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Dell XPS One 24 review

Verdict

Gorgeous design, a stunning display and plenty of extras make this the best all-in-one we've yet seen.

Review Date: 23 Feb 2009

Reviewed By: David Bayon

Price when reviewed: £1,217 (£1,400 inc VAT)

Overall Rating

Features & Design
6 stars out of 6

Value for Money
5 stars out of 6

Performance
4 stars out of 6

PCPRO Recommended

Details
Part Code	XPS-A2420
Review Date	23 Feb 2009
Price ex VAT	£1,217
Price inc VAT	£1,400
Overall rating
Performance
Features & Design
Value for Money

Warranty
Warranty	1yr on-site

Basic specifications
Total hard disk capacity	320
RAM capacity	2.00GB
Screen size	24.0in

Processor
CPU family	Intel Core 2 Duo
CPU nominal frequency	2.53GHz
CPU overclocked frequency	N/A
Processor socket	LGA 775

Motherboard
Wired adapter speed	1,000Mbits/sec

Memory
Memory type	DDR2

Hard disk
Capacity	320GB
Hard disk usable capacity	298GB
Internal disk interface	SATA
Hard disk 2 make and model	N/A
Hard disk 2 nominal capacity	N/A
Hard disk 2 formatted capacity	N/A
Hard disk 2 spindle speed	N/A
Hard disk 2 cache size	N/A
Hard disk 3 make and model	N/A
Hard disk 3 nominal capacity	N/A
Hard disk 4 make and model	N/A
Hard disk 4 nominal capacity	N/A

Drives
Optical disc technology	DVD writer
Optical disk 2 make and model	N/A
Optical disk 3 make and model	N/A

Rear ports
USB ports (downstream)	6
FireWire ports	2
PS/2 mouse port
Electrical S/PDIF audio ports	1
Optical S/PDIF audio output ports	0
Modem
3.5mm audio jacks	1

Graphics card
Graphics card	Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT
Multiple SLI/CrossFire cards?
3D performance setting	Low
Graphics chipset	Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT
Graphics card RAM	512MB
DVI-I outputs	0
HDMI outputs	0
VGA (D-SUB) outputs	0
DisplayPort outputs	0
Number of graphics cards	N/A

Monitor
Resolution screen horizontal	1,920
Resolution screen vertical	1,200
Resolution	1920 x 1200

Additional Peripherals
Speaker type	2.1

Case
Case format	All-in-one
Dimensions	684 x 202 x 461mm (WDH)

Free drive bays
Free front panel 5.25in bays	N/A

Front ports
Front panel memory card reader

Mouse & Keyboard
Mouse and keyboard	Dell wireless

Operating system and software
OS family	Windows Vista

Performance tests
Overall application benchmark score	1.40
Office application benchmark score	1.40
2D graphics application benchmark score	1.11
Encoding application benchmark score	1.26
Multitasking application benchmark score	1.30
3D performance (crysis) low settings	76fps
3D performance setting	Low

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From around the web

Bought one. Delivered yesterday. Took out of box only to find the screen wasn't working. Spent 45 monutes on to Dell support, they eventually hung up. No joy. Spoke to them again today and they want to get support to ring me to 'try' and resolve the issue. If it cannot be resolved over the phone then they will get an engineer out to have a look at the unit. With support like this, my advise is to stear clear of Dell.

By McIver on 4 Mar 2010

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