Dell Inspiron i660s-2308BK Desktop (Black)

by Dell

• Intel Pentium G630 Processor 2.7GHz, 3.0MB
• 4 GB DDR3 RAM
• 500GB 7200rpm Hard Drive
• Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• 16x DVD+RW

Product Description

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Dell Inspiron 660s Desktop: Small size. Big impression.

The space-saving Inspiron™ 660s helps you quickly connect to your friends, family and multimedia.

• Processor: Intel® Pentium® G630 (2.70 GHz)
• Memory (RAM): 4GB
• Storage (hard drive): 500GB (7200 RPM)
• Optical drive: 16x DVD+RW
• Color: Black
• Dell P/N: i660s-2308BK

Power your projects.

From term papers to social networking, your priorities are easier to tackle with Intel® Pentium® processors, Windows® 7 operating system and 4GB of memory.

Save your space.

The Inspiron 660s packs full-size technology into a compact tower. Experience advanced performance from a desktop PC that won't take over your desk.

Get connected.

Make the Inspiron 660s your communications hub. With two USB 3.0 and six USB 2.0 ports, an 8-in-1 media card reader and HDMI capabilities, connecting to cameras, MP3 players, printers and other peripherals and accessories is quick and easy.

Dominate the Internet.

The Inspiron 660s puts you in the fast lane to the web with integrated 802.11b/g/n WiFi. Email, your social networks and everything else is just a few quick clicks away.

Max out your media.

With room for even the most impressive digital media collection, the Inspiron 660s has impressive hard drive capacity options to store your music, movies, photos, videos and more.

Complete your Inspiron 660s experience.

Your Inspiron 660s comes pre-loaded with Skype™ for video chatting, McAfee Anti-Virus and lots more.

Inspiron 660s (i660s-2308BK) at a glance...

• Operating system: Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64-bit
• Processor: Intel® Pentium® G630 (2.70 GHz, 3MB Cache)
• Memory (RAM): 4GB SDRAM
• Storage (hard drive): 500GB SATA (7200 RPM), 3.5"
• Optical drive: 16x DVD+RW
• Video graphics: Integrated Intel® HD Graphics
• Media card reader: 8-in-1
• Audio: Integrated 5.1 audio
• Preinstalled software: Microsoft® Office Starter 2010, McAfee® SecurityCenter (30-day trial), Dell™ Stage Software

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Product Description

Enjoy the ride as you zoom through projects and easily manage multiple streams of content and exciting apps. Share photos, listen to music, play games and stay in touch with Dell Stage software. Your Inspiron 660 desktop lets you dial up the multimedia fun and share your life's adventures.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

39 of 39 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Dell Value August 23, 2012

By Texman

Purchased this to replace my 12 year old Dell pc that finally went out. I shopped prices and features before buying this and found it to be a very good value. Set up out of the box was extremely easy, the quick start sheet included with it was very helpful. It is very fast and also very quiet, unlike my old Dell 2350 which was noisy. I have a wifi router and it established internet connection quickly. Only reason I didnt give it 5 stars was 1) the included instruction book is not helpful at all, and 2) the button that opens the cd/dvd tray was hard to find. That button is at the bottom of the two doors on the front of the tower and is very small. Over all I am very pleased and would recommend this to any one needing a fast pc at a very good price. Also Dell has packed it with loads of programs I am still exploring.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars This computer is just fine. July 29, 2012

By thebooklady27

Amazon Verified Purchase

I read the bad review before purchasing this new tower and must say that I have always had Dell computers and have had great luck with them, replacing only when advancing technology made me, or the hard drive got too stuffed. And this new one works just great also. Dell support is truly amazing, and their techs are willing to spend hours working on a problem if that is what takes to make it right. You really can't go wrong with their products. It never even occured to me to buy anything but a Dell when my old one's hard drive became too full.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Good VLUE. July 26, 2012

By Reaper0021

This PC is obviously designed to be a good, dollar valued system for those maybe just getting into PC gaming or maybe for a 1st time owner. The previous poster stated he had issues with Dell/Amazon and the PC "Faulty." I can tell you this: This system was bought for my Daughter...she has upgraded it with a new GPU and is steadily rocking all her games at max settings. This is a good, basic value system at a reasonable price. I have owned 4 Dell's in my life. Of the 4, ZERO have had problems so long as you do basic maint. on the system (i.e. Defragging, cleaning up registry errors, chkdsk, etc.)Any issues I have ever had...and they were small issues not even classified as "Worrisome" Dell immediately fixed with either A) A quick phone call or B) A quick e-mail.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Good home computer November 13, 2012

By Steve Paul

Amazon Verified Purchase

Bought this product for home use, mainly web viewing and as a music player/repository connected to an audio system. Also wanted to get an updated unit with windows 7 while it was still available. Unit fired up and ran great right out of the box with no problem or incident and has continued to do so (includung finding and connecting without effort to home wireless network). I added a wireless keyboard/mouse and 19 in monitor to round out the system all with no issues. This is one of many Dell systems (desktop and laptop) I have used at home and work over the years and I have not found any problems.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Working Great October 17, 2012

By M. H. ick9s

Amazon Verified Purchase

I have used the Dell Inspiron i660 desktop for about 2 months now; and I am very pleased with it's performance. It has good speed; and was very easy to setup. Love the footprint. I have it on the floor next to my desk; and this works well. I have not had any problems with this desktop. I taught computer science courses at a community college for over 25 years; and have been around a lot of desktops. This is a very good one!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great low end PC November 17, 2012

By Larry Bridges

Amazon Verified Purchase

The i660 came in yesterday. Setup went easy, and because it doesn't have a modem my Verizon dealer sold me a small USB utility that solved my internet needs. My printer is older, but it installed and works properly. Also added Word Perfect Office X5, and Lotus 123 (97). And this was all done on Windows 7 Home Premium. No problems at all. Just have to follow instructions and do it right. Really excited with this USB thingy. I've used Dial-Up out here in the boonies for 25-30 years, and this seems super fast compared to Dial-Up.

11-21-12: p.s. Installing old programs is easy: This is a $50 expense if you take your computer in to have it done.
When the CD loads the on-screen installing program, Windows 7 may not recognize it, so click it off, and left click 'Windows Start Icon' then left click 'Computer' then right click the 'DVD'. Left click 'Open', and find 'Setup ... application,(not the 'Setup....Icon), and left click. The setup program will then walk you through the installation normally.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great computer August 19, 2012

By Dale R. Guy

Amazon Verified Purchase

We replaced a HP computer with this one and it is working fine...have now had 2 weeks...time will be the test. It boots up real quick and shuts down fast, too. For the price...not going find a better deal on Dell. I did call customer service because I mistakenly downloaded a patch fix that was not required so the Dell Reps helped me figure out and debug and fix the problem...in fact they sent me a thumb drive for free if I ever have to roll the PC back to "like new out of the box". So far works fine...we are very pleased.

I am following up in late January 2013...so far...our family is pleased with this Dell Computer...everything seems great or okay.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Good speed and functionality in a compact package December 20, 2012

By F J Swearingen

Amazon Verified Purchase

I've owned Dell desktops and laptops for years and have been satisfied with their quality and reliability, so the decision to replace my old Dell desktop with another Dell was an easy one to make. One of the features I especially like about this model is the minimal amount of space it takes up on my desk...it's the most compact package I've ever seen. In addition, for the typical "Home" user (internet, mail, word processing/spreadsheet, investment/tax applications, etc.), its processing speed is such that I spend zero time waiting on the computer to respond. I'm not a "gamer", so I can't speak to its speed for this type of application.

The initial start-up and registration process couldn't have been easier and the response from Dell was nearly immediate (internet connection is required). Software updates are also automatic and only require your approval. There is also a Dell Support feature on the Desktop that contains useful system info and testing utilities, and also allows immediate connection for on-line help, questions and support...which also sets up automatically upon registration. Another feature I appreciated is that Dell pre-configured this model with a minimal amount of unwanted bloatware (HPs are loaded with this stuff), and removal of this junk was straightforward and relatively painless.

What I didn't like? Like many OEMs today, you receive no disks for the OS. While the system comes with a Recovery partition on the HDD, Dell's explanation of how to use this feature is limited and requires a lot of digging and reading. For the typical non-technogeek user, I would strongly suggest you make your own Backup, System and Boot disks once you've completed the registration process (Google has many references on how to accomplish this).... It isn't a big deal to do this yourself but, given Dell's size and purchasing power, it couldn't have added more than a few dollars to the cost, and you would receive everything necessary for a re-installation that has been factory tested and warranted.

One other thing worth mentioning is that the photo of the rear panel shows both VGA and DVI video connections; as received, my unit was VGA only, with no DVI. In my case, I had to purchase a VGA cable to use with my 5-yr-old Dell monitor (which was originally furnished with a DVI-DVI cable). The display looks great with VGA, but you might want to check your monitor's video connection just to make sure you're ready to set everything up when your computer arrives. This isn't a big deal since conversion cables are available and relatively inexpensive (< $20).

Except for what I didn't "like", I would have rated this Dell with 5 stars. Other than this, it fits my needs perfectly. Read more ›