Instant Alerts Get email Alerts on stories that match your interest. To choose a keyword, click here. Choose the right expert at the right price, anytime day or night, at PC World Expert Help . Not quite royalty, but still above the common serfs. The thick, generic Kingdom system manual is well written and contains a thorough section on upgrading.
Kingdom includes documentation for most system components, too.
Inside, a panel covering half of the system's interior complicates reaching the two open drive bays, though the four open PCI slots are readily accessible. Colors on the 17-inch Optiquest Z70 monitor looked rich, though text was blurry at 1024 by 768 resolution, and the ATI Rage Fury graphics board wouldn't let the monitor go higher than that. The inclusion of both a modem and a network adapter provides flexible connectivity. The sturdy Microsoft Internet Keyboard supports smooth and nearly silent typing, and it houses ten Internet and other shortcut keys. For users who don't mind a few extra obstacles when upgrading, this Royale puts out sound performance numbers and offers useful small-office bundled extras.