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VeryPC Broadleaf review

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Verdict

A small, efficient PC that strikes a keen balance between its green credentials and raw performance

Review Date: 22 Oct 2009

Reviewed By: Mike Jennings

Price when reviewed: £686 (£789 inc VAT)

Overall Rating
5 stars out of 6

Features & Design
5 stars out of 6

Value for Money
4 stars out of 6

Performance
5 stars out of 6

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Details
Part Code Broadleaf
Review Date 22 Oct 2009
Price ex VAT £686
Price inc VAT £789
Overall rating 5 stars out of 6
Performance 5 stars out of 6
Features & Design 5 stars out of 6
Value for Money 4 stars out of 6
Warranty
Warranty 5 yr return to base
Basic specifications
Total hard disk capacity 320
RAM capacity 292.00GB
Screen size N/A
Processor
CPU family Intel Core 2 Quad
CPU nominal frequency 2.83GHz
CPU overclocked frequency N/A
Processor socket LGA 775
HSF (heatsink-fan) Intel low profile cooler
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 1
Internal PATA connectors 1
Internal floppy connectors 0
Wired adapter speed 1,000Mbits/sec
Memory
Memory type DDR2
Memory sockets free 0
Memory sockets total 2
Hard disk
Capacity 320GB
Hard disk usable capacity 292GB
Internal disk interface SATA/300
Spindle speed 5,400RPM
Cache size 16MB
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
Drives
Optical disc technology DVD writer
Optical disk 2 make and model N/A
Optical disk 3 make and model N/A
Rear ports
USB ports (downstream) 8
eSATA ports 1
PS/2 mouse port no
Electrical S/PDIF audio ports 0
Optical S/PDIF audio output ports 0
Modem no
3.5mm audio jacks 5
Graphics card
Multiple SLI/CrossFire cards? no
3D performance setting N/A
Graphics chipset Intel GMA X4500HD
Graphics card RAM 256MB
DVI-I outputs 2
HDMI outputs 0
VGA (D-SUB) outputs 0
DisplayPort outputs 0
Number of graphics cards N/A
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
Additional Peripherals
Speakers N/A
Speaker type N/A
Sound card N/A
Peripherals N/A
Case
Case format Mini ITX
Dimensions 220 x 215 x 114mm (WDH)
Free drive bays
Free front panel 5.25in bays 0
Front ports
Front panel USB ports 2
Front panel memory card reader no
Mouse & Keyboard
Mouse and keyboard N/A
Operating system and software
OS family Windows 7
Recovery method Recovery disc
Software supplied Pecaboo
Noise and power
Idle power consumption 33W
Peak power consumption 76W
Performance tests
Overall application benchmark score 1.37
Office application benchmark score 1.94
2D graphics application benchmark score 1.40
Encoding application benchmark score 2.05
Multitasking application benchmark score 1.69
3D performance (crysis) low settings N/A
3D performance setting N/A
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User comments

Green Schmeen!

Google "hockey stick fraud" to see what I think of the need for a PC that is "carbon offset".

By Lacrobat on 27 Oct 2009

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