Dell Dimension 8400 - P4 550 3.4 GHz - 17
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Dell Dimension 8400 - P4 550 3.4 GHz - 17" TFT

PC - Mini Tower - RAM: 1 GB - DVD+RW

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The Dimension 8400 delivers all the benefits of the Dimension 8300 but now with the latest technologies including PCI Express graphics, Dual channel DDR2 SDRAM and the Intel...
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Dimension 8400
Review of Dell Dimension 8400 - P4 550 3.4 GHz - 17" TFT by jon_f

Advantages: Sppedy, good monitor and sound system, nice design
Disadvantages: poor graphics card

The Dell Dimension 8400 is a great machine let down by the poor graphics card that comes as standard. The 250gb hard drive is fast and this is noticeable as early as in booting up the machine. 1 gigabyte of memory is provided, which is more than generous for most tasks. The system also includes the soundblaster audigy 2 card, together with a 5.1 surround sound speaker system which works well for both games and movies. One minor point out here is ...
...paying a premium for the Dell brand. It does however include 3 year on site warranty and the machine is delivered and professionally installed. Be aware that delivery and installation are two seperate processes and there may be a delay of a few days between you receiving your machine and the installation taking place. Overall a good machine, but one or two points prevent it from being a great one. ... Read review

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Dell dimension 8400.
Review of Dell Dimension 8400 - P4 550 3.4 GHz - 17" TFT by toonboy61

Advantages: Ease of ordering,good value ,pick your own configuration.
Disadvantages: Build quality of case can be patchy.

I bought my Dell 8400 approx 12 months ago.This model is no longer sold by dell themselves and has been replaced by the 9150 model. If you are therefore buying second hand you should be able to get a good deal. Try to go for a higher spec model,mine has a 3.4Ghz intel processor which i find is quick enough for just about every need, especially if you can get 1 Gigbyte of Ram though there are generally empty slots to upgrade yourself. The case is ...
...of space inside if you wish to change graphics cards ,drives etc. Mine was supplied with an nvidia 6800 Gpu and is pretty good at playing all the games on the market at this time. As an example ,when i play Doom 3 i play on high settings and still get 40+ frames per second though you must shut down all open windows etc. The Hard drive is a 250 GB maxtor and the DVD Rom and DVD CD Rewriter drives are easy to use and will probably have sonic record ... Read review

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Quality Machine
Review of Dell Dimension 8400 - P4 550 3.4 GHz - 17" TFT by eGordy

Advantages: Fast, quality feel, good support.
Disadvantages: Awkward front USB ports.

I bought a Dell Dimension 8400 about a year ago and, in general, I have been very pleased with it. My computer is my business so I went for a fairly high options specification as follows: - 2GB RAM, - Upgraded graphics card - 256 ATI Radeon, - 2 x 74GB RAID-0 hard disks, - 19 inch flat screen If you care about how a PC looks then I think the Dimension 8400 is fairly attractive, with a grey fascia and black body. Sitting next to the main unit ...
...you are going to get Dell cover, make sure that all the components are Dell. The computer comes set up ready to go with the Windows OS of your choice and at least something like Microsoft Works (you can upgrade that to Office if you wish). Personally, I like to partition everything to my liking and tweak it a bit, but that is not really necessary. I like the fact that Dell provide all the original disks for products, and they also have various driver ... Read review

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Dell Dimension 8400 - P4 550 3.4 GHz - 17" TFT

General

MPN: D0787

Type: PC

Product Form Factor: Mini tower

Width: 18.1 cm

Depth: 44.7 cm

Height: 42.5 cm

Weight: 12.7 kg

Localisation: English / United Kingdom

Processor

Type: Intel Pentium 4 550 / 3.4 GHz

Installed Qty: 1

Max Supported Qty: 1

Processor Main Features: Hyper-Threading Technology

Cache memory

Type: L2 Cache

Installed Size: 1 MB

Cache Per Processor: 1 MB

Mainboard

Chipset Type: Intel 925X Express

Data Bus Speed: 800 MHz

Ram

Installed Size: 1 GB / 4 GB (max)

Technology: DDR II SDRAM

Memory Speed: 400 MHz

Memory Specification Compliance: PC2-3200

Form Factor: DIMM 240-pin

Features: Two DDR channels

Storage controller

Type: 1 x RAID - integrated

Controller Interface Type: Serial ATA-150

Channel Qty: 4

RAID Level: RAID 0, RAID 1

Storage controller (2nd)

Type: 1 x IDE - integrated

Controller Interface Type: ATA-100

Storage

Floppy Drive: 3.5" 1.44 MB floppy

Hard Drive: 1 x 250 GB - standard - Serial ATA-150 - 7200 rpm

Optical storage

Type: DVD+RW - IDE

Optical storage (2nd)

Type: DVD-ROM

Read Speed: 16x

Monitor

Monitor Type: Flat panel display - TFT active matrix

Diagonal Size: 17"

Viewable Size: 17"

Graphics controller

Type: PCI Express x16 - plug-in card

Graphics Processor / Vendor: ATI Radeon X300 SE

Installed Size: 128 MB

Digital Video Standard: Digital Visual Interface (DVI)

Manufacturer's product description

The Dimension 8400 delivers all the benefits of the Dimension 8300 but now with the latest technologies including PCI Express graphics, Dual channel DDR2 SDRAM and the Intel Pentium 4 Processors with Hyper-Threading Technology up to 560 (3.6GHz, 1MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB). These enhancements provide high end users the ability to run advanced productivity, intense graphics and enhanced multimedia applications.

Audio output

Type: Sound card - plug-in card

Audio Adaptor: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2

Sound Output Mode: 5.1 channel surround

Speaker(s): 2, 1, 2, 1 x right / left channel, subwoofer, right / left rear channel, center channel

Input device

Type: Mouse, keyboard

Telecom

Modem: Fax / Modem

Max Transfer Rate: 56 Kbps

Networking

Networking: Network adapter - integrated

Data Link Protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet

Expansion / connectivity

Expansion Bays Total (Free):

  • 2 ( 0 ) x front accessible - 5.25" x 1/2H
  • 2 ( 1 ) x front accessible - 3.5" x 1/3H
  • 2 ( 1 ) x internal - 3.5" x 1/3H

Expansion Slots Total (Free):

  • 1 ( 0 ) x processor - LGA775 Socket
  • 4 ( 2 ) x memory - DIMM 240-pin
  • 1 ( 0 ) x PCI Express x16
  • 1 ( 1 ) x PCI Express x1
  • 3 PCI

Interfaces:

  • 1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
  • 1 x display / video - S-video output
  • 1 x display / video - DVI-Analog/Digital - 29 pin combined DVI
  • 1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45
  • 1 x modem - phone line - RJ-11
  • 1 x serial - RS-232 - 9 pin D-Sub (DB-9)
  • 1 x parallel - IEEE 1284 (EPP/ECP) - 25 pin D-Sub (DB-25)
  • 1 x keyboard - generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style)
  • 1 x mouse - generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style)
  • 8 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A
  • Audio
  • IEEE 1394 (FireWire)

Power

Device Type: Power supply

Voltage Required: AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )

Power Provided: 350 Watt

Operating system / software

OS Provided: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

Software: Drivers & Utilities, Microsoft Works 7.0, McAfee SecurityCenter (Trial), Paint Shop Pro (Trial), Paint Shop Photo Album (Trial)

Manufacturer warranty

Service & Support: 1 year warranty

Service & Support Details: Limited warranty - 1 year - pick-up and return

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