The innovative design of the HP Compaq Business Desktop dc7100 convertible minitower provides increased expandability, flexibility, convenience, and savings by letting you easily... more
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A review by JEllis06 on HP Compaq Business Desktop dc7100 - P4 530 3 GHz August 28th, 2005
Author's product rating:
Speed
Fast
Design
Satisfactory
Manufacturer Support
Excellent
Ease of use
Easy
Value For Money
Satisfactory
Advantages:
spped and RAM capability
Disadvantages:
Ugly design
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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ok, where to begin. This pc is good for many reasons and bad for many reasons. This Hewlett Packard hass all the performance one could need for almost any application on the block. With a 3ghz processor, 512 Mb of RAM and an impressive FSB, this HP makes its predecessors look like children. For the average business however, this may be a little bit too much computer. Most businesses do not need this much computer. My workplace for example have 3 of these and all we ever do is use one website as an inventory directory, and the occasional google.com search. Too much computer. However, for the privce, its a good deal, but ask yourself, do you need to pay this much for an awesome computer, or drop the price a bit and get one that satisfies your needs.
Advantages: Easy to update chipset, 8 High Speed USB2 Ports Disadvantages: Reports of difficulty removing case, Slightly awkward component placement
...The HP CompaqBusinessDesktop is a sleek designed PC that is ideal for use in the office or home office. Using some of the latest Intel Technology it won't be outdated any time soon and the 915 Express chipset is easily updatable with virtually any component (you won't be able to fit a full size graphic card in though) especially as it comes with 1 Processor Socket, 4 Memory DIMM 184 Pin Sockets and 4 PCI Slots.
You get an incredible 8 USB2 ports which is more than virtually any multimedia system on the market. The 3.2GHz Pentium 4 Intel Processor delivers a bucket load of power at a lightning fast rate and with 512 MB of DDR SDRAM you'll have to go a long way to find this system's limitations in office use.
The descktop design is a wonder of modern black and silver aesthetics and you can pick the case you want as well...
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Recommended Use: Small business, corporate business
Product Form Factor: Convertible mini tower
Built-in Devices: Speaker
Width: 16.8 cm
Depth: 45.2 cm
Height: 44.8 cm
Weight: 14.7 kg
Colour: Silver, carbonite
Localisation: English / United Kingdom, Ireland
Processor
Type: Intel Pentium 4 530 / 3 GHz
Installed Qty: 1
Max Supported Qty: 1
Processor Main Features: Hyper-Threading Technology
Cache memory
Type: L2 Cache
Installed Size: 1 MB
Cache Per Processor: 1 MB
Mainboard
Chipset Type: Intel 915G Express
Data Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Ram
Installed Size: 512 MB / 4 GB (max)
Technology: DDR SDRAM
Memory Speed: 400 MHz
Memory Specification Compliance: PC3200
Form Factor: DIMM 184-PIN
Storage controller
Type: 1 x Serial ATA - integrated
Controller Interface Type: Serial ATA-150
Channel Qty: 2
Storage controller (2nd)
Type: 1 x IDE - integrated
Channel Qty: 1
Storage
Hard Drive: 1 x 80 GB - standard - Serial ATA-150 - 7200 rpm
Optical storage
Type: CD-ROM - IDE
Read Speed: 48x
Monitor
Monitor Type: None
Graphics controller
Type: PCI Express x16 - integrated
Graphics Processor / Vendor: Intel GMA 900
Video Memory: Dynamic Video Memory Technology 3.0
Installed Size: 224 MB (max)
Audio output
Type: Sound card - integrated
Sound Output Mode: Stereo
Max Sample Rate: 48 kHz
Compliant Standards: Sound Blaster, AC '97, General MIDI, DirectMusic, SoundMAX, DLS Level 1
Manufacturer's product description
The innovative design of the HP Compaq Business Desktop dc7100 convertible minitower provides increased expandability, flexibility, convenience, and savings by letting you easily convert to a desktop or a minitower. Security, stability, and manageability features add IT peace of mind.
Input device
Type: Mouse, keyboard
Networking
Networking: Network adapter - PCI - integrated
Data Link Protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Remote Management Protocol: DMI 2.0
Features: Remote Wake Up, Wake on LAN (WoL), Remote Shut Down, ACPI support
1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45
1 x audio - line-In - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x audio - line-out - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x headphones - output - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
2 x microphone - input - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
Miscellaneous
Features: Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately), administrator password, power-on password, parallel port I/O control, serial port I/O control, USB port control, remote boot control, Power Factor Correction (PFC), ownership tag, memory change alert
Compliant Standards: ACPI, EPA Energy Star
Power
Device Type: Power supply
Voltage Required: AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Power Provided: 340 Watt
Power Consumption Stand by / Sleep: 3 Watt
Operating system / software
OS Provided: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Software: Drivers & Utilities, Microsoft Internet Explorer
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support: 3 years warranty
Service & Support Details: Limited warranty - 3 years
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