Desktop Computers (Budget) Comparisons

Budget desktop and price*	Base configuration, standard features	Options	Warranty, service, support
Comparison Chart - Desktop Computers (Budget)
Velocity Micro Vector GX Campus Edition 2007 Where to Buy (starting at *est. $1,000 without monitor)	Windows Vista Home Premium, 500-watt power supply, Asus motherboard, 1.86GHz core 2 Duo processor, 2GB RAM, 256MB video card, 250GB hard drive, 6 USB, 2 FireWire, card reader, DVD burner, keyboard, mouse, t-shirt.	Upgrades available for processor, hard drive, operating system, power supply, video card, keyboard, mouse. Windows Vista Ultimate. Can add sound card, additional drives, monitor.	One-year limited warranty with business-hour phone support -- upgradeable to two or three years, also upgradeable to onsite service.
Dell Inspiron 531 Where to Buy (starting at *est. $500 with 17 inch monitor)	17-inch ViewSonic VA1703wb monitor, Windows Vista Home Basic, AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core 3800+ processor, 1GB RAM, 160GB hard drive, CD-RW/DVD combo drive, integrated Intel graphics media accelerator 3100, keyboard, mouse, modem	Upgrades available for processor, RAM, hard drive, monitor, operating system, optical drive. Options include wireless cards, sound and video cards. Optional additions: second video card, ViewSonic monitor, sound card, analog modem, floppy drive, extra fan.	One-year limited warranty with onsite service and 24/7 technical support -- upgradeable to three years, plus other upgraded service options.
CyberPower Gamer Infinity 7500 Where to Buy (starting at *est. $780 without monitor)	Windows Vista Home Premium, mid-tower case with six case-color choices and 420-watt power supply, 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 1GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 7600-based video card with 256MB RAM, 320GB hard drive, Sony DVD burner with seven color choices, speakers, keyboard, mouse, briefcase, t-shirt.	Upgrades available for processor, motherboard, hard drive, operating system, power supply, video card, fans/cooling, DVD burner, speakers.	Three-year limited warranty, lifetime 24/7 technical support.
Dell OptiPlex 740 Minitower Where to Buy (starting at *est. $400 without monitor)	Windows XP Home Edition, 2.2GHz AMD Athlon processor, 512MB RAM, integrated video, 80GB hard drive, keyboard, mouse, Windows CD.	Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista Business, Vista Home Basic, Vista Ultimate. Upgrades available to processor, RAM, hard drive, keyboard, mouse, second hard drive. Optional additions: video card, monitor, optical drive (any type), speakers, modem, wireless cards.	Three-year limited warranty with next-business-day onsite service and 24/7 technical support -- upgradeable to four years and upgradeable to same-business-day. Also upgradeable to gold technical support.
Apple Mac mini Where to Buy (*est. $600 or $800 without monitor)	$600 model: 1.83GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 1GB RAM, 80GB hard drive, slot-loading combo drive, integrated Intel GMA 950 graphics, Airport Extreme plus Bluetooth, 4 USB, 1 FireWire, mini-DVI, built-in speakers.	2GB RAM (est. $150), 120GB hard drive (est. $75), 160GB hard drive (est. $150), modem (est. $50), keyboard and mouse (est. $100), wireless keyboard and mouse (est. $130), 20-inch monitor (*est. $600).	One-year limited warranty with 90 days telephone support -- upgradeable to three years.