Reports of difficulty removing case, Slightly awkward component placement
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
The HP Compaq Business Desktop 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 Using some of the latest Intel Technology it won't be outdated any time soon and the 915 Express chipset is easily updatable with virtually any component (you won't be able to fit a full size graphic card in though)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 as the operating system (you can either select Unix OS if you like).
It houses an Intel GMA900 Graphics card with a maximum resolution of 2048 x 1536 and gives you access to CD-RW DVD-ROM combo with a read speed of 48 times. Built in speakers and an 80GB Serial ATA-150 Hard Drive wrap this neat little bundle up and packs it with an incredible 3 year warranty.
There have been reports that the case is incredibly tight and difficult to get off for those who may want to update it for any reason, and some of the components are in slightly awkward places; namely the Hard Drive is right under the power supply and it's cumbersome trying to get to it.
All in all though, the HP Compaq Business Desktop Dc7100 is a perfect addition to anyone's office and for virtually any use. It sits with quite a hefty price tag, still, though but worth the money.
More details
Reliability
Excellent
Memory / capacity
Excellent
Range of Extra Features
Excellent
Instruction manual
Good
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