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Credit to jondotcom at SD. Not as hot as the $60 gift card deal but warm enough for those looking to buy one.
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Dell Zino HD Win7/1.8Ghz/4GB/320GB + 2 Yr Warranty + Monitor - $302 @ Dell
Dell has a Dell Zino HD with a basic configuration, including monitor, for $302 before tax & shipping.
Here is the base configuration:
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
AMD Athlon 2850e (512K, L2, 1.8GHz)
2 Year Basic Service Plan
4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz- 2 DIMM
18.5" Dell IN1910N HD Monitor with VGA cable
Integrated ATI Radeon HD3200 Graphics
320GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
Integrated 2.1 High Definition Audio
Dell USB Entry Keyboard
Dell USB Optical Mouse
Microsoft Works 9.0
McAfee SecurityCenter, 30-Day Trial
Piano Black
My Accessories
Dell Online Backup 10GB for 1 year
Also Includes
8X DVD+/-RW Drive
Inspiron Zino HD
Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 Multi-Language
Dell Remote Access, free basic service
Some low-cost upgrades:
- AMD Dual Core Athlon X2 3250e (1MB L2, 1.5GHz) [add $30]
- 3 Year Basic Service Plan [add $20]
- 20" Dell ST2010 HD Widescreen Monitor [add $20]
Keep in mind:
- the build times on these are minimum 3 weeks (many have reported *months*)
- if you are looking to use this as an HTPC there are many reports of iffy 1080p performance unless you upgrade the video card & processor
- base model does not include wifi - $25 upgrade.