Ports & interfaces
| Line-out |
Y |
| Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports |
2 |
| Headphone outputs |
1 |
| S/PDIF out port |
Y |
| Microphone in |
Y |
| eSATA ports quantity |
1 |
| VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity |
2 |
| TV-out |
Y |
| TV out type |
S-Video |
| PS/2 ports quantity |
2 |
| Line-in |
Y |
Other features
| Expansion slots |
- 3 x PCI\n- 1 x PCIe x1\n- 1 x PCIe x16\n- 1 x PCIe x8 |
| Built-in camera |
Y |
| Model availability |
DK |
| External drive bays |
2 x 5.25", 2 x 3.5" |
| Internal drive bays |
2 x 3.5" |
| Drive device, buffer size |
16 MB |
| Keyboard special features |
USB |
Packaging content
| Mouse included |
Y |
| Display included |
Y |
Processor
| Stepping |
G0 |
| Processor cores |
4 |
| Processor frequency |
2.4 GHz |
| Tcase |
B3=62.2; G0=71 °C |
| ECC supported by processor |
N |
| Bus type |
FSB |
| Number of Processing Die Transistors |
582 M |
| Processor core voltage (AC) |
0.85 – 1.5 V |
| Processor cache |
8 MB |
| Processor lithography |
65 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) |
95, 105 W |
| Processor cache type |
L2 |
| Conflict Free processor |
N |
| FSB Parity |
N |
| CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio) |
9 |
| Processor operating modes |
64-bit |
| Processor front side bus |
1066 MHz |
Storage
| Total storage capacity |
500 GB |
| Card reader integrated |
Y |
| Hard drive interface |
Serial ATA |
| Hard drive speed |
7200 RPM |
Processor special features
| Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT) |
N |
| Intel Clear Video Technology for MID |
N |
| Intel vPro Technology |
N |
| Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |
N |
| Intel FDI Technology |
N |
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology |
Y |
| Intel Demand Based Switching |
N |
| Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi) |
N |
| Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD) |
N |
| Intel Rapid Storage Technology |
N |
| Intel Fast Memory Access |
N |
| Intel Flex Memory Access |
N |
| Execute Disable Bit |
Y |
| Thermal Monitoring Technologies |
Y |
| Intel Trusted Execution Technology |
N |
| Processor package size |
37.5 mm |
| Processor ARK ID |
29765 |
| Intel® Quick Sync Video Technology |
N |
| Intel® Insider™ |
N |
| Intel 64 |
Y |
| Intel Clear Video Technology |
N |
| Intel Dual Display Capable Technology |
N |
| Embedded options available |
N |
| Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) |
N |
| Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT) |
N |
| Intel Hyper-Threading Technology |
N |
| Intel® Turbo Boost Technology |
N |
| Intel Enhanced Halt State |
Y |
Memory
| Internal memory |
2 GB |
| Internal memory type |
DDR2-SDRAM |
| Memory clock speed |
800 MHz |
| Memory layout (slots x size) |
2 x 1 GB |
Performance
| Audio output channels |
7.1 channels |
| Audio system |
HD Audio |
Graphics
| Discrete graphics adapter model |
AMD Radeon HD 3870 |
| Maximum graphics adapter memory |
0.256 GB |
Optical drive
| Optical drive type |
DVD±RW |
Additionally
| Intel AES New Instructions |
N |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports quantity |
1 |
| InTru™ 3D Technology |
N |
| Processing die size |
286 mm² |
Dimension XPS 8482; 420 Desktop - 20" Widescreen LCD E207WFP, Intel Q6600 Quad Core (2.40GHz, 1066Mhz FSB, 8MB cache), 2048 MB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM, 500 GB SATA HDD, 256MB ATI Radeon 3870, DVD +/- RW Drive, Windows Vista Home Premium - Danish, Logitech QuickCam Express Plus Webcam
Extreme Processing Power
Choose from the latest Intel® processors, which use the new Intel X38 Express chipset – state-of-the-art processing designed to drive your system and digital entertainment experience further and faster than ever before.
Ultimate Windows Vista Productivity
Genuine Microsoft® Windows VistaTM Home Premium or Ultimate offers a whole new way to manage your memories, your digital music and your life, all with enhanced security and a new 3D user-interface.
Four-Star Entertainment
Turn your XPS 420 into a command center for digital entertainment. Watch HDTV on your system with an optional TV tuner or surround yourself with digital entertainment audio. Plus, with an optional Blu-ray drive, you can enjoy amazing digital entertainment movie quality and burn Blu-ray discs that store up to 50GB of info.
Take your experience one step further with a large, Dell UltraSharpTM widescreen display for killer visuals that are bright, crisp, clear, fast, and vibrant.
Build Your Empire
Cameras, PDAs, advanced graphics cards, wireless keyboards and mice – the XPS 420 takes all comers and handles them with ease:
- 1394 video transfer capability with front and back A/V ports for fast photo and video downloads
- 8 USB ports (2 front, 6 back) to connect mobile devices and accessories
- Six expansion slots (PCI and PCIe) support graphics cards, a TV tuner, or even an Ageia PhysXTM card for optimised gaming
- Bluetooth® 2.0 to wirelessly connect keyboards, cameras, phones, mice and more
- eSATA port for connecting additional external storage
- S-video and analog RCA outputs
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Only Dell offers you Dell DataSafe protection. Keep your photos, videos, MP3s, documents, and other data safe with Dell DataSafe. DataSafe is available as an online solution (DataSafe Online) where data can be transferred via broadband to a secure remote server to help protect against software and hardware failures and catastrophic events like floods and fire.
DataSafe is also available as a local hardware solution (DataSafe Local), where all data is backed up to an integrated 2nd hard drive solution, protecting data from hardware or software corruption and keep your precious information and memories safe.
