These Desktops Mean Business

Businesses in the market for new
desktop computers should take heart, as there are several great new
models to choose from. Some are general business computers, which would
be at home in an office of any size, but we're also seeing more that
are geared towards small businesses, as well as "green" computers,
which will save money in energy costs at the same time they're helping
the environment.

While it's seldom true that one size fits all, the Lenovo ThinkCentre M55e
is an exception. This Editors' Choice desktop is equally at home in a
small or mid-sized business as it is in a huge conglomerate. It comes
with top-notch hardware, and forward-looking technologies galore.

The Dell Vostro 200,
on the other hand, is aimed squarely at smallish (1 to 30 employees)
independent offices. It includes a host of small-business resources, as
well tech support geared to offices that can't or won't staff a
full-time IT person. It also comes with goodies such as 10GB of online
storage.

Although not marketed as an SMB (small-to-medium-business) PC, the HP DX2300
is priced with that market in mind. Though the base model is saddled
with an aging Pentium 4 processor, the system has all your typical
employees will need, and is highly expandable should you require more.

Businesses are learning the value of "green" computing, not only to
the environment and their reputations, but to the bottom line. The
energy efficiency of eco-friendly computers not only saves electricity
and money in operating them, their cool running also reduces the firm's
air-conditioning bills. The HP rp5700 Desktop PC is a general business PC that meets stringent ecological standards, and it's built to last.

No matter what size business you're in, if you're involved in the
purchase of desktop computers, there are some exciting new models well
worth your time to check out.

Featured in this Roundup

Lenovo ThinkCentre M55e ($1,259 direct, $1,619 with 22-inch widescreen LCD monitor)
Lenovo's
latest business desktop comes in a small form factor, offers Intel's
latest components (including integrated Intel GMA 3000 graphics, a
dual-core Core 2 Duo processor, and DDR2 667-MHz memory), and has such
enterprise-worthy features as a fingerprint reader, a communications
headset, and a webcam.

HP DX2300 ($563 direct)
The
HP dx2300 minitower is an optimal worker-bee PC: not too expensive and
able to keep your clerical and frontline workers swarming on the
productive side.

Dell Vostro 200 ($899 direct, E-Value Code OC brde2ph)
Dell's
first small-business desktop is basically the business doppelganger of
the Inspiron: similar case, specs, and configurations, but it is all
business and comes with Vstore services that tailor it for the SMB
space.

HP rp5700 Desktop PC ($1,299 direct)

The HP rp5700 is an energy-efficient PC designed to keep your business running on a platform that lasts as long as possible.

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