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Advantages: Small, quiet, fast boot times
Disadvantages: Not for dedicated gamers

...we probably have about 2000 Dell PCs situated across all sites. I have had the Optiplex GX520 for almost a year now without any problem of any description. Mine is primarily used for writing software with Visual Studio and writing database code in MS SQL Server which affects millions of rows of data. These applications would really test the machine to the limits but how would it perform? As this machine was bought as part of a batch, the price paid ...
...mark if buying from the Dell website. -- Looks -- The Optiplex comes in Dells standard black coloured case. On the front there is a DVD Rom / CDRW drive and a floppy disk drive (which is a rarity these days, mine has never been used). Add to this 2 USB2 ports, a headphone socket and a microphone socket and it soon becomes apparent that you can perform most functions you will need to without even getting to the back of the PC. On the back of the ... Read review

Advantages: Industry standard, good support, solid
Disadvantages: Doesn't like non-hp parts, develops noise

...the Celeron version and £400ish for the Pentium 4 version (I'd go with the P4). Support is very good from HP. When buying one from an HP Authorised dealer you will get a years onsite warrantee. Overall, this is a good PC and you won't have many problems. ... Read review

Advantages: small
Disadvantages: can be a bit slow

this is a great computer for the price with a very good spec, i bought one of these a few months ago for a customer and they have had no problems with it at all, for the money this is a very good computer and well worth a look. i also think that it is a good sized machine and will fit in wherever you want it to. there is one disadvantage how ever but it is a very small one, the customer i got this for did mention that the performance did drop a fair ... Read review

Advantages: fast, good quality less expensive
Disadvantages: uptill now non ,its been a7 yrs

I'm not a computer expert and I'm writing about my experience while using the PC .I would not be able to tell u any thing about its hard ware . Its brilliant in usage, I have two different PCs but I do not fined any fault in this one even after 7 yrs. It is working properly and when we compare the price I really find it cheaper then other branded computers. I'm very happy with the performance. Along with windows xp it is great fun .Down load speed ...
...famous product available in market. Most of all one can install lots of programmes as mammary space is quite good so I have down loaded hundreds of photos, some movie clips, chess game for my father -in law, also other games for my children, and songs but still have sufficient space left to support the speed of computer. I am very happy by its over all performance . ... Read review

Advantages: Flat screen, nimble keyboard, compact and tidy.
Disadvantages: Dvd drive and Cd rom drive too close together

Having now had this for 18 months I am very pleased with it. It's compact monitor allows me more space nearby to my workstation. It's nimble keyboard allows me the freedom to word process with speed. I simply the love the flat screen and would never revert back to the old type screens. The buttons on the screen are easy to use and make perfect sense in what they do. Connection was easy - so easy I got help from my 15 year old son and together we ...
...version) operating system and this I simply love too. The only drawback I have is that the DVD drive and the CD-Rom drive are too close together - when wanting to use both they seem to get in the way when they open - I feel there should be a bigger space between them. But apart from that it's great!!!Quiet noise level - no distractions. Quiet start up and shut down. Good helpline (online) with solutions to many problems. This PC came as an offer ... Read review