Dell Super Fast Optiplex Computer With LCD Flat Panel Monitor Review

Refurbished computers are a great way to get a whole lot of older technology for a discount price. The computer itself has been done up to catch up with the times a little and make it a little more marketable. No cutting edge technology here, but the price is pretty good.

This refurbished desktop computer comes in at around $225. The system includes:

17? monitor2.8GHz Pentium 4 processor1GB memory40GB hard driveFast Ethernet8 x USBCD driveWindows XP

The Pentium 4 chips are around 7 years old. They use more power than modern processors but won’t get too hot unless overclocked. My work computer is a 2.4GHz Pentium 4 and at home I still have a 2.0GHz for my main computer. And they are fine, memory upgrades, which this computer includes as standard, are the only change I’ve made in the past few years.

The hard drive is on the small side. But then again all the data on my own computer wouldn’t fill that up. For surfing the web, simple games and doing some documents it’s more than enough. You’ll run out of space fairly quickly if you are saving DVDs to your hard drive though. Fortunately you won’t be able to save any DVDs to the hard drive because the standard drive is a CD drive only.

The 17? monitor will do. The resolution will display any web pages at full width, but not leave too much room for anything else on the screen.

The 1GB of memory is enough. With Windows XP, even a whole bunch of applications won’t fill that up very quick. The system will not handle a huge amount of multi-tasking, so keep programs running in the background to a minimum.

Fast Ethernet for network connectivity is good, eight USB ports allow easy extension and Windows XP works just fine most of the time, just remember to upgrade to service pack 3. Includes mouse, keyboard and speakers.

Pros:

CheapDecent powerAll extras included

Cons:

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