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DELL dimension 5100 Satisfaction Reviews
Average Satisfaction
2.97 out of 4
Percent Freezing
28%
Percent Slow
58%
Percent Freezing
28%
Percent Slow
58%
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Total Votes: 1419 | |
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| Date | Comments | Satisfaction |
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| 2/14/2011 7:09:17 PM | Down load speed seems slow lusing roadrunner |
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| 1/23/2011 6:05:57 PM | idk |
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| 3/28/2011 6:22:33 PM | This computer has been a great tool. I just would like the blue screens and popups to be taken care of. Thanks |
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| 4/13/2013 10:29:30 PM | Dell Dimension 5100 |
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| 4/24/2011 4:35:29 PM | 2.8 DUAL CORE 4 GB OF RAM 4-23-11 CARE |
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| 3/9/2010 3:11:13 PM | I love my DELL! |
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| 2/5/2010 4:30:30 PM | The only hangup is getting on the internet, Does not always open and need to retry. |
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| 4/20/2010 4:46:48 PM | before you started |
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| 9/5/2010 8:08:08 AM | I have not had any problems with it and it is user friendly. The only issue I have right now is something recently is slowing down its response time. |
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| 9/4/2010 7:15:53 PM | Excellent perormance but recently slows down to operate |
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| 8/11/2009 11:18:11 AM | Had a blue screen and mentioned drivers. |
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| 8/11/2009 10:52:47 PM | Great Dell E510 |
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| 1/16/2012 4:26:05 PM | Good software |
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| 5/28/2012 7:58:37 PM | I am very satisfied with this PC and I would like to fix all existing problems, please help |
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| 3/16/2011 10:25:55 PM | its been good to me. |
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| 1/14/2013 9:57:52 AM | I know that it is old and may give me problems in the future, but I like the performance and am familiar with its workings so I am keeping it and the operating system as long as I can. |
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| 11/18/2011 1:20:19 AM | Installed a Solid State Hard Drive In 2011 that made an incredible difference speed wise. |
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| 9/29/2009 9:21:56 PM | Dell Dim 5100 Pen 4 Great as of 2009 |
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| 9/25/2010 11:15:37 PM | Very slow to boot up and open close programs |
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| 7/24/2010 7:58:03 PM | It runs fine but sometimes the computer loads too slow at startup. |
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| 7/7/2012 8:12:52 PM | IT IS OLD AND NOT RUNNING VERY WELL |
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| 11/18/2011 4:33:44 PM | error messages when going on Internet and to Home page |
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| 1/23/2012 7:31:19 PM | Slow to boot. Frequently hangs up. |
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| 3/24/2011 8:03:22 PM | I've had the PC for quite a while and it may be time to part with it; but I would rather wait for your assessment, prior to making that determination. |
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| 10/2/2011 8:32:15 AM | cannot understand why only 3.2 gig of ram available when i have 4 gig installed |
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| 8/27/2012 3:33:10 PM | It's fine. |
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| 7/27/2012 9:23:54 AM | I don't know yet I just installed it |
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| 4/17/2010 7:34:48 PM | runs slow |
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| 4/13/2010 1:43:55 PM | unable to get sound |
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| 4/8/2010 11:15:19 PM | RUNS PRETTY GOOD. I JUST FORMATED HARD DRIVE AND RELOADED OS. |
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| 5/9/2010 7:42:57 PM | Started out good.. did'nt like some of the software installed that I can never seem to get rid of. but overall it seems okay.. |
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| 9/9/2010 5:11:14 PM | I like Windows XP. I woulld rather use Google Chrome than Internet Explorer but have been having problems with Google Chrome taking longer than expected to open many files. |
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| 1/2/2010 3:59:18 PM | this has been getting worse and worse recently. |
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| 11/4/2009 11:48:33 PM | It has been basically trouble Free. |
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| 11/1/2009 11:51:45 AM | start up is very slow |
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| 11/30/2009 10:38:50 PM | noisy |
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| 12/24/2009 1:37:30 AM | sometimes to slow |
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| 3/21/2010 6:56:23 AM | I would like to buy and cd/dvd insert or can I use usb port. Also i only pay 75 dollars for this computer so i dont know how old it is. |
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| 8/15/2010 4:14:22 PM | very slow to boot up |
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| 10/16/2010 11:41:51 AM | I just reinstalled windows xp because of a backdoor trojan. I'm now trying to find all the drivers I nedd. |
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| 4/16/2011 12:50:44 PM | hARD DRIVE FAILED LAST YEAR AND WAS REPLACED WITH IDENTICAL DRIVE. |
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| 1/18/2010 12:29:45 PM | lately, i have been unable to access the internet from time to time. |
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| 2/24/2011 2:24:49 PM | It does the job I use it for |
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| 7/28/2010 11:12:35 AM | recently reinstalled Windows |
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| 8/8/2010 5:16:06 PM | Suficiant for my needs |
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| 1/11/2011 8:50:21 AM | seems slow at times, but not all the time and has locked up a few times |
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| 9/6/2011 8:54:21 AM | before ram added |
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| 3/16/2011 10:24:37 AM | Would not purchase another Dell |
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| 7/1/2011 5:21:00 PM | it is good but I am old and not computer savy |
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| 1/7/2012 1:57:51 PM | too early to tell |
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| 5/11/2010 5:14:43 PM | just runs slow at times |
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| 7/20/2011 10:25:05 PM | It needs cleaning |
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| 1/19/2011 12:32:18 PM | the frequent lockups are very annoying |
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| 5/28/2009 10:19:49 PM | slow processing |
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| 3/20/2011 11:36:00 AM | It has progressively gotten slower and give high usage warnings when on internet |
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| 12/31/2009 1:00:23 PM | does not connfct to internet all the time.freezesup alot |
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| 9/9/2010 1:17:17 AM | Just tired of slow response and the computer locking up every 10 minutes. Hopefully this PC MATIC has fixed this. |
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| 12/17/2009 12:08:45 PM | can not print. can not print from e-mails. Something wrong with adobe reader.Video presentations from purchased web sites sometimes skip in presentations. |
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| 8/15/2010 4:20:45 AM | runs slow most of the time and I am suppose to have high speen intenet and I pay $49.95 a month for this service. I live in the country and it is the only place we can purchase this high speed. |
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| 11/16/2010 1:43:07 PM | slow to start up |
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| 9/10/2010 5:49:46 PM | it creates choppy video |
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| 5/28/2012 1:12:24 PM | It is an old Dell that I am "Playing" with. The hard drive runs 24/7! |
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| 4/25/2011 3:47:45 AM | Its getting really slow |
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| 7/12/2010 10:46:12 PM | Many programs have to close 1st whenever I power down. Also, I get the following message periodically: "DLG.exe - Unable to Locate Component; This application has failed to start because BVRPDIAG.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix the problem." |
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| 10/21/2009 8:03:11 AM | You cannot upgrade Dell's |
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| 11/7/2009 8:39:28 PM | It's slow and it freezes. |
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| 11/28/2009 10:00:29 AM | there is no audio device i cant hear sounds |
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| 11/25/2009 2:00:33 PM | video card issues |
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| 10/31/2009 3:51:37 AM | Constant system software problems...cannot install IE 6 7 or 8 or sp3 |
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| 11/24/2009 7:40:11 AM | It is becomming very slow |
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| 2/13/2010 10:48:18 AM | very slow start up |
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| 12/2/2009 3:14:24 PM | can not print. can not print from e-mails. Something wrong with adobe reader.Video presentations from purchased web sites sometimes skip in presentations. |
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| 1/4/2010 3:57:57 AM | does not connfct to internet all the time.freezesup alot |
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| 12/30/2009 6:48:38 AM | this has been getting worse and worse recently. |
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| 7/22/2010 8:34:25 AM | Five years ago I had no problem with this PC. Now everything is tremendously slow and frequently freezes up which can't happen since I use it for on-line college classes. |
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| 9/12/2010 12:03:16 PM | does not seem to have enough RAM. will lock up, |
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| 2/22/2011 8:17:44 AM | Runs too slow |
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| 6/9/2012 12:08:07 PM | Was unused for a while (3 months). Had trouble starting (Safe Mode, Repair Mode, Last Know, etc). Removed all additional devices and cards. Currently, adding them back one at a time. |
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| 4/12/2010 9:11:22 PM | Was great 5 years ago. Starting to run slower and some original hardware had failed. |
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| 9/7/2009 4:22:47 PM | I inherited this computer from my dad. I've had it for about 3 weeks, and I'm not happy with it's performance |
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| 3/26/2010 4:46:06 PM | First scan with 512MB memory prior to memory upgrade |
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| 12/3/2010 3:53:38 AM | to slow |
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| 1/22/2013 8:02:32 PM | Its old and getting slower by the day. Just trying to limp it along for another year or so. |
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| 3/26/2010 10:17:08 AM | Ever since I updated my sheild deluxe wirus software, it has been very slow. |
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| 9/20/2011 8:33:21 PM | graphic driver problems |
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| 10/16/2012 11:41:17 PM | jams and locks up |
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| 9/13/2009 10:46:42 AM | Runs very slow |
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| 11/30/2012 1:20:54 PM | do not understand message -defrag stopped have to do ckdisk. Dib't know where to find it |
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| 4/16/2012 2:04:38 PM | Had to reinstall windows and start over. lost software and can't get it all back |
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| 6/2/2010 8:59:36 AM | Too slow |
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| 8/20/2009 8:16:35 PM | computer takes long to boot up and web surging |
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| 10/7/2009 3:59:40 PM | Not able to surf the internet with out a lot of hassel, does not work as it once did. Some sites can not bevisitee at all. |
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| 3/27/2012 2:54:41 PM | Just bought your product don't know how it works yet |
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| 12/24/2010 7:42:39 PM | This is a dell dimension 5100...totaly designed to make upgrages impossible, well not impossible as OEM parts are available...I am using this PC untile I finish updating my Tyan AMD based server Atx-e and I am looking for a laptop to use with the server....looking at Alienware and customized PC's/ |
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| 7/6/2010 11:05:11 AM | computer has become very slow and has a high incidence of system errors |
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| 1/28/2011 1:39:11 PM | pc locking up. I cannot run Internet Explorer. Cannot run in normal mode. Antivirus not working. |
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| 11/23/2011 9:46:30 AM | freezes all the time and is very slow |
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