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A small, stylish and well-performing system.
The Armari XPC2500's dainty dimensions of 19.8 x 29.3 x 19cm (w x d x h) make this PC a small but perfectly formed addition to even the smallest of workstations.
It is also stylish enough to satisfy the design-conscious PC user, with a light blue translucent fascia and matching silver system case and display unit.
The beauty of this PC is not diminished when you take a look inside.
The top panel and two side panels of the casing slide back to reveal an incredibly compact system interior built around a 2.53GHz P4 processor.
The Shuttle SS51 XPC motherboard is integrated with the system chassis and, due to the overall size of the system, has limited upgrade capabilities with a single spare PCI slot and one spare Dimm slot.
With a single fan and little space to accommodate airflow inside the case, the XPC2500 generates a fair amount of heat.
This system was originally designed to ship with a 2.8GHz Pentium 4, but this was excluded from the spec for precisely this reason.
Armari has managed to pack two optical S/PDIF slots, two rear-mounted and two front-mounted USB2 ports, a total of three Firewire ports, an Ethernet port, a VGA and two serial ports onto this tiny case.
There is, however, a notable lack of parallel connectivity and no internal modem.
The Porsche-designed 17in flat panel Samsung Syncmaster 171P monitor stands out when it comes to screen manoeuvrability.
With a maximum resolution of 1,280 x 1,024, the display panel tilts through 35 degrees, and can be raised or lowered by 5cm and swivels through 335 degrees. The stand can also be removed if you prefer a wall-mounted screen.
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DETAILS
Price: £1,761.13 (£1,499 ex VAT)
Contact: Armari 020 8993 4111
www.armari.com
Pros:
Tiny footprint
Manoeuvrable display unit
Good performance
Cons:
Onboard sound
Limited upgrade potential
No internal modem
Overall:
Good performance and appealing design slightly let down by onboard sound and lack of modem
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