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Top 10 Power PCs

The ABS Performance Ultra, the only new system on the chart, comes loaded with multimedia extras.

  

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Dell systems continue to hold on to the chart's top two spots. The managed OptiPlex GX300 remains at number one for a fourth month, and Dell's Pentium 4-powered Dimension 8100 moves up a few notches to snag the number two spot. The lone new system on the chart this month, the number seven ABS Performance Ultra, parlayed its Athlon-1100 processor into an impressive PC WorldBench score; it comes loaded with many multimedia extras.

Also of Note

As a result of the changes to the Top 100 this month, you might have expected to see more changes to our Top 10 Power PCs chart. But the chart retains most of the key players from last month. One big change: Dell's Dimension 8100 moved from number five to number two, earning Best Buy recognition for the first time.

Polywell's Poly 830K7-1100 stays in third place for a second month, thanks to impressive marks on our PC WorldBench 2000 tests. It also has 256MB of RAM and plenty of space for upgrades.

Following a huge $522 price drop, Sys's Performance 1100T moves from number six to number four, while Xi Computer's 1100K MTower SP retreats from number four to number five.

The bottom half of the chart remains almost unchanged. Premio's Apollo 820R moves up a notch to eighth place, while HP's Vectra VL400 and Kingdom's Royale PIII-933 round out the list.

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