Dell XPS 420 Expert Reviews

Dell's new XPS 420 desktop (starting at $1,450, reviewed at $2,279) advertises itself as the complete solution to all of your digital-media problems. Depending on the options you select for it, it can wirelessly serve up photos, music, and high ...

The Dell XPS 420 is a multimedia desktop that integrates a SideShow display on top of the front panel.

Quick quad-core performance. Blu-ray drive. SideShow display. DataSafe (local and online components). Xcelerator transcoding accelerator. 15-month antivirus subscription. MCE Gyration remote option. 802.11n wireless networking

Competition has HD DVD and Blu-ray for the same price. It's way big. SideShow apps are still limited. No multimedia hard drive bay

The XPS 420 has a few outstanding features that could put it on the short list if you're in the market for a technology-forward multimedia PC.

A handsome PC with strong performance, the XPS 420 lacks the expandability that some high-end power desktops have.

Strong performance ; Front panel video transcoder

Only one free bay

The front of the XPS 420's midsize tower case is composed of a glossy black plastic that looks great when clean, but tends to highlight fingerprints. Our test unit included several nice options: front-mounted S-Video and RCA ports with the unique ...

This version of the XPS 420 is a solid performer and costs considerably less than Dell's overclockable QX9650 configuration.

Low cost, high performance ; Blu-ray Disc and Bluetooth

Only one free bay

The XPS 420's midsize tower case--a stylish combination of glossy black plastic and silvery metal--conceals the unit's only real drawback: It has just one free drive bay. On the bright side, our test machine came with several options we rarely see: ...

You know what to expect when you buy an XPS: good looks, high performance, and a substantially lighter wallet. Dell's latest effort, the XPS 420, delivers all these things and should appeal to anyone with a desire to edit video and images, and play ...

Looks ; BTX chassis keeps things cool and quiet ; plenty of IO connectivity

SideShow -- aka MiniView -- screen is pointless

The XPS 420 is fast, well-equipped and looks gorgeous. It's also the first desktop we've seen with a SideShow display. Don't be fooled though -- many of its features are ultimately just gimmicks

A fantastic machine for a great price.

Once in a long while, a major PC manufacturer pulls something out of its hat that is quite simply, a jaw dropping piece of machinery. The Dell XPS 420 is a great example of this. The tested configuration packed in an Intel Quad Core processor running ...

Dell's XPS PCs tend to occupy the middle ground between powerful but otherwise bog-standard desktops, and bespoke behemoths from the likes of Vadim, Armari and...

Compared with the massively pre-overclocked systems of two months ago, the XPS 420 was always going to struggle with Windows-based performance. Considering that Dell wants to sell thousands of PCs every week, it can't afford to spend time applying and ...

A handsome PC with strong performance, the Dell XPS 420 lacks the expandability that some high-end power desktops have.

Despite a few gripes, we like the Dell XPS 420, another solid desktop PC from Dell.

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