Packard Bell iMedia 5126 > Reviews

Advantages: Performance, plenty of USB ports, LAN
Disadvantages: Upgradability, sound

...manufacturer support, my experience with Packard Bell has been mixed. I had another different machine from Packard Bell some time before this one and the hard drive failed. I was bounced around their customer support and sent discs, which weren't even meant for my machine and would have left me in a bigger mess but because the hard drive wasn't working, I fail to see why I was sent discs to rectify it. I also had 3 customer support engineers come ... Read review

Advantages: Looks Good, Feels Good, and Damn Fast.
Disadvantages: Nothing at all...... YET!!!

...years. so i opted for the PAckard Bell 5126 ITouch computer. The first thing you notice, after you have put the leads in, turned on the computer and got into windows is the quietness of it, i mean, for the speed you get, a 2.8mhz processer, i was expecting a noiser Computer, but suprisingly it is very, very quiet. So wow i think, it looks very good, it is silent, and it is powerful, the full specification is as follows. 2.8 ghz Pentium ... Read review

Advantages: fast, quiet
Disadvantages: takes up desk space

...in the Clearance - as Packard Bell have brought out a new range - for £796. It was a shame the store did not know the right spec or they may have sold it sooner (eg thought it had a 80GB hard drive, not the 120GB it does have). Was buying as a replacement base unit for a 5 year old Time machine, and what a difference. You can't hear it when it is working, it is responsive and does not keep seizing up. I had been pleased with the way my old maching ... Read review