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HP's Powerful Media Center Tops the List

Two new power models and two new value systems join the chart this month.

Kalpana Ettenson

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A new, affordably priced Media Center PC from HP, the Pavilion d4650y, earns Best Buy honors on the power side of our chart this month. The full-featured d4650y turned in a solid WorldBench 5 performance score of 142 and offers maximum versatility for storage, thanks to HP's Personal Media Drive--an external hard drive that slides into a bay on the front of the case.

The Systemax Sabre, an extremely powerful PC, lands in the third spot on the power list. It produced the third-fastest WorldBench 5 score that we've recorded to date.

On the value side, two new systems make the cut. HP's Pavilion a1510n is a basic but well-rounded system, while Systemax's Vitality DH463 turned in superb performance and has a roomy interior that is open for upgrading.

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