Typical price: £712
What is it: Dual-core 64-bit home-office machine with some gaming potential
What we think: While the Dell excels in no specific field, it's a fast and reliable machine for home-office tasks and mid-level video editing and Photoshop work
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 7 September 2005
Tags: dell, hard disk, disks, gaming
We like:
Well designed chassis; solid group of components; RAID 0 (or 1) array
We don't like:
No FireWire, though this can be added
You might also need:
A FireWire card is a necessity for anyone who wants to use the 9100 to capture video
CNET.co.uk judgement:
The 9100 is really what you make of it. The basic model, with an ATI Radeon X600 graphics card, is competent but unspectacular, while a more heartily equipped model with a powerful graphics card and a RAID array could make a decent Photoshop machine. Although the 9100 has few tricks up its sleeve, it's a solid machine with plenty of potential
Dell Dimension 9100 History
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