This was a departure for ZDS, who had historically avoided the retail consumer market to focus on customers such as businesses, universities, and government agencies.

[2][7] Omitting these slots, combined with the use of LSI and CMOS electronics, kept the system's total power dissipation low enough to eliminate the need for a cooling fan, resulting in quieter operation.

[4] External modules have metal enclosures and plug into the rear option port,[4][8] extending the depth of the computer's case by 2.5 inches (6.4 cm).

[5] ZDS marketed the Eazy PC as an "entry-level machine",[8] suitable for "novice or first-time computer users" and "business executives who bring work home".

ZDS had previously earned a reputation in the computer industry for producing high performance systems—especially portables[5]—and were a major supplier to governments and institutions.

[15] At least one discount catalog company, Damark, offered the Eazy PC with the hard drive configuration for $669 (equivalent to $1,560 in 2023) as late as September 1990.

[16] Daniel Brogan of the Chicago Tribune conducted a benchmark of several IBM PC compatibles' ability to handle calculating "the liability of a pension plan covering 1,000 workers" based on an algorithm used by a high-ranking actuarial consulting firm.

Perdue criticized the Eazy PC as "neither simple enough for novices nor powerful enough for business users", and strongly disliked the lack of upgradability.

[18] Perdue wrote that the memory+serial+modem module performed well but suffered from a loose connection to the main chassis due to the thumbscrews attaching it being too short.

He also called the built-in monitor's grayscale rendering poor, requiring constant adjustment of the contrast knob to read text between the interfaces of different programs.

[21] Robert Lander of Your Computer commended ZDS for adopting 3.5-inch disks for the Eazy PC, calling the decision forward-thinking, and expressed appreciation for its industrial design and the quality of its monitor and keyboard.

[8] Robert Scibilia of Popular Mechanics likened the Eazy PC to the Macintosh: "a simple 1-box computing appliance that does its job with a minimum of fuss".