If you're looking for an ergonomic system with a variety of features and plenty of speed, any of these picks will fit the bill. Budget systems come with 1 gigabyte of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, a DVD burner, and two-piece speakers. Workhorse systems have 2GB of RAM, up to a 400GB hard drive, a DVD burner, and three-piece speakers. Only the Apple systems are all-in-one, with a price that includes the display and integrated speakers.


budget

Apple iMac 20-inch with Intel 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo processor $1,200
Dell Inspiron 531 with AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ processor $460,
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HP Pavilion Slimline s3200t with Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 processor $510


workhorse

HP Pavilion a6250t with Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 processor $925
Dell Inspiron 530S with Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 processor $885