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Last Rated: May 24, 2004
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2.4-GHz Athlon 64 FX-53 CPU,
Two 74GB RAID hard drives and a 250GB drive,
19-inch LCD monitor,
256MB ATI Radeon 9800 XT graphics,
8X DVD±RW and 16X DVD-ROM drives, media card reader,
Price when ranked: $4799,
Bottom Line: Built for speed (and priced accordingly), it's the fastest PC on the chart. The jet-black case is good looking and roomy.
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Last Rated: April 28, 2004
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3.2-GHz Pentium 4 CPU,
250GB hard drive,
17-inch LCD monitor,
256MB NVidia GeForce FX 5950 Ultra graphics,
8X DVD±RW and 16X DVD-ROM drives, media card reader,
Price when ranked: $2600,
Bottom Line: The matching LCD with this silver-and-black midsize tower produced sharp text at all font sizes.
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Last Rated: May 24, 2004
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2.4-GHz Athlon 64 FX-53 CPU,
Two 74GB RAID hard drives and a 250GB drive,
22-inch CRT monitor,
256MB ATI Radeon 9800 XT graphics,
8X DVD±RW and 48X CD-RW drives, media card reader,
Price when ranked: $4616,
Bottom Line: Quick, gaming-centric, and very pricey; this Aurora's sci-fi-themed case is exotic without being horrendously gaudy.
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Last Rated: April 28, 2004
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2.2-GHz Athlon 64 3400+ CPU,
Two 80GB RAID hard drives,
17-inch LCD monitor,
256MB ATI Radeon 9600 Pro graphics,
8X DVD+RW and 48X CD-RW drives,
Price when ranked: $2502,
Bottom Line: The 8000Z sped through our tests, but the model we reviewed lacked open drive bays to boost storage.
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Last Rated: July 02, 2004
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2.2-GHz Athlon 64 3400+ CPU,
250GB hard drive,
19-inch LCD monitor,
256MB ATI Radeon 9800 XT graphics,
8X DVD±RW drive, media card reader,
Price when ranked: $2799,
Bottom Line: A generally well-equipped system, with USB ports on the top of its black chassis; however, it earned low scores for sound quality.
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Last Rated: July 29, 2004
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2.2-GHz Athlon 64 3400+ CPU,
160GB hard drive,
19-inch LCD monitor,
256MB ATI Radeon 9800 XT graphics,
8X DVD±RW and 52X CD-RW drives, media card reader,
Price when ranked: $2839,
Bottom Line: Moderately priced, silver-gray power system includes a Wi-Fi USB device with 128MB of flash memory.
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Last Rated: July 29, 2004
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2.4-GHz Athlon 64 3800+ CPU,
Two 80GB RAID hard drives,
19-inch CRT monitor,
256MB ATI Radeon 9800 Pro graphics,
8X DVD±RW and 16X DVD-ROM drives, media card reader,
Price when ranked: $2895,
Bottom Line: A flamboyant design and a 19-inch CRT monitor limit the appeal of this otherwise well-equipped system.
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Last Rated: April 28, 2004
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3-GHz Pentium 4 CPU,
160GB hard drive,
15-inch LCD monitor,
128MB NVidia GeForce FX 5200G graphics,
8X DVD±RW and 16X DVD-ROM drives, media card reader,
Price when rated: $1400,
Bottom Line: Mediocre graphics performance and a smallish LCD make this unit best suited for business and home-productivity use.
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Last Rated: May 24, 2004
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3-GHz Pentium 4 CPU,
160GB hard drive,
17-inch LCD monitor,
128MB ATI Radeon 9200 graphics,
8X DVD±RW and 16X DVD-ROM drives, media card reader,
Price when rated: $1600,
Bottom Line: Stylish design and competitive performance are undermined by an inferior keyboard and tinny-sounding speakers.
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Last Rated: March 29, 2004
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2.67-GHz Pentium 4 CPU,
80GB hard drive,
19-inch CRT monitor,
Integrated Intel 845GL graphics,
16X DVD-ROM and 48X CD-RW drives,
Price when rated: $699,
Bottom Line: A large CRT monitor and a generous, home-oriented software bundle highlight this bargain system.
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Last Rated: July 02, 2004
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2.2-GHz Athlon 64 3400+ CPU,
80GB hard drive,
19-inch CRT monitor,
256MB ATI Radeon 9800 XT graphics,
8X DVD±RW drive, media card reader,
Price when rated: $1694,
Bottom Line: Though this machine performed well in our tests, its outlandish front panel might give even gamers pause.
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Last Rated: July 02, 2004
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2.8-GHz Pentium 4 CPU,
80GB hard drive,
17-inch LCD monitor,
128MB ATI Radeon 9600 XT graphics,
16X DVD-ROM and 52X CD-RW drives, media card reader,
Price when rated: $1499,
Bottom Line: Minitower sports a sleek look and front-mounted CD audio controls, but it lacks open drive bays and memory slots.
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Last Rated: July 02, 2004
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2.0-GHz Athlon 64 3200+ CPU,
120GB hard drive,
17-inch LCD monitor,
128MB PNY FX5900SE graphics,
8X DVD±RW drive, media card reader,
Price when rated: $1795,
Bottom Line: Nondescript black tower has a terrific software bundle and an attractive balance of features, speed, and price.
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Last Rated: May 25, 2004
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3-GHz Pentium 4 CPU,
40GB hard drive,
15-inch LCD monitor,
Integrated Intel 3D Extreme graphics,
16X DVD-ROM/48X CD-RW combo drive,
Price when rated: $1138,
Bottom Line: No-frills, attractively priced business system performs sufficiently well for light to moderate work duties.
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Last Rated: July 29, 2004
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2.167-GHz Athlon XP 3000+ CPU,
120GB hard drive,
17-inch LCD monitor,
Integrated NVidia GeForce4 MX graphics,
16X DVD-ROM/52X CD-RW combo drive,
Price when rated: $1399,
Bottom Line: Model works as a low-profile desktop or thin tower; silver-gray design fits nicely in most business or home settings.
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