HP Z400 FM068UT#ABA Workstation XEON W3565(3.20GHz) 3GB DDR3 1TB HDD Capacity Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

Pros: WOW

Cons: None.

Pros: Update to my previous post. Either I'm misunderstanding something about New Egg's 'details' or there is a misprint. The system came with 12gig ram as it should. Call New Egg to confirm if you're thinking of ordering, but think the listed RAM is to low.

Cons: May be a misprint, but hard to call it a con, when the actual product was better than expected.

Pros: Powerful - processor seems to be fast, but new PC's always do. Very well laid out internally - if I end up doing a lot of additional component installations, the layout will be worth any extra money I've spent compared to a typical consumer PC. I'm waiting on an additional hard drive that I've ordered, but I've looked inside the case and the install should be one of the easiest I have done. Everything is very accessible.

Cons: Small con - HP's design for the expansion cards includes a lever or clamp that holds the bracket on the expansion card which covers the opening in the back of the PC, and this allows you to do the install without removing or adding screws. I had to push this mechanism slightly out of the way to allow the Nvidia video card to seat properly. Not a huge issue, but if this card had been either at the upper end or lower end of the expansion card bay, I'm not sure if it would have been as easy to overcome. Could have been my error as well, since I'm not used to this design, but I approached the install several ways and resolved it with a nudge.

Other Thoughts: I know enough about PC's to read on the web, purchase additional components and install them without much trouble. I'm probably an above average typical user, but average or less among the build it yourself crowd. I don't have time to learn all of the specs on each component, so I didn't attempt to build my own. I usually buy typical consumer PC's, but went for this to maximize speed and processing power for video and audio production.