DELL 4100 = An Excellent Choice!
Written: Dec 22 '00
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Pros: Affordable price, great customer service support, excellent speed, performance, and quality.
Cons: None yet
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| Picky_gurl's Full Review: Dell Dimension 4100 Series |
Recently, I was looking for a computer to surf the internet and for my son to work on educational purposes. I am so clueless when it comes to buying a computer, but I decided to look into Dell because at my two work places, we have Dells everywhere. So I figured it must be good, but that didn't stop me from making my research.
After comparing prices/my wants with other namebrands and after reading opinions on Epinions.com, I decided that the Dell 4100 was the best choice. It was within my price range and it had everything I wanted. Plus, they had a nice promotion.
ORDER
I ordered my Dell 4100 online at www.dell.com on Tuesday, December 12, 2000 and received part of it on Friday, December 15, 2000. I expected to receive everything that day, but I didn't. I didn't received my speakers and my promo: Lexmark inkjet printer. Now, don't panic if that happens. I guess that's just the way it is. What I did was call Dell customer service and told them about the situation and they were very helpful. Note that you may be on hold for 15-20 minutes, but it's worth it. They told me the dates of when my speakers and printer will arrive which led me to believe that that's how it is. They were right! I received my speakers the following Monday and my printer on Wednesday.
If you decide to buy your computer online, you can either choose what they already have or you can customize it. I figured out that if you start with the lowest and then customize it, you can save at least $10. I want to encourage you to play with the customizing tools a little bit. Also, be patient. Dell have great promotions going on, but it can vary each week. To get the best deal, you'll have to wait because one week they'll have a free printer and the next week they'll have a free printer plus free shipping. Note that they will raise the computer cost if there's free shipping or other promotions with the scanner, printer, or intel pocket pc camera, but you'll still save at least $50-$70 in the total order.
Here's what I ordered:
Dimension 4100 Series, Pentium III Processor, 866MHZ
Memeory: 128MB 133MHz SDRAM
Keyboard: QuietKey Keyboard
Monitor: 17" E770
Video Card: 32MB NVIDIA TNT2 M64 AGP Graphics Card
Hard Drive: 20GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM)
Floppy Drive: 3.5" Floppy Drive
Operating System: Microsoft Windows ME
Mouse: MS Intellimouse
Modem: V.90/56K for ME-Sound Option
DVD-ROM or CD-ROM Drive: 8x/4x/32x CD-RW Drive
Sound Card: Soundblaster 64V PCI with Music Match Software
Speakers: harmon/kardon speakers
Bundled Software: MS Works Suite 2001 w/Free! Educateu Online
Norton Antivirus
My promo: Free! Lexmark Z32 printer
My total including tax came up to $1250.27. I got free shipping! Is this a great deal or what?
SETTING IT UP
Setting it up was very easy, even for people who don't do this everyday-- like me. They have very easy instructions w/pictures and color coded. If you were to have a problem, I'm sure Dell support will gladly help you.
TURNING IT ON
I expected to hear a loud fan---of course after reading about experiences from epinions. Well, I am glad to say that it is as quiet as a mouse!
After testing my computer, everything seems to be working fine. I was also surprised at how fast I could connect to the internet. Wow! It was way faster than I had expected.
OVERALL
I am so glad that I went with Dell. It's a name and product you can trust! It's an excellent choice and I recommend it for everyone!
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 1250.27
Operating System: Windows
Processor: Intel Pentium III
Processor speed: 801-900
RAM: 128
Internal Storage: CD-RW
Hard Drive (GB): 13-20
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