To: milo_morai who wrote (68863 ) 1/25/2002 12:45:49 AM From: milo_morai Respond to of 275872 <font color=green>Top 15 Office PCs This chart ranks the best business desktop systems. The power section emphasizes performance and features; the value section stresses bang for the buck, though you'll still find plenty of power there. Rank Power PC Comments 1 Best Buy Polywell Poly 815TS-1260 • Pentium III-1266 processor • 80GB hard drive • 19-inch monitor Intel's Pentium III processor for servers powers this computer to a high PC WorldBench 4 performance score. (Sep 01) Full Review 2 Micro Express MicroFlex 18A • Athlon XP 1800+ processor • 40GB hard drive • 17-inch monitor Excellent performance at a low price, but some low-end components and obvious cost-cutting mar the package. (Dec 01) Full Review 3 Sys Performance 1800+ • Athlon XP 1800+ processor • 61GB hard drive • 17-inch monitor Plenty of processing power and a reasonably good 17-inch LCD monitor make this a strong system. (Dec 01) Full Review 4 MicronPC Millennia Max XS • Pentium 4-2000 processor • 40GB hard drive • 19-inch monitor Good performance and a great monitor, but the tall, thin case could easily tip over. (Dec 01) Full Review 5 HP Vectra VL420 • Pentium 4-2000 processor • 80GB hard drive • 17-inch monitor Corporate PC uses Intel's 845 chip set. Has management features and an impressive flat-panel LCD monitor. (Oct 01) Full Review 6 Polywell Poly 880K7-1400 • Athlon-1400 processor • 80GB hard drive • 19-inch monitor Includes a speedy Athlon processor and an IEEE 1394 card. (Aug 01) Full Review 7 Xi Computer 4200 MTower SP • Pentium 4-2000 processor • 82GB hard drive • 19-inch monitor Offers a high-end graphics card and lots of memory, but has a high-end price and only average performance. (Dec 01) Full Review Rank Value PC Comments 1 Best Buy Micro Express MicroFlex 1200C • Athlon-1200 processor • 40GB hard drive • 17-inch monitor Great performance and ample expandability at an affordable price, but the monitor is disappointing. (Oct 01) Full Review 2 ABS Conquest VP • Athlon-1400 processor • 40GB hard drive • 17-inch monitor Strong performance and an IEEE 1394 interface for video editing. The monitor could be better, however. (Nov 01) Full Review 3 Tangent Valera PC • Athlon-1333 processor • 40GB hard drive • 19-inch monitor Fast system has dual-monitor capability for connecting two displays at once. Also includes an integrated IDE RAID controller. (Sep 01) Full Review 4 Gateway E-3600 • Pentium 4-1700 processor • 20GB hard drive • 19-inch monitor Remote manageability, tool-less access to components, and plenty of expansion options. (Nov 01) Full Review 5 Sys TaskMaster 1000D • Duron-1000 processor • 41GB hard drive • 19-inch monitor Reasonable speed for the price, and a good monitor, but expandability is somewhat limited. (Nov 01) Full Review 6 Compaq Evo D500 • Pentium 4-1700 processor • 20GB hard drive • 15-inch monitor • Latest Prices • Full Specs Has average speed and limited expandability, but comes in an attractive case with tool-less access to components. (Nov 01) Full Review 7 Polywell Poly 830K7-1000 • Athlon-1000 processor • 40GB hard drive • 17-inch monitor Includes partition backup software along with a hard drive that you can easily remove through the front of the tower. Full Review 8 Dell Dimension 2100 • Celeron-900 processor • 20GB hard drive • 17-inch monitor A stylish, affordable system with a good software bundle, but relatively slow performance. (Sep 01) Full Review aolsvc.pcworld.aol.com