You can't help but to notice the slim-line chassis with its brushed aluminium finish this machine sports. Flipping down the front panel reveals the front-mounted audio, USB, and infrared port, which is a nice inclusion for those corporate customers using PDAs or mobile phones with IR synching.

Bright blue LEDs contrast well, illuminating the power button and giving the machine a classy tech glow, making it look more like a VCR than a PC workstation.
Thumbscrews and tool-less access are a handy foresight, allowing for easy entry should hardware need to be upgraded.

Where it counts, we found a 2.4GHz Pentium 4 and 256MB of PC2700 DDR and a 40GB 7, 200rpm Seagate Barracuda hard disk, which is a standard inclusion, but two thirds the capacity of the Acer 7500G's PC.

The machine comes with a 56K modem and DVD-ROM. Graphics are courtesy of a S3 Pro Savage – budget, but fine for office use. SYSmark2002 returned a far better score than 3D, with 181 overall.

We received the machine with an LG 1512S TFT display, which is an impressive inclusion for a machine of this class, and will make a welcome addition to any office compared to a CRT.

Coming in at the staggeringly low price of $1,799, it represents excellent value for the business sector. Easy enough to upgrade, this machine has a lot of potential in the workforce as well as practical applications at home with the high-end CPU and DVD-ROM.

A decent spec business platform, perfect for the office user. It compares well to the Acer and IBM machines reviewed over the page, especially as it comes in cheaper than either of them, and features a similar spec.