Dell Xps 8300

Average Customer Rating:

4.6 out of 5

1 of 1 (100%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.

Popular Dell Xps 8300 Systems

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Computer: XPS 8300

Date: 25 January 2012

Reviewed by: Fingurpokn

Title:
XPS 8300 Physical Design not up to XPS Standards

Product Uses:
streaming video, Gaming, working with pictures and video files.

Review:
I purchased the XPS 8300 in Dec 2011 as a replacement for my XPS 410 system. I have no beef with the performance of the system which is outstanding and for that reason I would recommend it to a friend with some qualifications.

The hardware (in particular the case design) is not nearly up to par with the previous XPS Desktops. It's smaller, more cramped inside, must remove screw in order to remove the side. Changing out or adding a hard drive is a real pain (must remove video card in order to remove the hard drive cage). My biggest design complaint concerns the plastic front with the little flip down and sliding component covers. Asthetically it's pleasing, but from a functionality standpoint it's a boo boo. For instance, the flip down doors will only accomodate an additional CD/DVD unit, nothing else. If you install a trayless Hard Drive hot swappable unit (as I did in my XPS 410) the flip cover slot is not large enough to allow the HD unit door to open much less insert a hard drive, therefore no more hot swap hard drives.

Previous XPS desktop units were tall, bold looking and solid as a rock with easy latch door access and room to work. The XPS 8300 has a somewhat cheaper look and feel, more difficult to access internal components and not nearly as accomodating to upgrade.

Pro: If you are buying it for performace with no intention of ever adding components or otherwise upgrading then it's a super unit, quiet and fast.

Con: Case design is a bust. I just wish it was packaged in my old XPS 410 case.

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Computer: XPS 8300

Date: 24 January 2011

Reviewed by: MesquiteTX

Title:
XPS 8300

Product Uses:
phot editing, blue ray movie watching, streaming video, everyday computing

Review:
Simply outstanding in every way!

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Computer: XPS 8300

Date: 23 January 2011

Reviewed by: basg

Title:
XPS 8300

Review:
Received my XPS 8300, i7 2600. Great price. Runs excellent. A little disappointed that the case was not tooless like my other 2 XPS machines, but I can live with it.

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Computer: XPS 8300

Date: 10 February 2011

Reviewed by: KW298
Level of expertise: Expert

Title:
XPS 8300 - A Story of "Not Quite..."

Review:
Overall, the system has a clean look and offers a good solution at a fair price for the average user. However, the power user should take note of the following issues:

1) The Dell 1501 wireless N card in fact will NOT be able to see N networks that are 5ghz; it should work fine for N networks on the 2.4ghz spectrum. Do not waste your money on this upgrade if you have a 5ghz network as I did.

2) The PSU is poor - although rate 460W, there is only 1 cord to direct to your GPU if it need supplemental power. And since the PSU has 3 separate 12v rails with ratings of 18A, 16A, and 8A, you may have trouble supporting even a mid-range GPU unit (such as the GTX 460, which will not work in this system despite requiring only a 450W PSU).

3) Expandability is weak - 4 RAM slots and only 1 PCIe x16 slot make expandability a concern.

Overall, this system is good for casual users but is insufficient for anyone with performance needs.

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Computer: XPS 8300

Date: 03 April 2011

Reviewed by: Alpha1145 (West Haven, UT)
Level of expertise: Expert

Title:
Loving my new XPS 8300

Product Uses:
Video Editing, graphic design, general web browsing

Review:
I'm coming from an XPS 600 system that I bought in Dec-2005. The XPS 600 was such a reliable machine I decided to go with an XPS model again. I shopped around for alternatives on a performance desktop, but I was not impressed with the other manufacturers out there.

PROS: Whisper quiet! Seriously, it's freaking my wife out how quiet it is compared to our old PC. The Sandy Bridge is wicked fast. I like the mid-tower case size. After coming from the 600 I like the smaller case size. The top mounted USB ports are very convenient.

CONS: As mentioned in other reviews, the mid-tower case is cramped on expansion space. The 3.5 drive bay cage will only hold two drives. I'm having to mount my data drive in the 2nd optical 5.25 bay since I went with the performance RAID 0 option. However, I realize this is a trade-off. If I wanted expansion room, I would have bought the 9100.

Overall, I am VERY pleased with my purchase decision. I waited the extra month for the Sandy Bridge fix to come through because I wanted a powerful processor in the mid-tower form factor and this fits the bill perfectly.

As mentioned earlier I shopped around to all the big-name desktop shops: Falcon NW, iBuyPower, CyberPower, etc. Either they were overpriced or they just slap parts together. Dell is where you get an engineered system that looks good. I really like the case/bezel design. It looks better than the monster grey/silver towers offered by the others.

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Computer: XPS 8300

Date: 04 May 2011

Reviewed by: MyFirstDell (Wisconsin)
Level of expertise: Good

Title:
New XPS 8300 with i7

Product Uses:
photo editing, work from home

Review:
Just got my new pc today, Took it out of the box, pluged it in and it wouldn't boot. Got 4 beep warning. While on the phone, waiting for tech support, I decided to open up the case and check to make sure the ram was installed correctly. It had come loose while in shipment. I reinstalled it and by the time tech support came on the phone, the pc was up and running.
The tech support person was very helpfull and stayed on the phone with me to run a few tests just to make sure all was ok. He even waited on the phone while the tests were going on and then had me start-up the data backup so I could make a set of backup discs. He didn't have to do that, but simply wanted me to be assured that if there were any problems, they were there to help. I have too say, the tech support was great.
I have built over 15 pc's and this is the first pc I purchased from a Dell.
I was a bit concerned about it not booting up, but now that it's running I think this is a great pc. It is very fast and so quiet, you don't even know it's running. The thing is only 2 feet from me and I can't even hear it.
While the case was open I noticed that there are extra cables for another hard drive and for another DVD drive or blueray drive. There is plenty of room in the case for anything I will ever put in it.
I don't play games on my pc, but do alot of photo editing. With the new i7 and with 8 gig of ram, this is all a person needs.
If you are looking for a great pc, this is the one to buy.
It was actually less than buying it from Best Buy and got 3 year warranty and 2 years of Mcafee and also got Adobe Photoshop Elements and Premier.

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Computer: XPS 8300

Date: 26 May 2011

Reviewed by: Adam20 (Australia)
Level of expertise: Expert

Title:
Best Computer - Dell XPS 8300

Product Uses:
home use

Review:
This is one of the best and fastest computers and it was a great price and it is amazing. Excellent Rating A+, Great, thanks Dell.

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Computer: XPS 8300

Date: 29 May 2011

Reviewed by: Tom28

Title:
Upgrading irritations XPS 8300

Review:
A fine machine that would deserve 5* but for difficulty in upgrading its innards. Try to install a second hard drive - (1) to get at the SATA connection on the motherboard the entire video card rear support bracket and video card itself need to be removed with risk of damage to connections and motherboard. With the SATA sockets so innacessible why not send the machine out with a spare cable already fitted? (2) Then the primary HDD and its support bracket have to be fully removed to screw in the second drive. Why not fit slide-in plastic caddies for the drives?

Installing a second optical drive would be just as tiresome.

Pity such a fine machine has these irritations that could have been eliminated at minor cost and thought.

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Computer: XPS 8300

Date: 09 June 2011

Reviewed by: gray1313 (st.helens mersyside england)
Level of expertise: Good

Title:
xps 8300

Product Uses:
streaming video, spread sheets, games, music

Review:
i recieved my dell xps 8300 from dell on the 3/3/11 after i had to wait for the better intel core i7-2600 processor (3.40ghz,8mb) to be fitted and what a god send it has been for me. It is super fast super reliable and with dell support center on my computer has well that checks all my hardware and software out it is great all in all i can say i would recommend an xps to any one who is looking to buy a new computer especially the xps 8300 great machine great company keep it up thanks g lane

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Computer: XPS 8300

Date: 11 June 2011

Reviewed by: Revetch

Title:
XPS 8300

Product Uses:
home use

Review:
Purchased this on 1/31/11 after my old Dell finally gave up the ghost. Couldn't be more happy. Runs great. I would suggest that you upgrade the graphics card. The on board card does a good job but an upgraded card really makes the games look better. Very happy with my purchase

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Computer: XPS 8300

Date: 11 June 2011

Reviewed by: mrsantana (New York, NY)
Level of expertise: Expert

Title:
XPS 8300

Product Uses:
engineering graphics, schooling, Gaming

Review:
I've owned every computer brand on the market and haven't found a computer that could perform the way this Dell XPS 8300. I use it for my engineering graphics and I haven't been happier with my purchase. Definitely lives up to its reputation

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Computer: XPS 8300

Date: 21 June 2011

Reviewed by: gijoemcgrew (Logan, Ohio)
Level of expertise: Expert

Title:
My Awesome Dell XPS 8300

Product Uses:
Gaming, music, surfing the web, doing everything but make me breakfast.

Review:
This computer is flawless. I've only had a few different computers in my life but this desktop is insanely awesome. It does everything I want plus more.
I put it through stress tests to see how the i7 processor(running at 3.4GHz) and the RAM(12 gigs) hold up. I hyave never frozen up.
I play high memory/high graphics games. to give you an idea of the power...I can run Crysis(a potentially computer crashing video game) and Crysis 2(the sequel) simultaneously and still open Microsoft word, and google chrome.
This thing is way more than I imagined.

It also has the blue ray and Radeon HD graphics which are amazing.

This computer is going to last me a long time, and I have already gotten one of my friends to buy a new one. He loves his as well.

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Computer: XPS 8300

Date: 29 June 2011

Reviewed by: JohnVan90 (Dallas)
Level of expertise: Good

Title:
XPS 8300

Review:
I bought an XPS 8300 a couple weeks ago. This computer is the best Ive owned thus far! the i7 Processor is super fast, I can upload everything I want in a split second. I have 1.5 TB, so theres plenty of room for music, games, and all my school work. I like to play games, and the graphics card is pretty decent, upgradeable of course, but decent to start with. I can play my favorite game on High graphics and normally it takes an hour and a half to download, the XPS 8300 downloaded AND installed it in less than 23 MINUTES!!! Overall a good purchase,

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Computer: XPS 8300

Date: 28 June 2011

Reviewed by: BlueRibbonScot (California)
Level of expertise: Expert

Title:
Blazing Fast XPS 8300

Product Uses:
music creation, web surfing

Review:
Received my XPS8300 2 weeks ago. Customized it with the i7-2600 processor. All I can say is WOW. This thing is awesomely fast. Everything I wanted. It had absolutely no problems out of the box. Went thru the configuration steps without a hitch. I would definitely purchase this again.

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Computer: XPS 8300

Date: 04 July 2011

Reviewed by: Chinook5030 (Eastern Idaho)
Level of expertise: Good

Title:
XPS 8300

Product Uses:
home office, hobby photography

Review:
I waited as long as I could to upgrade to my new XPS 8300. Dang, I wish I hadn't waited so long. This feels like the desktop I've been waiting for my whole like. I use my XPS for managing photographs and the performance is amazing. The memory card slots on the front are very handy. I still wish it had more USB ports on the front however.

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Computer: XPS 8300

Date: 02 July 2011

Reviewed by: midi1 (Colorado)
Level of expertise: Expert

Title:
XPS 8300

Product Uses:
software and video

Review:
1. Full success loading Windows Office 2002. Everything works (outlook, power point, even access), and the license validated fully.
2. Success with all other XP era applications.
3. They tell me VB6 and MS Developer Studio will need the XP virtual mode (just thought I'd pass this on).
4. If an XP era application crashes on startup because of JAVA errors...I fixed mine by choosing the Windows 7 XP classic view (bypasses some JAVA).

This is a high end PC and is not cheap, so you would expect it to perform well. It does.

I found that I did not need to use XP virtual mode for anything and even Cubase Essential 4 from the XP era loaded and software validated (even the syncrosoft license did not stop me).

The computer is super fast and all my old software loaded. I give it thumbs up.

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Computer: XPS 8300

Date: 20 July 2011

Reviewed by: gordon1954 (Colorado Springs)
Level of expertise: Good

Title:
XPS 8300

Review:
Easy to setup. Easy access into the machine. I like having the USB ports on top as well as in front. Fast, fast, fast! But I think the 8GB RAM helps :-)

I have the impression that the XPS runs hotter than my old Dimension, but that may be because the fans are now pushing more hot air out of the box than the old fan did.

I like this machine!

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Computer: XPS 8300

Date: 28 July 2011

Reviewed by: Greatdome

Title:
Dell XPS 8300

Product Uses:
personal

Review:
I don't like the shiny black plastic finish which shows dust and is easily scratched.
The wireless mouse doesn't work well--I've had to put the USB receiver inches away to keep the mouse buttons functioning.
The keyboard is too flat and has no Caps Lock indication--a real pain. Why not do what old typewriters did & have it click up and down?
Dell doesn't offer a Firewire card (I have an expensive photo scanner that doesn't use anything else)--I had to buy one from a third-party and install it. Won't work on my aux drive, though I hear that's a Win 7 issue.
Computer hardware is fine--no complaints, but Windows 7 is the worst operating system I've ever encountered. I've had terrible trouble loading older programs and the newer MS Office applications are far more difficult to use and crash a lot.
Next time, I'm buying a Mac, mostly because of software issues.

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Computer: XPS 8300

Date: 05 August 2011

Reviewed by: bluemaul69

Title:
XPS 8300, i3 processor

Product Uses:
home use

Review:
After my first startup I had no image on the brand new 24" monitor I had purchased with my new system, as it set itself to powersaving mode. I was using the VGA cable provided even though this is an HDMI compatible monitor. I had to keep shutting down and restarting the system until I decided to try an HDMI cable from my other device. And behold it started to work and I had a picture on my monitor ready to start my new installation setup, but after a few minutes the monitor shut down again. I rebooted the system and it did not work.

Somehow the pc was corrupted and windows would not start and even the restore partition was no good to boot from. Two days later after several installations of windows 7, my system was running as it should have been straight out of the box. I have made my own restore/backup since, although the system is very good when running correctly and also very quiet. My only main dissapointment is that I did purchase the I3 processor thinking it was a quad core chip (it is not, it is a dual core with four threads) My bad for not researching the product enough. although it is good and faster than my previous machine I do need to upgrade the processor to a quad core (I5 or I7).

So far so good, but Dell really need to make sure these systems are set up to work out of the box, as my problem lies with a VGA cable that does not work with this system, an HDMI cable needs to be provided even if the cost goes up a few pound.If I did not purchase the restore disc the system would have been sent back for testing and evaluation.

But overall this is a good base system for home use.

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Computer: XPS 8300

Date: 05 September 2011

Reviewed by: MVB999 (Sydney Australia)
Level of expertise: Good

Title:
XPS 8300 - so far an excellent machine

Product Uses:
games, browsing, uni study, watching dvds

Review:
I have the i7 2600 processor, 12 GB Ram, the GeForce 560 ti graphics board and 24" monitor. This is an excellent, high performance machine and so far plays any current game on the market without any problems.

The only problem I encountered was upon startup when I noticed the fan was very noisy. I opened up the case and found the plastic wrap still on the GeForce 560 ti card. Once I removed the plastic the fan was extremely quiet. To those of you who have 'noisy' units I would strongly recommend that you have a look inside the case and make sure there isn't plastic wrap left inside. The 8300 should be whisper quiet - it's not supposed to be noisy during operation.

To Dell - this is a very good product - don't spoil it by leaving the wrappers inside.

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Computer: XPS 8300

Date: 27 September 2011

Reviewed by: TheD (Alabaster, AL)
Level of expertise: Expert

Title:
XPS 8300 is a really good pc

Product Uses:
streaming video, email, internet, Video Editing

Review:
I have owned my 8300 about 3 weeks now and it is nothing short of fantastic. You should know I am a committed Dell fan, having purchased multiple Dell laptops for my daughters and for myself, as well as multiple Dell desktops for clients.

The Core i7 processor and 12 gb of memory make this the fastest computer I've ever owned. The video is fantastic (I'm using an HDMI cable to connect my 24 inch monitor to my pc), programs load screaming fast, and it's quiet as a sleeping baby. So far, it's the best computer I've ever owned and my job is IT tech support.

The only con I've run across so far is that the integrated Gigabit network card does not support jumbo frames. Jumbo frames is a relatively new networking scheme that allows larger packets of data to be sent over your network, therefore increasing your speed of data transfers between pc's on your network. I purchased a new Gigabit switch and Gigabit router that support jumbo frames, but my pc doesn't. I am very disappointed in this fact.

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Computer: XPS 8300

Date: 01 October 2011

Reviewed by: MBunting (Maryland)
Level of expertise: Good

Title:
XPS 8300

Review:
I have always been a strong supporter of DELL and their products so when I needed a new computer I did not hesitate to order a 8300 DELL. I have had it for 3 weeks now and it still is not working right. I have spent hours on the phone with tech support and had a hardware tech at my house. Still nothing! I am extremely disappoint with the product!

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Computer: XPS 8300

Date: 27 November 2011

Reviewed by: macsmusic (Ontario, Canada)
Level of expertise: Average

Title:
XPS 8300

Product Uses:
music recording/ mixing, music video production/ editing

Review:
So far; so good.
Still a new user, but the xps 8300 was incredibly easy to set up and start using.
Very fast, lots of usb ports and media slots.
My previous desktop was a DELL and lasted me 7 years, and I'm expecting the same reliability from my 8300. So far, I like what I see!

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Computer: XPS 8300

Date: 04 December 2011

Reviewed by: BBrock (Austin, Tx)
Level of expertise: Expert

Title:
Dell XPS 8300 - AWESOME machine!

Product Uses:
software development, Gaming, Video Editing, music editing

Review:
Excellent machine for the performance/dollar ratio. I opted for the AMD Radeon HD 6700 series video card, and cannot be happier with it. It is unmatched currently with regards to power/dollar ratio as well.

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Computer: XPS 8300

Date: 11 December 2011

Reviewed by: WisconsinXPS (Wisconsin)
Level of expertise: Good

Title:
XPS 8300 excellent mainstream computer

Product Uses:
personal home use photos web surfing

Review:
I purchased an XPS 8300 from Dell Outlet to replace an 2005 Dell running XP. i5 processor, 6 GB RAM, 1 terabyte drive, W7 Home, built in wireless. Excellent computer, easy to swap data from old computer, fast to boot up, W7 is much improved over XP and easier to initialize. Downloads large photo files fast. No problems so far. Only slight drawback, not many slots inside for upgraded hardware but I haven't really felt anything was lacking for general computing and web surfing.

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Computer: XPS 8300

Date: 15 December 2011

Reviewed by: dschmidt (Austin, Tx)

Title:
XPS 8300

Review:
So far my Dell XPS 8300 has been good only one problem with computer but I believe the main culprit was the microsoft office trial software installed that was defective. Dell was very quick in replacing harddrive that had defective software that caused crash and had computer up and running withing two days and even had tech come to home and install hard drive. Very quick multitasking computer. the only thing i wish is that it came with norton 360 antivirus instead of mcafee. mcafee software has been giving me trouble from day one and am about to uninstall and load remainder of norton 360.

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Computer: XPS 8300

Date: 23 December 2011

Reviewed by: das1771 (Nevada)
Level of expertise: Good

Title:
XPS 8300

Product Uses:
graphics, streaming video, internet and email

Review:
Excellent computer. Love the large size monitor. System unit is very fast. Modern look is great.

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Computer: XPS 8300

Date: 27 December 2011

Reviewed by: Anonymous (Illinois)
Level of expertise: Good

Title:
I7 XPS 8300

Product Uses:
everything.

Review:
Replacing my old Dimension desktop which has lasted 11 years (still running), for a faster quieter desktop. The XPS 8300, I7, WIN7,64bit is very quiet, very fast, and with an Acer 27" monitor, a whole new experience. Installing applications is easy. Have not yet cracked the case to take a look, but so far it is operating as expected, a joy to work with. Surprise additional USB3 port was a nice touch.

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Computer: XPS 8300

Date: 29 December 2011

Reviewed by: Technicalbob

Title:
XPS-8300 from Dell.com

Product Uses:
photographic editing, pop 3 email, home movie production/dvd burn

Review:
Dell.com website was the easiest tool to custom build your machine. You can add features and see right away the effect on the total price.

The XPS-8300 performs very well. This is my third Dell desktop. All of them have performed flawlessly for years!

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Computer: XPS 8300

Date: 03 January 2012

Reviewed by: stubbrnmule (Washington)
Level of expertise: Good

Title:
XPS 8300

Product Uses:
home office, music / video production

Review:
I purchased the XPS 8300 through the Dell Outlet. This is the third computer I have purchased over the years from the outlet, and as with past purchases, have not been disappointed. I was looking for a faster computer with greater memory and this XPS fits the bill. THe basic specs are:
Intel i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10GHz
8 gigs of RAM
1 TB hard drive
AMD Radeon HD 6540 video card
It came with a dual DVD Drive, one of which is Blu-Ray. A TV tuner is also installed although I currently am not using it. Other features such as a wireless network card are nice additions from my old system (an XPS 410).

When shopping the outlet, it is a bit hit and miss. Items come and go quickly, and sometimes the exact configuration desired is not included. However, with some patience, it is easy to eventualy find a system that meets your needs- and at a significantly discounted price. I like the fact that there are not a lot of bundled software programs already installed. Since I had a previous system in use, I simply used the Belkin transfer cable to move files across to the new computer.

Overall, very happy with this purchase. Should last me for some time to come. WHen the time comes to upgrade again, I will likley again check the Dell outlet first before deciding on a new purchase.

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