... 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)
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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 ... ...to realise though 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 more
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 to these machines. The thing you have to realise though 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 as a Home User
Ok this machine has fairly good specs; it is a good all rounder. As a gamer myself, a 128Mb graphics card is good enough to run most games I would play. It’s certainly not enough to run the latest though. Also because it is integrated, I’m stuck with it. If I ever wanted to upgrade the graphics it would be a case of updating the whole motherboard, your better of buying a new machine. As a family PC, who probably only use it for work, school, the odd DVD and the internet, then yes it covers all those bases. As a designer or artist, no this is not something that would satisfy. The memory if far to low, the speed to slow and the ram not enough, but as this is a rather small percentage of the population they would know this for themselves anyway.
Looking as Business Owner
This is actually a great product for business. The main plus is that there small and compact. It covers every aspect that a call centre worker would need. Storage space is not an issue as there’s usually a server, speed is not essential as its only applications that require the same dedication as MS word that are being run. There small enough that they fit on the desks no problem and are easy to shift about. They were built for business, there is even a clip on the back to add a padlock so the case cannot be opened.
Personal Experience
I find these machines pretty sluggish on a day to day basis. Of course compared to my Linux run laptop, there’s no comparison with speed. I do like the fact there small enough to be carted around easily as I might have to work elsewhere on a certain day, this defiantly helps. Sounds a bit strange having a portable desktop to be honest, why didn’t they just buy laptops then I hear you ask? Who knows but that’s business. I’ve defiantly had worse experiences with computers, this machine, although running slowly, has never died on me.
Closing Comments
As a business owner I would defiantly recommend these machines, there small, sleek professional and basic. As a home machine I would probably look elsewhere, unless it is being used in the most primitive of ways such as described above. If you need to do anything that requires a bit more power then I would look at another machine. These computers become cheap in bulk but there are better ones out there for the retail price.
I would like to say Im not too keen on the look of this PC but performance I can't complain about, The new Business desktop is a good deal for customers with businesses especialy for accounting, bookeeping and for the financial industry. I found this particular computer very good for things like accounts and spread sheets. It has a reasonable perfomance, graphics, like large photo shop files and illustrator files are a bit on the slow side. The memory ...
magicdano 23.11.2005
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Advantages: has a large hard drive, suitable for families good design (modern) Disadvantages: crashes easily
...from replaced it with the HP dc7600 CMT it had 80GB hard drive and was 3.0GHZ , this was meant to be a good computer but I have had a lot of difficulties with it, it's like the computer has got a mind of its own, it keeps restarting it self randomly! Price: I paid about ₤500; I think the system is a good value for money because you get a lot of additional software which is useful, Good points: this will make a great family computer, it has ... ...copy your music CD's with the CD-RW and also it has a Pentium 4 chip and is windows XP professional. I like the design of the tower I think it's wicked, Bad points: the computer is always crashing and restarting it self?? I have phones the company several times and have had an engineer visit twice; Windows XP was designed not to crash, this computer has a lot of minor faults.
Conclusion: This is a good computer but it has a lot of technical faults, ...
roadmaster 16.02.2006
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Advantages: Small, good for offices. Disadvantages: Unattractive, could be difficult to upgrade.
This new Business desktop is a great deal for people with businesses especialy for jobs like accouting, bookeeping and other financial industries. I found this particular computer very good for things like accounting and balance sheets. It has a resonable perfomance in graffics nothing extreme but you wouldn't want to let your emploees to play computer games, would you? Anyway it has a good memory (ram) for printing and scaning.Hard drive is not ... ...for almost a year. But the bigest advantage of this pc is that it was made by a very respectable company HP. My father has one of them for his bussiness and i never heard him complaining. This pc is great for making documents with illustrations or without. Alltogether this is a good buy. ...
nisk7 13.10.2005
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Advantages: good all round performer Disadvantages: expensive
This is a great little machine for general office work and it comes with xp professional which is a vast improvement on the home version. One of the plus sides is the manufacturer, both of whom have a great track record. So technical support is likely to be good. However this machine is expensive for its specification. I only used the machine for a week but this was in an office setting. It fitted in well to the office network and was 100% stable ... ...its graphics card is, but its unlikely that it would run games well without an upgrade in this area. This is were the problem might start. The Tiny case is unlikely to make upgrading this machine easy. Unless you are looking for an office machine this is unlikely to do everything you want. As you would expect though when it comes to Microsoft excel , word etc it runs extremely well.
I have owned Compaq machine before and they are very good as long ...
burgersoft777 28.07.2006
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Great Desktop! One of the best I've used! This could very well and easily be the future of Business desktop PC's. ...
Buck11880 18.11.2008
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Product Information for "HP Compaq Business Desktop Dc7600" »
Mainboard
Chipset Type
Intel 945G Express
Data Bus Speed
800 MHz, 533 MHz
Monitor
Monitor Type
None, HP L1940T - LCD display - TFT active matrix, LCD display - TFT active matrix
Image Contrast Ratio
500:1, 450:1
Image Brightness
300 cd/m2
Response Time
8 ms, 25 ms
Dot Pitch / Pixel Pitch
0.294 mm, 0.264 mm
Diagonal Size
19", 17"
Max Resolution
1280 x 1024
Widescreen Display
No
Graphics controller
Type
Integrated, PCI Express x16 - plug-in card
Graphics Processor / Vendor
Intel GMA 950 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 3.0, ATI Radeon X300 SE, NVIDIA Quadro NVS 285 TurboCache supporting 128MB
Max Allocated RAM Size
128 MB, 64 MB
Video Memory
128 MB, 64 MB
Audio output
Type
Sound card - integrated
Compliant Standards
AC '97, AC '97, High Definition Audio, High Definition Audio
Max Sample Rate
192 kHz
Sound Output Mode
Stereo
Operating system / software
OS Provided
Microsoft Windows XP Professional, FreeDOS, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, SuSE Linux
Software
Drivers & Utilities, Norton Antivirus 2005, Drivers & Utilities, Drivers & Utilities, Compaq Diagnostics, Microsoft Internet Explorer
Keyboard
Interface
PS/2, USB
Keyboard Name
HP Standard Keyboard
Features
Smart Media card reader
Mouse
Interface
USB, PS/2
Technology
Optical
Features
Scroll
Manufacturer's product description
The HP Compaq dc7600 Business Desktop PC series combines enhanced security, performance and management tools for users demanding high performance while running multiple, CPU-intensive applications simultaneously.
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