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Full Specifications
Overall rating	81
Street price when ranked	Inexpensive: $2429 (4/22/04)
PC WorldBench 4	Fair: 130 (Windows XP Home)
Base configuration	Very good
CPU	3.2-GHz Pentium 4 Extreme Edition
System memory	1024MB of DDR400 SDRAM
Hard drive (GB)	160GB hard drive
Monitor size and model	17-inch NEC MultiSync LCD1760V LCD
Graphics	256MB ATI Radeon 9800 XT
Case type	Midsize tower
Open bays, slots	5 internal and 2 externally accessible bays, 1 slots
Extra features	Very good
Removable-media drives	8X DVD±RW drive, 16X DVD-ROM drive, flash media reader
Sound card	Integrated Realtek ALC655
Speakers	Klipsch ProMedia GMX A-2.1
Communications	V.92 modem, gigabit network adapter, 6 USB 2.0 ports, 3 FireWire ports
Software	Microsoft Works Suite 2004, McAfee VirusScan 8, Half Life
Other	N/A
Graphics quality	Good
Setup and ease of use	Outstanding
Vendor's reliability/service	Good/Insufficient data
Warranty	One-year parts, lifetime labor warranty; lifetime 9-hour weekday toll-free support

ABS Awesome 5500 Extreme Review

by Mick Lockey

- The well-equipped Awesome 5500 Extreme teams Intel's latest 3.2-GHz Pentium 4 Extreme Edition CPU with 1GB of DDR400 memory. This combination powered the Awesome 5500 Extreme to a score of 130 on PC WorldBench 4--good, but not in the same league as systems we've tested using the new Athlon 64 CPU.

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