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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

Perfectly good home PC with one caveat

Advantages: Performant, looks good, small, light, easy USB, card reader access.
Disadvantages: Noisy but replaceable case fan

The new Dell studio desktop is aimed squarely at home users and I bought one to replace an ageing Dell Dimension 4500. First impressions It's a lot lighter than the 4500, shorter, and has a nice shiny front and top. There is a push-down front door above the Dell logo that gives access to Firewire, sound, USB and various cardreader slots and this is a very welcome improvement over the 4500. The DVD player/burner is in the higher of two drive ...
...instruction material than with previous Dell purchases (I've bought loads of Dell desktops and laptops over the years), but it still does the job. Keyboard and mouse The keyboard looks very cool and has some useful function keys but for me they have too little travel (think laptop keyboard). That's just my opinion, my wife - and the PC is hers - loves it. The mouse is a basic black optical, nothing fancy but perfectly adequate. Sound ...

furblesnick 22.01.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Dell Studio Desktop

Great machine. Quickly deilvered. Very quiet and very powerful.

Advantages: Very quick, whisper quiet, sleek compact design
Disadvantages: Can't have a 3rd HDD

As a professional photographer I use this to do all my imaging needs. From the point of order through to delivery I cannot fault Dell. Decent upgrade options when configuring and using my 5% disount made a difference. I upgraded the processor, the RAM and soundcard which I'm so glad I did. Took just under two weeks to be delivered and less than an hour or so to have setup. Works well on Windows 7 and Photoshop runs very nicely now. I have been ...
...running an antivirus scan all at the same time without any issues. Out of the box everything is pre built and it is very straight forward to setup. The thing that took the longest time was the windows update but after a couple of restarts we were all good to go. I didn't buy a monitor during the configuration as it worked out cheaper to buy it seperately for some reason and I'll review the monitor's seperately. ...

denezzar 27.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Dell Studio XPS 8000

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

Is it worth the money??

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 ...

rd123 30.12.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Dell Dimension 8300