Originally Posted by
staffsMike
But then with dell, the higher the spec you start out with, the more you save.
For your needs the vostro 1500 sounds perfect.
2.4GHz C2D - so lots of grunt
256MB 8600GT (DX10) - works very well on all most all modern games.
250GB Hard drive - mror than meets your needs
3GB of RAM is plenty enough
Can be specced with XP (although as has been said, that negates the need for DX10 unless you are just biding your time)
and its black mag alloy which looks very nice indeed and feels very well built.
The only down point is its about £60 over budget but worth every penny.