Dell Inspiron 530 Desktop Computer (Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 320GB/3000MB)

"Customer Dupport strikes yet again"

If you never need customer support, then go play with Dell. But I can tell you that even small thing like cancellation, reinstating an order, or antyhing requires 20+ min holds and frustration after fraustration. Don't take the chance, avoid Dell ent

"Great base computer with room to upgrade"

Great unit, I've installed an ATI HD2400 graphics card, and operates perfectly. Never going back to a compaq after this. Great price. Never had to use customer support (owned unit for over 6 months). Burns DL dvd's which is great.

"Worst Company EVER!! What Gives??"

When we first ordered online our Inspiron 530, intel Core2 Duo (with Windows Vista), we thought, "Whoopie! Great deal!" When we got the pc, the monitor had a HUGE grey area (about 2/3 size of screen) that wouldn't go away. We called tech (and had

"Outstanding System for the Money"

This was a replacement to a Dell Pentium III system I bought in 2001. I was amazed at the speed and quick boot up, compared to the old system. I upgraded to a Core duo Processor, 3GB of RAM, dedicated ATI Radeon video card, Vista Premium, Office '0

"Listen to customers, not C-Net"

It's all been said by the other reviewers. Family member bought this despite my objections, and since I'm the computer guy in the family, I set it up. No problems for a few days, then it all went downhill from there. Three gists of this review- One

"A piece of over priced junk"

I wasted my money and time With a company quick to take my money, sending me a comp that I can't use with rude poor english speaking support, The support tech had less computer knowledge than I do, I would have had better results handleing the probl

"CRAP!!! wish I`d read the reviews before I bought it..."

I bought 2, 1 for my wife, and 1 for me. BOY am I in the doghouse. KICK ME please. we`ve had them for about a month and try to fix them daily. If you play games @ pogo, or check youre email, forget it. you`ll get booted before you`re done. What a di

"This one sucks"

OK I get this 530 Inspiron on Friday. Set it up, run it briefly, go to bed. Very fast ( I upgraded CPU and memory). Everything seems fine, just an annoying ebay icon on desktop. No big deal. Saturday, it doesn't recognize the DVD drive. After uninsta

"DO NOT BUY!!!"

First...BEWARE...read the small print. PER YOUR CONTRACT, you agree and have to troubleshoot first with tech support before you get any service!!! Tech support is NOT THERE TO HELP you, but to frustrate you until you give up and stop dealing with t

Dell's latest budget offering, the Inspiron 530 ($499 direct), is a competent system for everyday home use (e-mailing, DVD burning, office productivity), and it even handles more-processor-intensive tasks, like editing photos in Photoshop, with ease.