// Home / Reviews / Interviews / Desktop PCs

Workstation Specialists WS102LE review

in Desktop PCs

1 of 2

Well-priced, compact and quick, the WS102LE marks a successful debut in PC Pro for Workstation Specialists

Review Date: 17 Jul 2009

Reviewed By: Jonathan Bray

Price when reviewed: £1,020 (£1,173 inc VAT)

Overall Rating

Features & Design
4 stars out of 6

Value for Money
5 stars out of 6

Performance
5 stars out of 6

Warranty
Warranty	3yr on-site

Motherboard
Motherboard	Asus P5N-VM WS
Motherboard chipset	Nvidia Quadro FX 470
Conventional PCI slots free	1
Conventional PCI slots total	1
PCI-E x16 slots free	1
PCI-E x16 slots total	1
PCI-E x8 slots free	0
PCI-E x8 slots total	0
PCI-E x4 slots free	1
PCI-E x4 slots total	1
PCI-E x1 slots free	1
PCI-E x1 slots total	1
Internal SATA connectors	6
Internal SAS connectors	0
Internal PATA connectors	0
Internal floppy connectors	0
Wired adapter speed	1,000Mbits/sec

Hard disk
Capacity	320GB
Internal disk interface	SATA 300
Spindle speed	10,000RPM
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

Rear ports
USB ports (downstream)	8
eSATA ports	1
PS/2 mouse port
Electrical S/PDIF audio ports	0
Optical S/PDIF audio output ports	1
Modem

Graphics card
Graphics card	N/A
Multiple SLI/CrossFire cards?
3D performance setting	N/A
Graphics chipset	Nvidia Quadro FX 470
DVI-I outputs	2
HDMI outputs	0
VGA (D-SUB) outputs	0
DisplayPort outputs	0

Monitor
Monitor make and model	N/A
Resolution screen horizontal	N/A
Resolution screen vertical	N/A
Resolution	N/A x N/A
Pixel response time	N/A
Contrast ratio	N/A
Screen brightness	N/A
DVI inputs	N/A
HDMI inputs	N/A
VGA inputs	N/A
DisplayPort inputs	N/A

Free drive bays
Free front panel 5.25in bays	0

Front ports
Front panel USB ports	2
Front panel eSATA ports	1
Front panel memory card reader

Mouse & Keyboard
Mouse and keyboard	Logitech wired keyboard and mouse

Operating system and software
OS family	Windows XP

Performance tests
Overall application benchmark score	1.87
Office application benchmark score	1.93
2D graphics application benchmark score	1.75
Encoding application benchmark score	1.86
Multitasking application benchmark score	1.95
3D performance (crysis) low settings	N/A
3D performance setting	N/A