Rather than repeating everything from the standard RISCube page, it seems sensible to suggest that you click here to read the background to our RISCube range, if you haven't already done so. This provides information on how our systems manage to combine both RISC OS and Windows XP into a single machine, allowing you to have the best of both worlds. Combining the two platforms together will really let you achieve more with your computer - harnessing the broad range of Windows programs, without sacrificing RISC OS's ease of use, flexibility and much loved software.

The High Spec RISCube described below, is designed to meet the needs of the medium to high end user at an affordable price point. It gives more performance that the Standard machine, in areas which will make a tangible difference to your computing, whilst having a tried-and-tested pedigree to ensure things remain stable and robust.

The High Spec RISCube

The High Spec RISCube provides an well-specified machine fulfilling the role described above. It provides an superb balance between affordability and performance computing, whatever task you set it to. RISC OS runs about twice the speed of a StrongArm RiscPC (and often far faster than that), whilst WindowsXP will gobble up tough tasks such as video processing, photo manipulation, and most games. Dealing with web browsing, word processing, and digital photos is a breeze.

Obviously we would encourage users to look at "Ultra" and "64-X2" RISCubes in terms of future proofing and exploring new possibilties, if funds are available, but the High Specification RISCube is an excellent choice. We often receive phone calls from customers for whom their 'Cubes have become irresistibly loved family members - and it isn't hard to see why!

High Specification RISCube - £899 inclusive

• 2800+ processor (depending upon availability)
• 512Mb of high speed memory (RAM) with heat spreaders for reliability
• 80Gb high speed hard drive with 8Mb cache
• irresistibly/CD drive with CD writing capability
• Floppy disc drive with 7-in-1 camera media drive
• 64/128Mb Nvidia graphics with full 3D features
• 5.1 channel surround sound
• 10/100 speed networking
• 4x USB 2 ports, 3x Firewire ports, serial port
• Parallel printer port
• Expand your computer via AGP and PCI slots
• RISC OS 4.02
• Windows XP Home
• UniPrint software allows printing to almost any printer
• Software bundle including CD burning, DVD movie player, fully MS-compatible office suite, Antivirus, graphics/photo software and lots more