Pros

  • Innovative design, superior thermals
  • Quad-core processor

Cons

  • Total cost can run high
  • Limited hard drive capacity

At A Glance

This innovative, superbly designed power PC delivers admirable performance, but it doesn't come cheap.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number BlackBird 002 LCi
Processor
Processor type Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850
Processor speed 3000.0 MHz
Memory
Memory size 2048.0 MB
Display
Included monitor No
Display size 30.0 inches
Monitor model number HP LP3065
Display type LCD
Graphics
Primary Graphics Chipset Nvidia Geforce 8800 Ultra
Video Bus PCI Express
Video Memory Type DDR3
Storage
Raid type none
Drive size 160.0 GB
Expansion slots
Open PCI Express X16 Slots 2.0
Open PCI Express X1 Slots 0.0
Number of PCI slots 2.0
Number of PCI-Express Slots 4.0
Green
Energy Star compliant 0.0
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Speed 6.0
Optical Drive Type DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/-RAM
Second Optical Drive Speed 6.0
Second Optical Drive Type DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/-RAM
Included Drives 1
Included Software
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (32 bit)
Ports and Connections
Ethernet Type Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps)
Available Interfaces
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus (rear) (x4)
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus (front) (x2)
  • FireWire Port (rear)
  • FireWire Port (front)
Slots 3
Parallel Port No
Case
Chassis style Tower
Internal Drive Bays 5
External Drive Bays 3

Performance

Overall Rating
WorldBench 6 Score 123
WorldBench 6 Rating Superior
Office Productivity
Web Browsing 195  seconds (lower is better)
Office Suite Use 324  seconds (lower is better)
File Compression 214  seconds (lower is better)
Content Creation
Image Editing 325  seconds (lower is better)
GPU Graphics Rendering 322  seconds (lower is better)
CPU Graphics Rendering 305  seconds (lower is better)
Video Encoding 185  seconds (lower is better)
DVD Burning 385  seconds (lower is better)
Video Editing 189  seconds (lower is better)
Multitasking
World Bench 6 Multitasking 220
Gaming
Overall Graphics Score Superior