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The VL800 offers blazing speed, excellent display quality, and a slew of features for the corner office in a well-heeled corporation.
HP Vectra VL800
WHAT'S HOT: With 256MB of RDRAM, the 1.5-GHz P4-powered Vectra VL800 soared to a 208 on our PC WorldBench 2000 tests. Its huge 21-inch HP P1120 monitor displayed rich, vivid colors in our test images and produced crisp text even at the maximum resolution of 1600 by 1200. The VL800 offers a slew of corporate features, including SMART Drive hard drive monitoring software, chassis intrusion detection, and a server-style, front-mounted case lock. HP's bundled management software--TopTools and E-DiagTools--lets administrators remotely boot up systems, troubleshoot them, and update software.
WHAT'S NOT: Beware of sticker shock--the huge monitor and abundant RDRAM help drive up the VL800's price to $2960. Yet that tab covers only weak-sounding integrated speakers. HP earned a score of Good for reliability in our latest reader survey, but its rating for customer support was just Fair.
WHAT ELSE: The keyboard--featuring 13 hot-keys for Web and multimedia access--supported smooth but rather noisy typing. The monitor has dual inputs for sharing the display between two PCs. The case's spacious, neatly arranged interior permits easy access to the four open PCI slots and two open drive bays.
BEST USE: The VL800 offers blazing speed and excellent display quality for the corner office in a well-heeled corporation.
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