Best Desktop with Processor Speed Atleast 1.00 GHz

If you want more oomph for running Vista and other applications, you can upgrade to a dual-core CPU for a reasonable price. Dell includes fairly fast memory on these desktops: you get 1GB of 667MHz DDR2 RAM. Storage is a bit more respectable on these desktop computers, with a 160GB 7,200rpm hard drive. Basically preconfigured RAID 1 hard drives, DataSafe comes with a second hard drive that mirrors the first to keep a constant backup of your data. It's not the most cutting-edge graphics option available, but it'll definitely give you a boost over the integrated graphics. *

Price range: $439.00

Dell's first desktops to carry the Inspiron name look good, inside and out. *

Dell's Inspiron 530 desktop is a very flexible system that can be configured as a low cost budget system or as a mainstream system. In terms of those looking for a moderately priced performance system, it has potentional for those willing to go through the process of customization and parts selection to get it configured just right.

Price range: $739.00

The bottom line: Don't let the 20-inch screen fool you. The Lenovo C300 is still a Nettop, and thus still not worth your money. With its terrible performance and limited convenience benefit, a true budget PC or a Netbook would be a wiser purchase.

Lenovo’s 20-inch C300 delivers a big screen and lots of storage; some critical deficiencies, however, put a dent in its usefulness.

The PC looks pretty good and has a decent assortment of ports. *

The screen looks good at a variety of viewing angles. *

One of my favorite things about the Z600 workstation is how easy it is to take apart. The Z600 workstation is very expandable, if you are willing to pay for it. The power supply in the Z600 is very unique and it has several innovative design features. *

The attention to detail in this system is remarkable, as is the design philosophy. More than 90% of the Z600 workstation is recyclable. The tested Z600 system was exceptionally quiet, even when equipped with an NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 graphics card and its associated fan. *

On the whole the system looks nice, with neatly wrapped and routed cables barely visible through the windowed side panel. *

The bottom line: Velocity Micro's Edge Z30 is the best deal going right now for midlevel gaming PCs featuring Intel's new Core i7 chips. The overclocked Core i7 860, a fast Nvidia graphics card, and a solid selection of features all around make it easy for us to recommend this system to anyone looking for a capable gaming desktop.

On the whole the system looks nice, with neatly wrapped and routed cables barely visible through the windowed side panel. *

The performance of the Micro Edge Z30 is excellent. The over-clocked CPU allows the Z30’s performance to compete with other computers that are priced much higher. *