Value PC Buyer's Guide Change History

Q2/2005: Windows; upgraded LCD display size from 15-inch to 17-inch. Mac OS; no changes.

May 2nd introduction: Windows; clarified 2.8 GHz Pentium 4 chip specification to 520, clarified audio recommendation to built-in audio and speaker. Mac OS; removed 1.6 GHz PowerPC G5 chip, clarified audio recommendation to built-in audio and speaker.

Q1/2005: Windows; modified Celeron specification to Celeron D 330, added AMD Sempron 2600+. Mac OS; no changes.

Q4/2004: Windows; upgraded Celeron chip from 2.4 GHz Celeron to 2.66 GHz Celeron D, added Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz. Mac OS; upgraded PowerPC G4 chip to 1.25 GHz, added 1.6 GHz PowerPC G5 chip.

Q3/2004: Windows; upgraded Celeron chip from 2.2 GHz to 2.4 GHz. Mac OS; upgraded PowerPC G4 chip to 1.0 GHz.

April 13th introduction: Windows; downgraded hard drive from 60 GB to 40 GB. Mac OS; downgraded hard drive from 60 GB to 40 GB.

Q2/2004: Windows; upgraded Celeron chip from 2.0 GHz to 2.2 GHz. Mac OS; no changes.

Q1/2004: Windows; no changes. Mac OS; added Mac OS X version 10.3.x.

Q4/2003: Windows; upgraded hard drive from 40 GB to 60 GB. Mac OS; upgraded PowerPC G4 chip from 800 MHz to 1.0 GHz, upgraded hard drive from 40 GB to 60 GB.

Q3/2003: Windows; upgraded RAM from 384 MB to 512 MB, removed Windows 2000 Professional. Mac OS; upgraded RAM from 384 MB to 512 MB, removed Mac OS 9.x.

Q2/2003: Windows; upgraded Celeron chip from 1.8 GHz to 2.0 GHz, upgraded RAM from 256 MB to 384 MB. Mac OS; upgraded RAM from 256 MB to 384 MB.

Mac OS; May 6th introduction; upgraded PowerPC G4 chip from 700 MHz to 800 MHz.

Q1/2003: Windows; upgraded Celeron chip from 1.2 GHz to 1.8 GHz, removed integrated video option, upgraded CD-RW drive to CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo drive, modem specification changed to V.92. Mac OS; upgraded CD-RW drive to CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo drive, modem specification changed to V.92.

Q4/2002: Windows; no changes. Mac OS; added Mac OS X version 10.2.x.

Q3/2002: Windows; upgraded Celeron chip from 1.1 GHz to 1.2 GHz. Mac OS; added Mac OS X versions 10.1.4 and 10.1.5.

Q2/2002: Windows; upgraded Celeron chip from 1.0 GHz to 1.1 GHz, added Windows XP Professional. Mac OS; added Mac OS X version 10.1.2+.

Q1/2002: Windows; upgraded Celeron chip from 900 MHz to 1 GHz, upgraded hard drive from 20 GB to 40 GB, upgraded VRAM from 8 MB to 32 MB, removed CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drives, added single speaker. Mac OS; upgraded chip from 500 MHz PowerPC G3 to 700 MHz PowerPC G4, upgraded hard drive from 20 GB to 40 GB, upgraded VRAM from 8 MB to 32 MB, removed CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drives, added single speaker, added Mac OS X version 10.1.x.

Q4/2001: added change history link. Windows; upgraded Celeron chip from 800 MHz to 900 MHz, upgraded VRAM from 4 MB to 8 MB, changed monitor specification from SVGA to XGA. Mac OS; added Mac OS 9.2.x.

Q3/2001: Windows; upgraded Celeron chip from 700 MHz to 800 MHz, upgraded RAM from 128 MB to 256 MB, upgraded Zip drive from 100 MB to 250 MB. Mac OS; upgraded RAM from 128 MB to 256 MB, upgraded Zip drive from 100 MB to 250 MB, added Mac OS X.

Q2/2001: Windows; upgraded Celeron chip from 600 MHz to 700 MHz, upgraded hard drive from 10 GB to 20 GB, added CD-RW drive. Mac OS; upgraded PowerPC G3 chip from 400 MHz to 500 MHz, upgraded hard drive from 10 GB to 20 GB, added CD-RW drive, added Mac OS 9.1.

Q1/2001: Windows; added Windows Millenium Edition (Windows ME). Mac OS; no changes.

Q4/2000: Windows; upgrades Celeron chip from 500 MHz to 600 MHz. Mac OS; no changes.

Q3/2000: Windows; upgraded RAM from 64 MB to 128 MB, added Windows 2000 Professional. Mac OS; upgraded RAM from 64 MB to 128 MB.

Q2/2000: Windows; added sound card specification. Mac OS; no changes.

Q1/2000: Windows; no changes. Mac OS; added Mac OS 9.0.x.