I-CUTE 0509-ULA-SB-B
SRP: US$70
Intel Celeron D 336 (2.8GHz)
SRP: US$91
Chaintech V945P (945P)
SRP: TBC
Kingston ValueRAM 1GB 533MHz DDR2
(2 x 512MB kit)

SRP: US$85
GECUBE RADEON X1600PRO 256MB
SRP: TBC
Onboard Azalia
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB
SRP: US$89
Lite-On SHW-1635S
SRP: US$47
Cooler Master eXtreme Power 380W
SRP: US$40


PCs for entertainment, PCs for gaming, PCs for fun or is that all there is to it? Is that what happened to the system your kid recommended he must have that would help him tremendously with his studies? Okay, so you're the serious type. You want to look for a decent workhorse to get the job done. No fancy jargon, no need to know if video playback has comb filtering or per-pixel de-interlacing and you can't be bothered if www.cnn.com is currently being redrawn at 100 frames per second. In general terms, you want to be recommended a decent PC that can be used for all day-to-day productivity tasks such as web-surfing, document processing, spreadsheet, charts, web-design or compiling mom's recipe catalog. For you, we have built the perfect PC for that lazy Sunday afternoon.


 

 


I-CUTE 0509-ULA-SB-B  SRP: US$70

For a contemporary PC, we went on a lookout for a contemporary casing that would fit both the home and office. iCute is one of the more reputable manufacturers with a large line-up of casings catering to the mainstream market and their newer models (0509-ULA-SB-B) offer good design and cooling considerations without looking too gaudy.