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
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Dell Dimension 9100 compared to other home office PCs
 Dell Dimension 9100 |
 Sony Vaio VGC-RM1N |
 Mesh Mesh Elite Quad 6600 FX |
 Acer AspireRevo R3600 |
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| Review date | 20 Dec 05 | 30 Jul 07 | 4 Sep 07 | 20 Jul 09 |
| Editor's rating |
7.7
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8.6
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8.4
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8.0
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| Price range | £712 |
£199.99 - £258.71
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| Review summary | 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 Read full review |
The RM1N's dual-chassis setup is unusual to say the least. It's also pricey, as you'd expect for a PC that uses a quad-core CPU. Don't let that put you off, though. It's fast, has plenty of storage, and comes with all the appropriate software for high-definition video editing Read full review |
We find it difficult to fault the Elite Quad 6600 FX. It has a fast quad-core processor, ample memory and a graphics card that while not particularly fast, doesn't shy away from games. If you have a spare £700 and want a solid all-round PC, you really should consider it Read full review |
The Acer AspireRevo R3600 is the most versatile nettop we've tested to date. Aided by its Nvidia ION chipset, it's capable of playing games and running 1080p movies. Ultimately, it's very good value for anyone that requires a cheap second PC Read full review |
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