$865 without operating system or $590 without operating system or monitor

These systems provide a perfect low-cost solution for business use. They are perfect for running Office-type applications, email and internet use. They have a small ‘footprint’ so combined with an LCD monitor they take up very little desk space.

Celeron Business PC
From $590
* Intel Celeron C430
* Integrated Video card
* 1Gb DDRAM
* 500Gb Hard Drive
* DVDRW (Writer) drive
* 6xUSB 1xLAN ports
* Standard keyboard & Optical mouse
* 19″ LCD monitor
* Your choice of Operating system (Windows XP Home or Pro)
* 12 Months Warranty – (click here for terms)

NOTE: These models will only be sold while Windows XP is still available.

Upgrades (includes software installation/drivers/test)
Microsoft XP Home Edition add $190
Microsoft XP Professional Edition add $290

$1050 or $770 without monitor

ASUS eeBox Business PC
The eeBox is entitely suitable for basic office needs where space is at a premium. The eeBox could even be mounted on the rear of an LCD monitor. These systems come with XP Home Edition as standard and an upgrade to Pro is not possible, but for many small businesses this is not a problem. Add a wireless access point (or use a wireless router) and your entire office can be networked without cables!
from $750
* Intel Atom cpu 1.6Ghz
* Integrated video card (DVD port with adaptor for VGA if needed)
* Integrated 802.11n Wireless
* 1Gb RAM
* 80Gb hard drive
* 4xUSB ports, 1xLAN port, 1xCard Reader port
* Logitech Wireless Desktop set (keyboard & mouse)
* 19″ LCD Widescreen monitor
* Windows XP Home Edition
* 12 Months Warranty – (click here for terms)

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Vista? What’s the verdict?

Last modified on 2008-10-02 12:39:31 GMT. 0 comments. Top.

by Andy Turner
Coastal Computers & Design

Well, nearly a year has passed since the introduction of Microsoft’s latest version of Windows. How does it stack up against XP? To sum it up in a word… ‘yawn’. To be honest, there isn’t really anything that you can do with Vista that you can’t do in Windows XP – and some things (or many depending on who you talk to) that don’t work as well, if at all, in Vista compared to XP.

It seems that Microsoft has a history of following a great Windows version with a less-than-great offering. Windows95 was a fantastic improvement over Windows 3.x (gee, I’m showing my age now), while Windows 98 (pre-Second Edition anyway) seemed to crash whenever it felt like it. Windows 2000 was another great leap forward (and is what XP is based on), while WindowsME…. well let’s just say – it really was a piece of junk.

Vista promised the earth and seems so far to have delivered either problems or slower computers. To compound Microsoft’s problems, SP3 (Service Pack 3) for Windows XP has been released in ‘beta’ format to testers who already have given it the big thumbs up and estimates of speed improvements over XP SP2 range from 10-15% (which is a remarkable improvement). The soon to be released SP1 for Vista however, just fixes a few squillion bugs but offers no such speed improvements…

Well, I’m in no hurry to upgrade my office PC and as I’m still able to obtain XP for customers, I’ll recommend that they stay with XP for a while yet!