DESKTOP REVIEW

Dell Dimension 8200 (2.8GHz Pentium 4) review

7.8

Editors' Rating

9.1

Members' Rating

Typical price:£ 1699

Verdict

Dell's flagship Dimension delivers excellent performance and is a good choice if you want a gaming platform, an entertainment hub or just a well-built and very fast PC... Read Full Review.

Pros

Excellent performance, especially with content-creation-type applications and 3D games.

Cons

No USB 2.0 or Ultra-ATA/133 support
No FireWire connectivity
Standard warranty only covers one year.

Key Specs

Processor manufacturer:	Intel
Processor model:	Pentium 4
Clock speed:	2.8 GHz
RAM installed:	512 MB
Hard drive size:	120 GB
Graphics processor:	nVidia GeForce4 Ti 4600
Graphics RAM:	128 MB
Graphics card:	128MB nVidia GeForce4 Ti 4600 with TV-Out
Display diagonal size:	17 in
Case form factor:	tower
Operating system:	Windows XP Home

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9.1

Average Member Rating

4 Members have reviewed this product

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Anonymous

Good all-round performer

9.0

straw ft

Dont think twice about it - excellent computer for all needs

8.0

Justin Britten

Best personal PC I've ever had

9.5

Peter Krueger

Excellent gaming PC

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