  | Compaq Presario 6024US Desktop (1.8-GHz Pentium 4, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB hard drive)
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| Great little machine. | |
| Got this for work, and since I'm in IT, it naturally has a good deal of server applications running on it (SQL Server, SMTP server, web server, ftp server), not to mention other random programs like a firewall and Norton with the most paranoid and power-hungry settings possible. I also frequently run programs like photoshop, illustrator, quarkXpress, acrobat, massive excel files, and much more...not to mention the occasional 3d-shooter late at night...don't tell my boss! So, considering the amount of programs I am constantly running on top of the background applications, this is running extremely capably. Not a problem yet. Just a side note, I have win2k server installed rather than winXP (which would probably be fine but doesn't have the same functionality). Looks nice, takes up little space, runs so quietly I seriously can't hear it...especially compared to the darn Mac G4 sitting behind me, or my old HP. And if you've had bad experiences with compaqs in the past...well I have too...up until a couple years ago their computers weren't worth squat in my opinion...very shoddy. But now they're by far the best widely commercially available and affordable PCs available. They probably took a cue from their business server department and started making good computers finally. Happy with this and with my 2701 US presario notebook =) | |
| 6024US worth the money | |
| My wife have been waiting for a new machine. Finally, I bought her this one. Small size, fast, quiet, and tons of hard drive space. BTW. 80G not 8G... After loading all graphics design(Adobe photoshop 7.0, Illustrator..etc) that she used to use, play around some rendering stuuffs,she is really happy on the speed. Right on my budget as well. Comes with Windows XP@Home, 3 games, include simcity 3000 unlimited(That game she has been waiting long time...) Why wasting your time look around. This is the one you need. | |
| Using computers since 1974 | |
| Best value for the money. Second was HP. MS XP is great. Decades ahead of 98. Circuit City people in Palm Desert were so nice to deal with. They were not that informed about a Amazon/Circuit City pick up program, but tried hard and and did get our computer. Comsumer Reports gave XP/Norton great reviews, a must use to protect against viruses and as a firewall. |
