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Dell Dell XPS 700

80

Very Good
  • Pros
  • Chassis has robust design
  • Plenty of expansion room
  • Cons
  • Side panel is hard to remove

User Reviews for Dell Dell XPS 700

  • Reviewed by: GEAR

    Duration of ownership: 5 Months

    Strengths: Great case....tons of room for expansion...very fast...very quiet...nice LED light setup....and the door is EASY to open

    Weaknesses: Too much bloatware installed....case fairly heavy

    Overall Evaluation: I had a very short turn around time on the order...2 weeks...also had a very good experience with support after the power switch came apart...had the new switch AND I/O panel in my hands in less than 24 hours and installed myself.....runs ALL my games flawlessly and the 2007WFP monitor is also great....thought I had a problem with a floating point error...as it turned out it was the DELL/DIAGS....downloaded and installed new DIAGS and everything tested 100% XPS 700 Black Intel Core2 2.93GHz X6800 1066FSB 2GB DDR2 667 Dual Nvidia 7900GTX 512 160GB SATA WDC NCQ 10,000RPM H/D BTX Mainboard Sony DVD-ROM NEC CDRW Broadcom NetXtreme Network Dell 2007WFP Creative X-Fi Audio Saitek Eclipse Razer Death Adder

  • Reviewed by: DellsCommunistCapo

    Duration of ownership: 2 Months

    Strengths: 1GB NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 Dual-GPU Graphics Card 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 4 DIMMs Intel® Core™2 Extreme X6800 (4MB L2 Cache,2.93GHz,1066 FSB

    Weaknesses: Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition with re-installation CD

    Overall Evaluation: WoW Pc World obviously didnt get the best system out of our 700 series. We do have the same processor as The number 1. Stupid bias people hating on dell computers, just because they dont have the money for the stuff we put inside. pathetic.

  • Reviewed by: sammyboy211v

    Duration of ownership: 2 Months

    Strengths: Fast an reliable. Got my 710 within two weeks of ordrer. Lightning killed my 20" screen after only two days. Dell knocked on my door the next day with a new screen fre off charge... Great service.....

    Weaknesses: None

    Overall Evaluation: This pc rocks....

  • Reviewed by: EEWdad

    Duration of ownership: 2 Days

    Strengths: The chassis is built like a tank, it is rock solid. The internal wiring is very nicely detailed. It is quiet, spacious and meant to be powerful. Load 'er up. This is one terrific machine.

    Weaknesses: Dual video cards make one of the seven PCI slots unusable. Did I mention that it was big? It is really... well, big. This is not your mid-tower design; wherever you decide to put it, plan on it taking up some serious room.

    Overall Evaluation: Though I've just had it a few days, I can't help but be impressed with how nicely the machine is put together. I'm hoping it will perform as well as it looks. ;>)

  • Reviewed by: Ross

    Duration of ownership: 1 Month

    Strengths: speed is incredible, graphics cannot be matched, the 20" ws monitor is wonderful

    Weaknesses: expensive

    Overall Evaluation: This machine is incredible! Extremely fast and I have not had a single problem...yet. I have recommended this system to all of my friends! Also, to the non-believers, Dell has ALWAYS been there for me and gone above and beyond to either help me fix problems or get somebody out here quickly to do it for me, even when the problem was caused by my stupidity. I won 7 Dell computers and will continue to buy from them.

  • Reviewed by: capnahab

    Duration of ownership: 2 Months

    Strengths: none dell computers are junk.

    Weaknesses: Does not run, freezes, hardware errors etc.

    Overall Evaluation: Dell sent me a XPS 600 as a replacment for my faulty XPS Gen 3. The XPS 600 does not run, has never completely ran. I have called Dell and have been on hold waiting for a call back from upper level support peolpe who will not answer phone or return calls. My advice is IF IT SAYS DELL ON IT, STAY AWAY FROM IT.

  • Reviewed by: sms1295

    Duration of ownership: 0 Month

    Strengths: N/A

    Weaknesses: System has not been shipped

    Overall Evaluation: The review that PC World has provide once an XPS 700 system is actually shipped to a customer. As of now, no system has shipped and the estimated ship date is October. Since the system was offered in June and has not shipped, it would be wise for another PC World review once one ships.

What You Should Know about the Dell XPS 700

Good Amount of RAM for Running Multiple Apps at Once

This computer includes between 1GB and 3GB of RAM, our recommended level for a new PC. This much memory lets you run any modern operating system and comfortably work with quite a few applications open. The more installed memory your PC has, the more programs you can run smoothly at once, and the better the system will perform. Upgrading memory in a desktop after you purchase the PC is a breeze, but usually it's worthwhile to buy the amount of memory you want preinstalled with the system.

To use more than 4GB of memory on your PC, you need the 64-bit version of Windows XP or Windows Vista. The PCs that you see equipped with 3GB of memory (instead of 4GB) tend to use the 32-bit versions of Windows that are limited to 4GB of addressable memory, the top portion of which is addressed by the various hardware devices on the system. 

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