Monday, April 27, 2009

A Last Second Switch: Dell XPS 435MT

Well... after some further thought and a great find, I've decided to switch my choice of desktop replacement from the XPS 430 to the XPS 435 (Mid-Tower). Dell had a promotion running for the 435MT that had a better value (Core-i7 versus Core 2 Quad), so I snagged that instead. My current plan is to swap out two components in the 435: the power supply and the graphics card. I decided that I didn't really need a big case, as I'm opting out of the custom build realm completely and going the pre-built route (less headaches).

So, anyone think I should have gone with the full tower option instead of the mid-tower? It does look snazzy, but it's size is rather large and heavy. It weighs approximately 45 pounds compared to the mid-tower, which weighs only about 25 pounds.

It should be delivered by tomorrow sometime...

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