- 16x PCIe Slot
- Includes 17" CRT Monitor
- No FireWire
- No DVD Burner Standard
- Intel Pentium 4 520 (2.8GHz) Socket T Processor
- 512MB PC3200 DDR Memory
- 80GB 7,200rpm Serial ATA Hard Drive
- 48x CD-RW and 16x DVD-ROM Optical Drives
- Integrates AC'97 Audio
- Intel GMA 900 Integrated Graphics with 64MB Shared Memory
- v.92 56Kbps Modem and 10/100 Ethernet
- 17" Dell E773c CRT Monitor
- Eight USB 2.0 Ports
- Windows XP Home, Word Perfect Productivity Suite, MS Money 2004, Norton Internet Security (90-day)
Dell was one of the first computer manufacturers to use the new processors and chipsets from Intel for their desktop PC line. The Dimension 4700 use the new Socket T Pentium 4 processors and the PCI Express interface design.
Powering the Dimension 4700 is the Pentium 4 520 or 2.8GHz processor. This is around the average speed of processor for the mainstream desktop processor line. The system uses 512MB of PC3200 DDR memory. As the industry moves to the DDR2 memory, this will limit the upgradability of the system.
Storage is a bit disappointing for the Dimension 4700. The standard configuration of the system features a fairly small 80GB 7,200rpm Serial ATA hard drive. Many competing systems offer double this amount in their systems standard. It also only features a 48x CD-RW and 16x DVD-ROM drive. It would be nice to see a DVD burner standard now due to their dropping prices.
Graphics are a mixed bag for the 4700. It comes with the new Intel GMA 900 integrate solution which is a significant improvement over the older Extreme 2, but it still lacks the ability to do heavy 3D accelerated graphics for things such as gaming. The system does feature a 16x PCI Express expansion slot for the latest graphics cards.
Overall, the Dell Dimension 4700 is a pretty good machine, but the early adoption of the new technologies puts its price above some of the competing models and the lack of DDR2 can make upgrading more difficult in the future.
