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Dell OptiPlex GX1P 450

  

Dell OptiPlex GX1P 450


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PRO: Large hard drive, plenty of expansion slots
CON: Few open bays, RAM sockets hard to access


The Dell OptiPlex GX1p 450 holds its own against the Pentium III onslaught, delivering a competitive price ($2449) and a still-quick PC WorldBench 98 score of 257 on Windows NT.

To maximize its expandability, the system features a backplane design--the motherboard is mounted in an expansion slot circuit board. Thanks to this design and the extra-wide midtower case, the OptiPlex can handle up to seven add-in expansion cards, and it ships with a phenomenal six open slots (three PCI, two ISA, and one shared ISA/PCI).

In addition to bundling a 3Com Fast EtherLink XL card with the system, Dell offers its own proprietary Open Manage Client Administrator, a feature that IS professionals are sure to appreciate. The OptiPlex reverts to PCI graphics technology, using an STB NVidia TNT adapter in tandem with Dell's own high-quality D1028L 17-inch monitor.

Though the OptiPlex has plenty of expansion slots, it's a bit short on open drive bays, offering only one externally accessible 5.25-inch bay and one internal bay. To add RAM, you press a latch and swing the hinged power supply out of the way. Our test system arrived sans speakers; you can add a pair for either $49 or $105, depending on the models you choose.

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