Dell Dimension 4100 Series

Pros: Very Very User Friendly, Easy to Use
Cons: Only the problems with the software...none with the Hardware!! DELL IS AWSOME!!!

Me and wife for years have had a IBM Aptiva 75mhz computer. Yes even in this day and age we were still running under 100mhz in the 600-700 mhz era. We caught ourselves always looking at new computers, and wanting one, but we never did due to the fact...

Pros: 24-hour tech support
Cons: Substandard quality of hardware; inconsistent quality of tech support; difficult to get at-home service

I ordered a Dell Dimension 4100 over the holidays and received it the second week of January 2001.

Things seemed OK at first, but such wasn't the case. I discovered soon enough that the floppy drive wasn't operating properly. When I would...

Pros: Has proven dependable
Cons: Tech support requires more training

I ordered my Dell Dimension 4100 in September 2000. I was very surprised by the 3rd day after ordering delivery. Its a shame that Dell hasn't been quite that fast responding to some problems I've had. However, it was quite easy to set it up, although I...

Pros: Quality, performance, value, warranty, speedy delivery
Cons: annoying fan

I am writing this review on my 2 day old Dell Dimension 4100 and have put in heavy enough use to give my first impressions.
I bought:
800Mhz, 128M RAM, 45G HDD, 12xDVD, 4x8x24xCD-RW, nVidia 32M TNT2 M64 video card, 19" P991 (Trinitron)...

Pros: Fast, powerful, attractive layout
Cons: no major ones--a bit pricey

I am a database developer, and have owned probably a dozen different PCs since 1990, and have sold PCs and helped others with decisions about which PC to buy. I can recommend the Dell 4100 without reservation.

I am upgrading from a 6-month...

Pros: Simplicity, dependability and power. What more could you ask for?
Cons: Loud Cooling fan

For a long time I have been wanting to purchase a new computer (my 133 MHz, 16 MB Ram computer was getting a little outdated:)) so my friend told me that Dell was the way to go. I went to their site, www.dell.com, and was amazed at the simplicity of the...

Pros: Easy set up, fast, professional machine
Cons: none

I just received my new Dell 4100 yesterday! I ordered the system on December 24, and it arrived at my boyfriend’s office on January 3. Not bad for ordering and shipping during the holidays.

I had to get a PC for school, since I’m going back...

Pros: Tight Architecture, Excellent Purchase Experience, Best Technical Support
Cons: Not Available through Retail

I confess that I'm very biased towards Dell. Michael Dell was a college classmate of mine until he dropped out to pursue his venture. We thought he was a bit of a kook in those days. Maybe he still is, but his company knows how to manufacture, market and...

Pros: Value, performance, ease of setup, use
Cons: Windows ME might have problem with networking

I was just about to enter my major classes in Information Systems and needed something a little more advanced and better equipped than my old HP Vectra. It was a good computer, but only had 34MB of RAM, a P100 chip, and a slow CD Drive. I don't like to...

Pros: A great computer with no mechanical problems.
Cons: There are a lot of programs installed on it that I don't use.

I have always wanted a Dell computer because I heard that they are the best computers on the market. So, I finally upgraded to this computer and I'm so glad that I did. I have quicker connection times to the web and I download things quicker also....

Pros: The Dell 4100 is time tested technology
Cons: You can go cutting edge for the same money

I recently purchased a Dell 8100 system, after carefully considering the 4100.

Why? The 8100 was less than $100 more! And after factoring in the Dell rebate it was slightly cheaper. Note: I checked today and Dell has dropped the rebate ($150...

Pros: Great hardware! Beautiful 19 monitor!
Cons: Bloat-ware. Inconsistent customer support (almost canceled order because of it)

My system:

Dell 4100
Pentium III 1GHz
19 inch monitor
20GB Ultra ATA-100 Hard Drive
32MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 4X AGP video card
128MB 133MHz SDRAM
12x/8x/32x CD-RW Drive
SB Live! Value Digital audio card
...

Pros: powerful machine, custom-built, good for graphic designers
Cons: wrong advice from tech support unnecessarily cost me time

Let me start off by saying I've been using both Macs and PCs for ten years now. But this review is not yet another tiresome comparision of Mac and PC operating systems--you can breathe a sigh of relief now. It is a review of my experience, as a...

Pros: Very reliable once you carefully set it up. Great flat-panel monitor.
Cons: Dumbed-down bios, noisy fan, Kafkaesque customer service.

The following comments may seem a bit narrowly focused- but we bought this computer expressly as the core of a dedicated Adobe Premiere / Pinnacle DV500 desktop video editing system. This is, admittedly, a specialized application that requires a...

Pros: Quality and a name you can trust
Cons: Still looking for some. I got what I ordered

Dell Dimension 4100 series

Sometimes I think that God must watch out for me when I make a major purchase, because this is another one I’m pleased with. I had been underpowered for perhaps two years with my 200 MHz system. As my jukeboxes...