Dell XPS 410, Any good?

[ecomjm]

I'm thinking about purchasing the Dell XPS 410, does anyone have any reviews to share about the XPS-410?

System Specs

XPS 410 Qty 1
Intel® Core?2 Duo Processor E6600 (4MB L2 Cache,2.4GHz,1066 FSB), Genuine Windows Vista? Home Premium Unit Price

XPS 410 Intel® Core?2 Duo Processor E6600 (4MB L2 Cache,2.4GHz,1066 FSB)
Operating System Genuine Windows Vista? Home Premium
Memory 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 2 DIMMs
Keyboard Dell USB Keyboard
Monitor No Monitor
Video Card 256MB nVidia Geforce 7300LE TurboCache
Hard Drive 250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache?
Floppy Drive and Media Reader 13 in 1 Media Card Reader
Mouse No Mouse
Modem No Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0
CD or DVD Drive Single Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability
Sound Cards Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Speakers No speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system)
Office Software (not included in Windows XP) No Productivity software pre-installed
Security Software McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 15-months
Warranty and Service 1Yr Ltd Warranty and At-Home Service
Internet Access Service No ISP requested
Optional Ports IEEE 1394 Adapter
Dell Digital Entertainment Trial pack- Basic and trial products from Corel and Yahoo
Labels Windows Vista? Premium

 

[Job]

An ok system - but cheaper to build your own - especially as you don't get speakers or monitor - also, comes with a fairly low level graphics card, uninspiring power supply (which will effect your upgrade options) and it only has onboard sound - what would you be primarily using your system for?

 

[ecomjm]

I am going to use the system mainly for Graphic Design (Photoshop) and web design (Dreamweaver). I only need basic sound. I already have a Nec Multisync Fe2111 21" monitor.

 

[Job]

I would recommend building the system yourself - stick with the E6600 but you can probably do better/cheaper on everything else - stick with the 7300LE if you don't intend on any intensive 3D apps - how much exactly does the system cost? I can't seem to find that particular model listed

 

[moosey]

http://www.anandtech.com/systems/showdoc.aspx?i=2834

 

[ecomjm]

The system will cost me 1,075.00 with the options I have selected. The price includes shipping.

 

[sjandrewbsme]

No need to apologize for buying that system (given your intended use).

There's a lot to be said for having an 800 number to call, a decent price, a restore disk, and not having to screw aroung building it.

 

[ecomjm]

I would like to build my own system but I just don't have the time. Thanks for the input from everyone. I think I will get the Dell XPS 410, it should do the job. What does everyone recommend for system memory, 2GB? this should be ok for graphic and web design using mostly Dreamweaver & Photoshop and running Windows Vista.

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: Job
uninspiring power supply (which will effect your upgrade options)

PSU is more than capable of running an 8800 GTS.

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: ecomjm
I would like to build my own system but I just don't have the time. Thanks for the input from everyone. I think I will get the Dell XPS 410, it should do the job. What does everyone recommend for system memory, 2GB? this should be ok for graphic and web design using mostly Dreamweaver & Photoshop and running Windows Vista.

The xps 410 is a very nice desktop. My only other recommendation would be a Precision 390 workstation.

XPS 410...
http://majortoker.com/images/xps410a_01.jpg
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http://majortoker.com/images/xps410a_03.jpg
http://majortoker.com/images/xps410a_04.jpg

Very upgradeable system, and very well designed internally.

 

[CSS]

I have a XPS 140 for 5 months now and it is great. It is extremely quiet. You have to really listen to hear it even under heavy load. It is fast and reliable.
I would wait until half April as then the best deals from Dell come around as it is end of Quarter for Dell and they usually try to sell just that bit more by lowering the prices. As to building a system yourself, I could not build a system with all components for the same price but that might be due to the fact I am not living in the US.