Specifications

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Budget PC

Multifunction PC

Uses

Internet, e-mail, digital pictures, limited gaming, basic word processing

High-speed Internet, e-mail, digital pictures, 3-D gaming, advanced word processing, work-at-home

Cost

Online dealers

Processor type

Standard: Intel Celeron D or AMD Sempron 64

Good: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 3500+

Better: Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 4600+

Processor detail

Clock speed

L2 cache

Front side bus speed

2.5+ Ghz

512 KB - 1 MB

533 Mhz

2.5+ Ghz (single); 1.6+ Ghz (dual core)

1 MB - 2 MB

533 - 800 Mhz

Memory (RAM)

Installed

Memory speed

256 - 1 GB

333 Mhz

512 MB - 2 GB

400 - 533 Mhz

Video (Graphics)

Interface

Graphics memory

Memory speed

TV-Out

AGP, PCI, or PCI Express

32 - 128 MB

200 - 350Mhz

No

PCI Express

64 - 256 MB

350 - 700Mhz

Optional

Monitor

Size

Resolution

16" - 17"

1024 x 768

17" - 21"

1280 x 1024

Optical Drive

CD/DVD

CD-RW/DVD

(include DVD+/-R/RW if needed)

Storage

Hard drive

Spindle speed

40 - 80 GB

5400 rpm

80 - 160 GB

7200 rpm

Interface

Mouse

Keyboard

USB 2.0

Serial port

Parallel port

FireWire (IEEE 1394)

Audio

Standard

Standard

4

1

1 

0

Yes

Standard

Standard

6

1

1

1

Yes

Network

Modem 56Kbps

Ethernet 10/100 Mbps

Wireless 802.11 b/g

Bluetooth

Yes

Optional

Optional

No

Optional

Yes

Optional

Optional

Sound Card

Standard

Standard or advanced

Speakers

Standard

Standard or w/woofers

Digital Media (Memory Card) Reader

7 in 1

9 in 1 to 12 in 1

Operating System

Windows XP Home, Windows Vista 

Windows XP Home or Professional, Windows Vista 

Software

MS Works, Anti-virus

MS Office Basic or MS Office Small Business, Anti-virus, Photo editor

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