Dell (EPP) Inspiron 530 Desktop Intel Core 2 Quad for $431 or $414 (DPA) + Free Shipping!

New! Dell EPP (Employee Purchase Program) has Dell Inspiron 530 for $499 after $310 instant discount with free 3-5 day shipping.

Get your additional 10% off all Dell systems priced $799 or more coupon from here: Link

Link for Dell Inspiron 530 with Windows Vista® Home Premium: Link (4% Additional Discounts)
Link for Dell Inspiron 530 with Windows XP® Home edition: Link (4% Additional Discounts)

Note: Upgrade to Windows XP Professional is only $20.

Dell Preferred Account Discount (Extra EPP 4% off)

If paying with Dell Preferred Account (DPA) you may save an extra EPP 4% off on your order:

- During checkout, select Credit Card as method of payment
- Click on "Change Payment Type"
- Again click on "Choose" link under Credit/Debit Card
- Under "Save 4% with Dell Preferred Account! (Discount applied at Final Checkout)" click on "Click Here to Take Advantage of this Offer" link
- Click on "Choose" under "I already have a Dell Preferred Account" if you have one, or sign up for a new one if you don't.
- Checkout, you just got extra 4% discount!

Learn more about DPA: Link

Dell Inspiron 530:

- Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600 (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB)
- Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium - English
- 3GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 4 DIMMs
- Dell USB Keyboard and Dell Optical USB Mouse
- Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
- 500GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
- 16X DVD+/-RW Drive
- Integrated 10/100 Ethernet
- Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
- 1Yr In-Home Service, Parts Labor, 24x7 Phone Support

Total: $809 - $310 (Instant Savings) - $49.90 (10% EPP Coupon) - $17.96 (4% off) = $431 + Free Shipping! ($414 if paying with DPA)

Windows Vista & XP 64-Bit Versions

If you are going to install 64-Bit version of Windows on your i530 you need to download and install these 3 drivers from Intel website:

- Intel® Matrix Storage Manager: Link
- Intel® 82562 Fast Ethernet Controllers (Integrated 10/100 Ethernet): Link
- Intel® G35 Express Chipset (Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator): Link

Notes:

1. Make sure you are on Dell EPP site to be able to use your 10% extra off coupon.
2. There is NO Cash Back available for EPP orders.
3. The Owner's Manual for the Inspiron 530 (PDF File): Link
4. Dell Inspiron Desktop 530 System BIOS Update (Urgent): Link
5. If you like to overclock this CPU to 3.0Ghz: Link
6. Power supply calculator: Link

What's with the 10/100 NIC? Is that a typo or does a desktop of this calibre still not have gigabit?

wow, seems like a pretty good deal for a quad-core.

sean75p said: Gigabit ethernet on this computer would be nice but not really needed. Most home routers don't even support GigE

agreed; and hopefully people dont think this will make their internet speed go any faster....

swiego said: What's with the 10/100 NIC? Is that a typo or does a desktop of this calibre still not have gigabit?

Are most ppl who buy Dell Home PC on a G/B network?

There are a few $50 off EPP codes on eBay right now. Would these stack?

well since you can find 22" LCD's for under $200 pretty frequently, I'd say this is a good deal and you can pick up a monitor later

just signed up for the 10% off coupon, how long does it usually take to arrive by email ?

sean75p said: Gigabit ethernet on this computer would be nice but not really needed. Most home routers don't even support GigE

What do you mean not really needed? We run gigabit in the office cause we need it. Every IBM we've bought in the past 5 years has had gigabit integrated standard. WTF Dell.

Gigabit switches are cheap < $30.

Dell should include it by now since people do use networks for things other than the internet. Streaming video anyone and file transfers anyone?

tried to get in on some previous deals but i was always too late. bought this one, thanks op!

Trying to resist...may be futile...already got in on the M1530 lappy deal....

swiego said: What's with the 10/100 NIC? Is that a typo or does a desktop of this calibre still not have gigabit?

Dell cripples their cheap stuff in an attempt to get you to upgrade to a more expensive model. Upselling gimick, which is honestly, kind of scummy.

jesternl said: tyrone3971 said: Gigabit switches are cheap < $30.

Dell should include it by now since people do use networks for things other than the internet. Streaming video anyone and file transfers anyone?

I really, really hope your office does not run on $30 switches...

and you stream at one gig?

No, but if I have a stream going to watch a video on 10/100 it kills file transfers, VOIP, and other traffic. The extra bandwidth allows more applications at once.

We have expensive Cisco switches in the closet, but there is no shame in having el-cheapo switches in offices where needed. The raw performance is the same. (BTW, If you don't need the management features wtf does it matter if you run on cheap switches)

I really hope you're not as stupid as you sound.

wetwillys said: I tried that...said I already requested one!

iamanooj said: wetwillys said: It took my email address, however, it has been over an hour...no code?!!?!?!

maybe you should try again? i got the email less than 15 seconds after i signed up for it.

Did not take my email at all. Tried yahoo and hotmail and got this message "yahoo.com (hotmail.com) is not a valid email address." Anyone has the same problem?

Did not take my email at all. Tried yahoo and hotmail and got this message "yahoo.com (hotmail.com) is not a valid email address." Anyone has the same problem?

I read somewhere that it was not accepting "free email" accounts (yahoo, etc.)

saxman said: I'm just wondering how this is possible:

3GB - Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 4 DIMMs

2x1gig
2x512mb

josh555 said: saxman said: I'm just wondering how this is possible:

3GB - Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 4 DIMMs
1+1+512+512

I hate that new math stuff.

I picked this up today, used 10% EPP, also applied a 6% stackable coupon that's available to all AAA members.

kevinca said: We have expensive Cisco switches in the closet, but there is no shame in having el-cheapo switches in offices where needed. The raw performance is the same. (BTW, If you don't need the management features wtf does it matter if you run on cheap switches)

I'm sorry but your comment goes beyond crass since you are exhibiting your own stupidity. You CAN bog down even a cheapo gig switch by simply having more than one user trying to transfer/stream large amounts of data at the same time. So crawl back to your hole - IT god.

Are you serious?

There are 13 root servers that serve all the DNS for the entire internet.

http://www.root-servers.org/

We're "B", Information Sciences Institute Marina Del Rey, CA.

We have hundreds of cheap Netgear GS105 switches throughout the whole building which work just fine.

I'll get back to enjoying my view of the boats and ocean now along with multiple gigs of bandwidth.

mudley said: does anyone know if this motherboard would have a pci-e x16 slot?

i seem to remember the dells that had onboard video didn't have agp slots (back in the day)

I am sorry but didn't you read entire OP post?

OP post is not just a deal detail. OP already gave all information you need to know about this computer you are going to buy and still we ask this kind of questions over and over!? Asking this kind of questions shows we don’t respect OP work and time to find and post all information we need to know about this computer or deal.

Seriously how many post you can find here with this much detail and information!?

Example:

You asked: “Does anyone know if this motherboard would have a PCI-E x16 slot?”

Your answer is: In OP post go to notes and number 3 gives you a link to Owner's Manual for the Inspiron 530. Click on that link for PDF file and then go to page 104 and 105 and see number 25!!!

" I just called.. they won't honor the 6% AAA code"

They will tell you that they won't honor it but just keep insisting that they do. Tell them that it's stackable and stackable means that you should be able to use them together. Every time they called me they would say that they will not honor both but I would say sternly but in a nice way "the coupons are stackable and should be allowed to be used together." They kept saying that they would look into it further and finally called me back to tell me they we going to apply the credit to my account.