Dell Dimension XPS 600 Review

Specifications

Available Processors:

 NEW Intel® Pentium® D Dual Core Processor up to 840 (3.20GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2MB cache).
 
 NEW Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition Dual Core Processor with HT Technology (3.20GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2MB cache). Extreme Edition processor is user-overclockable in BIOS to 3.40GHz and 3.60GHz.
 
 Intel® Pentium® 4 processor with HT Technology - 600 sequence - up to 670 (3.80GHz, 800MHz, 2MB cache)
 
 NEW NVIDIA® nForce4 SLI X16 MCP chipset supporting dual graphics capability

 
  Operating Systems  Learn More
 
 Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition
 
 Genuine Windows® XP Professional Edition
 
 Genuine Windows®  XP Media Center Edition

 
  Office Suites & Productivity  Learn More
 
Standard:
 WordPerfect®


Optional:
 Microsoft® Works Suite
 
 WordPerfect® Office 12
 
 Microsoft® Office 2003 Basic Edition
 
 Microsoft® Office 2003 Small Business Edition
 
 Microsoft® Office 2003 Professional Edition

 
  Memory  
 
 Standard: 512 MB Dual channel DDR2-533MHz SDRAM standard, upgradable to 2 GB1.
 
 Optional: 1GB Dual channel DDR2-667MHz SDRAM, upgradable to 2 GB1.
 
 4 DIMM slots. Memory installed in pairs for dual channel.

 
  Drive Bays 
Externally accessible: Three 5.25" for CD, CD-RW, DVD or combination drive
 
 One floppy drive bay

Internally accessible: Three 3.5-inch bays for hard drives

 
  I/O Ports 
Externally accessible: Video: 2 DVI and 1 S-video connectors
 
 1 mouse: PS/2 port
 
 1 keyboard: PS/2 port
 
 IEEE 1394: Two IEEE 1394 ports - 1 front/1 back
 
 USB: 8 USB 2.0 ports - 2 front/6 back
 
 Headphone: 1 front headphone jack
 
 Audio: 7.1 channel out (3 jacks), line in, and microphone
 
 Network: Integrated Gigabit2 Ethernet

Internally accessible: Single IDE Channel: 40-pin connector (two devices)

 Slots 
 3 PCI slots
 
 1 PCIe x1 slot
 
 2 PCIe x16 (graphics) slot

 
 Chassis 
Quiet yet robust thermal design. Chassis features: NEW! Front bezel and badge lighting with 7 color options
 
 8 USB 2.0 ports (2 front, 6 back) and front headphone jack
 
 Convenient front flip covers conceal front I/O ports and drive bays
 
 3 - 5 1/4" external bays
 
 3 - HDD bays
 
 Optional: Internal 3.5" 1.44 MB diskette drive
 
 4 chassis fans for cooling plus 2 more dedicated to the power supply.
 
 Clam-shell design provides easy access. Opens with one latch.
 
 Color coded ports and internal cables simplify service and set up
 
 Dimensions (H x W x D): 19.3" x 8.7" x 19.2"

 

Power  
 650 Watt power supply
 
 Input Voltage: 110V at 50/60 Hz, 180 - 265 V at 50/60 Hz, manual selection, or auto-sensing power supplies 90 - 135V at 50/60 Hz.
 
 Heat Dissipation: 1000 BTU/hour (fully loaded computer without monitor)
 
 Backup Battery: 3.0 V CR2032 coin cell
 
 

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