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4.5 stars
"Great for basic home use"
Pros: Compact, affordable, fast
Cons: None for me
Summary: This a great computer for general home use. I generally use computers for web surfing and e-mail, downloading and managing my numerous digital photos, using Office programs, and listening to music. I do not use a computer to play video games, watch or edit movies, or record TV programs, so these were not factors in my purchase. The C521 I purchased has an AMD 64 bit dual core processor, 2 GB RAM, and a 250 GB hard drive. And though that is more than enough of what I need at the moment, it never hurts to overestimate the amount of RAM and hard drive space you think you'll need, since memory and disk space tend to degrade over time. Plus, I wanted to make sure it would run Windows Vista with ease. I bought it to replace my old Dell Optiplex that was getting slow and long in the tooth. That one only had 192 MB RAM and a 20 GB hard drive, so the difference is amazing! I wanted my new computer to retain the slimness of the Optiplex, and though the C521 is slightly bigger, there are no complaints here. (Since my old CRT monitor was so big and bulky, this computer with its flat screen monitor actually takes up less space.) I don't plan on adding any PCI cards in the future (not unless I have to), so the availability of the smaller cards is not a concern for me. Compared with my old computer, the speed is very fast and it's able to handle my numerous photographs with ease (the old one always took forever just to load the thumbnails of them). This computer suits my needs perfectly and I couldn't be happier!
