|This channel is designed to go directly to the consumer, and offer features not typically found in catalog-based sales strategies, such as providing customers with the ability to custom configure a computer system.|330|4125|1665|3435||0|0|0|0|
|Starting with a basic computer configuration, customers can use the Continue button to select components and accessories.|2855|5085|1080|2910||0|0|2|0|
|Customers can also select multimedia and warranty options, as well as peripheral devices, such as printers, scanners, and digital cameras.|645|6300|1350|2850||0|0|0|0|
|After the price has been computed, customers can still add or subtract components according to their budgets and without pressure from a salesperson.|5400|6630|1350|3105||0|0|0|0|
|Dell's direct business model has met with resounding success and has been emulated by other computer hardware and software merchants.|5400|6630|1170|3210||0|0|0|0|