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Dell Dimension 8200 review

7.7

Editors' Rating

Very Good

6.8

Members' Rating

Good

Typical price:£ 1799

Verdict

This is a top-class system for running multimedia applications and games -- and pretty much anything else you care to throw at it... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Superb all-round performance
  • Easy-access case.

Cons

  • No free external 5.25in. drive bay
  • Case must be laid on its side to open it up
  • No network card.

Key Specs

Processor manufacturer: Intel
Processor model: Pentium 4
Clock speed: 2 GHz
RAM installed: 256 MB
Hard drive size: 100 GB
Graphics processor: nVidia GeForce 3
Graphics RAM: 64 MB
Graphics card: nVidia GeForce 3
Display diagonal size: 19 in
Case form factor: tower
Operating system: Windows 2000 Professional

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Member Opinion

6.8

Average Member Rating

Good

3 Members have reviewed this product

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Russell Rudzwick

Russell Rudzwick

A real lemon!

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3.5

Poor


Anonymous

Anonymous

It's a decent setup

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7.5

Very Good


george walker

george walker

Cool machine for cool dude

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9.5

Spectacular


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