Pros & Cons
Velocity Micro Voyager Pro MX Specs
| Graphics Card: | Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 |
| Monitor Type: | LCD |
| Native Resolution: | 1280 x 1024 |
| Operating System: | Microsoft Windows XP Professional |
| Primary Optical Drive: | DVD+/-RW (Plus Minus) |
| Processor Family: | Intel 5 Series (Pentium 4) |
| RAM: | 512 MB |
| Screen Size: | 15 inches |
| Secondary Optical Drive: | None |
| Storage Capacity (as Tested): | 80 GB |
Company:
Velocity Micro Inc., www.velocitymicro.com
Price:
$1,315 direct
Spec Data:
3.0-GHz Intel Pentium 4; 512MB DDR400 SDRAM; 80GB hard drive; nVidia GeForce FX 5200 graphics card; 15-inch LCD drive; DVD +/- RW drive; 8 USB 2.0 ports; Integrated Intel sound card; Creative Labs SBS30 stereo speakers; Windows XP Professional.
Pros:
Fine machine for running business applications. Small chassis is good for tight spaces. Tech support that cares.
Cons:
Limited expansion options.
Bottom Line:
The Voyager Pro MX is a solid business machine from a company usually known for bleeding-edge gaming boxes. If you prefer to deal with a smaller company, this is a viable alternative to a locally built white-box system.
Review
Velocity Micro is known for systems with the latest and greatest hardware. But in addition to gaming rigs and monster...
Velocity Micro Voyager Pro MX
Velocity Micro is known for systems with the latest and greatest hardware. But in addition to gaming rigs and monster multimedia boxes, the company also produces more workaday systems like the Voyager Pro MX, a small-form-factor desktop designed for business. It has many features that make it a good choice for a small business or (very) small office.
The dark grey and silver case contains high-level components, such as a 3.0-GHz Pentium 4 (Northwood) CPU, 512MB of DDR-400 memory, a 7,200-rpm 80GB hard drive, and an 8X DVD +/- RW writer. In a small office where important files don't reside on a server, a DVD writer is a must for backups.
The Voyager's small chassis means you will have to give up the potential for upgrading hard drives and adding many PCI cards. But for the small-business user, this may not be much of a concern. The system has plenty of horsepower to run the business software you'll encounter for the next five years at least. It scored a very good 21.0 on Business Winstone. The Voyager's 7,200-rpm SATA hard drive also helped it on Multimedia Content Creation Winstone, where it scored 27.5.
Like other boutique PC makers, Velocity Micro will include a recovery disc that is an exact snapshot of your PC, as opposed to the generic recovery discs supplied by the larger manufacturers. This ensures that you will have the latest drivers available when your PC ships, which reduces the initial setup time once you've connected your new PC to your broadband connection. (You won't need to download quite so many updates when you're setting up your computer for the first time.) All in all, the Voyager Pro MX is an attractive alternative to the big boys for a small office.
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