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Dell Vostro 200

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Pros
Small case
SATA-connected optical drive
Cons
No tool-less components
Optical drive catches on front panel

Pricing: Inexpensive: $1198 (1/10/2008)
Performance: Superior: 96
Features: Very Good: 85
Design: Fair: 67

Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Inexpensive: $1198

Performance

Superior: 96

WorldBench 6 Tests - Superior: 80

WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2	547
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX	428
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering	866
Firefox 2	306
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1	397
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0	281
Multitasking	390
Nero 7 Ultra Edition	591
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5	254
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0	327

Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Overall Graphics Score	Fair
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	33.13
Doom 3, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit	26.6
Doom 3 with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	18.87
Doom 3 with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit	14.2
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	46.07
Far Cry, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit	29.76
Far Cry with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	30.34
Far Cry with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit	17.78

Features

Very Good: 85

Basics
CPU	1.86-GHz Core 2 Duo E6320
System Memory	2048MB Memory

Video & Display
Graphics Adapter	nVidia GeForce 8300GS
Graphics Board Type	PCI Express
Graphics Board RAM (MB)	128
Graphics Board RAM Type	DDR2
Monitor Model	Dell E207WFP
Monitor Type	LCD
Monitor Size	20

Storage
Hard Drives	1
Total HD Size (GB)	160GB Hard Drive
RAID Type	none
Optical Drive Type	DVD±R DL/DVD±RW
Optical Drive Speed	16

Expansion
PCI Slots	2
PCI Express Slots	2
Open PCI Express X16 Slots	0
Open PCI Express X1 Slots	1
Open Slots	2
External Drive Bays	3
Open External Drive Bays	1
Internal Drive Bays	2
Open Internal Drive Bays	1

Ports
Serial Ports	0
Parallel Ports	0
Front USB Ports	4
Rear USB Ports	4
Front FireWire Ports	1
Rear FireWire Ports	2

Other
Audio Adapter Model	Integrated 7.1 Audio
Audio Channels	7.1 surround
Network Adapter	10/100 network adapter
Case Type	Minitower
Operating System	Windows Vista Business (32 bit)
Other Included Hardware	Power cable, mouse, keyboard

Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years)	One
Parts Warranty (years)	One
Weekday Support Hours	24
Saturday Support Hours	24
Sunday Support Hours	24
Other Service	Free onsite during warranty
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category	The company earned decent marks for reliability overall here, but it also attracted more gripes about long hold times for phone support. Once again, Dell's tech staff is good at solving problems.

Reilability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products with core component problems	Average
Reports of products with failed components	Average
Reports of products with any significant problems	Average
Reports of products arriving with problems	Average
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category	Average

Service & Support Quality
Time spent holding for phone support	Worse than Average
Overall quality of vendor's phone support	Average
Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service	Better than Average
Overall quality of service	Better than Average

Design

Fair: 67

Dell Vostro 200 Review

by Alan Stafford

- The Vostro 200 is the first desktop PC in Dell's new small-business line of computers and peripherals. The machine's "200" designation might lead you to believe that it's a step above entry level, but from what we saw, it's more like a 100-level product that Dell dresses up with small-business services.

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