Back in black ? Dell 8200 P4 1.8 (Dell Dimension 8200)

Member Name: bigdoug

Product:	Dell Dimension 8200
Date:	16/11/02 (3551 review reads)
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Advantages: Build Quality, Performance, Support

Disadvantages: None

I have and still use in anger a Dell XPS 400R based on the PII processor, which I purchased in April 1998. I have been a fan of both the computer and the company ever since.

As I usually like to upgrade, although not too quickly - I usually miss out one generation of processor model, replacing my 486 with a Pentium II and now with the 8200?s P4. This PC offers power and performance without compromise as the motherboard uses the fast ram bus memory.

The PC looks like a black book with the curved front acting as it?s spine simply press a button on top and bottom of the case and the book theme is continued as is reveals a book-like hinge-action as the side covers. All work inside the case can be completed without the need of a screwdriver to secure PC cards, and drives alike. This is a joy to work on ? not that you have to except for expansion, which is provided as spare PC card slots and a drive bay to squeeze even more power from this awesome PC.

Supplied with both a DVD and CD-RW drives that may use an extra IDE channel but also both afford you better performance for both peripherals and also allows you upgrade them individually. Again as for all my DELL (well both of them at least!) I insisted on the support upgrade to 3 years onsite maintenance that is still offered at the fraction of the cost of even the most modest computer magazine. Money well spent if you ask me. Just ask my mother who has a DELL PIII 600T and celebrates her 75th birthday this year!

Again, I used the Service Code on the DELL support web page to access my single stop shop for bios updates, software patches and upgrades as well as operating system drivers and other breaking news for your system should you upgrade it or not. Yet another triumph in computing excellence from Dell!

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