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NEC PowerMate ES 5250

Boasts innovative styling, but performance is unexceptional.

  

WHAT'S HOT: The $1758 PowerMate ES 5250's well-designed case puts useful controls at your fingertips. A bar at the top of the tower houses power and sleep buttons, a volume control, and a headphone jack. The interior leaves room for substantial expansion, with five open slots (four PCI and one ISA) and three open drive bays.

WHAT'S NOT: Expansion cards fit into the case upside down, making installation awkward, and messy wiring impedes your access to them.

WHAT ELSE: Color on the NEC S770 17-inch monitor looks washed out, but text was sharp at 1024 by 768 resolution. The PowerMate's chassis features color-coded ports and a case lock.

BEST USE: The affordable, network-ready PowerMate ES 5250 should fit well in offices that don't demand overwhelming speed.


SUMMARY
NEC PowerMate ES 5250


PC Worldbench score of 228, Pentium III-500 CPU, 128MB of RAM, 512KB of L2 cache, 13GB hard drive, Windows 98 SE, ATI Rage Pro graphics board with 8MB of RAM, 17-inch monitor, 10X DVD-ROM, modem not included, network card, LS-120 drive, Logitech mouse, DMI management, Creative SB PCI 128 audio, Harmon Kardon 7W speakers; 3-year warranty on parts, 3-year labor warranty, free unlimited support, 24/7 toll-free support.

$1758
888/863-2669
www.nec-computers.com

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