Tap 20 SVJ20217CXW All-in-One PC

by Sony

3/5

$1,100.00

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DX4870-UB2C

by Gateway

3.5/5

$550.00

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PX35t-A2210

by Toshiba

4/5

$930.00

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C540 Touch (Model 57317016)

by Lenovo

4/5

$719.00

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Pros
  • Intel Core i7 CPU
  • 1TB hard drive
  • Sony's Bravia video technology
  • Affordable price tag
  • Respectable benchmark performance
  • Expansion opportunities
  • Attractive design
  • Good performance
  • Four USB 3.0 ports
  • 8GB of memory
  • Very good productivity benchmark scores
  • Great keyboard
Cons
  • Thick and heavy for its size
  • Short battery life
  • 5400 rpm hard drive
  • Relies on integrated graphics
  • Poor gaming performance
  • Mediocre (and nonwireless) PS/2 mouse and keyboard
  • Screen coloration slightly off
  • Uncomfortably angular mouse
  • Weak integrated graphics
  • Display recessed deep behind bezel
At A Glance

Sony essentially created this market, which means the Tap 20 has been around for a while. This computer is thicker and heavier than it should be, but Sony has priced it aggressively.

The Gateway DX4870-UB2C is an old-school midtower desktop that delivers respectable productivity performance and lots of storage for an appealing price.

The Toshiba PX35t-A2210 is a relatively powerful all-in-one desktop machine. While it is more expensive than the rest of this field, it delivers the performance and features to back up its price tag.

Lenovo's C540 Touch isn't the sexiest all-in-one we've seen, but it is an exceptional value at just $719 (as of 8/30/13)

Specs

Processor

Processor type Intel i7 3517u Intel Core i5 - 3330 Intel Core i3-3120M Core i3-3240
Processor speed 1900.0  MHz 3000.0  MHz 2500.0  MHz 340.0  MHz
Number of Cores   4.0 2.0 2.0

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Memory

Memory size 8092.0  MB 8.0  MB 6.0  MB 8.0  MB
Memory type DDR3 DDR3 DDR3 DDR3
Memory speed 1600.0  MHz 1600.0  MHz 1600.0  MHz 1600.0  MHz

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Display

Display size 20.0  inches   23.0  inches 23.0  inches
Included monitor All-in-One   All-in-One All-in-One
Touchscreen Multitouch No Multitouch Multitouch
Resolution 1600 x 900  pixels   1920 x 1080  pixels 1920 x 1080  pixels

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Graphics

Graphics Type Integrated Integrated Integrated Integrated
Primary Graphics Chipset Intel HD 4000 Intel HD 2500 Intel HD graphics 4000 Intel HD 2500
Number of Graphic Cards included 1.0     1.0
Video Memory Type       DDR3

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Storage

Drive 1 size 750.0  GB 1000.0  GB 1000.0  GB 1000.0  GB
Drive 1 type Hard Disk Drive Hard Disk Drive Hard Disk Drive Hard Disk Drive
Drive 1 speed 5400.0  RPM 7200.0  RPM 7200.0  RPM 7200.0  RPM

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Ports and Connections

USB Yes      
Available Interfaces Bluetooth|Fast ethernet|Line In 1/8|Line Out 1/8|USB 3.0|Wi-Fi Audio - Microphone In (1/8|HDMI|Line Out 1/8|PS/2 - Keyboard|PS/2 - Mouse|USB 2.0|USB 3.0|VGA| HDMI|USB 2.0|USB 3.0| HDMI|Line Out 1/8|USB 2.0|
Ethernet Type 10/100/1000 Mbps 10/100/1000 Mbps 10/100/1000 Mbps 10/100/1000 Mbps
Wireless connection   802.11n|Bluetooth| 802.11b|802.11g|802.11n|Bluetooth| 802.11b|802.11g|802.11n|

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Dimensions

Width 19.85  inches 5.0  inches 21.7  inches 23.12  inches
Depth 12.29  inches 15.5  inches 1.92  inches 4.21  inches
Height 1.78  inches 14.0  inches 15.4  inches 18.85  inches
Weight 11.46  pounds   18.0  pounds 18.9  pounds

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Storage Media

Memory stick Memory Stick PRO Duo Yes   Yes
SD card SD Memory Card Yes   Yes
XD picture card   Yes    

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Included Software

Operating System Microsoft Windows 8 Pro Microsoft Windows 8 Home Microsoft Windows 8 Home Microsoft Windows 8 Home

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Other Features

Devices Built-In Microphone|Built-In Webcam|Wireless Keyboard Keyboard|Mouse| Built-In Microphone|Built-In Webcam|Wireless Keyboard|Wireless Mouse| Built-In Microphone|Built-In Webcam|Keyboard|Mouse|

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Optical Drive

Included Drives   DVD Drive| DVD Drive| DVD Drive|

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Case

Chassis style   Tower (Midsize) All-in-One All-in-One

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Performance

Overall Rating

Worldbench Score

95.0 153.0 131.0 129.0
Worldbench Version

8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1

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Start Up

Start Up

seconds (lower is better)

 14.0 16.8 18.6 20.5

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Office Productivity

PCMark 7 Productivity Suite

score (higher is better)

 1028.0 2151.0 1906.0 1245.0

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Web Performance

Peacekeeper

score (higher is better)

 2460.0 2593.0 2127.0 2766.0

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Storage Performance

PCMark 7 Storage Test

seconds (lower is better)

 1467.0 2209.0 2412.0 2124.0
File Compression

seconds (lower is better)

 173.2 99.1 148.8 114.3

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Content Creation

Image Editing

seconds (lower is better)

 264.3 227.7 280.5 217.6
Video Encoding

seconds (lower is better)

 160.0 192.0 169.5 191.0
Encoding Audio

seconds (lower is better)

 264.1 240.8 308.0 227.6
Image Editing - GPU Accelerated

seconds (lower is better)

   209.2 335.2 176.5

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Power Usage

Working power usage

Watt hours

 6.8 5.6 6.5 6.7
Idle power usage

Watts

 26.3 32.4 36.4 33.2

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Power

Battery Life

hh:mm

 2:21      

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Gaming

3DMark, Ice Storm

score (higher is better)

 40333.0 22917.0 36710.0 23984.0
3DMark, Firestrike Extreme

score (higher is better)

 281.0 123.0 276.0 136.0
3DMark, Cloud Gate

score (higher is better)

 4278.0 2600.0 3881.0 2627.0
3DMark, Firestrike

score (higher is better)

 594.0 282.0 555.0 300.0
Civilization V, Late Game View, Low Quality, 1024x768

Frames per second (higher is better)

 17.6      
Dirt Showdown, Low Quality, 1024x768

Frames per second (higher is better)

 43.0 30.9 47.0 32.9
Crysis 3, Low Quality, 1024x768

Frames per second (higher is better)

 18.0 12.5 13.5 14.0
Crysis 3, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080

Frames per second (higher is better)

   0.8   0.9
Bioshock Infinite, Low Quality, 1024x768

Frames per second (higher is better)

   15.4 26.6 16.1
Bioshock Infinite, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080

Frames per second (higher is better)

     4.6  

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Product Type

Subcategory

    All in One All in One

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