It's amazing what a difference a few years can make. Back in 2005, a $1,300 desktop would have been moderately powered, able to do word processing and spreadsheets fine but unable to play games...
jfranklin's Review of Dell Dimension 5150 Computer
It is a very good computer for the basic user but lacks the ability to be upgraded to get more life out of it. Runs quite but would recommend to add a fan behind cpu as it runs hot. I would...
Dell Dimension 5150 is a great computer. I've used it everyday for over two years and it hasn't missed a beat. Does everything well. I've added extra hard disk drive and a fast CD burner which...
I would not recommend this computer or Dell to anyone at anytime. The three year in house hassle free Warranty is anything but hassle free. Their techs are not well versed in how to effectively...
I have had my Dell 5150 computer system for 4 weeks, and I have made over 20 telephone calls, had 2 missed appointments and 1 engineer visit from Dell, and the system is still not working. Their...
This Dell Optiplex GX280 PC is the best PC I have ever tried, it works well. Pentium 4 speeds everything up, and the black matches my Lexmark printer, IBM monitor, Sony keyboard and mouse.
It's amazing what a difference a few years can make. Back in 2005, a $1,300 desktop would have been moderately powered, able to do word processing and spreadsheets fine but unable to play games...
Ultimately The Dell XPS 420 is not worth the price. It is neither close to being a gaming computer OR even a casual Home computer. If you want a casual PC settle for something A LOT cheaper. It...
I plan on buying one but at BestBuy for $889.00 and then upgrading whatever I need. Or you can get it at Walmart with a 17" flatscreen for $998. I planned on getting one from Dell but BestBuy will...
After a few months of battling Vista, I gave up. I was trying to use my XPS 420 for business applications. After having to upgrade several of them including ACT, WS-FTP, Ultra Edit, etc .. I...
The XPS 420 ($2,098 direct, $2,378 with 20-inch widescreen LCD monitor) is the latest in Dell's line of upscale PCs. It replaces the XPS 410 as Dell's high-end multimedia desktop. This is the one...
It's amazing what a difference a few years can make. Back in 2005, a $1,300 desktop would have been moderately powered, able to do word processing and spreadsheets fine but unable to play games...
I bought this PC at Dell for about $240 plus tax and shipping. It came with ubuntu. I reformatted the hard drive and loaded up Windows XP Pro. No problems. Then I couldn't access the internet,...
Dell has dropped its venerable Dimension desktop brand. Now, both its mainstream consumer desktops and laptops will carry the Inspiron name. Along with the name change, Dell's new Inspiron 530 and...
Ultimately The Dell XPS 420 is not worth the price. It is neither close to being a gaming computer OR even a casual Home computer. If you want a casual PC settle for something A LOT cheaper. It...
I plan on buying one but at BestBuy for $889.00 and then upgrading whatever I need. Or you can get it at Walmart with a 17" flatscreen for $998. I planned on getting one from Dell but BestBuy will...
After a few months of battling Vista, I gave up. I was trying to use my XPS 420 for business applications. After having to upgrade several of them including ACT, WS-FTP, Ultra Edit, etc .. I...
The XPS 420 ($2,098 direct, $2,378 with 20-inch widescreen LCD monitor) is the latest in Dell's line of upscale PCs. It replaces the XPS 410 as Dell's high-end multimedia desktop. This is the one...
Ultimately The Dell XPS 420 is not worth the price. It is neither close to being a gaming computer OR even a casual Home computer. If you want a casual PC settle for something A LOT cheaper. It...
I plan on buying one but at BestBuy for $889.00 and then upgrading whatever I need. Or you can get it at Walmart with a 17" flatscreen for $998. I planned on getting one from Dell but BestBuy will...
After a few months of battling Vista, I gave up. I was trying to use my XPS 420 for business applications. After having to upgrade several of them including ACT, WS-FTP, Ultra Edit, etc .. I...
The XPS 420 ($2,098 direct, $2,378 with 20-inch widescreen LCD monitor) is the latest in Dell's line of upscale PCs. It replaces the XPS 410 as Dell's high-end multimedia desktop. This is the one...
Ultimately The Dell XPS 420 is not worth the price. It is neither close to being a gaming computer OR even a casual Home computer. If you want a casual PC settle for something A LOT cheaper. It...
I plan on buying one but at BestBuy for $889.00 and then upgrading whatever I need. Or you can get it at Walmart with a 17" flatscreen for $998. I planned on getting one from Dell but BestBuy will...
After a few months of battling Vista, I gave up. I was trying to use my XPS 420 for business applications. After having to upgrade several of them including ACT, WS-FTP, Ultra Edit, etc .. I...
The XPS 420 ($2,098 direct, $2,378 with 20-inch widescreen LCD monitor) is the latest in Dell's line of upscale PCs. It replaces the XPS 410 as Dell's high-end multimedia desktop. This is the one...
Ultimately The Dell XPS 420 is not worth the price. It is neither close to being a gaming computer OR even a casual Home computer. If you want a casual PC settle for something A LOT cheaper. It...
I plan on buying one but at BestBuy for $889.00 and then upgrading whatever I need. Or you can get it at Walmart with a 17" flatscreen for $998. I planned on getting one from Dell but BestBuy will...
After a few months of battling Vista, I gave up. I was trying to use my XPS 420 for business applications. After having to upgrade several of them including ACT, WS-FTP, Ultra Edit, etc .. I...
The XPS 420 ($2,098 direct, $2,378 with 20-inch widescreen LCD monitor) is the latest in Dell's line of upscale PCs. It replaces the XPS 410 as Dell's high-end multimedia desktop. This is the one...
"good computer, good price, ridiculous customer support"
Phone reps in India or Bangladesh apologize for everything from cancer to diaper rash in an effort to cover for the fact that they are clueless in general, and desperately ill trained in the...
"Ok computer, but HORRENDOUS customer and tech support"
Just bought one of these a couple weeks ago. While configuring the computer, the Dell support person gave me incorrect information about the compatability of peripherals. When trying to resolve...
The slim Dell Inspiron 531s is a small-form-factor desktop that doesn't exact a price penalty for its size. It comes with a fairly powerful processor, 2GB of system memory (important in these...
If you never need customer support, then go play with Dell. But I can tell you that even small thing like cancellation, reinstating an order, or antyhing requires 20+ min holds and frustration...
Great unit, I've installed an ATI HD2400 graphics card, and operates perfectly. Never going back to a compaq after this. Great price. Never had to use customer support (owned unit for over 6...
This was a replacement to a Dell Pentium III system I bought in 2001. I was amazed at the speed and quick boot up, compared to the old system. I upgraded to a Core duo Processor, 3GB of RAM,...
Dell's latest budget offering, the Inspiron 530 ($499 direct), is a competent system for everyday home use (e-mailing, DVD burning, office productivity), and it even handles...
The warranty is useless. I have had almost everything in the computer replace and recently lost two weeks' work once again because during a tech support call, my machine quit booting, even from CD....
very noisy computer fan. never used one from any brand that's as noisy as this one. when it starts is like a plane taking off then it subsides to a humming noise that can be clearly heard 15 feet...
Dell has dropped its venerable Dimension desktop brand. Now, both its mainstream consumer desktops and laptops will carry the Inspiron name. Along with the name change, Dell's new Inspiron 530 and...
If you never need customer support, then go play with Dell. But I can tell you that even small thing like cancellation, reinstating an order, or antyhing requires 20+ min holds and frustration...
Great unit, I've installed an ATI HD2400 graphics card, and operates perfectly. Never going back to a compaq after this. Great price. Never had to use customer support (owned unit for over 6...
This was a replacement to a Dell Pentium III system I bought in 2001. I was amazed at the speed and quick boot up, compared to the old system. I upgraded to a Core duo Processor, 3GB of RAM,...
Dell's latest budget offering, the Inspiron 530 ($499 direct), is a competent system for everyday home use (e-mailing, DVD burning, office productivity), and it even handles...
Ultimately The Dell XPS 420 is not worth the price. It is neither close to being a gaming computer OR even a casual Home computer. If you want a casual PC settle for something A LOT cheaper. It...
I plan on buying one but at BestBuy for $889.00 and then upgrading whatever I need. Or you can get it at Walmart with a 17" flatscreen for $998. I planned on getting one from Dell but BestBuy will...
After a few months of battling Vista, I gave up. I was trying to use my XPS 420 for business applications. After having to upgrade several of them including ACT, WS-FTP, Ultra Edit, etc .. I...
The XPS 420 ($2,098 direct, $2,378 with 20-inch widescreen LCD monitor) is the latest in Dell's line of upscale PCs. It replaces the XPS 410 as Dell's high-end multimedia desktop. This is the one...
Ultimately The Dell XPS 420 is not worth the price. It is neither close to being a gaming computer OR even a casual Home computer. If you want a casual PC settle for something A LOT cheaper. It...
I plan on buying one but at BestBuy for $889.00 and then upgrading whatever I need. Or you can get it at Walmart with a 17" flatscreen for $998. I planned on getting one from Dell but BestBuy will...
After a few months of battling Vista, I gave up. I was trying to use my XPS 420 for business applications. After having to upgrade several of them including ACT, WS-FTP, Ultra Edit, etc .. I...
The XPS 420 ($2,098 direct, $2,378 with 20-inch widescreen LCD monitor) is the latest in Dell's line of upscale PCs. It replaces the XPS 410 as Dell's high-end multimedia desktop. This is the one...
The Dell Studio Desktop ($1,079 direct, $1,369 with a 20-inch widescreen monitor), aka Studio 540, is the quintessential middle child: It's positioned as Dell's mainstream multimedia PC, wedged...
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