To answer the last question first, PowerSpec is the desktop part of Micro Electronics’ house-brand PC division, best known for WinBook portables. Most PowerSpec machines are under-$800 bargain fare, ...

The PowerSpec 8710 minitower itself looks pretty generic, apart from two USB 2.0 ports at the bottom front. Two more are at the rear, along with audio jacks; parallel, serial, Ethernet, VGA, and PS/2 ...