Typical price: £675
What is it: Midrange desktop PC
What we think: The 5100 doesn't claim to be Superman, but it delivers extremely competitive performance in a well designed and affordable bright white case
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Dell Dimension 5100 compared to other home office PCs
 Dell Dimension 5100 |
 Sony Vaio VGC-RM1N |
 Mesh Mesh Elite Quad 6600 FX |
 Acer AspireRevo R3600 |
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| Review date | 29 Sep 05 | 30 Jul 07 | 4 Sep 07 | 20 Jul 09 |
| Editor's rating |
6.3
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8.6
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8.4
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8.0
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| Price range | £675 |
£199.99 - £254.11
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| Review summary | It does exactly what it says on the tastefully white-coloured tin. The 5100 is ready to be dropped into the heart of any house as a general purpose email, Web and office task platform 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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