Computer Shopper (October 2006)

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See the new monster of multimedia
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Hate towait?The new XPS 410 is just your speed.
When that moment of inspiration hits, youwant a PC
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The hot-looking, cool-running new XPS 410 is the fast Hard Drive: 250GB* Hard Drive with DataSafe
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XPS 410 systems start at $990. CD/DVD Drive: DVD-ROM; CD/DVD Burner* (2nd Bay)
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Store photos, download music and create other
multimedia content 34.9% better with the XPS 410 E-Value™ Code: 08212-D50914Y
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* PRICING/AVAILABILITY: Prices, specifications, availability and terms of offers may change without notice. Taxes, fees, shipping, handling and any applicable restocking charges are extra and vary.
Offers may be combined with other select offers or discounts. Valid for U.S. Dell Home Systems Co. new purchases only. Dell cannot be responsible for pricing or other errors, and reserves the right
to cancel orders arising from such errors. 34.9% PERFORMANCE BENCHMARK DISCLOSURE: Based on the SysMark 2004 Content Creation benchmark tests performed by Dell Labs in June 2006 on
the XPS 410/Dimension 9200: Processors as Specified, Dual Channel DDR2 667 2x 512 MB memory, Windows XP Pro SP2 OS, NV 7900 GTX graphics card, 2x 250GB HD Raid 0, onboard audio (no
Audio Card). Actual performance will vary based on configuration, usage and manufacturing variability. HARD DRIVE: For hard drives, GB means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes; actual
capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less. On Dimension, XPS, and Inspiron systems, for Norton Ghost 10 and Dell DataSafe users, up to 25% of the stated
hard drive capacity may be utilized by your system as dedicated backup space. DUAL CHANNEL MEMORY: Dual channel memory requires 2 each of the same capacity memory DIMMs. DVD BURNER:
Discs burned with this drive may not be compatible with some existing drives and players; using DVD+R media provides maximum compatibility. WINDOWS VISTA CAPABLE: Based on currently
available information from Microsoft. Requirements subject to change. Since the operating system and drivers are not fi nal at this time, Windows Vista has not been tested on all user confi gurations.
Dell recommends Windows® XP
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Please visit http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/evaluate/hardware/vistarpc.mspx for more information. WINDOWS VISTA PREMIUM READY: Based on currently
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configurations. Only systems with sufficient graphics and memory will meet Microsoft’s requirements for running the Premium interface. Those which meet only minimum requirements
for the Vista Capable designation will not provide the full benefits of Premium. Please visit http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/evaluate/hardware/vistarpc.mspx
for more information. TRADEMARKS/COPYRIGHT NOTICES: Intel, Intel logo, Intel Inside, Intel Inside logo, Celeron, Celeron Inside, Centrino, the Centrino logo, Intel Core, Core
Inside, Pentium, and Pentium Inside are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. All other registered
trademarks or trademarks are property of their respective owners. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. ©2006 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.
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