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5.0 stars
"Great workhorse PC"
Pros: Small and Powerful
Cons: Huge external power supply
Summary: After much research, I decided to get the Dell SX280 for my home/office needs. First thing I would recommend is to customize the Dell SX280 to your liking. By excluding software add-ons I didn't want, I was able to save money and get the more powerful hardware (3GHZ CPU; 1 GB RAM) -- and I still paid less than $850! (Of course I already had my own LCD monitor.) After using this for a month I am extremely satisfied with the SX280. I haven't encountered any problems with it; but it nice to know Dell includes a 3 year warranty since this is categorized as a Small-Business product. (For Dell's consumer products, you have to pay extra for a 3 year warranty.) I was originally considering a Mac-mini, but after trying it out in a local store was very disappointed with the underperformance. By contrast, the SX 280 is almost as cute as the Mac-mini, but exponentially more powerful. The only caveats are: 1) don't get this for high-end gaming since the graphics are not expandable; 2) 10 pounds is heavier than you think so don't mistakenly think this is a "transportable" unit; 3) the external power brick if freakin' huge! Not that it matters, but the power brick is almost 1/2 the size of the computer. PS- the unit is truly whisper quiet. Good job Dell!
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purcahsed 4 of these for business use because they are compact and network optimized. 3 of the 4 repeatedly crashed with blue screens. Numerous calls to Dell over a period of a month failed to solve the problem. Finally, they have admitted a design flaw. Machines work when you slow the network down to 100Mb from 1Gb. Awaitng new motherboards; Dell still doesn't have them. Be careful before buying these!!!!!!!!!
