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A fast CPU, commonly referred to as a processor, aids in multi-tasking when a variety of applications must be opened at once. Some systems include multi-core power processors, while others have single core processors. A strong efficient processor is a must for all business computers; however rarely is the cutting-edge, most expensive processor needed.
Memory-Storage
Memory allows the computer to quickly access frequently used applications and information. A business computer needs at minimum 1GB of RAM. A larger amount of RAM, up to 2GB, is strongly suggested.
The hard drive must be large enough to handle the installation of numerous productivity applications such as Microsoft Word and QuickBooks as well as store documents, spreadsheets, email, sensitive data and more. 160GB hard drive will efficiently store what is needed but more should be considered if your business network lacks a server where users store their data.
Video/Audio
Though not mission-critical to the average office user, video and audio capabilities are a must. Internet connectivity requires the ability to display graphics. Viewing training videos or other instructional media is a common office event. Most business machines come with more than enough audio and video capabilities. However, it is important to make certain the box you are purchasing does fulfill your audio and video needs. Things to consider about video and audio capabilities are whether they are built into (integrated to) the machine's mother board, or if they are a dedicated (sometimes called discrete) plug-n-play type device.
With the integrated method, memory is shared with the system memory and can sometimes drain other resources and slow applications. The integrated method works well for most business users. In contrast, the discrete system has dedicated memory that is not shared with the system memory. The discrete implementation is important to users who routinely use such applications as Adobe Photoshop or AutoCAD.
Additional Features
When looking at additional features, things like the computer's operating system are considered -- Mac, Windows XP Windows 7 and others. Optical devices like DVD players, security features, the ability to upgrade and expand, as well as USB ports are just a few things that also need to be taken into account.
Support/Warranty
One of the most significant areas to think about is Support/Warranty. When something goes wrong with your machine you want to be able to quickly access support, and gain replacement hardware in the event of failure, in an expedient manner so that your business doesn't suffer.
The best manufacturers provide quality help and support through email, phone and online chat. They also provide up to three-year warranties at no additional cost. Most manufacturers also provide extended warranty coverage as well as offer longer support contracts at an additional cost.
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Hewlett Packard 3000 Pro Micro Tower PC Q9400 4GB RAM 500GB Hard Drive Windows 7 Professional Downgrade to Windows XP Professional
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$1,334.07 |
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Hewlett Packard 3000 Pro Micro Tower PC Q9400 4GB RAM 500GB Hard Drive Windows 7 Professional Downgrade to Windows XP Professional + 17" LCD Monitor
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$1,396.78 |
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Hewlett Packard 3000 Pro Micro Tower PC Q9400 4GB RAM 500GB Hard Drive Windows 7 Professional Downgrade to Windows XP Professional + 19" LCD Monitor
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$1,421.23 |
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Hewlett Packard 3000 Pro Micro Tower PC Q9400 4GB RAM 500GB Hard Drive Windows 7 Professional Downgrade to Windows XP Professional+19" Wide LCD Monitor
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$1,413.79 |
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Hewlett Packard 3000 Pro Mini Tower E3300 2GB RAM 160GB Hard Drive DVDRW Win 7 Pro - 17" Monitor
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$967.33 |
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Hewlett Packard 3000 Pro Mini Tower E3300 2GB RAM 160GB Hard Drive DVDRW Win 7 Pro - No Monitor
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$829.14 |
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Hewlett Packard 3000 Pro Mini Tower E3300 2GB RAM 160GB Hard Drive DVDRW XPP DG Win 7 XP Pro Downgrade with Windows 7 Professional Licence +17" Monitor
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$967.33 |
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Hewlett Packard 3000 Pro Mini Tower E3300 2GB RAM 160GB Hard Drive DVDRW XPP DG Win 7 XPPro Downgrade installed with Windows 7 Professional Licence - No Monitor
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$829.14 |
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Hewlett Packard 3000 Pro Mini Tower PC E3300 2GB RAM 160GB Hard Drive DVDRW Win7 P + 19" HP LCD Monitor
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$983.28 |
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Hewlett Packard 3000 Pro MT E3300 2GB RAM 160GB Hard Drive DVDRW Win7 P + 19" Wide LCD
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$972.65 |
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Hewlett Packard 3000 Pro MT Q9400 4GB RAM 500GB Hard Drive Windows 7 Pro+ 22" Wide LCD Monitor
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$1,454.18 |
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Hewlett Packard 6000 Pro PC E8400 2GB RAM 160GB Hard Drive DVDRW XPPDG W7 Small Form Factor XPPro Downgrade installed with Windows 7 Professional Licence
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$1,136.35 |
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Hewlett Packard 6000 Pro SFF E8400 2GB RAM 160GB Hard Drive DVDRW XPPDG W7 Small Form Factor XPPro Downgrade installed with Windows 7 Professional Licence + 19" Wide LCD Monitor
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$1,270.29 |
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Hewlett Packard 6000 Pro SFF E8400 2GB RAM 160GB Hard Drive DVDRW XPPDG W7 Small Form Factor XPPro Downgrade installed with Windows 7 Professional Licence + 22" Wide LCD Monitor
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$1,312.81 |
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Hewlett Packard 6000 Pro Small Form Factor E8400 2GB RAM 160GB Hard Drive DVDRW Win 7 - XP Prof DG + 17" Monitor
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$1,264.97 |
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Hewlett Packard 6000 Pro Small Form Factor E8400 2GB RAM 160GB Hard Drive DVDRW Win 7 - XP Prof DG + 19" LCD Monitor
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$1,280.92 |
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Hewlett Packard 8100 Elite Small Form Factor PC i7-860 2GB RAM 250GB Hard Drive XPP DG W7
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$1,573.24 |
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Hewlett Packard Compaq Presario CQ3210AN AII X2 215 1GB RAM 320GB Hard Drive DVD SMD Windows 7 (64 bit) Home Premium
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$530.44 |
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Hewlett Packard P 6000 Pro Micro Tower PC MT Q9400 2GB RAM 320GB Hard Drive DVDRW XPPDG XPPro Downgrade installed with Windows 7 Professional
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$1,185.25 |
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Hewlett Packard P 6000 Pro Micro Tower PC MT Q9400 2GB RAM 320GB Hard Drive DVDRW XPPDG XPPro Downgrade installed with Windows 7 Professional +17" LCD Monitor
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$1,287.29 |
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Hewlett Packard P 6000 Pro Micro Tower PC MT Q9400 2GB RAM 320GB Hard Drive DVDRW XPPDG XPPro Downgrade installed with Windows 7 Professional +19" LCD Monitor
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$1,318.12 |
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Hewlett Packard Pavilion HPE-180a 8GB RAM 1TB HDD BluRay Intel Core i5-750 Quad Core nVidia GeForce GT230 3D 1.5GB Windows 7 Home Prem 64Bit "FREE SHIPPING"- NO FEE
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$1,993.13 |
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Hewlett Packard Pavilion p6330a Intel Pentium Dual Core E6500 2GB RAM 500GB Hard Drive SM DVDRW ATI Radeon HD4350 Windows 7 Home Premium x64
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$930.13 |
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Hewlett Packard Pavilion p6340a E7500 4GB RAM 750GB Hard Drive Intel Pentium Dual Core SM DVDRW Windows 7 Home Premium x64
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$903.55 |
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Hewlett Packard Pavilion Desktop PC p6320a E5400 2GB RAM 500GB Hard Drive Intel Pentium Dual Core DVDRW Windows 7 Home Premium x64
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$728.16 |
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Hewlett Packard Presario CQ3240AN AMD Athlon X4 2GB RAM 750GB Hard Drive 7200rpm DVDRW Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit
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$903.55 |
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Hewlett Packard Presario CQ3260AN X4 4GB 1TB Win 7 Prem AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 925 2.8GHzDVDRW SM DL LS ATI Radeon HD 4350 512MB Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit
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$955.64 |
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Hewlett Packard Presario CQ3280AN Intel Q8400 4GB RAM 1TB Hard Drive Win 7 Prem64 Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 2.66GHz DVDRW SM DL LS nVidia GeForce GT220 3D 1GB Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit
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$1,222.45 |
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Hewlett Packard Touchsmart 4GB RAM 500GB Hard Drive AMD Athlon X2 253e Wireless 802.11bgn SM DVDRW Windows 7 Home Premium
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$1,312.81 |
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Hewlett Packard Touchsmart 600-1050 T6400 4GB RAM 500GB Hard Drive Windows 7 Premium
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$1,493.52 |
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Hewlett Packard TS9100 Touchsmart PC T6570 4GB Ram 320GB Hard Drive DVDRW Win 7 Pro
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$1,826.23 |
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Hewlett Packard TS9100 Touchsmart PC T7570 4GB 320GB Nvidia GT230 W7 Windows 7 Professional
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$1,927.22 |
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Hewlett-Packard ML370 G6 E5540 X2.53 QC 6GB SFF SATA/SAS Twr Svr; 6GB
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$5,512.72 |
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HP xw4600 85+ Q9400 4GB 2x250GB NVS295 DVDRW XP W7 Intel Q9400 4GB 2x250GB NVS295 DVDRW XPP Downgrade With Windows 7 Professional Licence
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$1,605.13 |
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HP xw4600 85+ Q9400 4GB RAM 2x250GB HDD FX380 DVDRW XP W7 Intel Q9400 4GB 2x250GB FX380 DVDRW XPP Downgrade With Windows 7 Professional Licence
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$1,610.45 |
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HP xw4600 85+ Q9505 4GB 2x250GB FX1800 DVDRW XP W7 Intel Q9505 4GB 2x250GB FX1800 DVDRW XPP Downgrade With Windows 7 Professional Licence
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$2,136.63 |
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Presario CQ3220AN 2GB RAM 320GB-7200rpm Hard Drive AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 215 2.7GHz DVDRW Nvidia GeForce 6150SE 3D Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit
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$690.95 |
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Hewlett Packard Compaq Presario CQ3230AN Desktop PC AMD Athlon AII X2 215 2.7GHz 4GB RAM 500GB Hard Drive Windows 7 Home Premium - 64bit
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$971.75 |
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AOC M92 All in One PC N270 1Gb 160Gb DVD 18.5" XPH Intel Atom N270 1Gb DDR2 SATA 160G HDD 18.5" LCD 802.11 Wireless DVD SuperMulti Gb Ethernet Webcam SD Reader 4 x USB2.0 3W x 2 speakers Mouse and KB
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$643.93 |
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Viewsonic "All in 1" Desktop PC VPC100 19" Wide Screen, Atom 1.6GHz N270, 160GB, DVD
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$739.60 |
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Viewsonic VDD100, DVD Super Multi Drive for VOT132, Detachable
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$160.18 |
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Viewsonic VOT132 Mini PC, Atom 330, HDMI, Size 24x190x135mm, no O/S
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$541.80 |
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Viewsonic VOT132 Mini PC, Atom 330, HDMI, Size 24x190x135mm, Win 7HP
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$638.00 |
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Viewsonic VOT530 Mini PC, Core 2 Duo T6600, 160GB Hard Drive, 2GB, RAM DVD, Win 7 HP
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$954.60 |
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Viewsonic VOT550 Mini PC, Core 2 Duo T6600, 500GB Hard Drive, Blu-ray, Win 7 HP
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$1,410.40 |
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Viewsonic VPC101 Touchscreen PC, 19" Wide Screen, Atom Z230, Win 7HP
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$883.65 |
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Viewsonic VPC190 AIO PC, 19" Wide Screen, D510 Dual Core, Win 7HP
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$858.00 |
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ASUS Barebone System Performance T3-P5G31 INTEL G31 LGA775
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$327.00 |
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Shuttle SG31G2, Black, LGA775, G31, 1333MHz FSB, Dual Channel DDR2 800, PCI Express x16, Int. VGA, SATAII, GbE LAN, USB2.0, 8Ch Audio, 250W PSU
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$336.81 |
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Shuttle SP45H7, Black, LGA775, P45, FSB1600, DDR2 800/1066(OC), PCI-E 16x, SATAII, eSATA, GbE LAN, USB2.0, 8ch Audio, 300W PSU
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$434.91 |
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Shuttle X27D Mini ITX Intel Atom 330 Dual Core CPU, Intel 945GC+ICH7, DDR2 533MHz, Int. VGA, SATAII, USB, GbE LAN, IEEE 802.3u, 60W Adapter.
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$260.51 |
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Hewlett Packard Z200 i5-660 Small Form Factor Workstation 4GB RAM 2x250GB Hard Drives NVS295 Windows 7 (Downgrade to Windows XP Professional)
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$1,989.50 |
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Hewlett Packard Z200 i5-560 4GB RAM 2 x 250GB -7200rpm Hard Drives NVS295 XPDG Windows 7 Professional
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$1,690.17 |
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Hewlett Packard Z200 X3430 4GB 2 x 320 FX1800 XPDG W7
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$2,415.00 |
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Hewlett Packard Z200 Workststion X3430 4GB RAM 2 x 320 Hard Drive FX380 XPDG Windows 7 Professional
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$1,799.75 |
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Hewlett Packard Z200 Small Form Factor Workstation X3430 4GB 2x320 FX380 XPDG SFF
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$1,953.85 |
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Hewlett Packard Small Form Factor Workstation Z200 X3450 4GB RAM 2x320GB Hard Drive FX580 XPDG
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$2,104.50 |
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Hewlett Packard Z400 Mini Tower Workstation W3680 6GB RAM 500GB Hard Drive FX1800 Windows 7 Professional Downgrade to Windows XP Professional x64
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$4,282.00 |
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Hewlett Packard Z400 Intel Xeon W3505 3GB RAM 500GB Hard Drive FX580 Intel Xeon W3505 2.53GHz FX580 DVDRW Windows 7 Professional Downgrade to Windows XP Professional
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$1,847.00 |
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Hewlett Packard Z400 85+ W3520 3GB RAM 500GB Hard Drive FX1800 DVDRW XPPDG XPPro Downgrade with Windows 7 Professional Licence
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$2,389.00 |
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Hewlett Packard Mini Tower Workstation Z800 850W E5520 6GB RAM 2x320GB Hard Drive FX1800 XPPDG XPP 64 Downgrade Installed with Windows 7 Professional Licence
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$4,352.75 |
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Hewlett Packard Workstation Z800 2xX5660 12GB RAM 2x500GB Hard Drives FX1800 W764
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Hewlett Packard Workstation Z600 X5660 6GB RAM 2x500GB Hard Drives FX1800 W764
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$5,497.00 |
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Hewlett Packard Workstation Z600 E5506 6GB RAM 2x320GB Hard Drive FX580 Windows 7 Professional XP64 DG
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$2,650.00 |
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