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Dell Dimension 2400 Review

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“The Dimension 2400 is a budget home/office system based on Intel’s i845GV chipset, and houses a Celeron 2.4Ghz processor (in the model we tested) or a Pentium 4 up to 2.8 GHz. Depending on the processor, the system uses either 266MHz or 333MHz DDR memory, up to 1GB worth. Graphics and sound are provided by Intel’s ‘Extreme’ integrated graphics chipset and Soundmax integrated audio respectively. Nothing to write home about here, but adequate for the PC’s intended role as an office machine. A 40GB hard disk provides storage, and a 48X CD-ROM drive is present for software and music. No floppy drive was included in the system we reviewed, though a slot for one is built into the custom Dell case.”

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Ian Bell
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