Dell Studio XPS 435 Review
It is priced at less then $1500 and promises to deliver with a 2.66GHz,Intel core i7 920 powered processor, and 6GB of installed DDR3 SDRAM. And having a 1000GB hard drive as standard features, it surely catches the attention of PC lovers.
Now as always DELL has a wonderfully compact and performing desktop PC, however it is a bit overpriced for the average consumer. But then the DELL XPS 435 is not meant for average computing!
It is definitely an all purpose computer, fit for high performance jobs and personal use. Having a Good graphics card makes it a gamers delight. A 1GB, 1.066ATI Radeon HD 4870 Graphics card makes it a visual delight, compares favourably with the Nvidia GeForce.
The black compact design is sleek and appears contemporary and would hold its own in designer company. It has glossy black and white case and is well designed. It can definitely make a loud style statement. Accompanied by a Blu-ray drive, it provides added entertainment value and has a great gadget tray as well.
The DELL XPS 435 has three USB 2.0 ports and analog microphone and headphones. Connection is easy and not cluttered. Running on a motherboard chip of Intel X58, it is quite fast for complex work and multitasking is a pleasure. Normal web and other wireless connection including Gigabit Ethernet are normal as is enjoyable.
Having the Windows Vista Home Premium with SP1 as standard fitting, it can perform almost all functions and software applications with ease. Complete with its customer service, it offers great value to have this mammoth PC as company.
Now regarding competition, the Asus Essentio and Shuttle XPC H7 5800 may be regarded as comparable products.
Multimedia multitasking to graphic power utilization, the DELL XPS 435,offers great performance.
Apple Photoshop and other graphics run seamlessly along with multimedia running at the same time.
Since it is a high end product, the gaming performance has been closely watched and it performs true to character.
Great response time and visuals. However the absence of a second graphics card slot can be a bother for those fussy about graphic options.
Digital audio output, firewire and USB 2.0 completes the picture, however HDMI output is missing and it would have completed the picture.
Now the main cons would be it consumes a lot of power, as can be expected from a high performance computer
The 1000GB Seagate hard drive caters to the storage needs and one can top that up as well.
So overall a good but a bit pricey computer, but then value for money for anyone willing to pay the price tag and a good system with good looks, display and overall performance.