With improvements such as increased storage and expandability based on ongoing customer feedback, Dell (
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Dell says Vostro meets customer demands for quality, reliability and worry-free services as the desktop is suited for small businesses with simple networks. ProSupport services enable customers to customize and tailor IT support options to fit their technical expertise and business needs. This includes 24/7 proactive maintenance, how-to guidance and popular software support for non-technical users.
The new Vostro desktops are designed based on the suggestions made by 98 percent from current Vostro customers. Addressing many of their top pain points, it provides more of what customers demand in a small-business PC. The key enhancements include enhanced convenience through redesigned optical drive bays; standard 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet across full line for fast network access; increased internal storage capacity with one terabyte hard drives providing up to 4 terabytes of internal storage in the Vostro 420; and refined industrial design with a glossy front.
Apart from providing seven total PCI/PCIe expansion slots for more network, sound or graphics cards, the Vostro 420 high-performance system also offers dual display capability, and more expandability and flexibility with 10 total USB ports. Also, for data storage and video playback, the desktop provides optional Blu-Ray Disk drives. To transfer data to an external storage device faster than with USB, the Vostro 420 offers an eSATA connector and uses the latest in Intel (
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“Even with a strong shift to mobile computing, desktops continue to be an integral part of most business computing environments,” said Darrel Ward, director of commercial desktops, Dell Product Group. “With a 98-percent recommendation rate on our Ratings & Reviews site, customers are telling us that they will choose Vostro when it comes time to buy their next small-business PC.”
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