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Advantages: Good components (except modem) and very cheap
Disadvantages: Poor customer service and slow delivery time

...which were eventually replaced by Polar and were better. However, the internal PCI modem (supplied with the machine) has never given good performance and I've recently replaced it with an external GVC modem which is far better. My hard drive was defective and starting to have bad clusters when the machine was 8 months old. I eventually called Polar about it when the machine was just over a year old and they weren't interested. Although I had a 3 ...
...More to the point, Polar failed to tell me that the hard drive had a 3 year warranty from the manufacturer. I guessed this myself and got a free replacement from the manufacturer - all praise to them. All in all this was a cheap machine which (most of the time) works well. Polar's customer service though has let it down and I'm not convinced I would use them again. ... Read review

Advantages: good speed
Disadvantages: generates heat

i just upgraded from my celeron 300 to an athlon i am glad about my desicion though the upgradation cost me a fortune it was worth it now my machine has become much faster i also increased my RAM though this factor has contributed to the increase in speed previously when i opened mulktiple applications my system would just hang now i open around three browser windows toghether and still the machine does not hang i play games like mortal kombat ...
...these games with my new processor the graphics and the sound have showed a marked improvement i listen to mp3 songs while i work on my accounts my cabinet though seems to get a bit hot though im not sure whether45 its because of the processor or some reason on the whole i think it is an excellent product ... 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