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• Date Posted: 10/25/09

Dell Optiplex GX270 with Windows XP Professional SP3

Don't let the size fool you. This small form factor Dell was designed to save space, and do serious work fast! It features a 2.8 GHz processor, one of the fastest Intel Pentium 4 processing units ever manufactured.

Specifications are as follows:

HARDWARE:
* 2.8 GHz Pentium 4 processor powered by Intel
* 512MB of SDRAM (2GB maximum capacility)
* 40GB hard drive
* CD-R drive for burning CDs, and DVDs
* 3.5" Disk Drive
* 6 X 2.0 USB ports
* Network card for immediate broadband access
* Onboard video and audio
* Includes a keyboard, mouse, and CRT monitor*
SOFTWARE:
* Windows XP Professional SP3 including recent updates
* Open Office by Sun Microsystems. Creates and reads Microsoft-compatible:
o MS Word documents
o Excel spreadsheets
o Powerpoint presentations
* Security Software "Suite" Recommended by Consumers Reports* (See below)
o Avira AntiVir Personal (Automatically updates daily. No annual subscription fees)
o Malwarebytes (Automatically updates daily. No annual subscription fees)
o Threatfire (Automatically updates daily. No annual subscription fees)
o Spamfighter
* Utilities
o Acronis True Image Backup Software
o Paragon Partition Manager Express
o PDF x-Change PDF Reader
o CutePDF creates PDFs of websites, office documents, anything that can printed
o 7Zip Compression Software
* Multi-Media Applications
o CDRecorderXP Recording Software
o Audacity Recording Software
o VLC Video and Muisc Player
* Restoration
o Boot Disk allows restoration of C drive in case of hard drive corruption.

* "...the best are the same no-cost programs we recommended last year, though all three performed notably better than their 2008 versions did. They were on par with the best pay suites we tested."

Consumer Reports, June 2009

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