Looks like you are off to a great start.

You have plenty of RAM for your software and considering the system itself, can be upgraded easily.

Welcome to the XPS Family here at Dell.

GuardianXPS

I got my XPS 400 on Tuesday, good system, I ordered my on Saturday November 19, so you might have to wait another week and a half, but with lots of people ordering it might take longer, because of Christmas.  I got the 1 gig of ram and the nVidia Geforce 7800 GTX. I got the Ultrasharp 19" flat panel monitor. Great for gaming.

I'm sure you'll enjoy it...I just ordered an XPS 400 a couple of days ago, to replace my Dimension 8100 (which has been the most rock-solid reliable computer I've ever owned...I rarely had a problem with it, and 95% of those were due to operator error). Setup is generally a breeze...my 8100 went through a couple of moves with me, and some upgrading, and with the color-coding and such it was a real snap to put back together. While I'm a little iffy in my opinion of Dell's tech support, odds are you aren't going to need it anyhow.

So relax and enjoy...it'll probably be so easy that you'll wonder why it didn't take longer. BTW, if you're moving from another computer, what are you planning to use for moving files and such?

Don't count on it being there that fast.  I ordered mine on the 22nd and got a notice that it's delayed at least until 12-7.

I'm going crazy waiting for it!

 

:smileytongue:

Oh man I went crazy also, just waiting at the door waiting for that UPS truck to come by and deliver it. I had to wait a week and a half, great system you'll be pleased.

I know what you mean...mine's got an estimated ship date of 12/8, which means it stands a fair chance of getting here on (or by) my birthday. Talk about giving oneself a honking big gift...

Thanks for all the comments everyone.
System arrived yesterday!:smileyvery-happy: Everything went together without a glich and booted right up. Love that 20" monitor!
Stormhound, you asked what my plans for migrating files is. The one thing I'm disappointed with is the fact that the sales rep. lied to me :smileymad:about open source vs. proprietary compatability. I  specifically asked if I would be able to use my existing hard drives as a slave (and therefore not have to buy another one) which would solve the need to migrate data. "Oh yes, you won't have any problems at all!" Obvisously now I have to get a second HD from Dell usless I'm missing something. when I opened up the box to add the hd looks like the ide cables and hd pin configuration is different. Plans to migrate? I'm open to suggestions.
Thanks again everyone. So far so good.

You are probably using SATA cables and not IDE. You can get IDE cables for that system and connect it to the computer. There should be some information on the net on how to do it.

Just make sure the drive is on cable select.

Guardian

Yep... Technology has moved on. SATA is the newer, faster interface, and is 100% industry standard non-proprietary.