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MidWest Micro Business Solution XPP-500

  

MidWest Micro Business Solution XPP-500


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PRO: Inexpensive for a PIII-500, zippy performance, top-quality support policies, top warranty
CON: Uninspiring features and documentation


Targeted at small to medium-size networked businesses, MidWest Micro's $2399 Business Solution XPP-500 is less expensive than the average Pentium III-500 system on the chart and includes both a SuperDisk drive and a CD-Rewritable drive. However, its PC WorldBench 98 score of 276 running Windows NT 4.0 is average for its processor class.

MidWest Micro throws in other features businesses will appreciate--a 3Com Fast EtherLink XL card (but no modem), and Microsoft's Office Small Business Edition, Intellimouse, and Natural Keyboard. The back of the case has helpful icon-labeled ports and a reset button--handy for hard-rebooting your machine without unplugging it.

Not all of its features are up to par. Whereas most of its chartmaking peers include 14.4GB or greater hard drives, the Business Solution XPP-500 offers a comparatively small 10.1GB hard drive. And though most PIII-500 systems on the chart come with 19-inch screens, MidWest Micro bundles a 17-inch model.

The company's tech support staff is on hand around the clock. A top-notch warranty covers the CPU and main RAM for five years (other parts for three years) and labor for three years. In our anonymous calls, the techs gave us helpful advice. That's a good thing, since the small system manual, though easy to read, covers just the basics.

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