Desktops > 100 GB - 250 GB Desktops > Desktop > below $600

Advantages: Good Choice for User
Disadvantages: Good Choice for User

We don't care much for the green PC segment, as low power consumption usually means low power consumption usually means low CPU power production, but wait! Lenovo's ThinkCentre A61 is pretty nifty. First of all, it's so energy efficient-with its AMD Athlon X2 Dual-core Processor-that it only takes up 45 watts of power and can also be kick-started by an optional solar panel. It's the quietest ThinkCentre PC ever, smaller than the last gen by 25 per ... Read review

Advantages: Specifications is too big for an XP system, 3 years onsite warranty
Disadvantages: The desktop is to expensive

THE COMPAQ DC5850, HP's latest desktop computer. The has 2.3 GHz Althon 4450B processor, 2GB of RAM, and 80GB Western Digital hard drive, a DVD burner, and integrated Intel GMA 3100 graphics, the last of which suggest its complete lack of gaming aptitude. The desktop is for business and not for gaming. But this computer is a big monster because their is room for a second 5.25-inch optical drive and another 3.5-inch hard drive, as well as a PCI Express ...
...Two pair of USB ports and a phone and microphone jacks. In the back of the desktop is six more USB ports, a LAN port, A VGA port, a two PS/2 ports, and a DVI-D port for and optional display. The desktop run in Windows XP Professional. I think the desktop can run a Vista System. Upgrading some specs of the desktop can enhance the desktop. A 30-inch Dell 3007 WFP-HC monitor that be viewed in 1280x800 viewing resolution. The Computer is fast and reliable ... Read review

Advantages: Good for gamers and high video consuming programs.
Disadvantages: Does not have an Option for NVIDIA as an Alternative Vid card.

The Dell OptiPlex 330 is a very powerful system. aside from it's Intel Core 2 duo processor the front side bus speed runs from 800MHz - 1066MHz! Not to mention it's memory capacity is 4GBs DDR2 at 800MHz. As for storage capacity it supports RAID 0 - Striping and RAID 1 - Mirroring. Using 2 SATA Hard drives, you can either choose to have them function either for SPEED (RAID 0) or backup (RAID 1). And as for the video, it has a x16 PCI Express® expansion ... Read review

Advantages: Very powerful and reliable
Disadvantages: none

The Dell OptiPlex 330 is one the systems we have here in our office today. I actually use these computers. This system is actually equipped with Energy star 4.0 which makes it energy efficient. It also supports Raid 1 - Mirroring. Here in the office, these computers are being used by our Technical Support Department and so far we haven't heard of any issues. Not to mention, these systems operate 24 / 7, we have not encountered any breakdowns on this ... Read review

Advantages: none
Disadvantages: memory

I had one of these computer that I sold because I didn't like it. It didn't have enough memory for me and it went slower than I wanted. It slowed me down when I done my school work on it for college. The graphics were okay but not as good as others that I had seen. I got this kind because I thought it had a better value and quality wise but I really got fooled. It tore up a couple of times and I had to take it to get it fixed. It was easy to use ... Read review