Comparison Worksheet
	System 1	System 2	System 3
What is the price of the computer?	$1,709.00	$1,799.99	$1,356.43
Who is the manufacturer?	Dell	Gateway	Me
Who manufactured the microprocessor?	Intel	Intel	AMD
What is the processor model and speed?	Pentium 4 (3.2 GHz)	Pentium 4 (3 GHz)	Athlon XP 3000+ (2.1 GHz)
How much RAM is included?	512 MB	1024 MB	1024 MB
What’s the maximum RAM capacity?	2048 MB	2048 MB	2048 MB
What’s the hard disk drive capacity?	80 GB Ultra ATA	160 GB SATA	160 GB SATA
What is the speed of the optical drive?	16x DVD-ROM	8x/16x DVD+/-R/RW/ROM	4x DVD+/-R/RW/ROM
What’s the modem speed?	none	56k	none
Is a monitor included?	yes	yes	yes
What is the size and resolution of the screen?	17" CRT	17" LCD	17" LCD
What type of graphics card is included?	ATI Radeon 9800 Pro	ATI Radeon 9600G	ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
How much memory is on the graphics card?	128 MB	128 MB	128 MB
How many USB ports are included?	8	8	8
Is a firewire (IEEE 1394) port included?	yes -- 2	no	no
How many drive bays are filled and how many are available?	3/7	2/5	2/11
What kind of expansion slots are available?	4 PCI & 1 AGP	3 PCI & 1 AGP	5 PCI & 1 AGP
Which version of the operating system is included?	WinXP Home	WinXP Home	WinXP Pro
Is any other software included?	WordPerfect & Money, McAfee Security Center, RealOne™ Player, Dell Jukebox powered by MusicMatch	Microsoft® Works Suite 2004 - including Microsoft® Word and Encarta, 90 day Norton Antivirus Trial, Napster 2.0	no
What is covered by the manufacturer’s warranty?	General Support (?)	parts/labor/tech support	parts
Is an extended warranty available?	no	yes	no
Where can I get technical support?	Direct from Dell	Direct from Gateway	from the various manufacturers