The Dell XPS 8300 arrives in a large brown box with the name of the company on the sides.
Inside, the components are shipped in a separate box. This includes a power cable, mouse, keyboard, literature on the product, and a disc of software.
The keyboard and mouse are the Dell entry level products, a Dell Optical Scroll USB mouse with two buttons, and a Dell USB Entry keyboard. They are both perfectly fine to use all the time, but gamers and those who like higher level products may very well keep these for emergency situations.
Our review sample wasn't protected inside a plastic wrap, just between foam. We would assume however that this review sample has been circulating in the UK and a protective cover has went missing.