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Started: 9/11/2009 4:44 PM
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Case #4 - Please the customer
A customer asks to build the most powerful business desktop computer that you can for under $1000.00.  Build a business PC at Dell.com and post the specifications to this list.  Be prepared to discuss during the next class.
Posted: 9/16/2009 10:26 AM
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this is the desk top i was able to build under 1000.00 dollars
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My System Details
BASE OptiPlex 160, Single Core Tiny Desktop Up to 87 Percent Efficient PSU edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista Business Bonus-Windows XP Professional downgrade edit
ENERGY SMART No Energy Smart Selected edit
PROCESSOR Intel® Atom™ 230 Single Core Processor edit
WARRANTY & SERVICE 3 Year ProSupport for End Users and 3 Year NBD On-site Service edit
Dell Recommends
Upgrade to 4 Yr ProSupport Service and Get Support Beyond Your Hardware
Upgrade to 4 Year ProSupport for End Users and 4 Year NBD On-site Service [add $90]
MEMORY 4GB DDR2 Non-ECC SDRAM,800MHz, (2 DIMM) edit
HARD DRIVE 160GB 2.5" SATA and 16MB DataBurst Cache™ edit
EXTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE External USB DVD-ROM edit
GRAPHICS Integrated Video, SIS® Mirage 3 Graphics edit
MONITOR Dell E170SB,17 inch,Flat Panel edit
SHIPPING MATERIALS Shipping Material for System, Tiny Desktop, OptiPlex edit
SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION Documentation, English with 125 Volt US Power Cord edit
RESOURCE DVD Resource DVD contains Diagnostics and Drivers for Dell OptiPlex 160
Edited: 9/17/2009 12:55 PM
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Item Number Quantity Item Description
224-4221
 1 Studio Mini-Tower, Intel Pentium dual-core E5300 (2.6GHz, 2MB)
311-9314
 1 4GB DDR2 SDRAM 800MHZ- 4X1GB DIM M
330-0915
 1 Dell Consumer Multimedia Keyboard
310-9640
 1 2Button Optical mouse,BLK,PMX DIM
320-8153
 1 18.5" Dell IN1910N HD Monitor with VGA port and cable
320-8268
 1 1024MB nVidia GeForce GT220
341-7641
 1 500GB NCQ Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM) w/ 16MB DataBurst Cache
311-9655
 1 Integrated Media Card Reader
420-9288
 1 Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 Home Premium 64-bit Edition English
330-1631
 1 Dell Resource DVD with Application Backup
420-9105
 1 eBay Web Access Icon
420-6436
 1 Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
420-8873
 1 Dell Dock Consumer
463-2282
 1 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access
420-8874
 1 Dell Video Chat
420-7938
 1 Dell Connect 2.1
421-0530
 1 Dell Support Center 2.0 64bit
420-9691
 1 DataSafe Local BackUp 2.0 Basic
421-0092
 1 DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG
421-1183
 1 Download Store Links
310-5678
 1 Mouse included with Keyboard purchase
430-3322
 1 Integrated 10/1000 Ethernet
313-7115
 1 No Modem Option
410-1867
 1 ADOBE READER 9.0 MULTI- LANGUAGE
313-6915
 1 16X DVD+/-RW DRIVE
421-0997
 1 Power DVD 8.3, DVD
420-8149
 1 Roxio Creator 10.2 Dell Edition Factory Installed
313-7114
 1 Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
313-2198
 1 No Speaker Requested
410-1160
 1 McAfee Security 9.0, 30-day Subscription, for Dell Inspiron / Dimension
420-6586
 1 Microsoft Office 2007 Small Business Edition
983-3680
 1 Warranty Support,Initial Year
991-1160
 1 Next Business Day Parts and Labor On-Site Service, Initial Year
987-6238
 1 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
992-2637
 1 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty Plus Onsite Service Initial Year
412-0359
 1 Soft Contracts - Qualxserve
900-9987
 1 Standard On-Site Installation Declined
310-8626 1 You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System
310-8977 1 Info SKU-Software and Peripherals products and solutions catalog included in system boxes
* -DISCOUNT/COUPON APPLIED
Posted: 9/17/2009 1:19 PM
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this is the desktop i would build for under $1000.
 
OptiPlex 760 Ultra Slim Form Factor
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OptiPlex 760 Ultra Small Form Factor Base Up to 88 Percent Efficient PSU
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor E7400 (2.80GHz, 3M, 1066MHz FSB) OptiPlex 760
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Service Pack 1, With media, 32
Dell 17 inch All In One USFF, 1708FP USFF AIO Adjustable Stand, VGA/DVI
8X Slimline DVD+/-RW Roxio Creator™ CyberlinkPowerDVD™
2GB DDR2 Non-ECC SDRAM,800MHz, (2 DIMM)
250GB1 SATA 3.0Gb/s and 8MB DataBurst Cache™
Integrated Video, Intel® GMA 4500
Heat Sink for Intel Celeron Core 2 Duo Processors, Ultra Small Form Factor
Resource DVD - contains Diagnostics and Drivers for Vista systems
3 Year Basic Limited Warranty2 and 3 Year NBD On-Site Service3
Posted: 9/17/2009 1:22 PM
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My System Details
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q9400 (2.66GHz, 6M, L2Cache, 1333FSB) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Free Genuine Windows Vista® Business, Service Pack 1 edit
WARRANTY & SERVICE 1 Year Basic Limited Warranty and 1 Year NBD On-Site Service edit
Dell Recommends
Upgrade to 1 Year ProSupport for End Users and 1 Year NBD On-site Service.
Upgrade to 1 Year ProSupport for End Users and 1 Year NBD On-site Service [add $59]
HARD DRIVE 250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™ edit
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft® Office Small Business 2007 (Basic + PowerPoint and Publisher) edit
SECURITY SOFTWARE Norton Internet Security™ 2009 30 Day Trial edit
Dell Recommends
Upgrade to Norton Internet Security™ 2009 15 Month.
Upgrade to Norton Internet Security™ 2009 15 Month [add $59]
MONITOR Dell 20 inch Widescreen E2010H Analog Flat Panel Display edit
MEMORY 3GB DDR2 SDRAM 800MHZ - 1x2GB 1x1GB edit
OPTICAL DRIVE Single Drive: 16X (DVD+/-RW) Burner Drive edit
VIDEO CARD 512MB ATI Radeon™ HD 4350 edit
MEDIA READER No Media Reader edit
MODEM & WIRELESS No Modem Option edit
SOUND Integrated 5.1 Channel Audio edit
Service
ADOBE SOFTWARE Adobe Acrobat Reader edit
SPEAKERS Dell AY410 2.1 33 Watt 3-piece Stereo Speakers with Subwoofer edit
KEYBOARD & MOUSE Dell USB Multimedia Keyboard and Dell Laser Mouse edit
RESOURCE CD Resource CD and DVD edit
My Services & Warranties
ON-SITE SYSTEM SETUP No Onsite System Setup edit
SETUP GUIDE Vostro System Quick Reference Guide edit
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
PROCESSOR Vostro 420 Tower
Documentation and Power Management Vostro 420 Documents and 110 Volt Power Setting
Labels Windows Vista® Premium
Windows 7 Upgrade Program Info Windows 7 Upgrade Web Site
MOUSE Mouse included in Bluetooth selection
Network Interface Integrated PCIe Gb NIC Ethernet

Posted: 9/17/2009 6:49 PM
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Posted: 9/21/2009 1:14 PM
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under $1000  
  SYSTEM OPTIONS
PowerEdge T105
 Quad Core AMD® Opteron™ 1352; 2.1GHz,4X512K Cache edit
Memory
 2GB, DDR2, 800MHz, 2x1GB,Single Ranked DIMMs edit
Operating System
 Windows Server® 2008, Foundation Edition, x64, (max 15 users) edit
Operating System Addition
 None edit
O/S Partition
 80GB Microsoft OS Partition Override edit
Hard Drive Controllers
 Onboard SATA, 1-2 Drives connected to onboard SATA controller - No RAID edit
Primary Hard Drive
 160GB 7.2K RPM SATA 3Gbps 3.5-in Cabled Hard Drive edit
Second Hard Drive
 250GB 7.2K RPM SATA 3Gbps 3.5-in Cabled Hard Drive edit
CD/DVD Drive
 16X DVD+/-RW Drive, Internal edit
Floppy Drive
 No Floppy Drive edit
  SOFTWARE OPTIONS
Corporate AntiVirus
 None edit
  NETWORKING OPTIONS
Network Adapter
 On-Board Single Gigabit Network Adapter edit
Modem
 56K Internal Modem edit
Netgear
 None edit
  STORAGE BACKUP OPTIONS
Tape Backup
 None edit
Tape Media
 None edit
Tape Backup Software
 Symantec Backup Exec v12.5 Quickstart Edition Suite edit
  SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
Systems Management Consoles and Licenses
 None edit
Uninterruptible Power Supplies and Accessories
 None edit
Dell Recommends
Need Reliable Power Protection upgrade to Dell 750VA UPS 120 Volt, Stand Alone
Add Dell 750VA UPS 120 Volt, Stand Alone [$299]
  OTHER OPTIONS
Keyboard
 No Keyboard Option edit
Mouse
 No Mouse edit
Monitor
 No Monitor Option edit
Server Accessories
 None edit
Environmental Options
 None edit
System Documentation
 Electronic System Documentation, OpenManage DVD Kit with DMC edit
  OTHER OPTIONS
RD1000
 None edit
Dell Recommends
Need External Storage and Backup upgrade to RD1000
Add RD1000 [$368  $249]
  SERVICE OPTIONS
Hardware Support Services
 1Yr Basic Hardware Warranty Repair: 5x10 HW-Only, 5x10 NBD Onsite edit
Dell Recommends
Need Better Support upgrade to 3Yr Basic Hardware Warranty Repair: 5x10 HW-Only, 5x10 NBD Onsite
Upgrade to 3Yr Basic Hardware Warranty Repair: 5x10 HW-Only, 5x10 NBD Onsite [add $129]
Data Protection Offers
 None edit
Installation Support Services
 No Installation edit
Proactive Maintenance
 None edit
Open Manage Subscription
 None edit
Keep Your Hard Drive
 None edit
Dell Recycling
 None edit
Asset Tag on System Chassis (CFI)
 None

Posted: 9/21/2009 1:25 PM
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Starting Price $1,010
Instant Savings $40
Subtotal $970
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My System Details
SYSTEM COLOR Piano Black edit
PROCESSOR AMD Phenom X4 9750 (2.4GHz, 1066MHz, 4MB) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic SP1, 32-Bit edit
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft® Office Basic 2007 - Includes Word, Excel and Outlook email edit
SECURITY SOFTWARE McAfee SecurityCenter, 30-Day Trial edit
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 1 Yr Ltd Warranty, On-site Service, and 1 Yr Tech Support edit
MEMORY 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz- 4 DIMMs edit
HARD DRIVE 500GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™ edit
MONITOR 20" Dell S2009W HD Widescreen Monitor edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 16X DVD+/-RW Drive edit
VIDEO CARD Integrated ATI Radeon HD3200 Graphics edit
SOUND Integrated 5.1 Channel Audio edit
SPEAKERS No Speaker Option edit
KEYBOARD Dell USB Entry Keyboard edit
MOUSE Dell Laser Mouse edit
TV TUNER AND REMOTE No TV Tuner Requested edit
FLOPPY & MEDIA READER No Floppy Drive or Media Card Reader Included edit
MODEM 56K PCI Data Fax Modem edit
WIRELESS Dell 1505 Wireless-N PCIe Card edit
My Accessories
DELL PRINTER Dell V305 All-In-One Printer edit
SERVICE & SUPPORT 1Yr Ltd. Warranty- Advanced Exchange edit
DELL V305 ALL IN ONE PRINTER Dell V305 All-In-One Printer edit
POWER, STORAGE & BACKUP Belkin 8-Outlet Slimline Surge Protector edit
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
Inspiron 546 MT Inspiron 546 Minitower w/ Black Bezel
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Ethernet
Adobe Software Adobe® Reader 9.0
PC HOME INSTALLATION No Onsite System Setup


From: Derek J. Hussey
Posted: Friday, September 11, 2009 4:44 PM
Subject: Case #4 - Please the customer

A customer asks to build the most powerful business desktop computer that you can for under $1000.00.  Build a business PC at Dell.com and post the specifications to this list.  Be prepared to discuss during the next class.
Posted: 9/22/2009 1:03 PM
Picture Placeholder: Derick Ouellette
Derick OuelletteNo presence information
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My System Details
BASE OptiPlex 760 Minitower Base Standard PSU edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Service Pack 1, With media, 32 edit
ENERGY EFFICIENCY OPTIONS Dell Energy Smart Power Management Settings Enabled edit
POWER SUPPLY OptiPlex 760 Minitower Standard Power Supply edit
PROCESSOR Intel® Pentium® Dual Core Processor E5300(2.60GHz,2M,800MHz,FSB) edit
SECURITY SOFTWARE Norton Internet Security™ 2009 30 Day Trial edit
Dell Recommends
Upgrade to Norton Internet Security™ 2009 15 Month
Upgrade to Norton Internet Security™ 2009 15 Month [add $79]
SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT MODE Intel Standard Manageability, Hardware Enabled Systems Management edit
WARRANTY & SERVICE 3 Year Basic Limited Warranty and 3 Year NBD On-Site Service edit
Dell Recommends
Upgrade to 3 Year ProSupport for End Users and 3 Year NBD On-site Service
Upgrade to 3 Year ProSupport for End Users and 3 Year NBD On-site Service [add $79]
THERMALS Heat Sink for Intel Celeron Core 2 Duo Processors, Minitower edit
MEMORY 3GB DDR2 Non-ECC SDRAM,800MHz, (2 DIMM) edit
VIDEO CARD Integrated Video, Intel® GMA 4500 edit
HARD DRIVE 160GB SATA 3.0Gb/s and 8MB DataBurst Cache™ edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 16X DVD-ROM, Cyberlink Power DVD™ edit
RESOURCE CD/DVD Resource DVD - contains Diagnostics and Drivers for Vista systems edit
MONITOR Dell 19 inch™ E1909W Widescreen Flat Panel edit
My Accessories
KEYBOARD Dell USB Keyboard, No Hot Keys edit
FLOPPY & MEDIA READER No Floppy Drive edit
MOUSE Dell USB Optical Mouse with Scroll, All Black Design edit
SPEAKERS No Speaker, OptiPlex edit
My Services & Warranties
ON-SITE SYSTEM SETUP No Onsite System Setup edit
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
SHIP PACKAGING OPTIONS Shipping Material for System, Minitower
SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION Opti 760 Documentation English
Labels Vista Basic Sticker
Windows 7 Upgrade Program Info Windows 7 Upgrade Web Site