Price: £784
Tech Specs
OS Tested: SLED 11
CPU: Intel Core i7 (2.8GHz)
Memory: 3GB
HDD: 160GB
Dimensions: 185 x 416 x 385mm
Weight: 10.2kg

Pros: Solid mid-range PC is reliable and comes with SLED 11, a major bonus

Cons: Not a terribly fast computer, or particularly exciting in any way

In an age when Linux has become a powerful platform for development work, graphics processing and video production, it’s a welcome relief to see a mid-range system built for people who may or may not have experience with Linux. The HP Elite 7000 Microtower is quite capable: it has an Intel i7 860 2.8GHz quad-core processor with an 8MB L2 cache and an ATI Radeon HD 4550 graphics card built for Blu-ray movie playback. Meanwhile, with just 3GB of RAM, an 160GB SATA hard disk and little design flare, the Elite 7000 is not exactly a performance rig. The saving grace: the system can come equipped with Novel SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 and is extremely easy to upgrade.

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