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Entered CNET Catalog: 09/01/2004
SKU: D30CL1
Manufacturer: Dell, Inc.
Manufacturer description
The Dell Dimension 3000 is an affordable computer designed to handle essential multimedia demands for the home user. The Dimension 3000 comes with the latest processor and memory technology, and won't break your budget. It is perfect for home offices looking for essential performance at an affordable price in an expandable, scalable system. The Dimension 3000 offers the performance for your basic computing needs today and in the future.CNET editors' review
- Editors' Choice: No
- Reviewed on: 10/26/2004
The Dell Dimension 3000 is based on Intel's 865G chipset, which offers plenty of benefits, such as support for dual-channel, 400MHz DDR memory and Intel's Extreme Graphics 2 technology. But we were miffed to see that the motherboard does not provide an AGP slot for graphics card upgrades. (Although Extreme Graphics 2 is an improvement over Intel's previous integrated graphics chips, it still has limitations.) The same is true with the floppy-drive slot: unless you have Dell install one at the time of purchase, the slot comes blocked and is therefore useless to you. And there's no option for adding a handy media-card reader--a choice that all of eMachines' current models offer.
As we expected, the overall performance of our test system was unimpressive, but it also fell surprisingly short of the showing by the AMD Athlon-based eMachines T3256. And don't try to run any serious games on the Dimension 3000: its 13.5 frames-per-second (fps) frame rate on our Unreal test demonstrated a major liability in this department, while the eMachines scored closer to 30fps on the same test. Neither system is a good bet for playing the latest game titles, but the T3256's score indicates that it has a superior graphics subsystem in the Nvidia GeForce4 MX to that of the Dimension 3000's Intel Extreme Graphics 2.
The Dimension 3000's main attraction is the fact that it's highly configurable via Dell's Web site, while retail systems such as the eMachines T3256 ship as is. Our Dimension 3000 test system came with a 2.66GHz Celeron processor, 512MB of RAM, and DVD-ROM and CD-RW drives. You can, of course, configure it with a faster processor, including Pentium 4 chips, more memory, and higher-end optical drives. You'd do well to upgrade the tiny 40GB hard drive found on our test system, which provides a quarter of the capacity of the T3256's drive. For businesses looking for an inexpensive, no-frills PC, Dell's OptiPlex SX280 offers many of the same options in a much more compact case.
The Dimension 3000's design is tried-and-true, even if it's not particularly attractive--the trademark matte-black box with battleship-gray accents doesn't quite match the black-and-silver peripherals that come with it. A tool-free side panel slides open easily to reveal a roomy interior with two free PCI slots. Rear ports include four USB 2.0 connectors, while another USB 2.0 port and a headphone port adorn the front. The included Internet keyboard features the hardware volume wheel and audio buttons we've lauded in the past. Dual A215 stereo speakers provide basic sound, but Dell offers a number of options here, all the way up to a 5.1 surround-sound system for use with the optional SoundBlaster Live audio card (our test system relied on integrated sound, which provides 5.1 sound).
Dell offers a wide assortment of warranties. We suggest spending the $17 to upgrade from the weak, 90-day standard coverage to a one-year onsite warranty. (The $636 price of our test system included this upgrade.) Although competitor eMachines now offers two simple warranty upgrades, it just can't compete with Dell's many options, strong online support, and 24/7 toll-free phone support. And while our Windows XP Home system came with Dell JukeBox and Picture Studio (for playing music and fixing photos, respectively), along with the WordPerfect Office 12.0 suite, you can opt for several different flavors of more robust Microsoft productivity software.
In the end, the Dimension 3000's configuration options aren't enough to top the eMachines T3256' offerings. At roughly $600, the eMachines provides a better optical drive tandem, a larger hard drive, a graphics-upgrade path, and better performance--even if you do have to spend a little extra for a monitor. You simply get more for less with eMachines.
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To measure application performance, CNET Labs uses BAPCo's SysMark 2004, an industry-standard benchmark. Using off-the-shelf applications, SysMark measures a desktop's performance using office-productivity applications (such as Microsoft Office and McAfee VirusScan) and Internet-content-creation applications (such as Adobe Photoshop and Macromedia Dreamweaver).
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Unreal Tournament 2003 Flyby-Antalus 1,024x768 |
To measure 3D gaming performance, CNET Labs uses Epic Games' Unreal Tournament 2003, widely used as an industry-standard benchmark. We use Unreal to measure a desktop's performance with the DirectX 8.0 (DX8) interface at a 32-bit color depth and at a resolution of 1,024x768 and 1,600x1,200. Antialiasing and anisotropic filtering are disabled during our 1,024x768 tests and are set to 4X and 8X respectively during our 1,600x1,200 tests. At this color depth and these resolutions, Unreal provides an excellent means of comparing the performance of low-end to high-end graphics subsystems. We report the results of Unreal's Flyby-Antalus test in frames per second (fps).
System configurations:
Dell Dimension 3000
Windows XP Home SP2; 2.66GHz Intel Celeron D 330; Intel 865G chipset; 512MB DDR SDRAM 400MHz; 96MB (shared memory) integrated Intel 865G; Seagate ST340014A 40GB 7,200rpm
Dell Dimension 4700
Windows XP Home SP2; 3.0GHz Intel P4 530; Intel 915G chipset; 512MB DDR2 SDRAM 400MHz; 128MB (shared memory) integrated Intel 915G ; Seagate ST3160023AS 160GB 7,200rpm Serial ATA
eMachines T3092
Windows XP Home; 2.17GHz AMD Athlon XP 3000+; Nvidia Nforce-2 chipset; 512MB DDR SDRAM 333MHz; 64MB (shared memory) integrated GeForce4 MX; Hitachi HDS722516VLAT20 160GB 7,200rpm
eMachines T3256
Windows XP Home; 2.2GHz AMD Athlon XP 3200+; Nvidia Nforce-2 chipset; 512MB DDR SDRAM 333MHz; 64MB (shared memory) integrated GeForce4 MX; WDC WD1600BB-22GUA0 160GB 7,200rpm
Systemax Ascent 64-A30
Windows XP Home; 2.0GHz AMD Athlon 64 3000+; Via K8T800 chipset; 256MB DDR SDRAM 333MHz; 64MB ATI Radeon 7000; Samsung SP1203N 120GB 7,200rpm
User opinions
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5/10
It's cheap and it works
Pros: Comes with a low price tag. The speed is enough to get you to where you need to go. Doesn't use as much much, thanks to the Celeron energy efficiency.
Cons: It freezes quite frequently, slows down over time, and the multitasking is very limited.
User Rating: 
8/10
5 years and still kicking...
Pros: Great tech support, been 5 years and no problems. Upgraded many parts.
Cons: Can't think of 1 over the past 5 years.
User Rating: 
10/10
works well to this day.
Pros: quick, have had no issues. great pentium 4 ht prosseser. easy to upgrade ram.
Cons: not ment for gaming but heck dell wasn't aiming for that
User Rating: 
6/10
Great for grandma,but not for me
Pros: great keyboard, great for emails, and web surfing,
Cons: slow, cant run more then 3 programs at a time, cant upgrade your self
User Rating: 
7/10
I actually have a Dimension 2400
Pros: I have had it for over four years
Cons: little room for memory addition and low hard drive space.
User Rating: 5/10
The Dell Dimension 3000 is a cheap and fast system with some problems, though.
Pros: Fast system with dual optical drives.
Cons: Not much memory or storage, fan/processor problems, might not shut down...
User Rating: 6/10
An okay system
Pros: Comes with two CD (or one DVD) drives. Pretty good CPU that i got was 2.8Ghz
Cons: Crappy motherboard
User Rating: 
9/10
Definately a great buy
Pros: Exandable, great for the average home user
Cons: I'm not just a home user, and the expansions become limited
I am 17 years old, with a minimum wage job, so obviously this can't cost a ton. I still have car insurance to pay for and with gas going up, I can't afford much.
I upgraded memory to 768, upgraded processor to 2.8GHz P4, got a PCI video card (GeForce 5500), added a 200 GB hdd to the previous (totalling 240GB of hdd space), added a DVD burner, added a PCI fan and wireless card, and I can say that this thing is screaming. For a total of about 600 dollars, I've made a machine that runs faster than the HP-built machine my parents bought for a grand. This says something about the expandability of this computer. Without expanding, the kids can play games and surf the net, you can do your word processing and all of that without issue. If you're like me though, and run 10+ apps at once, some doing things like 3d renders, you'll want to upgrade. Luckily with this machine, you can do just that with little hassle.
My complaints:
No second bracket for a second hard drive, needs to be ordered from a third-party company.
Bad processor slot, but it's built for Celeron so you can't complain much if you want to put a P4 3.2GHz with HT.
No AGP slot
Not enough wattage to run all my stuff, frequent crashes with the included 250W. Purchasing a 450W in 3 days however, and for only 20 dollars it's not a big loss.
Other than that, it's a great box. Definately worth the buy, but if you want to save some money, upgrade it yourself, don't use Dell's upgrade options.
User Rating: 8/10
Good with upgrades
Pros: Great Value
Cons: 90 Day Warranty
The beast has been up for over a year and I have had no problems (except for ocassional restart cos of windows updates).
I have bought/worked on several Dells (20 +)in the past, and all but one gave me reliable, cost effective service.
The best thing I like about dell's are that they are very easy to work with (for upgrades, service, etc...) unlike Compaq / HP which could be a PITA.
User Rating: 6/10
¡Very noisy fans!, no agp, pci-e x16,x1 slots.
Pros: $499, xp professional, Pentium 4 HT
Cons: Very loud fans, except the celerons processors, Integrated Video.
User Rating: 6/10
Good basic budget dsktop, not useful for more than productivity
Pros: Good basic system when it's working
Cons: If it breaks, good luck.
My Dell hasn't broken down once. I haven't tried to use if for anything complicated, but I have left it on for several days in a row pretty frequently and moved it two or three times, so I'd say that it stands up pretty well.
The 3000 is a cheap budget desktop for people who just want to do basic productivity & web. At the $400 I paid for it, it was a good deal; much above that and it's not worth it. Also, Dell's are cheap, and when they go bad they REALLY go bad, so make sure that you get a longer warranty than the 90-day standard.
User Rating: 7/10
Dell Dimension 3000
Pros: Great Performance for BUDGET PC
Cons: Gets very slow the longer you own it.
User Rating: 9/10
Decent after Upgrading
Pros: Price, community support
Cons: Graphics. no agp/pci-e
These have all been confirmed on the Dell Community Forums as working with the Dimension 3000 PC.
Other then the graphics processor this computer is perfect for anyone except for hardcore gamers. And even some of them will be happy after upgrading the Graphics to a geforce 6200.
User Rating: 
3/10
six of one...
Pros: relative performance for price
Cons: no AGP , or other upgrades for that matter
User Rating: 9/10
Wonderful Buy!!!
Pros: Get's the job done. It's fast and never has crashed on me.
Cons: Don't have any.
User Rating: 9/10
Excellent Machine
Pros: Speed, stability, dependability, features, looks, support, price
Cons: Plastic case buzzes just a bit
User Rating: 
1/10
Very Slow System
Pros: Looks and nothing else
Cons: Everything else
User Rating: 
4/10
My college pc = a small loud black box
Pros: uses NEC and Sony parts, small tower, and my old dell lasted forever
Cons: loud as heck, poor constrction, pathetic tech support
Pentium 4 HT 3.0GHz
512Mg DDRAM
DVD ROM
DVD R/RW + CD R/RW
Audigy 2 Sound Card
Intergrated Graphics
The box vibrated the first time i turned it on, sometimes whack it to make it stop. The variable fan will sometimes rev up at night for no reason at all, which keeps me from leaving it on at night. Now, the front fasod is vibrating sometimes too.
When the computer freezes (yay for windows) i often have to unplug the computer because the off button won't work, even after holding it awhile.
Don't buy any tech support warranty.
Their help is useless to anyone who knows what 'msconfig' is. I tried to get them to help me make an adhoc network between two dells for file swapping, and all they did was juggle me around 'Software' and 'Hardware' support for a few hours. I don't know who trains these ppl, but they should understand that hardware and software work together.
The one thing I can say that is geat about Dell, is that my old Pentium II computer is still going strong and if that is something important to you, give dell a try. Otherwise HP and maybe even the low-balling e-machines might have something better for you.
User Rating: 9/10
Contrary to popular belief it plays games!!!
Pros: lightning quick, decent integrated graphics chip
Cons: pack-in apps suck, no room for floppy
Great for multimedia use and word processing(I recommend the extra $50 bucks for MS Office.) I watch movies on it and listen to loads of music. It performs well with the upgraded 512MB of RAM and the 80GB HDD. I have the 2.39Ghz Intel Celeron processor. It is a very good budget PC and Christmas gift.
It isn't very bulky and MUCH easier to upgrade than the Dimension 2400. I have it in my room(a small storage room in my basement.) It has a 5 yr warranty AND the service isn't from a 3rd world country. Intel will do that to you but DELL hasn't done it to me... YET!
Overall, it is a very good PC for first-time buyers. And no, I am not a first time buyer. I have a 3.6Ghz Cybertron 360T with 1GB of RAM and dual 200GB HDD's. It is my work PC and I don't play games on it. I am studying animation in the local tech college.
Well, anyhoo, just buy this PC it's an excellent deal for the price($700-$1100, depending on the package)
User Rating: 9/10
Stable, great service
Pros: Works, good price, good service
Cons: Dell is sneaky with shipping prices
Our first two P4 Dell 3000s cost almost twice as much for the units and the delivery as the two we bought a month latter, so keep an eye on the Dell web site, specials come and go, and always watch these guys on shipping it ranges from free to $150 depending on the promotion running. Dell would not price match my machines even though the next special was less than 30 day from when I bought the first units. Something Best Buy would do for you if you bought locally.
The first two units came with defective shrouds of the CPU fans, very noisy. Dell phone support was annoying in that they made me do a bunch of steps (twice, one for each machine) when the defect was obviously a cheep plastic fitting. However after that, they sent on site repair out to fix it at no charge, very impressive!
No problems since. Units are good value and very stable even now six months later. I am a happy Dell customer and would not look again at E-machines, and the others.
User Rating: 1/10
Hard Drive Failure in less than 100 days
Pros: Good Looking Machine..
Cons: Bad Hard Drive
User Rating: 9/10
Amazing machine for the MONEY!!!!
Pros: The price was amazing: $525 I got a 17in. Ultrasharp LCD, 160 GB Hard drive, 512 mb ram, Wireless Mouse and Keyboard, Wireless Remote control, and a Pentium 4 3Ghz with HT, Along with a DVD+/- Burner
Cons: Keyboard and Mouse feel a little cheap, but seem to be quite effective. I maybe should have gotten 1 GB of memory, but I don't know if it really would have been worth it.
User Rating: 4/10
Could have done better than this
Pros: The price was right.
Cons: Celeron processor, not nearly enough storage, locks up too much.
User Rating: 9/10
Dell Dimension 3000
Pros: preformance
Cons: graphics card
User Rating: 10/10
Excellent with upgrades
Pros: Affordable, good warranty, customizable, performs well if upgraded.
Cons: not super upgradable after purchase, not exactly the ferrari of computers.
I had good experiences with Dell products in the past so I decided to remain loyal to a company that has treated me well. My computing needs are not very demanding, all I really use this computer for is surfing the web, work programs, digital photo editing, music, and word processing. I decided to upgrade the base model to a 'Pentium 4' 3.0Ghz processer w/ HT technology. I also upgraded RAM to 512mb and the hard drive to 80gb, simply because I do not want to buy another computer for awhile. I also got a free 19 inch flat panel screen.
My first impression is one of disbelief, this thing is FAST! To give you an idea, my previous computer was a .5ghz AMD computer running on windowsME, 128mb RAM, and pushing 5 to 6 years of age. The 3000 loads and runs AOL9 in no time at all, and even running more demanding programs like Windows Media Player 10 is lightning fast. My program for work (Unimatic/Apallo) took 3 minutes to load on the old computer, now it takes less than 10 seconds.
Dell's bundled software works fine and is a good supplement to the computer. I spent an extra 50 bucks to get MS office as a word processor because wordperfect is TERRIBLE and buggy. To my surprise, MS encarta 2005 came included for free and has been an excellent resource for my son's schoolwork.
The included monitor is as beautiful as it is large. This 19 inch beast is surprisingly clear for an analog flat panel monitor. The included keyboard and mouse work just fine. I wish I would have upgraded to the wireless keyboard and mouse, because the wires of the standard keyboard and mouse seem rather thick and noticable.
The 3000 also came with a printer, mine was a Dell 720 color printer. It works, pretty basic stuff. For 30 bucks more you can get a printer with a scanner, a good deal in my opinion.
As reviewers have said before, the graphics card cannot be upgraded. This is fine for me because I do not wish to upgrade it, I don't need the extra performance and I don't need it. If you want excellent 'videophile' graphics performance, DONT BUY A BASE MODEL LIKE THE 3000! It's that simple. I bought this model to do non-demanding, basic tasks, and the 3000 has performed extremely well in that respect.
All in all, the Dell Dimension 3000 suits my needs well. It is well upgradable by my standards, but would not satisfy those seeking a 'ferrari' computer. The product does exactly what it is made for: execution of relatively simple programs, at a cheap price. I urge people looking for a high performance computer to look at a "performance" models such as the XPS or the 4700, otherwise the 3000 is perfect. No lags, no freezes, no crashes. I would strongly reccomend the warranty, because you never know when a faulty part could set you back 1000 bucks on a new computer.
User Rating: 3/10
First experience with Dell dissapointing.
Pros: Great publicity
Cons: Faulty equipment and short-term warrantee not openly disclosed.
User Rating: 6/10
meh, my old comp had only slightly fewer problems
Pros: small, cheap, looks funky
Cons: unreliable, kinda slow
if u try to have multiple user accounts- some of the programs crash, like spyware guard.
overall disspointing but adequate
(got heaps sick printer for extra $50 so that was cool)
User Rating: 8/10
Overall a great computer for a low price.
Pros: Performance is great with a 2.8 GHz, 80GB hard drive, and 512MB for ram. Great speakers/sub and slim 17'' monitor.
Cons: Only a PCI interface. Hard to find a good graphics card that will work with this computer. I got the ATI Radeon 9250 256MB for the graphics upgrade from Future Shop.
User Rating: 5/10
fine computer for everday tasks
Pros: nice design, and some avaliable upgrade options.
Cons: no agp slot, feeble performance, very slow computer.
BOTTOM LINE= good entry level pc with some perks, but i still cant believe there is no agp slot! sorry, to all of you gamers out there.PS- dells tech support is in India and they can barely speak english, let alone help with technological problems you may have.
User Rating: 
2/10
Search before you buy
Pros: Inexpensive
Cons: I just returned the whole system. Dell made order mistakes on every transaction. The support in Panama City, and India is beyond frustrating. They have no trouble-shooting ability, and not even basic support understanding. Very difficult to understand
User Rating: 9/10
Great Value - especially since it was free!
Pros: quick shipping ready to go out of the box easily upgradeable fast for a budget machine Best of all, mine was FREE: http://www.FreeDesktopPC.com/ ?r=13673385
Cons: Can't think of any
User Rating: 2/10
Spending more time on support line, than on line.
Pros: Loaded with XP Pro, Intel P4 3 gigahertz, 512 RAM it does basic Mircorsoft Office programs and not much more.
Cons: There is a reason for "Dell Hell" to continue to be used. Spent hours and 2 restores with Dell support trying to get Dell's McAfee to work, don't bother to spend the extra bucks - Dell refers you to McAffe. McAfee phone support is $3/min, and online line
User Rating: 7/10
Cheap, basic, but works pretty well
Pros: Built well, nice tower design. Really cheap. If you get the option with 2 CD drives (one cd-rw/dvd and one regular cd) it's a nice setup. Flat panel screen is nice too if you opt for it. Good cooling system (but it's noisy). Runs decently fast for ju
Cons: Gfx card really isn't for gaming. Fan is kinda noisy. Dell includes almost NO documentation for the system, and tech support is somewhere in India (good luck getting them to understand you). Finally, slipstreaming SP2 in with the factory setup was prob
User Rating: 10/10
this pc is awesome for a budget. i got one for christmas and it worked well with games such as halo
Pros: the intel integreted graphics 2 are the best integrated graphics out so far. this worked well with games that i have. most of my games came out in 2003 to 2004 too. GET THIS COMPUTER. i have one
Cons: it can only get up to 2.66 gigahertz but it still is pretty good for a dell!!!
User Rating: 7/10
Good product for thr money
Pros: Wide selection of options. Delivered as promised. Set upas easy as I am a novice. Upgraded to a 2.8 P4 and a few other things. Total cost still within my original budget.
Cons: The speakers they sell (the base models) are terible. Sound like a cheap transister radio from the 60"s. Also ordered the optical mouse thinking it was wireless but it plugs in like a standard mouse. Not what I wanted or needed,
User Rating: 8/10
Can't beat Dell Quality
Pros: This is a great basic PC. You can configure it with all the options you want. Pentium 4 and at least 512 MB Ram is a must. HP can't touch Dell's reliability.
Cons: If you need a stronger graphics card, you can always use a PCI card.
User Rating: 3/10
DO NOT BELIVE DELLS
Pros: Cheap, quick shipping
Cons: Arrived not as advertised. Tech support, sale man and customer services suck. Send a cheap celeron processor instead of P 4 as posted. Do not trust them. Total waste of time buying products from Dells.
User Rating: 9/10
If theres a better system for the price show me it!
Pros: After setting 3 of these up last week for friends I would like to see a better system for the money. All three systems had Windows XP Pro. 128 MB memory and 80 Hard drives. Like any thing spend a little money on the extra warranty and to have a professi
Cons: Limited expansion. No room for a second hard drive. If you are a heavy user look at the Optiplex series.
User Rating: 7/10
Good deal online
Pros: 3.0 Ghtz P4 with 800 mhtz FSB and 512 MB RAM, a Cd-ROM,CD burner and a DVD-ROM, 80 GB HDD, with flat screen monitor and usb mouse and a printer under 720,good deal i say..
Cons: lagggs on the shutdown..
User Rating: 8/10
Excellent value home computer
Pros: An update on my initial reactions to the Dell Dimension 3000, with P4 3.0 Ghtz HT processor and 512 MB ram, 800 mhtz FSB and 80 GB HDD. The computer had a problem from the start. I contacted Dell tEch support and after three dicussions and minor tests by
Cons: At this point, none that I can come up with. The slow pplication starts disappeared with Dell replacing the mother board and hard drive. I recommend upgrading the warranty. Dell onsite was out in one day, replaced the hardware and I'm very pleased. What
User Rating: 9/10
Great budget PC w/few upgrades
Pros: Bought through Dell Small Business site promo with 512 RAM, 80 GB HD, P4 3Gig HT, DVD, CD-RW, and floppy with 15 in. flat panel... $760 after $200 rebate.
Cons: Front USB ports (2) are low in the front panel versus higher on the box. (Comfort item).
User Rating: 9/10
Beef It Up
Pros: The basic specs - 256 MB of memory, Intel Celeron at 2.4 GHz and a 40 GB hard drive - aren't exciting and are low end compared to today's standards. Luckily, this system is very customizable. When I ordered mine, I bumped up to an Intel Pentium 4 with HT
Cons: It depends. Gamers will be disappointed with this system, as it's not meant for gaming. Home users who usually just surf the web, e-mail, chat, listen to music, watch movies, or use word processing will be very pleased with this, especially if they custom
User Rating: 6/10
Excellent basic computer
Pros: Price, solid 3.0 Ghtz P4 with 800 mhtz FSB and 512 MB RAM, a CD burner and a DVD-ROM, 80 GB HDD, running Windows XP with Wordperfect for under $600. Hard to beat in my opinion. A good solid desktop computer for basic small office, home, school tasks.
Cons: The lack of a significant 3D video card will only be a negative to serious Gamers (their video cards can cost almost as much as the base version of this desktop). The computer seems to process applications quite rapidly, once it gets started. I've noted a
User Rating: 3/10
IT'S TRUE: DELL STINKS!
Pros: cheap
Cons: Forgot to include MS Office CD and product code, so applications were unusable out of the box. They had to ship new discs and we had to reinstall Office. Indian tech support is hard to understand
User Rating: 6/10
Broke the First Week
Pros: Yes, it broke the first week, but it was faulty RAM, and DELL sent a replacement the next day and it worked perfectly. Good performance with P4 3ghz with HT and 256 RAM. I wouldn't do anything less than that, though (p4). Prefect for people on a low b
Cons: RAM faulty, so i would assume the other parts are really cheap too. I would suggest buying the service plan.
User Rating: 9/10
Good everyday computer
Pros: inexpensive, decent quality, fast delivery
Cons: the basic celeron and 128MB RAM don't do the trick. If you can afford it upgrade to the P4 processor and 256MB of RAM.
User Rating: 8/10
Upgrade if you can...
Pros: Dell makes it easy to upgrade any of their PC's on their web site.
Cons: Leave the upgrades to Dell unless you know what your doing.
User Rating: 10/10
Upgraded to max @ $1100
Pros: Customizing gives top performer with less expense
Cons: Need Dell web site to customize
User Rating: 4/10
You Get What You Pay For...
Pros: It's inexpensive.
Cons: All components are of of sub-par quality & specs. VERY basic configuration. 1 year warranty...that says it all.
