $0.00 |
| 1 | 466-7687 | Thank you for choosing Dell | $.00 |
| 1 | 464-9572 | No Preinstalled Software | $.00 |
| 1 | 310-8626 | You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System | $.00 |
| 1 | 420-7091 | DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS | $.00 |
| 1 | 420-7092 | DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS 1YR-FREE | $.00 |
| 1 | 987-4817 | Insp Datasafe 3GB,1YR(Incl in price),DHS | $0.00 |
| 1 | 988-0099 | To activate your online backupaccount, go to Start, Programs, DataSafe Online | $.00 |