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Dell Optiplex GX280 Review


Product
Business Class PC
Date
8th October 2004
Manufacured By
Supplied By
Price
From €859.00 (€1499.00 as Reviewed)
Author

External Features:::…

Dell always delivers its products in plain boxes, no fun there. The boxes are sort of divided into 2 sections. One section contains the case packed in Styrofoam and the other section is another box with the accessories for the computer in it.


This is what the Optiplex computer looks like unpacked.

   

 

This is the machine opened up, showing the unusual Dell clamshell case.

 

Clamshell Case (Click For Larger Image)

 


There is a custom sort of rail system for the hard disks and optical drives.
The casing houses some more of those rails, in case you want to add more hard disks and or optical drives.

Drive Rails (Click For Larger Image)

 

Dell uses green plastic parts where certain items can be (easily) removed, the rail system is green but so is the backplane "lid", making it easy to insert or remove cards, hard disks and optical drives.

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Around the processor is another green plastic bit, this shroud is to direct the airflow from the processor to the fan, which then blows it outward.


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