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While sub-$2000 400-MHz Pentium IIs claim slots two through five, a $1399 PII-350 from Dell, the Dimension V350, is the new king of the hill.

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With competition forcing the prices of more Pentium II-400 PCs below $2000 (the most a PC can cost and still qualify for the budget chart), the average price of all the systems on the chart has risen slightly, to just over $1600. But while Pentium II-400s dominate the top five, a new $1399 Pentium II-350 system from Dell tops them all: The Dimension V350, our number one Best Buy, offers a superb mix of price and performance. Of the six new PCs making the chart this month, Gateway's corporate-centric E-3200 450 is the most powerful. The most intriguing new system, however, might be the Axis Systems Metropolis NX5-333C, a Celeron-333­based PC that costs just $1054 and delivers acceptable performance.

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