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Advantages: Lots of resource, processor power and expansion
Disadvantages: Price and extras needed.

...The Proliant range from HP has been around for a few years but the latest generation takes advantage of shrinking sized parts and components and power saving methods to evolve an already successful product. We have both the G5 and G4 models of this server and the main obvious change is the disk size. The hard disks (and it can take up to 8 of them) and the newer slimline serial SCSI type rather than the Ultra SCSI in the G4. Faster and with the same ...
...and is best suited for HP cabinets. Shallow depth racks will not give you the clearance to close the doors on it. Software that comes with it is really limited to the Array software and principal set up software. This allows you to set up the hard disks into the RAID format you want should you so desire. Its quick and simple to set the disks exactly as you want them before installing the operating system. Uses? Well we use ours for running Virtualised ... Read review

Advantages: Fantastic OS, easy to use, fast and efficient, miniscule threat of viruses
Disadvantages: Overpriced in terms of hardware, not as much software available compared to Windows

...in this aspect. Pricewise, Apple are always keen to exploit the market slightly. In my case, I had a lot of money which had been lying around for a long time so I decided to put it to good use. I am not your crazy PC gamer who relies on extremely fast processors, and amazing graphics card and a huge hard drive. What this Mac delivers is enough for casual use and running large programs. Although it may be slightly over priced in terms of specs compared ... Read review

Advantages: Reliable, powerful, robust
Disadvantages: Im yet to find one. Maybe the hidden costs in addtional items.

...this way and using the HP Raid utility during setup (which is included) you can literally configure your drives to behave in any way possible. Whether its the redundancy of Raid 5 you want or the mirroring ability of Raid 1, this does it all. PERFORMANCE Out of this world. It is so stable and so quick to start up. Its like lightning. We use our server to offer additional protection to our virtualised servers. This means we have 3 or 4 software ...
...under warranty with HP and after calling their help desk it is a recognised problem and a new power supply will be with us tomorrow. I have also ordered a hot spare redundant power supply to slot into the spare power supply slot. This has cost £105 plus the shipping. ... Read review

Advantages: Gorgeous design, fast processor, fluid animations, great for media
Disadvantages: Too glossy? Aren't really any disadvantages!

...should have been!) I also got student discount and a free printer (via rebate) so it turned out about £680 for the whole package! =) All from the Apple store themselves too! Blooming marvellous - now upgraded to 3GB RAM, it works like a charm! Definitely recommended! ... Read review

Advantages: Very speedy
Disadvantages: Style

What a great machine it is incredably quiet when compared to other desktop units i have owned, you get very little fan noise from this computer. Although it is not the best looking desktop available, with its two tone facia its user friendly interface certainly make up for this. This is an ideal computer for all you music and movie lovers as it can hold a tremendous amount, i use mine mainly for divx video etc. It has a wide range of superbapplications ...
...of 3d games which it is more than able to cope with, offer the full experience of the game. I wasn't sure whether or not it would play all of my games but sure enough I installed any away I went. Very happy with computer and I would certainly recommend to anyone with the same likes as myself. ... Read review