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Dell Dimension C521

3.50

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Price

AU$898.00

Review Date

Thursday, 18th of January, 2007

What's Hot

Slim design, media card reader, quiet operation

What's Not

Single hard drive bay, limited expansion options

The Final Word

The Dell C521 is a reasonable performer for the price. On top of the 17in LCD, keyboard and mouse, the inclusion of a media card reader accommodates the growing use of digital cameras with home computers. Test results indicate it will work well for most office or home tasks and any performance shortcomings could at least be improved by a RAM upgrade down the track.

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Audio & Speakers

Audio Type

Stereo

Display

Display Technology

LCD

Colour Support

16.7M Colours

Screen size

17.0 in

General

Warranty (Months)

Hard Drive

Storage capacity

80 GB

Hard Drive Type

Internal

RPM

7200

Interface

SATA2

Input Devices

Buttons, Keyboard, Mouse

Media

Supported Memory Media

Mini-SD, Reduced Size MultiMediaCard (RS-MMC) , Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo, CompactFlash, Memory Stick, Microdrives, Secure Digital (SD), SmartMedia, xD Picture Card

Playable Discs

CD-ROM, DVD-ROM

Card Reader

Yes

Memory

Installed memory (RAM)

512 MB

RAM Type

DDR2

RAM Speeds Supported

533 Mhz

Motherboard

Chipset

NVIDIA nForce 430 MCP

Storage Interfaces Supported

SATA II

Network Card on Motherboard

Yes

Graphics Controller on Motherboard

Yes

Sound Card on Motherboard

Yes

Optical Drives

Supported Media

DVD-ROM

DVD Drive Read Speed

16x

PCs

PC User Suitability

Home

Processor

AMD Athlon 64 3500+

Software

Operating Systems

Microsoft Windows Vista

Wired Connections

Wired Terminals / Ports

DVI-D, HDMI Output, Headphone Jack, Line out, RJ11 Phone Jack, USB 1.1

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