The Dell XPS 8500 brings the company's top consumer desktop into the "Ivy Bridge" generation with fast graphics and SSD storage. I've never really liked the term prosumer, but the Dell XPS 8500 ...

The Dell XPS 8500 manages to keep a low profile while being a great gaming or media system. They say good things come in small packages, and that’s the case with the Dell XPS 8500. The system is only ...

Dell introduced the XPS 8500 high-performance desktop PC, featuring 3rd generation Intel quad-core processors, also known as Ivy Bridge, and the latest discrete graphics for professionals who demand ...

While your entry-level dual-core PCs with simplified feature sets would certainly cater to budget-conscious users and a hopped up fragging machine or power-hungry workstation appeals to the ...

While many people compute entirely from a laptop these days, there is still a large number of those who benefit greatly from using a traditional desktop. Laptops may be plenty powerful for the average ...

Not willing to let the new Alienware lineup have all the fun with Intel's Ivy Bridge rollout, Dell has seen fit to trot out a pair of new desktop systems using the new 22-nanometer chips. The XPS 8500 ...

Now that it's unveiled its next-gen Ultrabook, Dell's taking the opportunity to refresh the machines it's already got. Starting with the XPS 12 convertible Ultrabook, the company is adding an NFC chip ...

Dell has given a shot of Vitamin SSD to its top-of-the-line consumer desktop. Replacing the XPS 8300 in the slot just below the company's Alienware hardcore gaming systems, the Dell XPS 8500 targets ...

The XPS 8500 desktop delivers a superb user experience for creatives who demand uncompromising performance, whether composing music, working on graphics-intensive design, creating and editing various ...

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Dell has announced that the new desktops XPS 8500 and Vostro 470 will be powered by the latest Ivy Bridge processor. Dell fans were eagerly waiting for such a move from the company. According to ...

From Mini-ITX to palm-sized desktops to the Intel Compute Stick, the PC is undergoing a design renaissance. Sluggish economic growth and tough competition from mobile devices were the two biggest ...