Desktops are still fascinating many individuals though various laptops are heading the market successfully. When we talk about the desktops, it is quite imperative to remember DELL in the field of successful desktop models. Keeping this kind of trend in mind, now DELL has come up with quite innovative desktop as Dell Vostro 230 desktop. This desktop comes under business device category.

This Dell Vostro 230 is powered through Core 2 Quad Q84000 processor chip. This processor is successful at delivering multi-core and Hyper-Threading technology for the desktop. Its 4 GB RAM is sufficient enough for multi-tasking and graphics simultaneously.

Its 500 GB hard disk is quite above with the expectations and quite away from earlier desktops from Dell. These will ample space for storing huge information for a user. There is another surprise stored for you in this Dell Vostro 230 and it is able to cater two hard disks for a total storage space of 2 TB. One hard disk is of 500 GB and another is of one TB.

Inside Features of Dell Vostro 230:

• 1 x Core 2 Duo E7500/ 2.93 GHZ.
• 2 GB RAM
• DVD Drive RW.
• GMA X 4500 graphics driver
• Gigabit Ethernet.
• Windows 7 Pro Monitor.

Optical Drive:

The optical drive equipped in Dell Vostro 230 is of 16x CD/DVD burner (DVD +/-RW). This burner has dual layer write capacity.

Software:

This desktop is pre-loaded with genuine Windows 7 Professional 32-bit Edition. This desktop will be supplied along with preloaded Microsoft Office 2010 and CyberLink Power DVD and Roxio Creator DE 10.0.

Contents of the Box:

The box consists of incorporated Graphics Media Accelerator X 4500. This accelerator is quite enough for the typical business purpose. If the storage video card is improved, then graphics and pictures with this desktop would be perfect. Dell is supplying two movie options for the Dell Vostro 230 and those are 512 MB or 1 GB of devoted NVIDIA Ge Force graphics card.

This Dell Vostro 230 has a Dell Media Card Reader, one built-in 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN on the motherboard of the desktop. It has one optional wireless 1425 WLAN 11 n PCle Card and an optionally available 56k PCI Data Fax modem.

Its additional ports include one 15-pin VGA video adapter, 6 externally obtainable USB ports, one serial port, 2 PS/2 ports for keyboard and mouse, and an RJ-45 10/100/1000 connection.

This desktop is equipped with more security through a wire locks chasis security position and a padlock.

Conclusion:

The Dell Vostro 230 is a perfect business desktop at quite economical price from the pioneers. This is a worth to its money. This would be an ideal choice for business computing along with basic internet usage.

The Acer’s latest AX3400-U4032 Desktop PC is powered with AMD’s quad core Athlon 645 – a 3.1 GHz processor. It comes with 6 GB of DDR3 memory and its graphics is driven by the Nvidia GeForce 9200 making it a mid to high end desktop. The AX3400-U4032 desktop should be available at a modest price of around $500 ( Amazon has it at $529.99 at the time of writing) which will make it an attractive buy.

Key Features at a glance

- Powered by AMD’s quad core propus processor Athlon ii X4 645 – 3.1 GHz.
- 6 GB of DDR3 Memory
- Graphics driven by NVIDIA GeForce 9200
- 1Tera Byte SATA Hard Drive
- 9 USB 2.0
- HDMI
- DVD Writer
- Wired ( Gigabit Ethernet) and wireless connectivity inbuilt ( 802.11b/g/n)
- Keyboard and Mouse

If you are interested in detail of the Acer AX3400-U4032 – here it goes

The Processor

The AMD Athlon-II X4-645 is a 4 core processor clocked at 3.1 GHz. The processor has 512KB of L2 cache making up a total of 2 MB of cache memory. The lack of the L3 cache is partly made up by the fast Integrated memory controller. The Athlon 645 is a bargain processor, which is evident from the price of the desktop. And we do not sacrifice the performance when we are looking for low price.

RAM and Hard Disk

Acer AX3400-U4032 desktop comes with 6 GB of DDR3 RAM which is another reason why we can rank it as a high end desktop. The Hard disk comes with 1 TeraByte. You are probably never going to utlilize more than half of the hard disk in the life of desktop, unless, of course you are storing a large number fo videos and video clips.

Graphics

The graphics is powered by the NVIDIA GeForce 9200. The desktop itself does not include a monitor ( though the bundle does come with Keyboard and mouse).

Other Connectivity Features

The Acer AX3400-U4032 comes with HDMI connector in built, in case you want to project the contents of the desktop on a LCD TV or a projector. There are 9 USB connectors. The Gigabit Ethernet will help in the ultra fast speed data transfer in the intranet connection ( though the internet speed will not benefit by the Gigabit). The wireless connectivity feature is another plus point for this notebook.

Software

Besides the preloaded Windows 7 Home Premium operating system, the Acer AX3400-U4032 comes with Microsoft Office Starter edition and the McAfee Trial version. You may like to uninstall the AcAfee and install the free AVG Antivirus instead. The Microsoft Office Starter edition is only a teaser.

Bottom Line

We do not see anything negative with the Acer AX3400-U4032. It comes at a affordable price of $500, has HDMI, wifi and a modestly fast Athlon quad core processor. All you need is a deal in sub $500 to sweeten the buying process.

The Gateway ZX4351-47 is an all in one desktop with multi touch capability giving you ability to navigate the computer with screen. All in one PC’s were earlier used in industriall environments for testing equipments and instrumentations. Their falling prices have enabled common users to take its advantage. All in one PCs have a screen and it slighly thick. The components that make up the PC reside behind the screen, so there is no “separate desktop”. It has a touch screen that can be used similar to the touch screens of smart phones. Here are the quick details of the nuts and bolts of the ZX4351-47

Features at a glance

- AMD Atlon Quad core processor 2.5 GHz
- 4 GB of DDR3 Memory
- 21.5″ LCD Screen -1920 x 1080 resolution
- 6 USB 2.0 Ports
- Built in webcam
- Wireless Mouse and Keyboard
- Wired and wireless 802.11b/g/n capability
- Big 1 Tera Byte Hard disk
- Integrated 5 Watt speakers

Here are some details of the individual components of the ZX4351-47 PC

Processor

This gateway all in one PC is powered by the AMD Athlon II X4 Processor 615e, which is a quad core processor clocked nominally at 2.5 GHz. The processor gives decent performance, with its 4 cores, especially in multi processing environment. Its relatively low TDP rating of 45 Watts makes it the best candidate for the All in one PC where the space for heavy duty fan and cooling is limited. The Athlon 615e has 2 MB of L2 Cache ( 512 KB for each of the 4 cores). The integrated memory controller and makes the performance decent.

Memory and Hard Disk

Gateway ZX4351-47 comes with 4 GB of RAM that should be enough for most of your purposes. Its 1 TB of hard disk is spacious for most of your needs.
Other Features

The Gateway ZX4351-47 comes integrated with 8X DVD-SuperMulti Double-Layer Drive that you can use to read DVDs or burn new DVDs. Its Multi-in-1 Media Card Reader can be used to read the content of an MMC or a SD card. The integrated 2.0MP Webcam makes one of the best qaulity webcam for chat or video. There are 6 – USB 2.0 ports and it comes with a Wireless Keyboard and Mouse,

And finally it comes with Windows 7 operating system preloaded.

Price

This all in one PC comes with a price tag of $800. It can be a good candidate for office environment where you need a screen larger than that can be provided by a laptop. Its performance should be acceptably good. Starredreviews believe that the PC is priced for what is offers. The only question is do you thing you can make a good use of the all in one PC ?

The Ideacentre K330 77272L desktop from Lenovo can be categorized as a high end desktop aimed at gaming and high performance computing needs. Powered by the Intel’s latest Sandy Bridge core i5-2300 processor the K330 77272L boasts a copius 6 GB DDR3 RAM and Nvidia GF GT420 graphics card with 1 G Memory. Let us take a look at the individual components of the Lenovo K330 77272L.

Key Parameters

- Intel Core i5-2300, Dual core, 2.80 GHz processor, 6 MB Cache, Turbo 3.10 GHz
- 6 GB of DDR3 RAM
- 1 Tera Byte, 7200rpm Hard Disk Drive
- NVIDIA GF GT420 garphics card with dedicated 1 G memory
- Comes with DVD Drive

Here are some details of the individual components in case you are interested.

The Processor

The Intel Core i5-2300 Processor that powers the Ideacentre K330 77272L desktop is a 2.0 GHz processor that has a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz. The Processor has 6 MB of L3 Cache and it supports Turbo function with which the frequency of the processor temporarily increases to 3.10 GHz to cater for the increase demand in the processing power. Obviously this is a high end processor that should give a decent performance for all of your needs.

The RAM and the Hard Disk

The K330-77272L comes with 6 GB of RAM that should be enough for your tasks in most circumstances. The Windows 7 operating system
that comes with this desktop takes only 1 GB of RAM and you are still left with 5 GB of RAM. This is more than enough for your computing needs including large footprint applications and programs. The desktop comes with 1 Tera Byte ( 1000 GB ) of RAM.

Graphics
The Lenovo Ideacentre K330 77272L comes with NVIDIA GF GT420 garphics card that supports DirectX 11 compatibility and has 48 stream processors.

Other Features

The desktop does come with a DVD Drive in built. There are 8 USB Ports. It also come with a wired Ethernet connectivity feature. The desktop is about to be released soon at a price take of under $800, making it a powerhouse at an affordable price.

HP Pavilion Elite s5780t becomes of the the first desktops based upon the newest Sandy Bridge processor from Intel. The s5780t desktop has Intel core i7-2600, a quad processor at a nominal clock frequency of 3.4 GHz. The Pavilion s5780t can be easily categorised as a high end desktop as it comes with 8 Gigabytes of RAM and has a whopping 1.5 tera byte Hard Disk Drive. The graphics is powered by the ATI Radeon HD5450 making another plus point for gamers. The HP s5780t notebook is available under $850 making it very cost effective desktop machine for your high end office needs or you home gaming needs. It may be worthwhile to take a look at some of the individual components of this desktop.

Processor.

The Intel Core i7-2600 Quad-Core processor that powers the Pavilion Elite notebook is clocked at 3.4GHz. The processor supports the turbo function with which the frequency of the processor can be temporarily increased to 3800 MHz to cater for the increased demand in the processing power. This Sandy Bridge processor boasts 8 MB of shared cache boosting up its performance.

RAM and Hard Disk

The second most important factor, at least as far as the performance is concerned is the amount of the RAM memory. This desktop has a huge 8 GB of RAM which is probably more than enough for any kind of programs, even those requiring a large memory footprint. If you are CAD user or any other program user that has big memory footprint, the HP Pavilion Elite s5780t is going to be the desktop you need.

Graphics

The graphics in the Elite s5780t is driven by the ATI Radeon HD5450 and comes with HDMI. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5450 graphics card can be categorised as an entry-level / lower middle class DirectX 11 graphics card for laptops and notebook. Its performance is somewhat slower than the faster HD 5470, the HD 5450 as it does not support GDDR5.

Other features worth mentioning the DVD burner that comes with this desktop. The pre installed OS in the Windows 7 Home Premium