Desktops

Manufacturer

IBM/Lenovo
Minitower

Dell
Small Form Factor

Dell
Minitower

HP
Minitower

HP
Small Form Factor

Adobe .PDF/
Information File

Model Name/
Description

ThinkCentre M55 Tower

Opti Plex 745 SFF

Opti Plex 745
Minitower

dc7700 Convertible
Minitower

dc7700 Small
Form Factor

Operating
System

Genuine Windows®
XP Professional,
SP2, with
Media Vista capable

Genuine Windows®
XP Professional,
SP2, with
Media Vista capable

Genuine Windows®
XP Professional,
SP2, with
Media Vista capable

Genuine Windows®
XP Professional,
SP2, with
Media Vista capable

Genuine Windows®
XP Professional,
SP2, with
Media Vista capable

CPU

Intel® Core 2 Duo E6400
Processor (2.13GHz 1066MHz
FSB 2MB L2)

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor E6400 (2.13GHz, 2M, 1066MHz FSB)

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor E6400 (2.13GHz, 2M, 1066MHz FSB)

Intel® Core 2 Duo E6400 (2.13/1066/2M)

Intel® Core 2 Duo E6400 (2.13/1066/2M)

RAM

2GB PC2-5300 SDRAM
(2 DIMMs)

2GB DDR2
Non-ECC SDRAM, 667MHz,
(2 DIMMs)

2GB DDR2
Non-ECC SDRAM, 667MHz,
(2 DIMMs)

2GB PC2-5300
(DDR2-667) 2x1GB

2GB PC2-5300
(DDR2-667) 2x1GB

Hard Drive/
Storage

160GB Hard Disk Drive,
7200RPM Serial ATA

160GB SATA 3.0Gb/s
and 8MB DataBurst
Cache™

160GB SATA 3.0Gb/s
and 8MB DataBurst
Cache™

250GB SATA SMART III Hard Drive

160GB SATA 3.0Gb/s (7200rpm) hard drive

Network/
Wireless

Integrated Gigabit Ethernet w/ Wake on LAN (WOL)

Integrated Broadcom® Gigabit Ethernet NIC

Integrated Broadcom® Gigabit Ethernet NIC

Integrated Broadcom Gigabit NIC

Integrated Intel 82566DM Gigabit Network Connection

Video

256MB ATI RADEON X1600
(VGA, DVI-I, TV)

256MB ATI Radeon X1300PRO, Dual Monitor
DVI or VGA (TV-out)

256MB ATI Radeon X1300PRO, Dual Monitor
DVI or VGA (TV-out)

ATI Radeon PCIe x16 x1600XT (2 DVI-I) 256MB Dual Head FH w/HDMA

NVIDIA Quadro4 NVS285 (128MB DH) PCI-e x16

Removable
Media/Optical
Drives

CD-RW/DVD-ROM
Combo Drive
48X/32X/48X/16X Max

8X DVD+/-RW SATA, CyberlinkPowerDVD™Data Only

16X DVD+/-RW SATA,
Roxio Creator™ CyberlinkPowerDVD™

16X DVD+/-RW drive
with LightScribe

16X DVD+/-RW Drive (LS/DL) SATA (XP Professional OS
compatible only)

Keyboard/Mouse

Preferred Pro Fullsize
Keyboard (Business Black)

Dell USB Keyboard, No Hot Keys, Dell USB 2-Button
Entry Mouse with Scroll

Dell USB Keyboard, No Hot Keys, English, Black Mouse with Scroll

PS/2 standard keyboard USB 2-Button Optical
Scroll Mouse

HP standard keyboard
PS/2-, HP PS/2 2-button optical scroll mouse

Floppy

1.44MB 3.5-inch Diskette Drive

None

None

None

Optional

Audio

SoundMAX with
SPX (Standard)

Integrated AC97 Audio

Integrated AC97 Audio

Integrated Audio

Integrated Audio

Speakers

Internal Mono
Speaker (Standard)

Internal Dell Business
Audio Speaker

Internal Dell Business
Audio Speaker

No Speakers (available)

No Speakers (available)

Ports

USB ports: 8 Total USB
2.0 Ports (Standard)

PS2 Serial port adapter with dongle for second PS/2 port

PS2 Serial port adapter,
full height

USB

USB

Software

System restore disks

Resource CD - contains Diagnostics and Drivers, McAfee Security Center® 90 Day Trial, English

Resource CD - contains Diagnostics and Drivers. McAfee Security Center® 90 Day Trial, English

Restore CD, HP ProtectTools password security software

Restore CD, HP
ProtectTools password security software

Documentation

User Manual

Quick Reference Guide,
Dell OptiPlex GX620

Quick Reference Guide,
Dell OptiPlex GX620

User Manual

User Manual

Monitor

None

None

None

None

None

Warranty

3 year on-site repair 9x5x4 hour

3 Year Limited Warranty
plus 3 Year NBD
On-Site Service

3 Year Economy Plan

3 Year - 3/3/3 (parts/labor/next business day on-site) limited warranty

3 Year - 3/3/3 (parts/labor/next business day on-site) limited
warranty

Price

$1,523

$1,278

$1,266

$1,399

$1,480

Prices are estimated. They do not reflect taxes and shipping.    

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Notebooks/
Mobiles

Manufacturer

HP Compaq

HP Compaq

IBM/Lenovo

Adobe .PDF/
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Notes / Comments

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Model Name/
Description

HP Compaq nc6400

Hewlett Packard 8510w

ThinkPad T60

Operating
System

XP or Windows Vista Business 64bit

Windows Vista Business 64bit

Genuine Windows XP
Professional

CPU

Dual Core Intel Pentium M Processors

Intel® Core 2 Duo Processor

Intel Core 2 Duo processor T600
(2.33GHz, 4MB
L2, 667MHz FSB)

LCD Display

LCDs 14.1 inch Wide Screen
TFTSXGA LCD Panel

15.4-inch XGA panel

15.0 SXGA+ TFT Flexview Display with Wide
Viewing Angle

RAM

4GB RAM

4GB RAM

2 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM
667MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM)

Hard Drive/
Storage

80GB HDD

120GB 7200rpm HDD

160 GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm

Network

Gigabit Ethernet Controller
(10/100/1000 NIC)

Gigabit Ethernet Controller
(10/100/1000 NIC)

Integrated 1Gb Ethernet

Wireless/
Bluetooth

802.11a/b/g/n Integrated Bluetooth

802.11a/b/g/n Integrated Bluetooth

Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Mini-PCI Express Adapter 41A4068 1. WiFi wireless LAN: Wi-Fi wireless upgradable and Bluetooth

Modem

56K v.92 Internal modem

56K v.92 Internal modem

Integrated data/fax modem: 56K V.92 Designed

Video

ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 4X AGP graphics controller with 32/64 MB DDR SDRAM

ATI Mobility RadeonTM X2300, with 128MB
video memory (256 MB HyperMemory*)

ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 128MB