The most recent Desktops articles from What PC?

Time Pluto Tri-View

Ben Lewis — 2002-08-29T14:03:59.000Z

Ben Lewis, What PC?, Thursday 29 August 2002 at 14:03:59

The first three-screen PC hits the shops.

Time Computers has seldom found renown as an innovative builder of PCs. Instead it concentrates on producing standard beige-boxes with lots of everyday features....

Time Jupiter

Frank White — 2002-07-12T11:27:14.000Z

Frank White, What PC?, Friday 12 July 2002 at 11:27:14

An inexpensive way to upgrade if you don't need new peripherals and software.

There are times when you don't want to buy an entire computer. If you're upgrading, but are content with your existing peripherals and software, the computer itself - the so-called...

Evesham Evolution 2.5

Scott Colvey — 2002-07-04T10:38:04.000Z

Scott Colvey, What PC?, Thursday 4 July 2002 at 10:38:04

A monster PC with a price to match.

Another month, another leap in processing power. The latest milestone to be passed is the 2.53GHz mark, the clock speed of Intel's latest Pentium 4 processor....

Mesh Matrix XP 1800+SB

Scott Colvey — 2002-06-06T11:55:38.000Z

Scott Colvey, What PC?, Thursday 6 June 2002 at 11:55:38

Good specs, combined with a low price and a three-year on-site warranty, make this a great value piece of kit.

Believe it or not, manufacturers would prefer not to have to sell some computers. Competition is so fierce and margins so tight that building PCs that sell for less than...

PC World Advent 3509

Scott Colvey — 2002-06-05T12:23:18.000Z

Scott Colvey, What PC?, Wednesday 5 June 2002 at 12:23:18

A 2.4GHz Pentium 4 desktop monster at a very fair price.

The first thing to note about the Advent 3509 is its processor. The 2.4GHz Pentium 4 is as fast as these things get right now so, if you demand the...

Dell Dimension 4400 2.2GHz

Ben Lewis — 2002-05-14T13:10:43.000Z

Ben Lewis, What PC?, Tuesday 14 May 2002 at 13:10:43

A good system for gamers and/or film and music fans.

During the past two years we have seen the clock speed of Pentium and Athlon chips steadily increasing, and now the 2GHz barrier has fallen.Intel's 2.2GHz Pentium 4 is the...

PC World Advent 3974SP

Andy Gordon — 2002-05-09T15:51:00.000Z

Andy Gordon, What PC?, Thursday 9 May 2002 at 15:51:00

A great graphics card gives this PC the edge.

With so many available, PCs have to try and stand out from the crowd. Whether it's sheer power, components or value, something has to turn heads.The Advent 3974SP's key attraction...

Mesh Matrix XP 2000+ NV25

Ben Lewis — 2002-04-10T16:16:26.000Z

Ben Lewis, What PC?, Wednesday 10 April 2002 at 16:16:26

A top-flight gaming and multimedia package.

Six months have passed since the launch of the last graphics processing unit from nVidia. Back then it was the GeForce3 series and now - surprise, surprise - the GeForce4...

Mesh Matrix XP 1900-R85

Ben Lewis — 2002-03-26T14:55:46.000Z

Ben Lewis, What PC?, Tuesday 26 March 2002 at 14:55:46

Performance and power in a bargain PC.

With AMD and Intel still slugging it out to produce the most attractive processor, the consumer is doing rather well out of some greatly reduced processor prices....

Apple iMac

Mark Heaton — 2002-03-25T12:18:56.000Z

Mark Heaton, What PC?, Monday 25 March 2002 at 12:18:56

Impressive multimedia performance for the home.

In 1998 Apple introduced the iMac, a cute all-in-one box that changed the way we look at computers. And while it went on to become one of the most popular...

Evesham Axis PVR

Ben Lewis — 2002-03-22T10:40:47.000Z

Ben Lewis, What PC?, Friday 22 March 2002 at 10:40:47

Watch and record TV programmes on this computer.

Evesham has targeted the home entertainment market with the Axis Personal Video Recorder (PVR) system, which can play and record music, play DVDs and screen and record television.Based around a...

HP EPC P5802A

Andy Gordon — 2002-03-18T14:41:57.000Z

Andy Gordon, What PC?, Monday 18 March 2002 at 14:41:57

Simplicity and ease of use for the office.

The big selling point of HP's newest machine is size: stood on end, the EPC could pass for a strange-looking book; and combined with the TFT screen in this configuration,...

Evesham Axis 1900+ Ti500

Frank White — 2002-03-13T13:04:39.000Z

Frank White, What PC?, Wednesday 13 March 2002 at 13:04:39

A top-notch PC, but the price will make your eyes water.

There isn't much you can't do with Evesham's latest machine. It's a top-class model for video editing, music creation, gaming and a whole host of other power- and space-hungry tasks....

NEC Powermate i-Select

Frank White, What PC? — 2002-03-01T14:35:34.000Z

Frank White, What PC?, What PC?, Friday 1 March 2002 at 14:35:34

It has revolutionary DVD-R capability and a GeForce3 graphics card. What more could you want?

Okay, so most of us are now comfortable with the idea of being able to create audio and data CDs using a PC kitted out with a suitable rewriter drive....

Apple iMac Flower Power

Chris Cain — 2002-02-15T17:19:00.000Z

Chris Cain, What PC?, Friday 15 February 2002 at 17:19:00

While we're still hoping for a G4 iMac, this latest machine is no slouch and, at £1199, it's reasonable value when everything is considered.

When it comes to creating computers that look as good as they perform, Apple is clearly ahead of its rivals....