Dell Dimension E521 > Reviews

Advantages: 19" screen, Dualcore Processor, 320Gb Hdd, 2gb Ram
Disadvantages: Vista, Sound card, no software included

...several interesting offers on the Dell website and this Dell Dimension E521 was well within my budget of £650. On the day I ordered my PC I got a free memory upgrade of 2GB (instead of 1GB), a reduction in the price of the 19" monitor, and £50 off. However, after I modified the computer to fit my needs, It came down to a total of £661. For this money I got: -AMD Athlon 64x2 processor 5000 (2.6Ghz, 512k) -2GB PC2-4200 DDR2 Memory -ATI Radeon ... Read review

Advantages: 250 GB Hardrive
Disadvantages: No Monitor, No speakers

It has a good processor. a 512 MB Memory. it will be useful for a basic computer user. not for professional or ultimate users. Its worth payin the money. but a bit of upgrade will be even more worth it. this computer has very basic specifications. it doent hav a monitor, speakers and no vista upgrade. but this is a good computer to buy. the memory can be upgraded and i would recommend a 1 GB memory. this is a reasonable memory but for a better performance ... Read review

Advantages: Speed, Value for Money
Disadvantages: Dell's Pricing Lottery,

...money as with all of Dell Products, and is easily upgradable with a simple click open case. I have had trouble with my Dimension however, it sometimes will not start up, and I have to press the power button several times until the PC does anything. This is due to a mild graphics card boot up fault and is currently being fixed. Once up and running however the E521 comes into a class of its own, it is unrivalled in terms of its speed versus value for ... Read review