Desktops & Servers > Polar Desktops & Servers

Advantages: good speed
Disadvantages: generates heat

i just upgraded from my celeron 300 to an athlon i am glad about my desicion though the upgradation cost me a fortune it was worth it now my machine has become much faster i also increased my RAM though this factor has contributed to the increase in speed previously when i opened mulktiple applications my system would just hang now i open around three browser windows toghether and still the machine does not hang i play games like mortal kombat ...
...these games with my new processor the graphics and the sound have showed a marked improvement i listen to mp3 songs while i work on my accounts my cabinet though seems to get a bit hot though im not sure whether45 its because of the processor or some reason on the whole i think it is an excellent product ... Read review

Advantages: Good components (except modem) and very cheap
Disadvantages: Poor customer service and slow delivery time

...which were eventually replaced by Polar and were better. However, the internal PCI modem (supplied with the machine) has never given good performance and I've recently replaced it with an external GVC modem which is far better. My hard drive was defective and starting to have bad clusters when the machine was 8 months old. I eventually called Polar about it when the machine was just over a year old and they weren't interested. Although I had a 3 ...
...More to the point, Polar failed to tell me that the hard drive had a 3 year warranty from the manufacturer. I guessed this myself and got a free replacement from the manufacturer - all praise to them. All in all this was a cheap machine which (most of the time) works well. Polar's customer service though has let it down and I'm not convinced I would use them again. ... Read review

Advantages: Quick, Cheap
Disadvantages: Better (albeit more expensive products) are out there

...* Hard disk controller HP Embedded 6 Port SATA Controller with embedded RAID (4 ports for HDD) * Internal drive bays Four 3.5" Non Hot Plug SATA * Optical drives DVD-RW * Internal mass storage Maximum 2 TB (4 x 500 GB) SATA System features * Chassis type Micro ATX Tower * Chipset Intel 3200 Chipse Networking & Expansion * Network interface Embedded NC105i PCIe Gigabit Server Adapter * External I/O ports Parallel - 0; Serial - 1; Pointing ...
...- 1; USB - 8 total (4 rear, 2 front panel, 2 internal (one for USB Tape connectivity)); Network RJ-45 (Ethernet) - 1; Management: Optional Lights-Out 100c Remote Management port * Expansion slots Expansion Slots: Slot 1: 32-bit/33MHz PCI at 3.3V slot; Slot 2, 3: PCI-Express x8 connector with x1 link; Slot 4: PCI-Express X8 connector with x8 link Power * Power supply type 365 Watts Power Supply * Power requirements 90 to 132 VAC, 180 to 264 VAC; ... Read review

Advantages: Can play the latest games, fast boot-up, reliable, runs cool, runs quietly
Disadvantages: Price is a little steep, not all games are compatible with Quad Core processors

...built XPS 420 directly from Dell which contains a 2.40GHz Quad Core processor, 4GB RAM, an Nvidia GeForce 9800GT, and all the other good stuff a computer needs. I ordered it late night on a Sunday, and I had it setup and working by the Thursday. Best of all? Shipping was free! Between pressing the power button and the computer being ready to use, you are looking at around 30 seconds. This includes me entering my password to log on. I see this as ...
...hadn't been for the current Dell offer and a discount code I had at the time. I will admit, I wouldn't have paid £920 for the system, no chance! Since starting the computer for the first time, I haven't had a single problem with it that wasn't caused by a faulty disk or my lack of patience. I would recommend it to anyone, even gamers. ... Read review

Advantages: double proccessor, never overheats, very quiet, selection of grpahics cards, enclosed in silver casing
Disadvantages: none

The Dell Inspiron 530 was a birthday present for me and is a very stylish and new computer. This computer is very stylish because of the silver casing which covers the actual black computer box its self. Bothe DVD and optional blue ray disc drives are hidden making it look plain which also makes it look very neat and tidy. The Dual Core processor is capable of much more than it seems. All though Core 2 duo would be much better, the PC is able to ...
...that the 1.4Ghz is doubled meaning that the total output is actually a big 2.8Ghz! (reliable source - My dad who works for an IT buisness as a programer). There is also a selection of graphics cards to choose with this proccessor if bought online from dell. This computer makes little noise and is very quiet compared with my mums Packard Bell computer which has only a Pentium D proccessor. There are no disadvantages to this computer so far and I ... Read review