Dell XPS 420 review

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January 9, 2008

Posted by: brl21

"Cooler than a polar bear in a refrigerator"

What I like:

Great performance, great looking, great price!

What I don't like:

A bit on a noisy side. Sideshow screen is somewhat pointless

Review:

I bought my xps 420 for £650, which included a 2.4 GHz Quad Core processor, 3gb of RAM, 2 x 320GB Raid 0 HD, and a 512mb Nvidia 880GTS graphics card. I didnt purchase with a monitor, nor did I need the Xccelerator or blue-ray drives. It arrived only 4 working days after ordering (thanks Dell!) and I am extremely happy with it thus far - it blows my older desktop out of the water. In spite of the 'multimedia desktop' label this PC is ideal for gaming as well, which is primarily what I bought it for. It has handled everything I have thrown at it graphically, thanks to the hefty nvidia card and quad core processor. Obviously general programs and multitasking is no problem for a computer of this spec.

My only gripes are that it is a little bit noisy, and while the machine itself is very easy on the eye, it is a tad bulky and a little heavy (though I'm sure it has nothing on the higher spec xps models like the 720) The sideshow screen on the top of the pc chassis is a nice touch, but I have yet to find a real use for it. Vista will take some getting use to but that was to be expected.

Overall I am very happy with my purchase and I would definitely recommend it - worth every penny!