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Dell Dell XPS 410

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Pros
Powerful performer for price
Cons
No space for more internal hard drives

Performance: Good: 77
Features: Good: 77
Design: Good: 79

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

Performance
ACD Systems ACDSee	394
Adobe Photoshop	237
Adobe Premiere	306
Ahead Nero	208
Discreet 3ds Max DirectX	215
Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL	229
Doom 3 with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	112.13
Doom 3 with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit	96
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	146.03
Doom 3, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit	140.03
Far Cry with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	156.36
Far Cry with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit	117.2
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	181.22
Far Cry, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit	170.16
Microsoft Office XP	499
Mozilla	336
Multitasking	382
Musicmatch Jukebox	397
Overall Graphics Score	Good
Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit	205.57
Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	198.8
Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit	198.17
Roxio VideoWave	214
Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit	561.14
Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	530.59
Unreal Tournament, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit	497.68
Windows Media Encoder	223
WinZip	211
World Bench 5 Score	138
World Bench 5 Word Score	Good

What You Should Know about the Dell XPS 410

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.

Reviewed by: tstinson

Duration of ownership: 1 Month

Strengths: Great sales support. Sales associate was knowlegeable, patient, and informative. She even gave me her personal extension so that I could call her back. I also appreciated the no-haggle approach. -Internal components are easily accessable. -Delivered quickly! -Options for building my own machine were adequate and well explained

Weaknesses: -Needless or undesired software preinstalled! -Why are we still selling keyboard/mouse combos with wires in 2006-2007? -The Silver/Black/White color of the tower does not work.

Overall Evaluation: I purchased a Dell XPS 410 with: Intel Duo Core Processor E6600 2 Gig Memory 250 Gig Hard Drive Windows Media Center 2005 w/ free Vista Upgrade 256MB GeForce 7900 GS nVidia Graphics Card No Monitor For under $1,500. With the overall performance of the machine for the exceptional price, it is a STEAL! I can raise all graphic settings and never notice a stutter. Even while running high demanding games such as Doom III and Company of Heros. I am not disappointed in the performance at all.