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  • Saluting Outstanding CAD Products - Acrobat 3D v8, Photoshop CS3 Extended, ENOVIA MatrixOne, MAXON CINEMA 4D v10, Newforma Project Center Fourth Edition, LightWave v9, Solid Edge v20, Xi PowerGo 2Duo XT mobile workstation, Dell Precision M90 mobile workstation, Dell UltraSharp 3007WFP-HC flat-panel monitor, HP LP3065 Flat-Panel Monitor, LaCie 321 flat-panel monitor, MultiSync LCD2470WNX flat-panel monitor, VX2835wm flat-panel monitor, UltraSharp 2707WFP display, Poly P3503-DDR3 workstation, NetZoom 6, PhotoModeler 6, Ron LaFon, Cadalyst, Dec 1, 2007
  • More Power, Faster Renders - Dell 390 workstation, with quad core processor, offers multi tasking ability, compatible with SolidWorks 2008 with good performance, Rob Rodriguez Blog.com, Aug 23, 2007
  • Dell Precision 390 - Intel Core2 Quad CPU, well-engineered Dell Precision 390 is available with 20" UltraSharp 2007FP widescreen flat-panel monitor, moderately priced, more, Ron LaFon, Cadalyst, August 6, 2007
  • CAD Unplugged - mobile workstations reviewed: Xi PowerGo 2Duo XT, Dell Precision M90, PolyNote V512iD, Ron LaFon, Cadalyst, August 1, 2007
  • Budget Workstation Reviews - tests of Dell Precision 390, HP xw4400, CAD 2 Imagine Q64 and the Scan 3XS, Greg Corke, MCAD Online, July 23, 2007
  • Dell Precision 490 Workstation: Big Performance, Smaller Footprint - fitted with Intel dual-core Xeon processor and NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 graphics card, Dell 490 gives good performance for running CAE applications, more, David Cohn, CADdigest.com, March 26, 2007
  • Big Performance in a Smaller Footprint - fitted with dual-core Xeon processor, Dell Precision 490 workstation is small sized sibling of Dell Precision 690, providing comparable performance, more, David Cohn, Desktop Engineering, December 2006
  • Shining Stars - highly recommended best products: TurboCAD Professional v12, Pinion Desktop Packager, Archicad 10, Autodesk Inventor 11, Autodesk Map 3D 2007, IronCAD v9, Solid Edge v19, NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500, Dell Precision M90, Xi MTower PCIe, Maple 10, Deep Exploration 4.0, Ron LaFon, Cadalyst, December 1, 2006 (more TurboCAD reviews, ArchiCAD reviews, Autodesk Inventor reviews, IronCAD reviews, Solid Edge reviews, graphic card reviews, Dell workstation reviews, @Xi workstation reviews, Maple reviews)
  • Pricey, but Big and Powerful - Dell Precision 690 - ultra fast, fitted with Intel dual-core Xeon processors, Precision 690 can support two PCI-e graphics slots, performs quietly, targeting high-end CAD, more, David Cohn, Desktop Engineering, November 2006
  • Workstation - comparison of HP xw6400, Dell Precision 390, Scan 3XS workstation, XWorks X20i-64 S-ATA, Rock Xtreme SL Quadro 2500M, CAD 2 Imagine Go-Duo2, Greg Corke, MCAD Online, October 10, 2006 (more HP workstation reviews, Dell workstation reviews, Scan workstation reviews, laptop reviews)
  • Dell Precision 490 Workstation - with expandability options, Dell Precision 490 workstation is quiet with excellent performance and attractive design, more, Ron LaFon, Cadalyst, September 28, 2006
  • Zero Day Review: Dell Precision Workstation M90 - fitted with 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo processors and NVIDIA Open GL graphics card with 512MB memory, this impressive workstation has 17 inch screen, FireWire port, and more, Charlie White, Broadcast Newsroom, March 29, 2006
  • You Can Take It with You - Dell Precision M90 mobile workstation beats Eurocom M590K Emperor and HP Compaq nw8440, also reviewed: Matrox DualHead2Go, PowerCAD SiteMaster and Leica DISTO Plus Laser and PolyNote M719NC laptop, Ron LaFon, Cadalyst, August 1, 2006
  • Mobile Workstation Reviews - based around Intel's new Core Duo processor, not applicable for 64-bit applications, new mobile workstations were reviewed: HP Compaq nw9440, Dell Precision M65 and M90, and Fujitsu-Siemens' Celsius Mobile H240, Greg Corke, MCAD Online, June 15, 2006
  • Dell Precision 380 Workstation - suitably priced, this workstation gives solid performance with configuration and expanding options, Ron LaFon, Cadalyst, May 18, 2006
  • Power to Go - Dell Precision M65 and M90 notebook computers have dual-core T2600 processors, 2MB L2 cache, 100GB Hitachi hard drives and 2GB of DDR2 dual-channel memory, David Cohn, Desktop Engineering, May 2006
  • Single Processor Workstation Reviews - powerful CAD workstations offer value for money: Scan 3XS, Dell Precision 380, Fujitsu Siemens Celsius V830, CAD2 IMAGINE FX3800-64 workstation, and HP nw8240 mobile workstation, Greg Corke, MCAD Online, January 17, 2006
  • Cadalyst All Stars - Top Products in 2005 - included are a Dell mobile workstation, HP Designjet, NVIDIA graphics card, 3Dconnexion Space Pilot, Autodesk DWF Composer, SolidWorks and SketchUp, Sara Ferris, Cadalyst Management, December 1, 2005
  • Dell Debuts Precision 380 Workstation - its an effective tool for high end professionals who deal with applications that require fast processing performance for video editing, animation and CAD, MicroStation Connections, April 27, 2005 (may require free registration)
  • Punch Up Your CAD Power - New Athlon, Pentium Systems Pay Off with Performance - a look at the latest CAD workstations, Ron LaFon, Cadalyst Management, March 1, 2005
  • Extreme Speed-Six Workstations Push the Limits - reviews of high-performance workstations: XI 3600E MTOWER (@Xi Computer), MJ-12 X2 (Alienware), Dell Precision 370 (Dell), IntelliStation A Pro 6224 (IBM), Poly 1100A-150 (Polywell), Vision FX A/V/D (Velocity Micro), Ron LaFon, Cadalyst, November 1, 2004
  • Hardware Roundup - Workstation Reference Guide - looks at workstations - both high-end and low-end - most suited for MCAD purposes, Alexandra Pratt, Inventor Connections, October 5, 2004 (requires free registration)
  • CATbench Update Summer 2004 - tests were run on the Dell Precision 470, two workstations from HP and IBM’s T42p mobile workstation, Phil Harrison CATIA Community, August 30, 2004 (requires free registration)
  • CATbench Spring Update: Dell Surprises Our Reviewer - the Dell 450 won the latest CATIA benchmark, outperforming HP and IBM, Phil Harrison, CATIA Community, April 30, 2004
  • Wildfire Benchmark 2004 - IBM and Dell workstations performed well, Jay Sussman, Pro/E Community, April 8, 2004 (may require free registration)
  • Dell Precision Workstation 360 - a solid entry-level workstation for CAD applications, John B. Virata, Digital CAD, August 20, 2003
  • Whiz! Zoom! Workstations! - blazing fast Pentium 4's from @Xi, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Polywell and Tri CAD/CAM Systems, Peter K. Sheerin, CADENCE, July 2003
  • The Highs and Lows of Workstations - reviews of 11 low-end and high-end workstations from BOXX, Compaq, Dell, Polywell, TriStar and Xi, Peter K. Sheerin, CADENCE, October 2002
  • Towers of Power - in a roundup of workstations tested on a variety of CAD/CAM applications, Dell is the editors' choice in both the mid-range and high-end categories, Jan Ozer, PC Magazine, September 17, 2002
  • SolidWorks 2001 Benchmark Update - a summary of a review of computers from Dell (Precision M40, Precision 340) and IBM (2GHz Pentium 4), Solid Solutions, Jan/Feb 2002
  • Mid-Range Pentium 4 Workstations - 1.7 GHz CAD workstations from Compaq, Dell, HP and Polywell achieve parity, Peter Sheerin, CADENCE, Sep 2001
  • CADENCE Editors Choice - Dell's 530 workstation gets CADENCE award, June 2001
  • Wildfire - Dell's Workstation Masterpiece - blistering 3D performance, Greg Corke, CADserver, May 2001

  • The Best of 2000 - PCs - the Dell Precision 420 MiniTower and the Dell Dimension 4100 are among PC Magazine's Best of 2000, Bill Machrone, January 2, 2001
  • Dell's Pricey, Packed PIII-1000 - Joel Strauch, PC World, July 2000
  • Top 10 Power PCs - Dell's OptiPlex GX300 is named #1 power PC and a Best Buy choice, PC World, June 2000
  • Dell Dimension XPS B800r  - PC World June 2000. Named 2nd best power PC. A PC World Best Buy choice.
 
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