Top 5 Economical and Efficient PCs

Written by Seemab on Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
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Laptops have their charm, undoubtedly. Dashing portables with full functionality are surely a fashion statement as well as useful way to carry on the work while on the move. But still, people have not forgotten about the ease of sitting in front of a monitor at a desk, and working with casual keyboards and mice. Knowing that users are still occupied with desktops’ usefulness and full experience; computer brands are still manufacturing PCs with greater functionality level plus huge memories and wonderful speed. Today, we will discuss top five PCs with enhanced performance level and are also inexpensive.

1. Micro Express Microflex 82B:

Microflex 82BThe main specs of this computer include 3-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 CPU, 2GB RAM, a 250GB Serial ATA hard drive, 17”Samsung 740BX monitor, Windows Vista Business, and an nVidia GeForce 8800GT with 512MB of video memory. Though it is not a perfect gaming PC; it can do quite well for gamers. It costs $699.

The packed keyboard and mouse are quite useful, though not great. It has eight USB ports, gigabit ethernet, and S/PDIF digital audio input. As far as expandability is concerned, there are two PCI and five PCI Express slot, and also a good number of open drive bays. This is a budget PC which is also pretty quiet, and works significantly. This is evidently a nice choice.

Product’s Unique Selling Points:

  • Great performance
  • Economical price
  • Great expandability options
  • Quiet system

Limitations:

  • Need of more detailed documentation

2. Micro Express Microflex 450B:

Main specs include a 2.83 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 processor, a singleMicroflex 450B 500GB Seagate ST3500320NS hard drive, 19”LG W1942TQ monitor, Sapphire HD4870 graphics adapter, and a 512MB ATI 4870 graphics card. It costs 1599, which is perfectly economical for the performance it renders. Here is a great performer though very inexpensive as compared to its likes.

Expandability is possible with two 1x PCIe slots and two PCI slots unblocked, plus a CrossFire-enabled 16x PCIe slot (for high-resolution gaming capabilities with a second graphics card), and five external open bays.

Product’s Unique Selling Points:

  • Brilliant range of back ports
  • Great expandability

Limitations:

  • 19” monitor isn’t as wide as those 450B’s rivals provide

3. Gateway FX 6800:

Gateway FX 6800With a price tag of $1250, this is one wonderful performer whether it is about routine tasks or gaming. The main specs include 2.66 GHz Core i7 920 processor, a 3GB of DDR3 1333 RAM, a 750GB Seagate hard drive, and ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics card.

Included keyboard and mouse are very attractive in looks. There are eight USB ports, two eSATA ports, single FireWire 400 port, on board 5.1 surround sound, and front panel media card reader. Top panel on the front side of PC case also works as a touch control for system. Also, there is a PCI Express x16 device as well as PCI Express x4 and x1 cards.

Product’s Unique Selling Points:

  • Core i7
  • Great performer
  • Good expandability

Limitations:

  • A little muddled internal wires

4. Dell Inspiron 518:

The main specs include a 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 CPU, 3GB ofDell Inspiron 518 PC6400 DDR2 RAM, a 320GB Western Digital Caviar SE16 hard drive (7200 rpm, 16MB cache), and an ATI Radeon HD3450. It is a fine performer, and not a great gaming PC, costing $649.

Beautifully designed, this computer has nice looks. It has neat ad tidy inside, plus there is room for one optical drive and one additional hard drive. Bundled with it is a 20” SP2009W wide-screen LCD monitor. Also, you can find bundled software like Microsoft Works 9, Cyberlink PowerDVD for movie playback, and Roxio Easy Media Creator.

Product’s Unique Selling Points:

  • Good documentation
  • Fine support
  • Strong performance

Limitations:

Adequate gaming

5. Dell Studio Slim:

Dell Studio SlimWith a slim and compact design, this PC is a pleasure to look at. It includes 2.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 CPU, 4GB of DDR2 RAM, ATI Radeon HD 3450, 640GB Hard Drive and Dell SP2009WFP monitor. It costs $814.

General performance is quite fine, but this PC works badly with games. It doesn’t have a Core i7 processor, plus there should have been 64 bit Vista instead of the 32 bit Vista version. There are six USB ports, a single FireWire 400 port, integrated 5.1 surround sound, and an HDMI port.

Product’s Unique Selling Points:

  • HDMI port
  • Above average performance

Limitations:

  • Limited upgradeability
  • Low gaming performance

Here are the top five functional and economical PCs, one out of which is for you. Check out which one is suitable for you, and bring it home.

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