Gladiator XP

The Gladiator XP computer is a great performer, for normally and surprisingly graphical tasks such as games. The case is also a good looking one and not cheap and nasty, v.fast. I thought amd Durons were cheap because they were slow-i was wrong!!!.

To finish off even the speakers sound great and are of brillant quality considering their size. Overall a great machine that is well worth the price and build quality. Even all the manuals for the motherboard were included, something u dont really see these days.

The keyboard is a good one, but u get the feeling it wont last forever, dont let this put u off though, If u THINK THIS MACHINE IS GOOD FOR THE PRICE, TAKE MY WORD, IT IS

Needed a PC for my partner as she started Open Uni course and the Gladiator XP seemed to give us everything we needed without breaking the bank. Modem got her on the net fine and the network card allowed me to hook her up to my PC via crossover cable to let her share my printer and MP3 collection.

A sound buy, it arrived quickly and I found the answers to my emails very informative which led me to purchasing this model. On reflection i think that I should have saved up a bit more cash and got the next model up with the CDRW but since I was in a rush and low on funds (you know how it is) I got the L300.

After a quick read of the manual and a peak inside to case I was glad to see it really was upgradable.

Originally I had planned to build my next system myself, there are plenty of places to buy components cheaply on the net - but after looking into the P4's I found that after purchasing the processor 50% of my budget would have gone! The Althon XP came out and after a bit of research I was convinced. A few searches on the net and I found Gladiator offering what seemd to me as the ideal specification for a decent price. The GeForce 2 MX400 64MB was a real treat for my eyes, 3D games are now so good it is almost real. I was also well impressed with the 24x CDRW, backing up my MP3 collection to CD took minutes.

All in all a good price, and good quality specification and build, I got prompt delivery and will be back shopping with them as soon as I have saved enough for an LCD screen.

Having been impressed by the specifications and prices presented on the Gladiator web site, I was not disapointed when I received my machine.

The machine was purchased with an operating system and I received all the authentic Windows disks should I wish to rebuild in the future.

The machine, having Windows ME, booted extremly quickly, and I was instantly ready to add my applications and personalise my new system.

Having added MS Office and all my games, my system is still performing well even with a full system tray (MS Messenger & GetRight etc).

Overall I believe my purchase should last me well for all applications over the next couple of years while giving me the upgradeability options - e.g I'm told by Gladiator that this machine supports the new AMD XP 1800+ processor.

At first i thought this machine was too cheap, as the others I had been looking at were over £500, but when i phoned up they seemed happy to talk me through the entire specification - it had everything I needed.

Unlike most web sites I found that Gladiator Computers openly gave out their phone number online and had staff on hand to give advice. I actually made my purchase over thhe phone (I prefer dealing with people!) even though I found them from a search engine.

I have been impressed with the specification, my kids are able to run all the software they could ever need and as there is the possibility of upgrading easilly I hope to keep it up to date with their software requirements in the future.