Need a functional desktop but can't afford the fastest, top-of-the-line supercomputer? An economy desktop will effectively perform basic computing needs on the cheap.
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Dell Inspiron 531s | Dell Xps 420 (intel Core 2 Duo Processor E6850 3.0ghz, 320gb Hdd, 3gb Ram) | Dell Dimension E521 (athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 2.6 Ghz, 2 Gb Ram, 320 Gb Hdd) | Dell Optiplex 740 (athlon 64 3500+ 2.2ghz, 1gb Ram, 80gb Hdd, Xp Home) | Dell Inspiron 531s | Dell Dimension E520 Desktop Computer For Business (core 2 Duo E4400 2.00ghz/250gb/2gb) | Dell Inspiron 530s Desktop Computer (intel Core 2 Duo Processor E4500 2.20ghz, 500gb Hdd, 2gb Ram) | Dell Inspiron 530s Desktop Computer (intel Core 2 Duo Processor E4600 2.4ghz, 500gb Hdd, 1gb Ram) | Dell Dimension C521 Desktop Computer For Business (athlon 64 X2 4000+ 2.00ghz/250gb/1gb) | Dell Dimension C521 Desktop Computer For Business (athlon 64 X2 4000+ 2.00ghz/250gb/2gb) |
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| Hard Drive | 320 GB | 320 GB | 320 GB | 250 GB | 250 GB | 500 GB | 500 GB | 250 GB | 250 GB | |
| Memory | 2 GB | |||||||||
| Processor | AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ | Intel Core 2 Duo 3 GHz | AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.6 GHz | AMD Athlon 64 2.2 GHz | AMD Sempron 2 GHz | 2 GHz | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz | AMD Athlon 64 X2 2 GHz | AMD Athlon 64 X2 2 GHz |
| Video Card | nVidia GeForce 6150 | 256 MB | 256 MB | 512 MB | nVidia GeForce 6150 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3000 | NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE Integrated Graphics GPU | NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE Integrated Graphics GPU | ||
| Optical | DVD-RW | DVD-RW | DVD-ROM | DVD-ROM | DVD-ROM | DVD-RW | DVD-RW | DVD-ROM | DVD-ROM | |
| Warranty | 3 Years | 2 Years | 3 Years | 1 Year | 1 Year | 1 Year | ||||
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| Operating System | Windows Vista Home | Windows Vista Home Premium | Windows Vista Home Premium | Windows XP SP2 | Windows Vista Home Basic | Windows XP | Windows Vista Home Premium | Windows Vista Home Premium | Windows Vista Home Basic | Windows Vista Home Basic |
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