DESCRIPTION
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 (2.33 GHz), 2.33 GHz, 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 40 GB, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-Bit
THE GOOD First Dell desktop with 64-bit Vista option; onsite service.
THE BAD Competition offers more configuration options at better prices; clunky Dell-branded receiver accessories hurt visual appeal; icon software targets the wrong aspects of Apple systems.
THE BOTTOM LINE Dell's new Studio Desktop introduces 64-bit Windows Vista to the Dell desktop line-up, but that's about the only thing this system does well. Its biggest, and deal-killing, fault is the overpriced and less than aggressive selection of configuration options.
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