If you need a powerful desktop system as the center of your home network and entertainment center, then the Dimension 8300 desktop is for you. It's the ideal choice for home and... more
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Advantages: Minimal fuss in setup,ordering and use. Disadvantages: No Dell stores to view the machine beforehand
...my friend (who has two Dell computers) to have at look at Dell. So I took a gander at there website and was impressed by their customise and buy feature, which allowed you to stick to budget. So I decided to go around and have a look at his machines.
Although he had the Dimension 2400, the Dimension 8300 is very similar in look and design to most of Dell's other ranges.
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All the components and perhiperhals which came with my Dimension ... ...VAT and came with their Dell All-in-One A920 printer which prints, scans and photocopies, seen in the extra pictures). In addition the nifty customise and buy feature on their website ensured I didn't go over budget. Their website is frequently updated with the latest specifications and there are many deals on it to take advantage of (although you can probably get those over the phone too if you mention it to the sales person).
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Advantages: Excellent speed, graphics and performance Disadvantages: Technical support is absolutely poor
The Dell Dimension 8300 is one of the, if not fastest Dell desktop on sale by Dell.
One of the good things about Dell is that every system is taylor-made, and built to your specification. Just tell Dell what you want your computer to have in it, they will give you a price and then build it for you.
You can order by telephone or on their website. Their website is in my opinion the better place to order as the prices of each part you can add to the ... ...The one thing that lets Dell down is their technical support.
Dell seem to pride themselves with supposedly having 'the best technical support'. Don't believe any of this!
Dell have tried to save themselves some money by relocating their technical support team to India. I found this out after doing a bit of research on the internet.
Every time I phoned technical support I could not understand what the other person on the end of the phone was saying ...
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best for value! Review ofDell Dimension 8300 - P4 2.6 GHz - 17" CRTby
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Advantages: high build quality, low noise, low cost Disadvantages: poor customer service
...in march (2004) and after dell losing my orders and a month of waiting in phone systems only to speak to someone in an indian call center who didnt have a clue i eventually got my machine, and was incredibly pleased.
I have several machines and the noise really irritates me, but this computer is fitted with silent PSU, cpu fan & such a well made case that vibration is not even an issue. For me personally this is the biggest plus and it helps me ... ...little tricky to describe with dell as each system is tailor made for you. If you look at thier site you basically choose each component yourself (processor speed, ram etc etc) so i cannot really say much about specific parts. A good tip though is when buying from dell check the price of the system you want (with the upgrades etc you want) on both 'small business' & 'home & home office' as prices for the exact same sytem can be different on both ...
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Advantages: powerful CPU, easy to use, large screen. Disadvantages: support from dell, it frezes after around 2 years. short warranty
The Dell Dimension 8300 is a very user-friendly computer. It is great for kids and adults! It comes with a 12" screen, microphone and external speakers. The range of features is vast:
- Crystal clear pictures on the 12" screen.
- Easy to setup. No need to hire a technician.
-Cd-writer.
-DVD playback.
-Very sensitive roller ball mouse.
-Flat screen monitor.
-Looks good as a set because everything is black or silver.
-4 USB ports (2 in the ... ...and headphones. (2 in the back for -surround sound speakers and 1 in the front for headphones.
-3.5" floppy drive.
-Built in Windows XP home.
-Built Inintel Pentium 4.
-300 MHz processor speed.
-512 Mb Ram.
I have this computer and have had to change my hardrive twice in its 4 year life. It is very easy to use. Kids find this computer very easy to manage and it has enough storage for all their games and my work. This computer is not the quickest ...
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Hard Drive: 1 x 120 GB - standard - ATA-100 - 7200 rpm
Optical storage
Type: CD-RW / DVD-ROM combo - IDE
Read Speed: 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD)
Write Speed: 48x
CD / DVD Rewrite Speed: 24x
Monitor
Monitor Type: Display - CRT
Diagonal Size: 17"
Viewable Size: 16"
Dot Pitch / Pixel Pitch: 0.25 mm
Graphics controller
Type: AGP 8x - plug-in card
Graphics Processor / Vendor: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
Video Memory: DDR SDRAM
Installed Size: 128 MB / 128 MB (max)
Audio output
Type: Sound card - integrated
Sound Output Mode: 5.1 channel surround
Manufacturer's product description
If you need a powerful desktop system as the center of your home network and entertainment center, then the Dimension 8300 desktop is for you. It's the ideal choice for home and small business users who demand high-end Intel Pentium 4 processors and the most from their computer investment. Dual channel, Double Data Rate (DDR) memory adds to the awesome processing power to provide outstanding graphics and system performance that can handle almost any task, including running the latest digital audio and video packages.
Apple mac-books, where to start...
ok, so to start,
it is an apple, that means you get a solid quality product and on the whole very good customer are.
this particualar apple is deffinatly more suited to being a media center than other laptops.... more
10 days ago, I was up in Sheffield visiting a friend for the weekend. We were enjoying the driving rain and gale force winds in the Peak District, when my mobile rang. My housemate somberly informed me that my four year old laptop had been nicked from my more
This computer is a reliable computer but the can improve in terms of speed and storage. With only 256MB ram the computer can be a bit slow. When I first bought this computer it was quite quick but after a while it got slower and slower. The storage... more
I did a lot of looking around, saw a lot of good reviews about Dell, and the occasional bad review, but mostly this was about their systems being hard to upgrade (have to use Dell parts mostly) and that the customer support wasn't great. The prices... more
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