Dell Dimension 5150c user reviews

Andy Horton 8 April 2011

Good: Small

Comment: I bought a secondhand one for £150 as an emergency stopgap. Less specifactions than specified (single core processor)and without the Monitor. Still going in 2011. Although, I am using this as a small business machine, I see more of a music home base. DVD burner is a bit iffy. Not quiet and freezes occasionally (although this may be external drivers?). Its size and weight mean it is portable, so as a back-up or special use machine, I anticipate it will have a use in the future.

Thomas Alexander Jenkinson 29 August 2010

Good: Small and thin, lasted the best part of 6 years

Bad: Very loud, Poor upgrade potential, Dell support is minimal, CD-ROM stopped working after 6 months

Comment: Had to replace the mouse since it came with a ball pointer. Upgraded the DDR2 RAM to 4GB but that's all I could upgrade due to the lack of space on the inside. The CD-ROM broke after about 6 months and couldn't buy a new one because the model was discontinued. When Windows 7 arrived in the shops, I checked the hardware and it was compatible with the 64-bit version so it's been running that smoothly ever since. It's currently in the shop as it can no longer power on. This is it's last chance and I will replace it if I have to spend any more than £100 on it. Overall, it's been good over the years but I've been dreaming of getting a new PC for the past 2 years.

Alex Perez 4 January 2007

Good: The mouse (logitech)

Bad: HEAT, HEAT, NOISE, DELL SERVICE... DELL ENGINEERS...

Comment: YOU CAN COOK SOMETHING ON IT. The noise level is terrible, I suppose that the life of the components will be brief...

Stephen Johns 15 August 2006

Good: Small, compact, unobtrusive

Bad: Have had to have motherboard replaced and one of the memory modules

Comment: At first sight this looks superb, however its looks are not matched by its performance, at the moment it keeps shutting down while I am in the middle of working

Anonymous 24 May 2006

Good: It's quick and efficient at what I use it for

Bad: Noise, noise, noise!

Comment: Have I got a duff model? Should it be a quiet PC? It has a massive vibration issue as well.

Justin Eames 5 May 2006

Good: Nothing, I want to send this machine back, but Dell don't even want it!

Bad: Dell call centre support is low rate

Comment: Three major faults in first 2 months... What will go wrong next? We will wait and see...