DELL Inspiron 530 Desktop Computer: As Price Decreases, Value Increases

I have just finished setting up my third DELL desktop computer. This one is the Inspiron 530. It replaces a Dimension 8250 that had less than 1/3 the hard drive (120GB vs 500GB) and cleanly one third the RAM (1GB vs 3GB) and cost about half - Less when you take into account the relative devalued US dollar of 2008 vs. what it was worth when I bought that DELL 8250 a little over 5 years ago. If only food, housing and other commodities followed the path of relative costs for electronics, we could all be living better on less!

Without dwelling on a plethora of technical specifics, I configured my DELL Inspiron 530 according to how I use and need it. All DELLs can be uniquely configured and built according to the needs, wishes and interests of the customer. Each is (or can be) a completely personalized computer system. Mine came to me, as ordered, with one 500GB hard drive (and a bay for a second should I ever care to add more,) 3 GBs of shared 667Mhtz DDRAM - an amount surpassing my current needs as an occasional home movie maker, an Intel® Dual Core processor - an E5400 that runs at a respectable speed of 2.20 GHz, and an incredibly bright and clear 20" flat panel wide screen monitor (the E207WFP.)

With DELL, every component is, again, negotiable and each can be chosen from a wide range of available options: Or, for simplicity and beginners sake, pre-built 'standard' models are available for general use.

After discovering the delightful freedom of cable-free internet connectivity with a wireless router and my laptop, I had an internal wireless card installed in my Inspiron 530 at the factory. It works flawlessly and with considerably fewer wires cluttering up the space behind it.

I settled for the 'standard' integrated video and audio cards that are basic stock for the INspiron 530, added a 19 in one memory card reader, some additional IEEE 1394A (Firewire) ports and a second optical drive to compliment the DVD-RW drive that came 'standard.' I upgraded the 'standard' speaker system that comes packaged with the Inspiron 530 to the mid-priced A525 speaker system that includes a powered subwoofer along with the two small desktop speakers.