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product
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"it has just about everything you could possibly want in a PC"...
Pcadvisor
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"one of the most unique-looking PC cases on the market."...
CNet
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"most unique-looking PC cases"...
ZDNet
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"The XPS 710 is a curious blend of edgy, attention-getting design coupled with some curiously conservative choices in components and setup"...
Extremetech.com
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"it's Dell's first system with an overclocked (and under warranty) CPU out of the box."...
ZDNet
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"new cooling hardware makes this system nearly silent."...
ZDNet
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"A bit of a letdown is that this is a fairly noisy system"...
Pcplus.co.uk
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hard drive
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"Dell sent us the typical high-end configuration of 2GB of 667MHz DDR2 memory, two 150GB Western Digital 10,000rpm hard drives in a RAID 0 configuration, plus a massive 750GB third drive (7,200rpm) for storage"...
ZDNet
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"The spacious case has room to hold four hard drives (our review system came with two 320GB hard drives in a striped RAID array for a total of 640GB of storage) and four externally accessible drive bays."...
PCWorld
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"two 320GB hard drives in a striped RAID array for a total of 640GB of storage"...
Pcworld.com
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"Dell sent us the typical high-end configuration of 2GB of 667MHz DDR2 memory, two 150GB Western Digital 10,000rpm hard drives in a RAID 0 configuration, plus a massive 750GB third drive (7,200rpm) for storage."...
CNet
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"You'll also find a media card reader and a floppy disk drive behind a front panel door."...
ZDNet
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"media card reader and a floppy disk drive behind a front panel door"...
Review.zdnet.com
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processor
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"since Dell has done such a remarkable job of keeping the CPU cool, the Core 2 QX6700 can be overclocked fairly easily"...
Firingsquad.com
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"one year parts and labor, which covers the overclocked CPU, by the way; 24/7 toll-free phone support; and a year of onsite service."...
ZDNet
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"Dell's first system with an overclocked (and under warranty) CPU out of the box"...
Review.zdnet.com
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graphics
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"the XPS offers unparalleled gaming performance"...
Pcplus.co.uk
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"most amazing graphics performance"...
Pcadvisor
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"the graphics are fantastic."...
Pcadvisor
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"The XPS 710 ($4174 as of December 6, 2006) has the visual oomph to satisfy heavy graphics users and gamers alike"...
Pcworld.com
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"has the visual oomph to satisfy heavy graphics users and gamers alike"...
PCWorld
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"PCI Express graphics cards and the beefed-up BTX cooling system"...
Extremetech.com
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"Dell's long qualification periods for new graphics hardware might mean more reliability, but it also means that other PCs have next-gen hardware today that the XPS 710 doesn't offer."...
CNet
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support
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"fantastic after-sales support"...
Pcadvisor
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"Dell also offers 24/7 phone support to its accelerated XPS support line, as well as robust online support with all manner of troubleshooting help and resources"...
Review.zdnet.com
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"Onsite service will cost you extra, which is reasonable, but Dell also offers 24/7 phone support to its accelerated XPS support line, as well as robust online support with all manner of troubleshooting help and resources."...
ZDNet
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"24/7 toll-free phone support; and a year of onsite service"...
Review.zdnet.com
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memory
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"2GB of 667MHz DDR2 memory, two 150GB Western Digital 10,000rpm hard drives in a RAID 0 configuration, plus a massive 750GB third drive (7,200rpm) for storage"...
Review.zdnet.com
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"Dell opted for slower 667MHz RAM, the highest "official" memory supported."...
CNet
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"Dell opted for slower 667MHz RAM, the highest "official" memory supported"...
Review.zdnet.com
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other
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"1,000 watt PSU and it's certainly an impressive unit: the PSU ships with four PCI Express power connectors for graphics cards"...
Firingsquad.com
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"The PSU is also designed to deliver high power on the 12V rails"...
Firingsquad.com
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performance
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"XPS 710 offers plenty of gaming muscle"...
Pcworld.com
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"On our gaming tests, the task for which the XPS 710 H2C is presumably primarily intended, its Quake 4 performance lagged a bit more noticeably but not across the board"...
Review.zdnet.com
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interiors
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"the various other brackets and spikes of plastic and metal designed to make everything internal as secure and neat as possible, does mean that upgrading anything in the XPS yourself is a colossal headache"...
Pcplus.co.uk
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looks
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"black case looks bad (in the good way)."...
ZDNet
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"Dell's XPS 700-series case remains one of the most visually bold on the market"...
Review.zdnet.com
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housing
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"Its steely goliath of a case is designed to humble, to make a man feel like a boy"...
Tech.co.uk
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"You might want to keep your orthopedist's business card handy if you move this thing around frequently"...
Extremetech.com
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upgradability
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"With the sound card, three hard drives, and four memory sticks, expansion in our review unit was limited"...
Review.zdnet.com
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price
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"crap Dell software and an excessive price"...
Tech.co.uk
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chip
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"It's a forward-looking chip that's totally appropriate for a high-end gaming PC."...
ZDNet
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"The chip remained entirely stable throughout our tests, too – it might well be screaming inside, but it certainly didn't show it"...
Pcplus.co.uk
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layout
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"The futuristic styling of the XPS 710's large, aluminum case is both attractive and practical"...
Pcworld.com
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"the memory card reader slots are situated low, in such a way that the cover that slides over the slots impedes access to the slots"...
Pcworld.com
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"the bespoke internal constructs designed to hold everything neatly in place (and thus make upgrades a nightmare)"...
Tech.co.uk
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