Dell Precision T1600

Dell Precision T1600

Workstations are the desktop machines you buy if your results count. While a high end business PC will make quick work of a spreadsheet, graphics, engineering, and scientific apps require a little more oomph. Aside from power, ISV certifications, error-free memory, and expandability are major factors in the workstation purchase process. The Dell Precision T1600 passes all tests with flying colors, and is therefore our new Editor's Choice for single-processor workstations, replacing the HP Z210 Small Form Factor Workstation ($2,173 direct, 4 stars). The Precision T1600 is a basic looking tower, though its silver and black two-tone facade will help distinguish it from the Dell Optiplex business systems in your organization. There's no mistaking this system for a run of the mill PC. The raised rectangular front panel channels air into the chassis to cool the system's workstation class Intel Xeon processor and Nvidia Quadro 2000 graphics card. The system has a decent amount of interior expansion room, including space for another optical drive, two more memory DIMMs, a PCI card, a PCIe x1 card, and an additional PCIe x16 graphics card so you can use more than two monitors. The system's Quadro card only supports two displays simultaneously.