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The HP dx2250 Microtower Business PC series is the perfect rank and file basic business box!  It features AMD processors, and offers essential features and technology for basic entry level business requirements. The affordable and dependable HP dx2250 RT949UT PCs allows businesses the ability to manage the most common business applications, and tasks facing commercial environments today. With its versatile design, It can also be a good home PC, if you prefer a business-style case, and don't want to spend the first week after your purchase removing trial version software found in most home PCs.

These PCs have the essential features you need for basic corporate, small business, and home office tasks such as: email, office applications, and internet applications. These computers are able to handle the basics, with the 10/100 LAN they are ideal normal low level network activities.  They come with a 250 watt power supply so they're a workhorse office system, not a PC Gamer's dream.  They are able to handle upgrades, so its a good platform for future expansion.  You can add another hard drive or 2 if you use the spare 5.25" bay with an adapter. HP, as you would expect, uses a quality case and components to reduce long term maintenance.

All Hewlett Packard dx2250s Desktops run AMD processors with Cool ’n’ Quiet Technology, that help reduce noise and increase energy efficiency. The motherboards have ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 chipsets, which provide good integrated graphics - perfect for your office presentations. The compact Microtower design fits easily into your work space, and helps accommodate future upgrade and expansion needs. It has front access USB 2.0 ports for easy data transfers, and front audio jacks for a headset or headphones.

The standard HP Backup and Recovery Manager Software that comes included, combined with SATA 3.0 Smart III hard drives, gives you a fast and simple solution for worry-free data backup and protection. The Hewlett Packard  dx2250 RT949UT AMD Desktop Computer is powered by an AMD 64 X2 4000+ 2.0GHz dual core CPU with Hypertransport, and comes with 2GB of DDR2 memory, with a  80GB SATA hard drive. Also onboard are a DVD-ROM/CD-RW optical drive, and a flash media reader. All running on Microsoft's Windows XP Professional Edition operating system (so no Windows Vista software compatibility issues). This HP dx2250 desktop PC is made for heavy everyday use with a case that allows plenty of cooling and airflow. It works great as is, and is made to provide years of service to any office or home user.

Best of all, the HP service and support organization backs this commercial PC with a robust warranty, to help maintain your investment, and peace of mind. Yes, the HP Compaq dx2250 Microtower PC will give you reliable performance and dependability for your demanding business environments. The hard part is just deciding which configuration you need. There are plenty of options, so you can get just the configuration you need, including: single core, dual core, DVD-ROM, DVDRW, XP Professional and Vista Business.

In short, this is a rock solid box for your business needs!

L. A.
Technology Reviewer