Dell Studio Hybrid - best deal on a small desktop?

    I'm looking for a small, stylish desktop PC that won't take up much room.

   I've been looking at the Dell Studio Hybrid:

http://bensbargains.net/deal/76909/

   It runs in the ~$450 range, and it isn't very upgradeable


   I was wondering, can anyone suggest something similar that might be a
bit more upgradeable?  Perhaps some sort of standard mini PC?  It also
seems like this thing is rather overpriced for what you get.

                                                        Thanks!

 

Here ya go.  Build whatever you want.  It costs about a hundred bucks, but
that's not much more than you'd pay for a decent case anyway.  -Dave

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163123

 wrote:


Upgradable in what sense? What do you plan to use this new PC for and
how long do you expect to keep it before you replace it with something
faster?

   > Upgradable in what sense? What do you plan to use this new PC for and

   I'd like to know that in say, 3 to 4 years, I can easily find a new
power supply for about $25 or less, and pop in a new motherboard/cpu
combo for $100 or less to upgrade the whole thing.

 OhioGuy wrote:

Then stick to something that uses a generic ATX case and motherboard.
 The PS will be available 4 years from now, and motherboards with the
same form factor will be available.  To "upgrade", however, may mean
you need a new CPU and new memory, because the old won't be
compatible.  And that new combo *may* require a different PS (ATX has
gone from 20-pin power to 24-pin power to 24+4 pin power over time,
there might be more changes to come).

Sometimes it's cheaper to replace the whole thing than it is to
upgrade (MB + CPU + RAM + maybe PS).

Dave