As one of the few $699 desktops we've reviewed with a "full" Pentium 4 processor (as opposed to the value Intel Celeron or AMD Sempron processor) and an AGP expansion slot, the Systemax Venture H515LCD is well suited to the budget user planning on future internal system upgrades. But it lacks a built-in media card reader, DVD writer, and FireWire ports, limiting its usefulness for multimedia tasks.