Dell Dimension™ 2400 (D24RS) 15 in. PC Desktop
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- Optical Drive Type: CD-ROM CD Burner
- Chipset: Intel 845GV
- Form Factor: Micro Tower
- Recommended Use: Home Use, Business
- Display: 15 in. Flat Panel Display
- Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.2 GHz
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This is the entry level version of the Dell Dimension line.
Pros
Reliable, handles all a young child needs, silent, great warranty and support, low cost.
Cons
Limited upgrade potential.
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
If you have young children, or someone with a first exposure to a PC this is a very safe and reliable system to get started with.
This review will first discuss what the Dell Dimension 2400 is, then will discuss reasons to buy one, and will wrap up with a brief strategy for obtaining the best possible deal.
What is a Dell Dimension 2400.
The Dell Dimension line is a series of desktop personal computers all based on Intel processors (of the P4 series) and run either Windows XP Home or Pro. Generally memory, hard drives, CPU's and most accessories from one Dimension unit may be purchased / installed in another with performance being limited in the lower end models vs. the higher end cousins (that is the same CPU in a Dimension 2400 will likely not be as able as it would in a Dimension 8300). The exception is video cards, the Dimension 2400 does NOT have an AGP slot and cannot accept most modern video cards. Thus video cards which work for other members of the Dimension line will NOT work in the Dimension 2400.
The Dell Dimension 2400 as the entry level version of the Dell Dimension desktop personal computer line, offers greater overall economy of purchase, fewer upgrade options, fewer options in general, and lower performance relative to other products in this line configured using identical CPU's, memory and hard drives. It really is a basic value system. While Dell will install a really fast processor in it, and even sell you much memory, if your goal is a fast system, look at the higher end Dimension 4600 (the one with AGP support) or even better investigate a Dimension 8300 (or it's sibling the PowerEdge 400sc).
Currently the Dell Dimension line consists (in order of relative power / capability) of the following models; Dimension 2400, Dimension 4600, Dimension 8300 and Dimension XPS.
Why would you want to purchase a Dimension 2400
The answer is because it's your first PC, or because you are buying one for your younger than teenage kids. It's tough to get a fully functional P4 class desktop PC with monitor for $350 shipped, yet Dell occasionally has such offers on the Dimension 2400. With operating system, case, motherboard, power supply, keyboard, monitor, mouse, hard drive, it'd be impossible to duplicate this system yourself out of components.
You get 800 support, one year of onsite next day service (if you buy through the small business website). This adds value beyond the components, and reputation of Dell as a system builder, in that you have a single source to deal with and help resolve problems. It's an 800 number too!
My 3 year old twin boys got a Dimension 2400 which I had built for $479 a piece (I added $100 to get the DVD burner for them) from the small business web site. The same twin managed to knock over the 17 inch monitor, and on another date put bologna into the DVD drive.
On each occasion Dell promptly helped get a replacement out, for the 17" monitor I called after 3PM on a weekday, the replacement arrived before 10AM the next day. We packed the old monitor up in the box the replacement came in, called Dell and they arranged for pickup at our door. It cost us nothing to replace the monitor, and this was after the unit was 3 months old.
Similarly the bologna incident, it is hard to imagine exactly what my 3yo expected bologna would provide differently than a CD... but on a call to Dell we had next day arrival of a replacement with instructions to toss the old unit.
In all instances Dell was informed honestly of the problem, and made no issue about the nature or whose fault it was. Support was overall very nice.
Thus you buy a Dell 2400 not only for a great value, but for great support after purchase to preclude having to worry about what the kids will do (well ok, I bet there are things Dell wouldn't cover, however they seem to be pretty generous with what they do).
Our twins mostly use Reader Rabbit type games, have XP Home with only 128MB of memory, and use integrated sound and video, with the power of a 2.0Ghz Intel Celeron. Only a few games refused to install (of about 40 we've tried) and I believe those are mostly having trouble with XP as they wouldn't install on much larger Dell desktops either.
For a young child, a 128MB XP Home Dell Dimension 2400 will do an awful lot, much more than you may at first think. It'll be big enough to handle most problems and situations.
We do NOT put the children on the internet, and overall have been very satisfied with the experience. Movies play well on the DVD burners (as they are also players). Thus when they want, things like Finding Nemo can come up and the kids sit back to just enjoy a movie as a break from playing with interactive software.
What is a Dell Dimension 2400.
The Dell Dimension line is a series of desktop personal computers all based on Intel processors (of the P4 series) and run either Windows XP Home or Pro. Generally memory, hard drives, CPU's and most accessories from one Dimension unit may be purchased / installed in another with performance being limited in the lower end models vs. the higher end cousins (that is the same CPU in a Dimension 2400 will likely not be as able as it would in a Dimension 8300). The exception is video cards, the Dimension 2400 does NOT have an AGP slot and cannot accept most modern video cards. Thus video cards which work for other members of the Dimension line will NOT work in the Dimension 2400.
The Dell Dimension 2400 as the entry level version of the Dell Dimension desktop personal computer line, offers greater overall economy of purchase, fewer upgrade options, fewer options in general, and lower performance relative to other products in this line configured using identical CPU's, memory and hard drives. It really is a basic value system. While Dell will install a really fast processor in it, and even sell you much memory, if your goal is a fast system, look at the higher end Dimension 4600 (the one with AGP support) or even better investigate a Dimension 8300 (or it's sibling the PowerEdge 400sc).
Currently the Dell Dimension line consists (in order of relative power / capability) of the following models; Dimension 2400, Dimension 4600, Dimension 8300 and Dimension XPS.
Why would you want to purchase a Dimension 2400
The answer is because it's your first PC, or because you are buying one for your younger than teenage kids. It's tough to get a fully functional P4 class desktop PC with monitor for $350 shipped, yet Dell occasionally has such offers on the Dimension 2400. With operating system, case, motherboard, power supply, keyboard, monitor, mouse, hard drive, it'd be impossible to duplicate this system yourself out of components.
You get 800 support, one year of onsite next day service (if you buy through the small business website). This adds value beyond the components, and reputation of Dell as a system builder, in that you have a single source to deal with and help resolve problems. It's an 800 number too!
My 3 year old twin boys got a Dimension 2400 which I had built for $479 a piece (I added $100 to get the DVD burner for them) from the small business web site. The same twin managed to knock over the 17 inch monitor, and on another date put bologna into the DVD drive.
On each occasion Dell promptly helped get a replacement out, for the 17" monitor I called after 3PM on a weekday, the replacement arrived before 10AM the next day. We packed the old monitor up in the box the replacement came in, called Dell and they arranged for pickup at our door. It cost us nothing to replace the monitor, and this was after the unit was 3 months old.
Similarly the bologna incident, it is hard to imagine exactly what my 3yo expected bologna would provide differently than a CD... but on a call to Dell we had next day arrival of a replacement with instructions to toss the old unit.
In all instances Dell was informed honestly of the problem, and made no issue about the nature or whose fault it was. Support was overall very nice.
Thus you buy a Dell 2400 not only for a great value, but for great support after purchase to preclude having to worry about what the kids will do (well ok, I bet there are things Dell wouldn't cover, however they seem to be pretty generous with what they do).
Our twins mostly use Reader Rabbit type games, have XP Home with only 128MB of memory, and use integrated sound and video, with the power of a 2.0Ghz Intel Celeron. Only a few games refused to install (of about 40 we've tried) and I believe those are mostly having trouble with XP as they wouldn't install on much larger Dell desktops either.
For a young child, a 128MB XP Home Dell Dimension 2400 will do an awful lot, much more than you may at first think. It'll be big enough to handle most problems and situations.
We do NOT put the children on the internet, and overall have been very satisfied with the experience. Movies play well on the DVD burners (as they are also players). Thus when they want, things like Finding Nemo can come up and the kids sit back to just enjoy a movie as a break from playing with interactive software.
