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Advantages: Great processor, Massive Hard Drive, Cheap price for what you get
Disadvantages: Graphics Card is poor if you want to play the latest games at top spec

...decision in investing in an HP computer as it has been extremely reliable and has yet to go wrong which is always nice. I'm sure at some stage it will go wrong, but at the moment I'm happy with it and the performance doesn't seem to have dropped in the slightest since the moment I bought it. For all those that are interested before I start to write the main brunt of my review, here are the technical specifications of what you will get for your money ...
...them and read on) ~Processor, Operating System and Memory~ Processor AMD Athlon™ 64 processor 3700+ Operating system installed Genuine Windows XP Home Edition Chipset ATI RADEON® XPRESS 200 Standard memory 1 GB Memory type DDR-SDRAM Memory slots 4 DIMM sockets ~Internal drives~ Internal hard disk drive 250 GB Hard disk controllerSerial ATA hard drive Hard disk drive speed (7200 rpm) Optical drive type DVD drive Optical drive ... Read review

Advantages: Large RAM and fast processor means it will play the latest gmaes
Disadvantages: No fire wire ports

This machine is very powerfull the large RAM combined with a top of the range graphics card means that you should have no trouble playing the latest games and using it for graphical tasks. The large hard drive means that you wont run out of memory any time soon. Even though the machine dosnt have a fire wire port it compansates by having 7 usb2 ports allowing you to connect mp3 players and all other sorts of devices that require a fast connection ... Read review

Advantages: Really good Graphics, Good value for money
Disadvantages: Really Big, Really noisey

Dell XPS 700 I have had the Dell XPS 700 for about 2 years and its still in good working condition! Although i bought the newer verson 2 days ago Dell XPS 730! It is much better! <<< Looks >>> It comes in 2 colours on the front ethier Black or Red (mines Black) It is in a slanted shape and has a silver case on the front is has a Logo saying '' Dell ''! It also has XPS on the two sides! Also it has Neon lights at the very top of the front case ...
...too! It was the first Dell XPS desktop i ever got and its one of the best computers i have ever got! It came with Dell speakers and subwoofer and a 15'' monitor! The only bad thing about it is that its really big and is realy noisey!!! But apart from that it is a really good computer! It has Neon lights in it and you can download software called Dell XPS Light FX and when you play music in Windows Media Player the lights change colours! And you can ... Read review

Advantages: Good value, runs most common apps well
Disadvantages: Struggles with high intensity graphics apps and games

...nothing special here, quite typical Dell styling - neat and clean, but not particularly eye catching! Finally, high intensity programs such as professional design apps and games, this PC will simply not cope! Personally I would not recommend Dell for this as, having used a number of different models, come no where close to a custom built PC for the same price. ... Read review

Advantages: speed, sound, generous size monitor, Leopard OS
Disadvantages: Power/Sleep light missing

Duration of ownership:2 Weeks Strengths: Sleek and beautiful design, simple and elegant operating system, wireless keyboard and mouse Weaknesses: Power/Sleep light missing Overall Evaluation:I have used Macs (5th one) since mid-90s and have always appreciated their design and OS strengths. Overall, this is an great computer. Everything worked perfectly right out of the box without checking the manual. Considering what is included on this iMac, ...
...peripheral you need to add is a printer! You sure get a lot of features for the money.Price is always a concern, especially compared to PCs. With this model, they have added more "bells and whistles" and not raising the price.Apple has finally gotten its act together by redesigning the popular iMac. ... Read review