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		Product	Date	Editors' Rating	Members' Rating	Price
		HP t5730w Thin Client Designed for use with server-based desktops such as Terminal Services, Citrix and VMware View, HP's t5730w is an excellent mid-range device suitable for most office applications.	03 Sep 2009	7.0		£422
		Lenovo ThinkStation S20 This is a well-built workstation with quad-core power to spare, although it could do with more storage options.	03 Jul 2009	7.7		£1042
		Apple Mac Pro (2x2.26GHz Xeon, 2009) Apple's new eight-core Mac Pro shows improvements in high-intensity digital media and multitasking scenarios. We also love the design tweaks that improve on Apple's already industry-leading efforts. Any Apple-bound design professional would welcome this powerful tool.	23 Mar 2009	8.1		£2499
		Apple iMac (24in., 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo, 2009) Apple has made a number of changes to its £1,199 iMac, but offering a 24in. screen at this price is the most impressive. The remaining updates are welcome, and the system's multitasking capability remains unmatched.	05 Mar 2009	7.8		£1199
		ASUS Eee Box Despite a few useful features, the ASUS Eee Box is a novelty at best. It can't come close to the performance and robustness of even the most basic standard budget PC, while a low-end notebook can do everything it can do and more. The appeal of the Eee PC does not carry over to the Eee Box.	04 Aug 2008	5.8		£199
		NComputing L230 NComputing's L230 thin client is an option if you need to add a group of low-impact users to an existing Ethernet LAN. However, you'll need to ensure that the host PC is adequately specified to deliver acceptable performance to the terminals attached to it.	10 Mar 2008	7.0		£129
		Aleutia E1 The Aleutia E1 is a creditable effort at creating a compact, low-power desktop computer. However, the current hardware platform seems a little underpowered for anything other than the most basic tasks.	21 Feb 2008	6.0		£179
		Inveneo Computing Station The Inveneo Computing Station delivers reasonably good performance for a low-power PC. It's small, but an untidy assembly means it could be more convenient to handle.	19 Feb 2008	7.0		£241
		NComputing X300 NComputing's X300 provides a cost-effective way to hang up to six terminals off a single desktop PC using low-power, secure, easy to administer and quiet access terminals. It's not for power users, but is well suited to schools, business workgroups, libraries, internet cafés and suchlike.	14 Feb 2008	7.0		£149
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