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The PC for today

Advantages: Very quiet, very quick, and is easy to upgrade
Disadvantages: Expensive, Dell Dock is annoying, instruction manual a pain

...wireless card as standard from Dell and me having no drivers for my old one required me to go buy a new wireless dongle. Other than that, the 545 comes with everything you could need. Internet Explorer 7, Windows Live Essentials, Microsoft Works and the Dell Dock as standard. The Dell Dock is already installed and active when you first boot to the desktop, and it is quite possibly the worst piece of software I have ever used, ever! It uses over 1GB ...
...saw that! However, once you have closed the dock, the whole computer is immediately quicker. I have the 19-in-1 card reader, and this is a nice feature, seeing as it has slots for my phone card (Memory Stick Pro Duo) and my camera card (XD Card), so I'm happy with that. Overall, the Inspiron 545 is a worthwhile pc to buy if you want to play some heavy duty games, and if you want a machine that works without a headache. I cannot make you buy it, but ...

Lohkar 24.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Dell Inspiron 545 MT

Faster than the speed of light - Optiplex 760

Advantages: Fast, increases productivity, customiseable
Disadvantages: some small issues with build

...our computers at work to Dell Optiplex 760 systems. I chose the small form factor design so as to limit the amount of space the units take up on desks. A few months down the line I am impressed by the performance of these machines, as there have been relatively few issues, although, notably, some rather serious and immediate issues with machines that had only just been received. Dell Optiplex 760 The Dell Optiplex 760 looks smart, gives ...
...scope for customising the build. Dell do offer a really great service and you can choose the basic Optiplex 760 as a base and change requirements such as additional RAM, alternative hard drive capacity, alternate CD/DVD/RW drives, or get a separate graphics card fitted in order that users can use their computer with two screens. Sometimes we go down this route, I myself have a computer with two screens, as does several other people in the company, ...

TheHairyGodmother 14.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Dell OptiPlex 760 Small Form Factor

DELL'S LITTLE BOX OF TRICKS

Advantages: Great Performance and Looks
Disadvantages: Price

Introduction- The Dell Studio Hybrid Desktop is the first product to be aimed at the media centre market.Products aimed at this market are produced to perform more from an entertainment angle rather than a work perspective.This means that the hardware is configured to connect and perform with video and audio products found in the household thus making the product the centre piece of your multimedia setup(this is the reason for the tag media centre ...
...As i mentioned above the Dell Hybrid is a Media Centre PC which is designed to function as both a PC and Home entertainment in the comfort of your living room.It will allow you to connect all your audio and video hardware to one central hub where you can playback,save or manipulate your media.You also are able to access your Internet functions such as web browsing and email just as you would on your PC. Features and Benefits- The Processor-Mine ...

phensh 22.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Dell Studio Hybrid

Dell All the way...!

Advantages: Fantastic specifications and performance
Disadvantages: Weight and USB slots in the front

...ago for £500 . The dell website allowed me to choose different specifications. I chose to go with a 19 inch flat monitor because there was not much space in my study room to place a bigger table to carry the classical big monitors. At the time of purchase, I could choose £300 worth of additional features for free, so I went for Creative surround speaker system and DVD burner with the computer. The colour of all the components including the monitors, ...
...exactly need. Especially on the Dell website, this is really an exercise of time and patience. My suggestion is that once you decide upon the basic model, then you can add the extra features depending on your budget. Secondly, Dell comes out with great offers now and then with respect to freebies (like extra hard drive, DVD burners or speakers etc). Look out for these times when you have decided to buy a desktop. Well, back to the review ... my ...

Abracadabra007 31.03.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Dell OptiPlex GX270 SMT Chassis

Dell Optiplex GX 520 PC

Advantages: Small, quiet, fast boot times
Disadvantages: Not for dedicated gamers

...we probably have about 2000 Dell PCs situated across all sites. I have had the Optiplex GX520 for almost a year now without any problem of any description. Mine is primarily used for writing software with Visual Studio and writing database code in MS SQL Server which affects millions of rows of data. These applications would really test the machine to the limits but how would it perform? As this machine was bought as part of a batch, the price paid ...
...mark if buying from the Dell website. -- Looks -- The Optiplex comes in Dells standard black coloured case. On the front there is a DVD Rom / CDRW drive and a floppy disk drive (which is a rarity these days, mine has never been used). Add to this 2 USB2 ports, a headphone socket and a microphone socket and it soon becomes apparent that you can perform most functions you will need to without even getting to the back of the PC. On the back of the ...

craggybuk 02.08.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Dell OptiPlex GX520 Essential DT