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Dell Dimension 4100 PIII-800

Fast and reasonably-priced home or home office system with speedy graphics for games.

  

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At $1579, this system is priced competitively with other Pentium III-800EB systems from well-known manufacturers. The 4100's NVidia GeForce2 GTS graphics card with 32MB of DDR SDRAM provides smooth game play and fast frame rates--near the front of the pack among similarly configured systems we've tested.

WHAT'S NOT: The 17-inch Dell M781 monitor looked sharp at 1024 by 768 resolution, but small fonts started to blur at 1280 by 1024. The location of the power supply makes reaching the back of any installed drive difficult. Dell did not provide a setup poster with our test unit.

WHAT ELSE: The Altec Lansing ACS340 speakers and subwoofer deliver rich sound with respectable bass.

BEST USE: The 4100 PIII-800 is a fine all-around system for the family, for home office users who want lots of speed at a palatable price, or for gamers on a budget.


SUMMARY
Dell Dimension 4100 PIII-800


PC WorldBench 2000 score of 145, Pentium III-800EB, 128MB of SDRAM, 256KB L2 cache, 20GB hard drive, 17-inch monitor, midsize tower, Windows Me, NVidia GeForce2 GTS graphics board with 32MB of DDR SDRAM, 12X DVD-ROM drive, V.90 modem, Microsoft Works Suite 2000.

$1579
800/388-8542
www.dell.com

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