I just ordered my PC and I'm having second thoughts especially about the OS ...can you rate my PC and suggest any changes? Thanks XPS 400 Pentium® D Processor 820 with Dual Core Technology (2.80GHz, 800FSB), Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition Qty: 1 XPS 400 Pentium® D Processor 820 with Dual Core Technology (2.80GHz, 800FSB) Memory 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz- 2DIMMs Keyboard Dell USB Keyboard 17 inch Ultrasharp™ 1704FPT Digital Flat Panel Video Cards 128MB PCI Express™ x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) ATI Radeon X300 SE HyperMemory Hard Drives 160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™ 160S [341-1056] Floppy Drive and Media Reader 13 in 1 Media Card Reader Operating System Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition Mouse Dell® 2-button USB mouse Network Interface Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet Modem 56K PCI Data Fax Modem Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0 CD or DVD Drive Dual Drives: 16x DVD-ROM Drive + 16x DVD+/-RW w/dbl layer write capability DV16DVR Sound Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeMusic (D), w/Dolby® Digital 5.1 XFI Speakers Dell AS501 10W Flat Panel Attached Spkrs for UltraSharp™ Flat Panels Office Software (not included in Windows XP) Microsoft Works Suite 2006 - Includes MICROSOFT WORD plus much more! Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) McAfee SecurityCenter with VirusScan, Firewall, Spyware Removal, 15-months Hardware Warranty 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr At-Home Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months of America Online Membership Included AOLDHS Financial Software (Preinstalled) No QuickBooks package selected- Includes limited use trial Operating System Backup & Recovery Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition backup CD Dell Digital Entertainment Starter Entertainment Pack -Basic digital Music, Photo, and Casual Gaming

If that is what you wanted then you will have to live with it. The media center is a good choice if you are into pictures and editing them and into hooking up your system to a tv for displaying and using your computer as a radio/stereo. The workssuite(poor version of word) is really not necessary as Open Office has a much better office/spreadsheet program and can be converted to excel or word and it is free. also the mcaffee virus protection in MHO has gottenn as bad as symantic and becomes so deeply embeded within your system that it weighs it down plus there are free versions that are just as good if not better. You fell into that AOL garbage and all the trash that comes with it as it forces you to use certain software that loads your system with spyware and adds The adobie acrobat 7 is out and is free unless you just have to like paying for the pro version that most people will never use or understand. The financial package that is preinstalled is in conflict with what comes with the works suite as M$ works and other office software will automatically try to override anything that is not within the suite package including some of M$ on programs as publisher. The actual hardware choices are really superb other than it being built by third party OEM proprietary issues. Not bashing Dell it is just the way things are. Oh and the extra backup package is also a waste as your burning software that comes with the DL DVD burner will be able to perform as good if not better. Sonic or nero either one. IN THE MATTERS OF STYLE, swim with the current; in matters of principle, STAND LIKE A ROCK Visit Computer Vitals For A Pleasant Surprise

My above post is not meant to discourage you on your purchase but to enlighten you to why we techs favor to build our own. not having a full warranty as you will with your system is the only draw back to building your own. Other than that the system comes away much cleaner and less troublesome than you will ever have with the add-ons that are incorporated within the OEM big builders such as HP/Dell/Sony or Toshiba. Just my humble opinion. IN THE MATTERS OF STYLE, swim with the current; in matters of principle, STAND LIKE A ROCK Visit Computer Vitals For A Pleasant Surprise

Ditto to lurkswithin's comments above. FYI Windows XP Media Center 2005 Edition is Windows XP Pro with entertainment addons. Operating System Backup & Recovery Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition backup CD That is only a recovery cd. Do not confuse it with retail Windows XP CD. i_XpUser

Office Software (not included in Windows XP) Microsoft Works Suite 2006 - Includes MICROSOFT WORD plus much more! Another FYI... Microsoft Works is M$'s no-frill, low-cost alternative to M$ flagship M$ Office. It is intended for use on home environments only. If you plan to use the PC for work, you most likely will need M$ Office. i_XpUser

1. Its a pretty nice package. 2. You'll get Support. 3. Windows XP Media Center will let you do anything Wondows XP Pro/Home will + you get all the multimedia features which you'll love. You'll be fine.