Hewlett Packard PA-8900 1 GHz processor

Advantages: decent pc, good RAM
Disadvantages: none

...The HP dx2300 has a 1.8ghz processor and has two 512mb memory chips which makes the overall RAM over 1gb with a possible expansion up to 4gb. The hard drive is a decent size as well as it has 80gb of space. The operating system is windows xp which is ok but won't be able to keep up with vista soon! It also comes with a one year warranty. The HP dx2300 is an ideal business class desktop that is full-featured and value-priced. Featuring the power of an Intel processor and ample RAM, the dx2300 gives you all the strength you need to power through the toughest applications. A large hard drive gives you ample room to store all your important files. The micro tower also gives you excellent expandability in a compact form factor. As your business grows, the HP dx2300 will grow with you. The price ranges from £300 to £600.... Read review

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Advantages: easy to use, the price
Disadvantages: no monitor

...In my experience this HP compaq bussiness desktop DX2300-pentium D 952 3 GHz was desighed specifically for bussinesses with essential computing needs, the HP compaq dx2300 microtower comes with practial features and award-winning HP support, so you can focus on your business instead of worry about your PC. The reliability of the machine seems superb, I've never seen any problems with it at all, then again if you did HP are well known for there good customer support and excellently detailed manuals. Main Specification - Windows vista premium ready - Processor: 1 x intel pentium D 925 / 3 GHz (dual-core) - Cache memory: 4 MB L2 cache - Cache per processor: 4 MB (2 x 2 MB) - RAM: 1 GB (installed) / 2 GB max - Hard drive: 1 x 160 GB - standard - serial ATA-300 - Graphics controller: Intel GMA 3000 - Audio output: Sound card - stereo - OS... Read review

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Advantages: great portability
Disadvantages: Problems with this hp model

...Notebook speed issue I think data bus speed is the culprit here. The Front Side Bus (FSB) is the data channel that connects the processor, other chips, memory, and the video circuitry. The motherboard in this HP laptop runs at a pokey 100MHz FSB. A comparably-priced Toshiba (A45-S121) runs at 266Mhz FSB using the same 2.8GHz Celeron. The processor can support up to a 400MHz FSB. See this HP laptop series specs at --------------- To date, all Celeron 2.8GHz processors have had on-die L2 cache of only 128KB. The Pentium 4 versions have L2 cache of up to 512KB and run at a 533MHz FSB. This includes HP ZE5xxx series notebooks built with Pentium 4 CPUs. Lastly, when running on battery, the power saving setup of most notebooks will throttle back the CPU speed to increase battery life. You might be able to override this by adjusting... Read review

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