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Astonishingly cheap - if you're after a low-power system for basic tasks then this is a prime contender.

Review Date: 4 Feb 2009

Reviewed By: Mike Jennings

Price when reviewed: £234 (£269 inc VAT)

Overall Rating

Features & Design
4 stars out of 6

Value for Money
6 stars out of 6

Performance
2 stars out of 6

PCPRO Recommended

Warranty
Warranty	1 yr return to base

Motherboard
Conventional PCI slots free	0
Conventional PCI slots total	0
PCI-E x16 slots free	0
PCI-E x16 slots total	0
PCI-E x8 slots free	0
PCI-E x8 slots total	0
PCI-E x4 slots free	0
PCI-E x4 slots total	0
PCI-E x1 slots free	1
PCI-E x1 slots total	1
Internal SATA connectors	2
Internal SAS connectors	0
Internal PATA connectors	0
Internal floppy connectors	0
Wired adapter speed	100Mbits/sec

Hard disk
Capacity	160GB
Hard disk usable capacity	149GB
Internal disk interface	SATA
Hard disk 2 make and model	N/A
Hard disk 2 nominal capacity	N/A
Hard disk 2 formatted capacity	N/A
Hard disk 2 spindle speed	N/A
Hard disk 2 cache size	N/A
Hard disk 3 make and model	N/A
Hard disk 3 nominal capacity	N/A
Hard disk 4 make and model	N/A
Hard disk 4 nominal capacity	N/A

Graphics card
Multiple SLI/CrossFire cards?
Graphics chipset	Intel GMA 950
DVI-I outputs	0
HDMI outputs	0
VGA (D-SUB) outputs	1
DisplayPort outputs	0
Number of graphics cards	N/A

Monitor
Monitor make and model	Hanns.G HB175A
Resolution screen horizontal	1,440
Resolution screen vertical	900
Resolution	1440 x 900
DVI inputs	0
HDMI inputs	0
VGA inputs	1
DisplayPort inputs	0

Rear ports
USB ports (downstream)	6
PS/2 mouse port
Electrical S/PDIF audio ports	0
Optical S/PDIF audio output ports	0
Modem
3.5mm audio jacks	6

Case
Case format	Mini ITX
Dimensions	282 x 280 x 95mm (WDH)

Free drive bays
Free front panel 5.25in bays	0

Front ports
Front panel USB ports	2
Front panel memory card reader

Mouse & Keyboard
Mouse and keyboard	Logitech wired keyboard and mouse

Operating system and software
OS family	Windows XP

Noise and power
Idle power consumption	33W
Peak power consumption	39W

Performance tests
Overall application benchmark score	0.39
Office application benchmark score	0.48
2D graphics application benchmark score	0.32
Encoding application benchmark score	0.38
Multitasking application benchmark score	0.39