Dell XPS X8700-1253BLK Desktop

CUSTOMER REVIEW



I usually don't write reviews on Amazon but had to login to make a debuttal to the ignorant reviewer below. Just to clarify, I am neither an Amazon employee nor any employee of corporation; I am simply just an average joe college student at UC Berkeley studying Business and Computer Science. Although I may not be the most technocratic students there are, I know for a fact that this desktop is a decent one. Do Ignore the commenter below who stated that the Dell website offers better price than Amazon during Lightning Deal.



First of all, if this is your first time buying a mid-high end PC, the very first thing that you want to look at when you compare one PC to another, CHECK THE CPU FIRST!!! This applies to all the PCs that are factory built (pre-built). The one sold by Amazon is equipped with Intel Core i7-4770 Processor 3.9 GHz, which is one of the very best processors these days. You can check it yourself by going to: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-4770+%40+3.40GHz. You will see that this processor is ranked #32 out of 1000+ CPUs, which is quite an impressive performance considering the cost. Most of the top 50 CPUs have extremely high price tag, which are usually not cost-effective.



Comparing this CPU with the one sold in Dell.com with minimum hardware upgrade, the CPU for the base $550 budget computer is Intel i5-4440, which is only an average-mid performance CPU with #149 out of 1000+ CPUs (Please see: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5-4440+%40+3.10GHz). On top of that, how can you compare Amazon's Free Prime Two-Day shipping with free return shipping eligibility to Dell.com, who will ship your product with the slowest shipping and ask you to come to their Dell Department Store or make you pay return shipping if you want to return them.



I know that Black Friday deals are sometimes overrated these days and I understand that some people are frustrated around the holiday gift buying hours, but please get your fact straight before posting on Amazon Review so that other users who were interested in purchasing the item can make a rational choices with most background information possible.



I am not saying that this computer is the best PC out there, but it is pretty great considering you only pay around $700 for a Brand New PC with an impressive CPU Performances and plenty of hardware upgrade capability. I would advise that if you do purchase this PC, be sure to install a separate Graphics Card that are on sale during holiday shopping seasons. It is extremely easy to do and you can just youtube or google on how to install Graphics Card. If you are looking for a great performance PC that can handle multi-tasking, hardcore gaming, blu-ray movie streaming, buy this desktop and buy some RAM Memory that are compatible with this PC and Graphics Card that matches your budget (there is no need to overspend on graphics card unless you are an extremely technocratic gamer). Be sure to cover your PC with extended warranty from Squaretrade, so that you can guarantee that the machine will not fail for 3-4 years (all machines are bound to fail sometimes, not just this one).



I will be sure to update this review when I receive the product. Happy shopping and have a wonderful time with your family during holidays!