Some Great PCs under $500 (w/no monitor)

PC Magazine reviews some good, some not so good PCs that are good for simple email and web surfing. And they are all under $500. The best of the lot is the Dell, which packs 2GB of RAM, a 250GB hard disk, and a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo chip. Not bad for $499. Check out the reviews at http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2335136,00.asp

New PCs for trying time

PC Magazine reviews some new computers that give surprising performance for not that much money. Check it out at http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2333554,00.asp.

PC Magazine tests 2009 security suites

Security suites have a bad reputation for slowing down your system when they are installed. PC Magazine has added some new tests to help show how much or how little the latest security suites affect typical PC operations. Check it out at http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2333448,00.asp