My Dell Zino estimated to arrive today

Just received a sms from dell they told me it will deliver to me tomorrow...

Well to your question buyid HTPC or Dell Zino...

1. Dell Zino (my spec) is from the highest specification offered by Dell
(Yes it is X4 phenom, MXM Discreet graphics and Bluray drive)
I exclude out the monitor and I purchase via phone...

like what stan001 said it your choice of htpc platform you can go with Atom + Ion or (Ion2) but what you get is cooler pc and lower performance pc too...

AMD + ATi provide better performance as the processor come from notebook insted like atom come from netbooks... the down side the fan may spin faster and you get a little noise (barely noticable) and it is AMD some prefer intel... but for me I am ok with this 2...

I choose Zino due to few reason...

1. building your own htpc may not look as good as Zino well not as small... for the performance vs space vs cost...

2. I get 3 years from dell (extended) and since I'm going to run this HTPC for 24 hours 7 days... (downloading HD media) 3 years warranty is a assurance you get from dell...

3. Low power since in idle it only take up 25watt... (atom and ion is 5% lower)

4. I have no time to build my own HTPC furthermore I have not done any research on it...

5. Dell Zino 410 offered HD sound (7.1 channel via hdmi) and 5.1 via optical out...

6. it is cute and come with remote...

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Added on November 8, 2010, 10:17 amoh I pay installment (0% IPP) at RM175.00 per month....

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Added on November 8, 2010, 10:18 amThis is my spec

1 T211008MY-Dell™ Inspiron™ 410 Desktop 1
2 Inspiron Zino HD with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5450 Discrete Graphics (Direct) 1
3 AMD Phenom™ II X4 P940 Quad-Core Mobile Processor 1
4 Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN 1
5 Discount is only valid if the corresponding upgraded item is selected above. 1
6 Limited time promotional offer only. No further discounts apply. 1
7 Defaulted with Black color lid 1
8 Shipping material 1
9 Regulatory Label - APCC (MXM video card) 1
10 Resource DVD 1
11 Shipping Documentations (English) 1
12 4GB (1X4GB) DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz Memory 1
13 Integrated 4-in-1 media card reader 1
14 750GB SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive with Native Command Queuing 1
15 Chassis with MXM video card 1
16 12.7 " SATA tray load Blu-ray (BD) Combo Drive (BD Read Only) 1
17 Roxio Burn 1.0 1
18 Cyberlink PowerDVD Software for Blu-ray 1
19 Cyberlink PowerDVD Software media kit 1
20 For ROW. 3 pin 90W Adapter 1
21 1 Meter Power Cord (MY/SG/ HK ) - MXM 1
22 No Monitor 1
23 ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5450 MXM Discrete Graphics Card 1
24 System includes Discrete Graphics Card 1
25 Integrated 2.1 HD analog & 7.1 HD digital with THX audio 1
26 IR remote control 1
27 Dell™ AX210 CR(2.0) Speakers 1
28 Dell Wireless 1501 (802.11n) WLAN Half-Height mini-Card (MY) 1
29 Dell MS111 USB Optical Mouse 1
30 Keyboard Filler 1
31 Dell™ USB Keyboard (English) 1
32 Windows 7 OS label 1
33 Windows® 7 Home Premium COA Label (MY/D/TH) 1
34 Windows 7 Microsoft Patch 1
35 Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64bit Edition (English) 1
36 Media DVD kit for Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64bit (MY/D/TH) 1
37 Microsoft Office 2010 1
38 Microsoft office Starter 2010 License 1
39 WinRE software 1
40 Dell Dock 1
41 Dell Welcome 1
42 Dell Support center 2.0 64 bit 1
43 Dell Connect 2.1 1
44 DataSafe Local 2.2 Basic 1
45 Skype Software 1
46 THX® TruStudio PC™ 1
47 Adobe Reader 1
48 AMD Fusion Media Explorer 1
49 Readme Guide 1
50 McAfee® SecurityCenter™ 11 (Multi Language) - 15 months 1
51 McAfee® SecurityCenter™ 11 Media Kit 1
52 To activate your online backup account, go to Start, Programs, Datasafe Online 1
53 # NFO, RYLTY, DTSV, OL 1
54 3 Yrs Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis 1
55 # Yr 1 Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis 1
56 # Year 1 Standard POW 1
57 # Include Yr 2 to 3 Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis 1
58 # Includes Year 2 To 3 Parts Exchange Service 1
59 For Info Only:3 Yrs Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis 1
60 3 Years Plus Phone Support: Mon-Fri 0900-2100, Sat 0900-1600 1
61 Please Call 1800-88-1308 For DELL Technical Phone Support 1
62 For Info Only:Great Technical Tips & Information available 24x7 at http://support.ap.dell.com 1
63 1Year Dell Online Backup 2GB 1
64 Dell Online Backup 2GB 1
65 MOD,SW,DSO,2GB-FREE,2.0 1
66 Info Mod for No Raid 1
67 Technical Support 1
68 For Info Only: Dell's Terms and Conditions apply 1
69 Great Technical Tips & Information available 24x7 at http://support.ap.dell.com 1
70 Dell's Terms and Conditions apply 1
71 Mod Specs Info (Malaysia) 1

RM2382.00

I took the highest spec + 3 years warranty + IR Remote but took our monitor