Dell XPS 8300?

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Larry Jones
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2011/12/21 02:39:39 (permalink)

Dell XPS 8300?

I'm thinking of buying a Dell XPS 8300, i7, 16GB to use as a DAW with Sonar 8 Producer. Just a one-person home setup, not a commercial installation. I won't be using the built-in audio. Does anyone have any advice for me on this, or any warnings about Dell, the i7, or maybe a recommendation about something else to buy? The computer is on sale for $1,000 with a 24-inch monitor, and that is pretty much the limit of my budget (before audio interface). Thanks!

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    Amour013
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    Re:Dell XPS 8300? 2011/12/21 02:59:09 (permalink)
    I've been running a Dell XPS 9000 (see specs below) without a hitch.
    It's been very stable as a DAW.

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    John Amour

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    Re:Dell XPS 8300? 2012/01/04 15:24:06 (permalink)
    I bought an 8300 (i7-2600) with 6 gigs of ram a couple of weeks ago and using it as a dedicated Win7-64 studio box.  Works fine...the biggest pain was cleaning up all the factory bloatware.

    My only gripe is that there are only 4 USB sockets out back, so I added a PCIe USB card for 4 more sockets.  They seem to get eaten up pretty quick these days and I'm not a big fan of hubs cluttering up the desk.  Also, there is one PCI slot, but it is filled with the video card.  The remaining expansion slots are PCIe.  Good luck...

    - Jeff
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    Re:Dell XPS 8300? 2012/01/04 19:58:21 (permalink)
    It should work well, it's a big seller for Dell.  However, with the current hard drive shortages due to the flooding in Thailand I see a lot of back order complaints.  Dell's are built to order.  One of our other Dell community forum regulars suggests if you want it "now" to check retail outlets for a pre-built system. 

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