Pros

  • Very inexpensive
  • Large (360GB) hard drive

Cons

  • Poor integrated graphics
  • Bundled mouse is ball-style, not optical

At A Glance

Inexpensive PC with big hard drive succeeds at standard multimedia tasks, but its graphics are too weak for serious gamers.

The Specs

Pricing
Inventory Number 31140
Processor
Processor type Pentium Dual-Core E2160
Processor speed 1800.0 MHz
Memory
Memory size 2048.0 MB
Display
Included monitor No
Display size 19.0 inches
Monitor model number Compaq wf1907
Display type LCD
Graphics
Primary Graphics Chipset Integrated Intel 945G
Video Bus Integrated
Video Memory Type Using main memory
Storage
Raid type none
Drive size 360.0 GB
Expansion slots
Open PCI Express X16 Slots 1.0
Open PCI Express X1 Slots 1.0
Number of PCI slots 2.0
Number of PCI-Express Slots 2.0
Green
Energy Star compliant 0.0
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Speed 8.0
Optical Drive Type DVD±R DL/DVD±RW
Included Drives 1
Included Software
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (32 bit)
Ports and Connections
Ethernet Type Ethernet (10/100 Mbps)
Available Interfaces
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus (rear) (x4)
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus (front) (x2)
Slots 3
Parallel Port No
Case
Chassis style Tower (Mini)
Internal Drive Bays 2
External Drive Bays 3

Performance

Overall Rating
WorldBench 6 Score 71
WorldBench 6 Rating Superior
Office Productivity
Web Browsing 414  seconds (lower is better)
Office Suite Use 421  seconds (lower is better)
File Compression 400  seconds (lower is better)
Content Creation
Image Editing 625  seconds (lower is better)
GPU Graphics Rendering 618  seconds (lower is better)
CPU Graphics Rendering 928  seconds (lower is better)
Video Encoding 307  seconds (lower is better)
DVD Burning 482  seconds (lower is better)
Video Editing 262  seconds (lower is better)
Multitasking
World Bench 6 Multitasking 524
Gaming
Overall Graphics Score Poor