What is the purpose of the site and how successfully does it meet this objective?

Dell online website

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/default.aspx?c=uk&l=en&s=gen

The objective of this site is to sell computers online. This site allows a customer to buy a range of products starting with small home computers and going up to a very large file server suitable for a big business. There is also a range of other products on this site.

Dell sells everything online or on phone lines. So there is no store where a person can go to buy one. This means that everything that Dell offers is shown on the website.




This is the home page. From here one can navigate through the products Dell has to offer. There are 6 main sections shown: notebooks, desktops, services storage & networking, printers & ink, electronics & accessories and support & help.

When hovering over one of the sections with the mouse, sub-sections come up. This allows for further narrowing down of products to allow the customer to see more closely what product matches his/her needs.

I have selected home desktops. The link has taken me to a page showing a list of options to narrow down further the choices available. Again, this will make the decision as to what one to buy easier.