Desktop PCs: What You Need to Know to Buy, Fix and Upgrade
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They've been upstaged by more glamorous mobile devices, but desktop PCs are anything but dead. Here's a guide to the cutting-edge technologies and exciting new styles -- such as all-in-one and small-form-factor designs -- that face today's desktop shoppers.
You never know what you'll find when you hit the Web to find the best PC bargains -- everything from a hot pink Dell to a Robotjoy GOH. We check out a dozen vendors' back-to-school savings to pick five desktop and five laptop buys.
Want to make employees feel appreciated while postponing the expense of buying new PCs? Check out these hardware and software improvement ideas, ranging from a nifty new office suite to surprisingly affordable storage and display enhancements.
All-in-one PCs are increasingly popular on office desktops. Lenovo's newest is the most gorgeous one-piece we've seen yet -- a panoramic 23-inch LCD with touchscreen that conceals a fast Core i5 computer. But is this executive status symbol worth its premium price?
Who'd deploy a desktop with last year's technology? An IT manager who likes the idea of getting quad-core power, discrete graphics, and other performance gear for under a grand (with a top-quality IPS monitor for $289 extra).
Looking at its eco-friendly Energy Star credentials, you might call Lenovo's dictionary-sized desktop a mild-mannered compact ... until you fire up its 3.33GHz Core i5 engine and start blazing through productivity tasks. We put this mega-mini to the test.
HP puts a green spin on enterprise hardware with an environmentally pioneering, ultra-compact business desktop and handsome matching monitor. Does it have the productivity punch to go with its Gaia-friendly features?
Sometimes fast things come in small packages: HP's newest workstation is only one-third the size of the usual minitower chassis, but makes room for quad-core Xeon power and ATI FirePro graphics to crunch through demanding applications.
With quad-core horsepower, dual-monitor support, and a speedy SSD as well as a hard drive, this $899 desktop poses IT managers a tough question: Deploy it to staff or keep it for yourself?
AMD Fusion technology combines the CPU and GPU functions into a single chip that the company envisions powering a wide range of devices, from tablets to high-end desktops.
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