Dell Dimension XPS R Series

I got my Dell a couple of years ago when it was a top of the range PC. The Dimension XPS R450 is a hard working machine with a great spec for a commercial machine. Unlike many companies, Dell do not bundle your PC with tons of stupid peripherals that are poor quality or useless. My Dimension XPS 450 came with a Epson Stylus 640 printer, and no Webcam or rubbish scanner which wouldn't have got used anyway. This system has 128MB RAM which is all you rewally need at the moment and although it only has a P2 450 processor it is more than fast enough to run any programs available at the moment. The 12.8 Gb Hard Disk has tons of space for the average home user and ...

I have been a Dell user since December 1998, having purchased the XPS R450 system after discussing my requirements with one of Dell's sales consultants, whom I might add was extremely helpful and very friendly. At the time of my purchase, this particular model was the very top of the range and cost just over £2,000. Due to the way in which Dell let you custom configure your system, I was able to select the following components and software: XPS R450 Pentium 2 (consisting of): 128Mb RAM 17.2Gb Hard Drive 3.5" Floppy Disk Drive DVD ROM Drive with hardware decoding 16Mb STB nVidia TNT Graphics Card Turtle Beach Montego II ...

I purchased this my first PC from DELL online in April 1998. The Dell Dimension XPS R400 had just been released and this was first purchase online at around £2000. I was able to order slight changes to the base specification without being penalised for having a bespoke PC system rather than a mass prepared one. The order fullfilment was easliy tracked online. I could tell at what stage the PC delivery was, Construction, Testing, Awaiting Dispatch and finally delivery. I upgraded the 3 year service with the first year onsite to 3 years onsite for the measily sum of £75, which would not even subscribe you to a PC magazine for the same period. I had ...