OptiPlex SX280

Cost: $770 Web: www.dell.com Review: Need more desk space? You could always clean off your desk. Or you could replace your bulky PC with Dell’s slimmed-down desktop computer, the OptiPlex SX280. About the size of a phone book, the machine can be installed horizontally or vertically beneath a desk, against a wall or behind a monitor. The basic model costs about $770 and includes a 2.8-gigahertz Intel Pentium 4 processor, 256 megabytes of memory, a 40-gigabyte hard drive and a CD-ROM drive. Other configurations are available. Gannett News Service