The most recent Desktops articles from Computeract!ve

Review: Mesh Elite Q9300 Pro desktop computer

Andrea-Marie Vassou — 2008-06-24T12:43:00.000Z

Andrea-Marie Vassou, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 24 June 2008 at 12:43:00

Power and performance at a fair price

Desktop PCs in homes are fast being replaced by smaller and more portable notebook models. Many such notebooks now offer proper audio and video qualities and some are even good...

Review: Shuttle XPC G5 6801M desktop computer

Anthony Dhanendran — 2008-05-21T15:42:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 21 May 2008 at 15:42:00

Media PC with Blu-ray player

Shuttle used to be known for making what are known as barebones computers – the company would supply the case and the most basic innards, and the buyer would pick...

Review: Apple Imac 20in desktop computer

Cliff Joseph — 2008-05-06T14:46:00.000Z

Cliff Joseph, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 6 May 2008 at 14:46:00

A much-needed update to Apple's entry-level home computer

Apple’s Macbook notebook computers have sold like hotcakes over the past year and the iMac – formerly the flagship of Apple’s home range – has taken a back seat....

Review: Sony Vaio VGC-LT2S home entertainment computer

Will Stapley — 2008-04-21T00:00:00.000Z

Will Stapley, Computeract!ve, Monday 21 April 2008 at 00:00:00

A PC that's perfect for the lounge

Microsoft's dream of having a PC in every living room doesn't look like one that is going to come true anytime soon, but Sony's VGC-LT2S certainly ought to give it a...

Review: PC Specialist Apollo E840GTS

Andrea-Marie Vassou — 2008-02-25T00:00:00.000Z

Andrea-Marie Vassou, Computeract!ve, Monday 25 February 2008 at 00:00:00

The cool new PC on the block

With more and more people turning to notebook computers rather than desktops for their main household PCs, desktops now have to be even more impressive to gain a place in...

Review: Shuttle LinuXPC SD3002Q 500 desktop computer

Tim Smith — 2008-01-24T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Thursday 24 January 2008 at 00:00:00

Shuttle combines Linux and the mini-PC

One of the biggest reasons stopping people from trying the Linux operating system is concern about installing it, especially if it turns out that Linux does not support a particular...

Review: Medion 6615 PC desktop computer

Emil Larsen — 2007-12-26T00:00:00.000Z

Emil Larsen, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 26 December 2007 at 00:00:00

A budget PC with plenty of storage space

The old cliché “good things come to those who wait” can certainly be applied to the computer industry. The pace of change is continuous, and the Medion 6615 PC is...

Review: Shuttle XPC SG31G2 desktop computer

Emil Larsen — 2007-12-11T00:00:00.000Z

Emil Larsen, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 11 December 2007 at 00:00:00

A small and desirable PC with plenty of power for most tasks

Shuttle specialises in small PCs, but even so, the SG31G2 is one of its smaller designs, standing just 18.5cm tall and 20cm wide....

Review: Mesh G92 Pulse Pro desktop computer

Anthony Dhanendran — 2007-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Thursday 6 December 2007 at 00:00:00

Loads of power for just £800

Graphics cards are definitely getting cheaper - a few years ago you would have had to pay hundreds of pounds for the top performance models....

Review: Mesh Elite Quad Q6600CA desktop computer

Anthony Dhanendran — 2007-10-22T00:00:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Monday 22 October 2007 at 00:00:00

Four processors should make for plenty of horsepower

For the last couple of years, it's been true that an investment of seven hundred pounds in a new computer would buys a fairly decent, capable home or office PC....

Review: Apple iMac desktop computer

Anthony Dhanendran — 2007-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Monday 10 September 2007 at 00:00:00

A sleeker, slimmer and more productive iMac

Apple's habit of giving its new products the same names as its old ones makes it hard to identify the new ones, but this is the fourth new design the...

Review: Advent T9509 desktop PC

Emil Larsen — 2007-09-04T00:00:00.000Z

Emil Larsen, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 4 September 2007 at 00:00:00

A fully fledged fast desktop computer for a low price

There's no beating about the bush: a computer with four processors for £700 sounds like fantastic value for money. The idea of having more than one processor (or 'core', as...

Review: Apple Mac Mini desktop computer

Cliff Joseph — 2007-08-24T00:00:00.000Z

Cliff Joseph, Computeract!ve, Friday 24 August 2007 at 00:00:00

A compact home computer aimed at first-time Mac users.

We’ll admit up front that we have liked the Mac Mini for some time. It’s not the most powerful computer in the world, or even the cheapest, but it’s neatly...

Review: Medion 6486 desktop computer

Anthony Dhanendran — 2007-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Thursday 26 July 2007 at 00:00:00

A powerful home all-rounder at an amazingly low price

The Medion 6486 desktop computer, available exclusively in Tesco stores, is built around one of Intel's newest Core 2 Duo processors, the E6750....

Review: Shuttle XPC mini X 200 media PC

Anthony Dhanendran — 2007-06-26T00:00:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 26 June 2007 at 00:00:00

Quiet and sleek media PC

Shuttle is famous for popularising the 'small form factor' computer a few years ago – a PC in a far smaller box than the enormous tower boxes we were used...