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Dell Dimensions 4600

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Overall rating	86
Street price when ranked	Inexpensive: $1129 (5/14/04) (With Dell E-Value code 6V411-460RPW)
PC WorldBench 4	Good: 123 (Windows XP Home)
Base configuration	Very good
CPU	2.8-GHz Pentium 4
System memory	512MB of DDR-400 SDRAM
Hard drive (GB)	120GB
Monitor size and model	17-inch E172FP LCD
Graphics	128MB NVidia GeForce FX 5200
Case type	Minitower
Open bays, slots	1 internal and 1 externally accessible bays, 2 slots
Extra features	Good
Removable-media drives	16X DVD-ROM and 48X CD-RW drives
Sound card	Integrated Analog Devices SoundMax
Speakers	Dell ADA-425
Communications	V.90 modem, network adapter, 8 USB 2.0 ports
Software	Corel WordPerfect Productivity Pack, Microsoft Money 2003, Quicken 2003 New User Edition
Other	N/A
Graphics quality	Good
Setup and ease of use	Good
Vendor's reliability/service	Good/Fair
Warranty	One-year parts and labor warranty; lifetime 24-hour daily toll-free support.

Dell Dimension 4600 Review

by Mick Lockey

- The 17-inch Dell E171FP LCD that accompanied the Dimension 4600 is a good-looking, but no-frills display. Though it does tilt up and down a few degrees, it lacks other adjustment options--such as height or swivel--offered by more-expensive panels, such as Dell's 1703FP. LCDs typically look better when the signal passes through a digital input, but the E171FP's single analog connection performed well in our tests, displaying sharp text and nicely saturated colors in a photograph on screen. Dell matched its display with modest graphics: The 128MB NVidia GeForce FX 5200-based card is insufficient for high-end gaming, but fine for most other imaging applications.

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