Pros
- Easy to record TV
- Super-compact chassis
Cons
- Small hard drive
- No way to expand the system internally
At A Glance
Super-compact Media Center fits well in tight spaces and works well with digital media. But it can't be expanded.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Inventory Number | 25243 |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Intel Core Duo T2300 |
| Processor speed | 1660.0 MHz |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 1024.0 MB |
| Display | |
| Included monitor | No |
| Display size | 19.0 inches |
| Monitor model number | ViewSonic VX910 |
| Display type | LCD |
| Graphics | |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | Intel GMA 950 |
| Video Bus | Integrated |
| Video Memory Type | Using main memory |
| Storage | |
| Raid type | none |
| Drive size | 100.0 GB |
| Expansion slots | |
| Open PCI Express X16 Slots | 0.0 |
| Open PCI Express X1 Slots | 0.0 |
| Number of PCI slots | 0.0 |
| Number of PCI-Express Slots | 0.0 |
| Green | |
| Energy Star compliant | 0.0 |
| Optical Drive | |
| Optical Drive Speed | 2.4 |
| Optical Drive Type | DVD+R DL/DVD±RW |
| Included Drives | 1 |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Ethernet Type | Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps) |
| Available Interfaces |
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| Slots | 0 |
| Parallel Port | No |
| Case | |
| Chassis style | Compact |
| Internal Drive Bays | 0 |
| External Drive Bays | 0 |
Performance
| Overall Rating | |
|---|---|
| World Bench 5 Score | 84 |
| World Bench 5 Word Score | Poor |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Mozilla | 428 |
| Multitasking | 530 |
| WinZip | 434 |
| Microsoft Office XP | 586 |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| ACD Systems ACDSee | 698 |
| Adobe Photoshop | 383 |
| Discreet 3ds Max DirectX | 412 |
| Windows Media Encoder | 353 |
| Ahead Nero | 904 |
| Musicmatch Jukebox | 604 |
| Adobe Premiere | 511 |
| Roxio VideoWave | 309 |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Overall Graphics Score | Poor |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 41.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 47.93 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit | 49.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 49.34 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 70.72 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit | 91.38 Frames per second (higher is better) |
