Description:
Why settle for a custom-built clone when there's almost certainly a preconfigured, pretested Compaq Presario perfectly suited to your requirements and pocketbook? Developed for power users who already own a monitor and speakers or would prefer to find such components on a separate basis, the Presario 6020US is yet another example of how versatile this series has become. A computer is only as fast as its processor allows it to be, and in the case of the 6020US that processor is the extremely nimble AMD Athlon XP 1900. With 128 KB Level 1 pipeline burst cache, 256 KB Level 2 pipeline burst cache, 266 MHz system bus speed and 1.6 GHz clock speed, this is one potent yet cost-effective chip. Compaq has paired the Athlon XP 1900 with 256 MB of 266 MHz DDR DRAM memory (upgradeable to 1 GB) and a 32 MB nVidia GeForce2 graphics card to fashion a powerful system nerve center capable of running virtually any program you can throw at it. Hardcore gamers may wish to upgrade to an even faster graphics board in order to maintain a smooth frame rate in the latest and most demanding 3-D games, but everyone else should be quite content with the unit in its stock form. The 6020US offers lots of options and oodles of space for the movement, storage, and access of programs and files. Compaq has included a massive 80 GB hard drive for permanent storage, a 3.5-inch diskette drive for smaller files and quick backups, a superfast 24x (write) CD-RW drive for data and audio recording and playback, and a 16x DVD drive for error-free movie viewing. And if you ever do want to add another drive, the unit's spare expansion bay is ready to accommodate. The 6020US is loaded with amenities to enhance day-to-day computing, including a built-in 56K modem for low-speed Internet access, a 10/100 Mbps Ethernet card for multiple computer networking and high-speed Web surfing, and an integrated SoundMAX III digital audio processor for clean stereo or Dolby Digital surround sound. The unit is geared for the future with no less than six USB ports for plug-and-play peripherals, a scrolling mouse, and a Compaq Internet keyboard with an assortment of convenient one-touch multimedia and Internet controls. The 6020US is packaged with an impressive array of installed software, including the Home Edition of the Windows XP operating system, Microsoft Money 2001, Microsoft Works 6.0, Quicken Financial Center/Quicken New User Edition and Intervideo's WinDVD movie player.
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