Dell Dimension 4100 Series

Pros: relatively cheap
Cons: quality questionable, support horrible

I actually liked this cheap remanufactured system, for the 14 months that it worked. Then, my system board died, rendering my computer useless. Fortunately, dell.com offers a simple way to keep track of your specific system, by use of a Service Tag...

Pros: fast, lightweight, big screen
Cons: Only one bay to swap out CD-rom and disk drive. two would be ideal.

After months of comparison shopping for a laptop, I'm thoroughly delighted with my choice. It's small, light, fast, and was comparatively inexpensive. When you customize through Dell you have the option of adding things like Microsoft Office for a...

Pros: Once fixed it runs pretty smoothly
Cons: Comes with ME, even though it was designed for 98, & 2000.

Being the youngest son of our family I evidentally was appointed to be the "computer" child. If the VCR is flashing 12:00, I get to fix it, if the computer crashes, I get to fix it. Unfortunately for some reason when we purchase a new computer my input...

Pros: Great display, thin and light, keyboard, excellent performance, affordable
Cons: Screen latch, no firewire, single USB

I purchased my Inspiron 4100 in December for work and I think having used it for a while I have finally figured out the pros and cons enough to write a review. The 4100 that I am reviewing has the following specs: 1 ghz P3-M processor, 256mb ram, 16mb...

Pros: Performance-to-weight ratio, full-featured ports and S-video, keyboard layout, easy upgradeability
Cons: Flexy chassis, screen viewing angle

I've owned Inspiron 4100 for a few months now and I'd like to share my experience and impression of it up until so far.

Why I bought Inspiron 4100.

Now the reason why I bought 4100 over 8100 or those from other manufacturers is...

Pros: Fast, attractive, no problems
Cons: None

When I took this computer out of the box 1 year and 8 months ago, it was beautiful. I had ordered, originally, a 17' monitor -- however, they were out of stock of that monitor, and sent me (at no extra cost) a 19' Trinitron! I have had no problems with...

Pros: Good handy machine for doing most tasks. This comes with up to 1.2ghz,
Cons: The Celeron is not built to handle many resourse intensive graphic applications.

I've had this computer for just a little over a year. It has been very useful with most of the applications i have used. Running an Apache server off this laptop can sometimes cause it to crash however. Another downside of this machine is that apparantly...

Pros: Extremely easy to set up and begin using
Cons: none

This has been the best computer I've ever owned. It took less than 20 minutes to unpack and set up. The instructions and connections are color coded to make set up faster. the box contains all the parts, cables and manuals along with a quick set up...

Pros: Delivered on time, nicely packaged, all components were fine, easy to set up
Cons: Robotic technical support staff, on site next business day warranty a joke

I have been a home PC owner since 1987 having such brands as IBM, Compaq, and HP. I needed a new PC and decided to buy a Dell Dimension 4100 computer. I was totally happy for 6 months. Then the problems began.

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Pros: Easy Online order process, well built product, GREAT incentives.
Cons: All of the hardware was shipped separately, not a big con but a pain.

Computers are in every aspect of my life. I work on them at work, I work on them at home and I even have one that helps me tune my race bike. I depend on them to make my life easier. I have used computers from Apple, IBM, Compaq, Gateway and Dell....

Pros: Good price, packaging, and software. Excellent Options.
Cons: Loaded with lots of stuff from Dell. 4300 not that much more expensive.

Ordering a Dell 4100 series was my first time ordering a non-server business machine for an office environment. I was familiar with the Dell web page, but selecting this machine was confusing since there seems to be an overlap with the 4100 and the...

Pros: Affordable, easy to customize, easy to use, runs perfectly.
Cons: Printer does not work with it. Customer service is deplorable.

When I started college, I wanted a reliable, fast computer that didn’t empty my parents’ bank account. My older sister had bought an e-machine two years earlier; the next year she replaced it with an HP computer because the e-machine was so horrible. I...

Pros: It might make a good boat anchor.
Cons: Constant crashes, no help from tech support

I bought my Dell 4100 with a 1 GHZ Pentium in April 2001. Out of the box, it crashed on me 3-4 time a day minimum. I reformated the hard drive and re-installed the operating system (Windows ME). The crashes continued and got to the point where I nearly...

Pros: excellent speed, great graphics, excellent sound
Cons: none at this time

I bought my dell dimension 4100 about four or five months ago. I haven't had any problems yet, but I also don't expect any. My dell came equipped with Windows Millenium Edition, Sounb Blaster sound card, a Trinitron 19" monitor, and an excellent...

Pros: Fast enough for most applications
Cons: ME Operating system take a while to get used to

When I went online to buy my computer I was a little overwhelmed with all the different options that you can come across. This was the first time that I had ever bought a computer for myself and I had no idea that there were so many different things to...