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I was hesitant when I leased my >Dell Dimension 3100 for small business. I leased mine 14 months ago, and have to admit that I am impressed. My decision to lease was influenced by the rising cost of software. I upgraded my >Dell Dimension 3100 with the XP professional, Adobe, and other small business software. The software alone would have cost me almost $2000 if I purchased it independently.

The Dimension 3100 comes with an Intel 4 Processor, Media enhancements, a CD writer, 17″ monitor, keyboard, and speakers. You can also choose to upgrade to a 160 gig hard drive, and a DVD player, an optical mouse, and better video and sound cards. I layout magazines on my computer and have no trouble with ‘lag’ or overload.

I am not impressed with the speakers or the keyboard. I use to have an ergonomic keyboard, and the dell one left a lot to be desired. I pay about $50 CDN a month for three months. I also purchased the service agreement.

I have no problem with the price. The service is excellent. I talked to a phone rep whenever I had a problem. I have not had any problem with my computer, but I did know someone whose CD writer burned out and it was replaced free.

When making the initial purchase, the customer needs to pay for shipping. I received three large, well packed boxes. Shipping cost me $148. I did not purchase the service ...

Ample cords were supplied, and I received a free microphone. The only thing that does upset me is that their printers have a unique type of printer plug. This makes it impossible to hook the printer to anything but a Dell computer. However, there are a lot of UBS ports, even a couple in the front, so it is easy to load my web cam, photo printer, modem, Internet telephone, and digital camera, leaving two more UBS ports.

Next time I lease one I am going to upgrade the video and sound card so my son’s computer games do not lag so much, and so

If anything broke, I had to pay for the repair out of pocket. It cost me $60 an hour for technical help. The Dell service agreement covered technical problems, saving me an average of $250 a year. By the time my software is out of date, I will be able to trade my current model in for the latest equipment with updated software.

In a five year time span, this will save my company an estimated $1 - 1500. My next computer will be a Dell.

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