do you think dell stocks are overpriced and will drop because of the expected decrease in pc sales?
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I like Dell stock, but I don't think I would buy it here.  It has come up from $19 only recently.  I think the easy money has been made.  That said, Dell is still a fantastic company.  I own 3 Dell computers.  \n\nIf you are looking for investment ideas, I think the first thing to do is see what the best traders are buying and selling.  this is the idea behind http://www.top10traders.com - this is a free site that lets you create a portfolio of stocks with $100,000 in "play" money.  Each day the site ranks the best performing portfolios, so you can see how your picks perform compared to other investors.  You can also read posts on investing from the best traders, as well as share your own investing ideas.\n\nHere are this month's best traders:\n\nhttp://www.top10traders.com/Top10Standings.aspx\n\nGood luck!
804655
Go to http://www.dell.com and configure the PC to your liking online. That way, you'll roughly know at which price range you are looking at.
18666
It's as good as most others.  I don't know where they got the reputation for quality - they're assembled from the same parts that any brand name computer has.   I'm not crazy about their tech support which requires you to chat with an artificial intelligence before they elevate your problem to something that should be handled by a human.\n\nThe one thing Dell has going for it is the Wallmart-like stranglehold on it's manufacturers, which keeps their prices very cheap.\n\nThe worst thing I can say about Dell is that you won't be able to buy a computer with an AMD CPU, which means, for the time being, you won't be able to get the fastest computers.  However, you'll be able to save enough money that you might get more for your money if you're not going for a top-of-the-line machine.\n\nBeware of the add-ons if you do go with Dell or most brands, for that matter.  That's where they get you.  The warranty, the leather case, the printer, etc.  Most of those things can be purchased for less money elsewhere - especially the RAM.  They always give you the bare minimum RAM so that the base price looks low and then they gouge you to upgrade to more RAM.  If you want to save a bundle, just get your RAM from another store (search pricewatch, that's a good start) because it'll be much cheaper and RAM's super easy to pop in.
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Three reasons:\n\nA) AMD - stealing market share in server chips and has a lawsuit pending vs INTL, accusing the company of supposed intimidation and allegedly manipulating companies from purchasing AMD CHIPS.\n\nB) Options overhang - expensing options will dilute future earnings per share.\n\nC) Dell - problems with slowing sales of computer laptops and servers with INTL chips have caused investors to ponder where INTL goes from here.\n\nDon't ask yourself what the "bottom line" is - you're better off asking whether the decline in INTL shares is overblown or is there more "downside" to go?
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The trick is to have great vendors. Dell for instance cuts massive deals with board makers like ASUS. Buying bulk reduces their costs.\n\nIf you can establish this on a small scale with wholesalers you will be able to turn a decent profit without raping customers.\n\nPeople in this country are very hooked on branding. Tech folks know that a Dell could be the exact same PC as a Gateway underneath the pretty case they build the components into. The warranty is the true advantage to buying with a bigger company. \n\nIf you can establish a name for yourself locally as a guru and provide a good tech support for the products you build....then there's no reason you can't be successful.
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The problem with a public company selling new shares to the general public is that it sends a bad signal.  Outsiders looking at the company will  think that they would never sell shares if the insiders thought the shares were underpriced -- so they must be overpriced.  On average, when a firm sells new shares, the price of existing shares will drop somewhere between 3% to 5%.\n\nThere are a few ways that insiders can sell shares that do not affect the stock price.  \n\nOne is to sell them as a private placement to knowledgable investors.  For example, a company that makes computer components that they sell to Dell may sell shares to Dell.\n\nThe second is to guarantee the equity.  A bad company couldn't sell equity & give a guarantee to buy it back at cost -- but a good company could.  The way they do thisis to sell convertible bonds.  If the company does well, the bonds get turned into equity, and the company gets what it wants.  If it doesn't, then the investors get interest on their money & eventually get their money back -- just like a guarantee.  Studies show that there is very little impact on stock price.\n\nThe third way does have an impact on stock price -- but not on the investment value of insiders.  That is to have a rights offering.  With a rights offering, new shares are offered to existing stock holders at a discount.  For example, suppose your shares are at $20.  You are given the right to buy new shares at $16.  If you do it, your shares should be worth 20+16 = 36 -- or $18 per share.  WHat usually happens with a rights offering is that the share price moves to $18.  There is a drop in price, but there is no drop in the value of your investment.\n\nI can't think of a fourth way right now -- but it might be to sell warants or employee stock options.\n\nBTW -- it turns out that when banks or growth firms with no debt issue stock, there is no drop in stock price (on average).  It is only with more mature companies that have already issued debt.  This fact has never been published -- except as part of my doctoral dissertation.
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It's unfortunate but the machine (due to the newest changes in technology) is almost a thing of the past. Not only has the technology changed drastically, prices since 2001 have dropped tremendously. I now sell New Laptops with great processing time, sdram memory, video memory, wireless 802.11 ethernet, cd/dvd burner, etc for about $550. My advise to you would be to keep it and use it, I'm sure it works well, or do like me and donate it to the Home for Abused Women or Locks of Love (childrens cancer programs where it can really be used and the kids will love you forever.  Thanks for your time. Larry RadioShack 01-9590
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I think they're fairly good, actually. Interesting increase in volume the past week - a delayed reaction following earnings. \nThey have a good position in the marketplace, PCs are commodity-like consumer appliances and it is much easier on the consumer to purchase from a Best Buy than to configure a mail-order Dell - at $500, saving $50 is not worth the additional hassle of not having a physical store service to bring the thing into when something goes wrong.\n\nThe upcoming Vista will offer an increased value proposition to \nconsumers - Apple has shown there is a significant segment of the market will in to pay a big premium for a good operating system Windows will be able to recapture a portion of those buyers. \n\nWith the high-end LCD's that are HDTV capable - Gateway also has a decent cross-over multimedia product - a 24" widescreen monitor/ HDTV is viable product up against the things over in the TV section.
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Dell follow a low-cost model. Because they are the leading PC provider in the industry they can enter into heavily discounted contracts with preferred suppliers. They have a direct-to-customer model, so they don't need to pay commissions to third parties such as distributors. They are also highly centralised and located in regions where wages are relatively low, so cost reduction initiatives can be pursued rigourously. Also, they don't have large inventories anywhere,  and therefore they don't face huge product write-offs when new models appear on the market. The large volume of products they sell, when even at a low margin, means they can make substantial profits.
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Yep, the instant savings mean that the amount will be taken off imediately.  Dell and computer ppl do that alot.
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it's ok for internet and word processing, but on board graphics and 256mb of ram arent so good....gaming is out with this set up. about 6 years ago dell was the king of computers.....unfortunately today they are not. it's a good computer, but i do build my own and they are better they any dell i have ever seen. having worked in the computer repair field for a number of years, i would put dell and gateway as even and h/p and compaq as close seconds to them.
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Stocks have been down under the Republicans.  The stock market tumbled within 2 weeks of Bush taking office and have just now began to recover.\n\nI believe (and it is just that, my opinion only) that if the Democrats got control of both houses that stocks will go up.  Indeed, they rose high today just on the news of yesterdays wins.\nOnce the war ends, there will be a lot more money for people to invest as well as corporations.  However, war driven stocks like the defense manufactures will go down.  (Boeing, Lockhead, etc.)
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Dell is about standard, but not my favorite.\n\nI'd have to say a home built one, made from individual parts. That way, if it outperforms the standard pc, and cost less, ya can't beat it!
99970
It's hard to beat Dell on a low-end computer.  They have the volume needed to get the best prices from component manufacturers and they have a sweetheart deal with Microsoft for software.  A custom builder will pay more for the parts alone than the consumer will pay for an out-of-the-box Dell.
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Well it NEVER is a good sign when a company gets delisted off the stock exchange. To put it bluntly, kicked off. Even before they stopped trading completely (on what they call the pink sheets) the stock price never went beyond $1.03 a share. I tried to look at their financial statement on their web site but low and behold no financials? The news on this company is so sparse that there is no way I would invest based upon the way the management is hiding all relevant information on the company except of course their statement they will be relisted on the exchange soon.
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Why not? THey should, go to www.dell.com and find out about their shipping.
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I don't think it's a good investment at this time as Google just missed analyst's expectations, there seems to be some selling trend in tech stocks.