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Advantages: Fast and easy to use
Disadvantages: As with all computers - it's already outdated!

...Pentiums and opted for a Compaq Presario AMD Athlon (model number S5100) instead as I’d heard from numerous people that these were faster in general. It came with Windows XP installed on it (officially, and not from a copied source so my dad was happy!) It has funny numbers after its name, reading AMD Athlon XP 2400+. It comes with 256MB of RAM and 40GB hard drive. And, as if that’s not enough, it also comes with Integrated NVIDIA GeForce XM graphics ...
...last line, please feel free to explain in the Comments box because <Manuel voice> I know nothing </Manuel voice> about computer graphics!) So, barring the graphics that I’m afraid I know very little about, what does all that gobbledygook mean? In layman’s terms it means…. This PC is suitable for everyone really, from beginner to advanced user. It could cope with most things that any heavy user could throw at it so anyone but the most determined ... Read review

Advantages: Small, SATA compatibility, Affordable
Disadvantages: Not much option for upgrades and expansions

...custom computer. Good thing the Dell has a SATA port. And then it's portable. When we're about to present our thesis, we had no problems with carrying it, it's like carrying a bulkier laptop. And it really delivers. For your basic needs, you can rely on the Dell Optiplex GX270 SFF. It will deliver. ... Read review

Advantages: speed ,power,Design
Disadvantages: value for money

...were released. As soon as Apple released the updated Mac Pro in January, I picked one up. After using the iMac for so long, the Mac Pro was like a breath of fresh air. This machine is crazy fast. I loaded 10 GB of RAM into it and can pretty much have all my design apps open (mainly CS3) as well as run Parallels at the same time. I could never do this with the iMac. Overall, I'd recommend the Mac Pro to design professionals looking to run lots of ...
...You'll have to deal with the strange rebooting problem I mentioned above but I don't think it's a deal breaker. I've gotten around this by either shutting my machine down when I'm gone for long periods of time or setting the sleep cycle to never. It's not a great solution (I can't save electricity this way) but I think it's worth it for the power of this machine. ... Read review

Advantages: Brilliant screen, fast, runs Windows too
Disadvantages: Virtually none, but not good for DIY upgrades.

Introduction I was walking through some wood on the Scottish Borders one day when we came across a cottage where we saw a Cavalier King Charles sitting on a chair in the sun, and a gentleman working on a computer. We got chatting about the dog (as we also have a Cavalier) and the conversation inevitable turn the his computer which happened to be an iMac 2.4GHz, 24" Core 2 Duo model being used for photography and graphics. The gentleman showed me ...
...me that I should give up my Windows PC and to switch to MAC for my main uses of photo and video. If I was really stuck, I was told that Mac could run any Windows programmes I needed on it. My main intention was to leave the Windows PC for day to day use, and use the MAC PC for hobbies only - more of that later. However, a few weeks later, after looking at reviews and seeing the machine again, I took the plunge and bought the iMac - a decision I ... Read review

Advantages: Lots of storage great upgrade capacity.
Disadvantages: requires a professional to install correctly

HP ML350 are very very excellent servers. these machines are very reliable and very fast, and widely used in many businesses across the UK they tend to run best with Windows SBS loaded as the operating system. with 5 hard drive bays you can have more than enough storage space for your company use. so you could have a maximum storage capacity of 5TB if you required it. Dual intel Xeon capability. Maximum RAM of 32GB if the G5 version of the ML350 ...
...a redundant Power supply into the server, it is a very good idea to purchase a redundant Power supply, this will keep your seerver Powered from a different wall socket if you primary Power supply should fail. also with a onboard RAID controller allowing the user to setup redundancy on there data which comes in handy if the worst was to happen. Problems with these server are very RARE. absolute brilliant value for money and very Reliable, perfedt ... Read review