Dell Dimension 8400 (D84L1) PC Desktop

Pros: Intel 925X chipset, SATA hard drive, good expansion options, agressive pricing
Cons: No hard copy manual's, weak ATI PCI-E X300 Video card, no firewire port

The Dell Dimension 8400 is Dell's top of the line Desktop PC for home and business users, a model which uses Intel's 6XX series CPU's and motherboards based on Intel's 925X Express chipset while being an affordable step below their flashy XPS ...

Pros: First class customer service from the real people.
Cons: Their automated answering system needs help.

Yes, I own a Dell Dimension 8400 PC Desktop. No, I didn't order it; my husband put the package together for me. We discussed my needs, graphic programs, hardware add-ons, software and he helped me put a double monitor system together that met my needs. ...

Pros: Great online ordering system. Fast delivery. Wide range of customizable options. Less expensive than competitors.
Cons: Non-functional from day one. Customer support weak. Operating system unstable. Slower by the day.

I have had my Dell Dimension 8400 for one year now and have grown more and more dissatisfied with the quality of the machine and the quality of Dell's service. The machine itself has gotten slower and slower for no apparent reason, and Dell's customer ...

Pros: Extremely Fast, Very Quiet, Excellent Video Performance, Easy to hook up
Cons: DELL'S INDIAN TECH SUPPORT HAS TO GO

Configuration: 3.2Ghz HT Processor, 1GB DDR2 400 RAM, Nvidia 6800 256MB Video, 250GB SATA HD, SB Audigy2 Sound, Firewire Adapter Upgraded from a Dell 8200 2.4 Ghz This unit is extremely fast and quiet. Primarily used for high-end internet gaming ...

Pros: Fast, cheap(for the equiptment), good deals from dell, quiet
Cons: none i would not want anything more

My 8400 Specs 1 GB ram 250GB Hard Drive Nvidia 6800 GForce GT 17" Dell LCD Monitor MX500 Logitech Mouse Full Tower 3.2 ghz Pentium 4 Processor Windows XP SP2 OS Quiet but Strong Fans Speed Quality Well after one year of owning ...

Pros: It didn't burn my house down.
Cons: The worst support I have ever had to deal with. Can't understand the tech's.

I purchased my Dell about 3 months ago. I paid $400 for the tech support as well. One week ago my Dell decided not to work. I called the tech support number and they had me on the phone for 3 hours trying to walk me through their steps. Give me a break, ...

Pros: It worked great the first week or so
Cons: Horrible customer service, reps are very hard to understand, very unhelpful,

Computer was great at first, but then had problems within a week. Talked to tech support, was assigned a case number and they seemed to solve the problem. It reappeared, called again, and once again it seemed solved. That time they sent me a follow-up ...

Pros: A lot of pretty (although empty) options.
Cons: THIS THING WILL FREEZE UP FASTER THAN A DUCK POND IN COLORADO!!!

This has to be the most schizophrenic PC ever released into the market, I swear! I am highly trained in the use of computers, be they PC or Mac. I am college-trained and work-experienced (I'm a journalist) on every bit of software you could possibly ...

Pros: Seems like a nice unit - when it works - it works great
Cons: Dell has THE WORST service Department I've have ever dealt with. THE WORST

This is my 2nd Dell. Second because the first one was good - purchased in 2000 - tech support was Excellent and understandable. My 8400 was fine for about 3 months - then the hard drive failed - after about 3 hours on the phone "diagnosing" a 2nd hard ...

Pros: State of the art without glitzy prices
Cons: Some components made exclusively for Dell are less than optimal.

The 8400 has a high speed front end bus, uses an sata drive, has a serial video card and can be equiped with a superior LCD monitor capable of the highest definition viewing. I found only one problem with this machine. The DVD R/RW+ drive that came ...

Pros: Price competitive.
Cons: Computer did not perform well in any aspect. Support terrible.

I recently purchased and returned a Dell Dimension 8400 top of line desktop. I am an experienced pc user and finally bought a Dell to see what all the hype was about. Well it is just that, hype! The unit is crude and looks like the computer your next ...

Pros: Great price, easy to upgrade/add components
Cons: Cooling fan noise only a month in to owning 2 of them.

I'm very happy with Dell. I'm on my second one, after outgrowing my first. I found both very easy to upgrade, add drives, etc. Very impressed with their racking of their hardware. The cooling fans on both of my computers got really noisy very early on. kind of a letdown. I thought their support was great every time I called. Hard to understand thru the indian accent, but they were pretty effective in helping.

Pros: Great performance, Warranty, Passable tech support, easy to configure, cheaper then the competition.
Cons: You can build a better machine for a whole lot less money.

I wanted a Computer for playing the latest games (Half-Life 2) and for multimedia projects (Flash MX2004) This machine runs them great. I got:
3.0 GHz Pentium 4 530 CPU
1024 mb RAM
A GeForce 6800 PCI-E GPU
160 GB Hard Drive

For about $1,250. The problem is, If I had just baught the parts off newegg.com or a similar website, I could've built a machine equal to or better then this for only $850. Another problem is that Dell only uses Intel Processors and Intel Chipsets. These are fine, but for a gaming computer, you want AMD processors. The good part is, for a prebuilt performance machine, it's actually significantly cheaper then the Alienware and XPS alternative. It also delivers Incredible performance.

In short: This is a great machine, but you should really learn to build your own, it's not nearly as hard as it sounds, it's a cheap alternative, and most importantly, YOU GET THE PARTS YOU WANT. But if you've got plenty of money and really don't want to learn, the Dell 8400 (well, now the 9100 replaced it) could be for you.

Pros: Good computer, no problems.
Cons: Awful customer service and clearly defrauding customers like me. DON'T LET IT HAPPEN TO YOU!

The Dell Dimension 8400 is a good computer. But I want to warn potential buyers of my bad experience. I was offered a $200 rebate on my purchase. I purchased directly from Dell, and the rep clearly stated "the total is $1886 but the real price is $1686." He also emailed me the rebate form with the order confirmation. But when I jumped through all the hoops to receive the $200 rebate I was denied. After several calls I was told the computer I purchased did not offer a $200 rebate. WATCH OUT CONSUMERS! If I had to do it over again I would have purchased a Hewlett Packard at Costco for less, and have a 6 month return policy.

Pros: Nice specifications.. decent price
Cons: Bad case, need guide rails to mount extra drives

I really liked the specifications.

Pros
Intel 925 chipset , 800 FSB, DVD+-RW.
The system works great, it is quiet.

Cons.
The case is really bad, It opens up like a big book, if you need to put in additional components, you need to get additional guide rails from DELL.

The access to the front USB ports is extremely bad. I couldnt connect any of my USB cables without actually bending down and finding the port.