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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: iMav on Sun, 20 July 2008, 17:21:53

Title: Nice Dell deal at Best Buy this weekend
Post by: iMav on Sun, 20 July 2008, 17:21:53

Inspiron 530 Desktop
 - 2.0Ghz C2D CPU
 - 4GB ram
 - 320GB hdd
 - dual layer DVD burner
 - onboard LAN, video, sound, etc
 
Comes with a 17" widescreen LCD and a decent printer.  All for $579.  

Bought it for my kids who have been clamoring for another desktop (primarily to play WoW on).  :)  

Ubuntu is installing right now.  I had a decent graphics card lying around...so WoW should be quite playable for them under Wine.

It came with the "Home Preminum" version of the nasty (http://www.microsoft.com/windows), if that matters to anyone.

Title: Nice Dell deal at Best Buy this weekend
Post by: bigpook on Sun, 20 July 2008, 17:54:03

How does WoW play under Wine?
Not a big gamer myself but I do use Ubuntu as my main desktop. While its good for what I do, it surely is lacking when it comes to playing mainstream games.

Title: Nice Dell deal at Best Buy this weekend
Post by: iMav on Sun, 20 July 2008, 18:33:52

Quote from: bigpook;6746

How does WoW play under Wine?
Not a big gamer myself but I do use Ubuntu as my main desktop. While its good for what I do, it surely is lacking when it comes to playing mainstream games.

WoW plays great under Wine on Ubuntu.  I'm not really into WoW that much...but several hard core gamers in my guild play under Wine and prefer it to having a separate gaming machine loaded with the nasty.

Title: Nice Dell deal at Best Buy this weekend
Post by: ashort on Mon, 21 July 2008, 08:28:19

I can't believe you are pimping Best Buy right now.

Title: Nice Dell deal at Best Buy this weekend
Post by: bhtooefr on Mon, 21 July 2008, 09:42:27

Nice? Dell?

Deal? Best Buy?

:p

Title: Nice Dell deal at Best Buy this weekend
Post by: xsphat on Mon, 21 July 2008, 12:32:18

The only way I'd buy a Dell is if I had millions in the bank ... like iMav.

Title: Nice Dell deal at Best Buy this weekend
Post by: iMav on Mon, 21 July 2008, 15:55:34

Quote from: ashort;6773

I can't believe you are pimping Best Buy right now.

Me neither.  I'm still torqued about my TV in-home [dis-]service.  ;)

But...a good deal is a good deal.

Title: Nice Dell deal at Best Buy this weekend
Post by: vyshane on Wed, 23 July 2008, 05:21:44

I have issues with WoW under wine. No hardware cursor, which means that the pointer is too sluggish.