Pros
- Affordable and quiet; includes DataSafe
Cons
- Slow graphics performance; limited ports
At A Glance
Inexpensive Media Center PC with TV tuner lacks power but comes with a behind-the-scenes RAID drive array that protects data.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | DE310F3 |
| Inventory Number | 25009 |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Pentium 4 521 |
| Processor speed | 2800.0 MHz |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 1024.0 MB |
| Display | |
| Included monitor | No |
| Display size | 17.0 inches |
| Monitor model number | Dell E176FP |
| Display type | LCD |
| Graphics | |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | Integrated Intel 915GV |
| Video Bus | Integrated |
| Storage | |
| Raid type | RAID 1 |
| Drive size | 160.0 GB |
| Other storage | Five-in-one media-card reader |
| Expansion slots | |
| Open PCI Express X16 Slots | 0.0 |
| Open PCI Express X1 Slots | 0.0 |
| Number of PCI slots | 2.0 |
| Number of PCI-Express Slots | 1.0 |
| Green | |
| Energy Star compliant | 0.0 |
| Optical Drive | |
| Optical Drive Speed | 8.0 |
| Optical Drive Type | DVD+R DL/DVD±RW |
| Included Drives | 2 |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Ethernet Type | Ethernet (10/100 Mbps) |
| Five-in-one media-card reader | 1 |
| Available Interfaces |
|
| Slots | 1 |
| Parallel Port | No |
| Case | |
| Chassis style | Tower (Midsize) |
| Internal Drive Bays | 2 |
| External Drive Bays | 3 |
Performance
| Overall Rating | |
|---|---|
| World Bench 5 Score | 78 |
| World Bench 5 Word Score | Fair |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Mozilla | 622 |
| Multitasking | 838 |
| WinZip | 450 |
| Microsoft Office XP | 555 |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| ACD Systems ACDSee | 668 |
| Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL | 794 |
| Discreet 3ds Max DirectX | 401 |
| Adobe Photoshop | 429 |
| Windows Media Encoder | 447 |
| Adobe Premiere | 563 |
| Roxio VideoWave | 330 |
| Ahead Nero | 772 |
| Musicmatch Jukebox | 594 |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Overall Graphics Score | Fair |
| Doom 3, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 4.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 5.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 7.23 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 8.58 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 39.37 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 44.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit | 45.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 48.58 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 70.07 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit | 91.74 Frames per second (higher is better) |
