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Great machine. Quickly deilvered. Very quiet and very powerful.

Advantages: Very quick, whisper quiet, sleek compact design
Disadvantages: Can't have a 3rd HDD

As a professional photographer I use this to do all my imaging needs. From the point of order through to delivery I cannot fault Dell. Decent upgrade options when configuring and using my 5% disount made a difference. I upgraded the processor, the RAM and soundcard which I'm so glad I did. Took just under two weeks to be delivered and less than an hour or so to have setup. Works well on Windows 7 and Photoshop runs very nicely now. I have been ...
...running an antivirus scan all at the same time without any issues. Out of the box everything is pre built and it is very straight forward to setup. The thing that took the longest time was the windows update but after a couple of restarts we were all good to go. I didn't buy a monitor during the configuration as it worked out cheaper to buy it seperately for some reason and I'll review the monitor's seperately. ...

denezzar 27.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Dell Studio XPS 8000

A little gem, and quite a good specification for the price

Advantages: All in one form factor, easy connectivity, 'proper' keyboard and mouse
Disadvantages: No Wi Fi and restricted USB ports

...system altogether. Dell have every chance of having a winner on their hands though. There is possibly *one* reason why all-in-one systems haven’t caught on; whereas a mainstream desktop unit can be made of industry standard components (many of which can be supplied from a variety of sources) an all in one has to take the same design approach as a notebook; custom fabrication of the main parts, and have virtually no upgrade path without a complete ...
...be (unkindly) suggested that the Dell Inspiron One is a system for people who don’t like PCs. The base model system comes with a 2.2GHz/800MHz Intel Celeron 450 processor with 512k of cache, Windows 7 Home Premium, 3Gb of 800MHz DDR2 memory, a 320Gb SATA hard drive, Intel GMA x4500 graphics, an 18.5” widescreen, a wired keyboard and mouse, 16x DVD R/W drive, an internal webcam, built in speakers, and a reasonable software bundle. All for £399 plus ...

dobieg 17.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Dell Inspiron One 19

Strange kettle of fish but an ideal second PC

Advantages: Minute, basic PC functionallity
Disadvantages: Limited performance especially in BBC iPlayer

The Acer Revo R3600 is a slightly odd kettle of fish and in some ways is a solution looking for a problem! The original desktop PC configuration; Base unit, wired keyboard and mouse, and a monitor hasn’t changed much in 25 years – unless you count putting the base unit on it’s side! A number of notable exceptions have been to create the ‘all in one PC’ which unite the processor and display – most notably the original iMac in the 1990s – Sony dabbled ...
...you may already have. Acer have responded to this by taking a sideways look and coming up with the ‘nettop’ PC. In terms of hardware, it owes rather more to the currently very trendy ultra-portable ‘mini PC’s known as ‘netbooks’ – except this one does away with the built in keyboard mouse and screen. Why? – good question! Well; the reason is often staring you in the face every day in the living room! The astonishingly quick adoption of relatively ...

dobieg 10.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Acer Aspire REVO R3600

iMac

Advantages: amazingly brilliant and fantastic, OMG ITS A MAC !
Disadvantages: absolutely none

...it has super chic styling apple are super helpful they are incredibly simple to use and even though the price is really quite high (pc's can be much much cheaper) THEY ARE TOTALLY WORTH IT !! I have to use them in school, and have wanted one ever since i first saw them. Both of my sisters and one of their boyfriends have one (or more) iMac's are utterly sexual, just looking at one turns you on, also they are light weight and even though they are ...

AaronBruce 06.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Apple iMac Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz - 20" TFT

HP Compaq DC7600 - The Business Machine

Advantages: Small, Professional, Covers Basic Needs
Disadvantages: Anything more then Basic Needs and it Starts to Struggle

Hp Compaq dc7600 Introduction I do not like these machines. My work has decided to purchase them and everyday between the hours of 10.30 and 7.00 I am surrounded by the menacing humming of tiny hamster churning the cogs within these towers. Now maybe my dislike could quite possible be unjust, maybe the fact that I’ve associated it with work could lead to prejudice, I can accept that. There are good points and there are bad points ...
...is that they are made for businesses, I shall explain this further into my review. Specs Depending on the machine you buy your specs can range from nothing to anything. I’m going to base this review of the version I have, all the options are store defaults supplied directly from HP. * Intel Pentium Processor 3GHz * 1Gb Ram * 128Mb Intel Express Graphics Card * 65Gb Hard Drive * DVD-ROM Drive * 6 USB ports (2 front, 4 back) Looking ...

vys3 29.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of HP Compaq Business Desktop Dc7600