Vostro 200 Desktop vs Slim

Is the Vostro 200 Slim any less reliable then the standard size Vostro
200. I always keep my computers on 24/7 so I worry about things
overheating. I've never had that problem with anyother desktop but
since its in a smaller case wasn't sure.

Thanks,
Pete

"Peter" <petercritic@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Is the Vostro 200 Slim any less reliable then the standard size Vostro
> 200. I always keep my computers on 24/7 so I worry about things
> overheating. I've never had that problem with anyother desktop but
> since its in a smaller case wasn't sure.
>
> Thanks,
> Pete
>


Not that I'm aware of.

To beat a dead horse, I'm not fond of the base hardware on the
Vostro/Inspiron desktop - reminds me of some of the budget OEM systems I've
seen and worked on (including some that use BesTec power supplies, a
departure for Dell) - but I haven't seen or read of any specific problems
with the slim case versus the mini-tower.

Only advice I'd offer is to be aware that any future upgrade of expansion
cards on a slim tower might be a headache (limited choices and/or
availability in half-height cards).

Also, if this machine is going to be used for serious/meaningful business
I'd pony up the extra couple of hundred bucks for a similarly configured
Optiplex model.

Good luck.

Stew

i cannot recommend those slim cases.
i've had 2 older slim cases brought in by customers lately, pretty much
burnt out. one of them burned out a hard drive and optical unit, and
the 2nd time, i had a power supply, hard drive, and heat sink assembly
replaced. on a 3rd unit, the heat sink popped off the chipset.
a lot of the problem is when customers put them inside cabinets to hide
them. and they have smaller fnas in them, and run just as hot as the
bigger units.


Peter wrote:
> Is the Vostro 200 Slim any less reliable then the standard size Vostro
> 200. I always keep my computers on 24/7 so I worry about things
> overheating. I've never had that problem with anyother desktop but
> since its in a smaller case wasn't sure.
>
> Thanks,
> Pete
>

Jay B wrote:
> i cannot recommend those slim cases.
> i've had 2 older slim cases brought in by customers lately, pretty much
> burnt out. one of them burned out a hard drive and optical unit, and
> the 2nd time, i had a power supply, hard drive, and heat sink assembly
> replaced. on a 3rd unit, the heat sink popped off the chipset.
> a lot of the problem is when customers put them inside cabinets to hide
> them. and they have smaller fnas in them, and run just as hot as the
> bigger units.

Just bought three of these for a client with 19" widescreens for a bit
over $400.00 each.

They're out on the desktops so I'm not too worried about cooling issues.
For business use, they seem like very nice machines. Since they're
replacing 9-year old Win98 boxes you can imagine the difference in
performance.

The monitors are particularly nice.

Bob

i don't doubt they are nice boxes. and the price is certainly right.
i've seen that offer and am tempted to keep a bunch in stock,
but down the road, I don't want customers coming back to me even a year
from now saying the thing burned out.


Bob Levine wrote:
> Jay B wrote:
>> i cannot recommend those slim cases.
>> i've had 2 older slim cases brought in by customers lately, pretty
>> much burnt out. one of them burned out a hard drive and optical unit,
>> and the 2nd time, i had a power supply, hard drive, and heat sink
>> assembly replaced. on a 3rd unit, the heat sink popped off the chipset.
>> a lot of the problem is when customers put them inside cabinets to
>> hide them. and they have smaller fnas in them, and run just as hot as
>> the bigger units.
>
> Just bought three of these for a client with 19" widescreens for a bit
> over $400.00 each.
>
> They're out on the desktops so I'm not too worried about cooling issues.
> For business use, they seem like very nice machines. Since they're
> replacing 9-year old Win98 boxes you can imagine the difference in
> performance.
>
> The monitors are particularly nice.
>
> Bob

"Jay B" <jayB@audiman.net> wrote in message
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>i don't doubt they are nice boxes. and the price is certainly right.
> i've seen that offer and am tempted to keep a bunch in stock,
> but down the road, I don't want customers coming back to me even a year
> from now saying the thing burned out.
>
>

The price is the draw. Their durability (as well as that of the Inspiron
desktops) will be established in time.

That Dell has further departed from features and hardware that distinguished
them from other OEMs continues to bother me.

Time may prove this concern to be unfounded.