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Polywell Poly i7050

CPU: 2-GHz Pentium Dual-Core E2180 • Graphics Adapter: Nvidia 7150 • Monitor Model: KDS 92BW • Total HD Size (GB): 250 • WorldBench 6 Word Score: Superior • Price When Reviewed: $729
Polywell Poly i7050 (Front)
Polywell Poly i7050 (Front)
Polywell Poly i7050 (Back)
Polywell Poly i7050 (Open)
86.3 Very Good
Last updated
February 07, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Richard Jantz
Pros
  • Small, compact case
  • Generally strong performance
Cons
  • Only one free drive bay
  • Weak integrated graphics
  • Pricing:Very Inexpensive: $729 (2/7/2008)
  • Performance:Superior: 94
  • Features:Very Good: 80
  • Design:Good: 76
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Very Inexpensive: $729

Very Inexpensive: $729

Performance Superior: 94

Superior: 94
WorldBench 6 Tests - Superior: 77
WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2 538 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX 529 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering 805 
Firefox 2 389 
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1 412 
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0 284 
Multitasking 498 
Nero 7 Ultra Edition 518 
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5 256 
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0 291 
Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Overall Graphics Score Poor 
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 13.77 
Doom 3, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 11.77 
Doom 3 with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 3.8 
Doom 3 with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 3 
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 23.68 
Far Cry, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 16.38 
Far Cry with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 10.73 
Far Cry with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 6.89 

Features Very Good: 80

Very Good: 80
Basics
CPU 2-GHz Pentium Dual-Core E2180 
System Memory 2048 
Video & Display
Graphics Adapter Nvidia 7150 
Graphics Board Type Integrated 
Graphics Board RAM (MB) Using main memory 
Graphics Board RAM Type Using main memory 
Monitor Model KDS 92BW 
Monitor Type LCD 
Monitor Size 19 
Storage
Hard Drives 1 
Total HD Size (GB) 250 
RAID Type none 
Optical Drive Type DVD±R DL/DVD±RW 
Optical Drive Speed 8 
Expansion
PCI Slots 2 
PCI Express Slots 2 
Open PCI Express X16 Slots 1 
Open PCI Express X1 Slots 1 
Open Slots 4 
External Drive Bays 3 
Open External Drive Bays 1 
Internal Drive Bays 1 
Open Internal Drive Bays 0 
Ports
Serial Ports 0 
Parallel Ports 0 
Front USB Ports 3 
Rear USB Ports 4 
Front FireWire Ports 0 
Rear FireWire Ports 1 
Other
Audio Adapter Model Integrated Realtek AC'97 Audio 
Audio Channels 7.1 surround 
Network Adapter gigabit network adapter 
Case Type Compact 
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium (32 bit) 
Included Software PowerDVD 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) Five 
Parts Warranty (years) Three 
Weekday Support Hours 9 
Saturday Support Hours 0 
Sunday Support Hours 0 
Other Service After 1 year, lifetime 8-hour daily, 4-hour Saturd 
Toll-Free Support Yes 

Design Good: 76

Good: 76
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