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Last Rated: December 06, 2004
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2.2-GHz Athlon 64 3500+ CPU,
250GB hard drive,
30-inch LCD TV monitor,
128MB ATI Radeon 9800 Pro graphics,
4X DVD±RW/-RAM drive, media-card reader,
Price when ranked: $5578,
Bottom Line: The DHS 5 is our favorite full-size PC with a stereo-component design style. The high cost is due to the terrific LCD TV, which sells for $3450 alone.
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Last Rated: December 06, 2004
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3.8-GHz Pentium 4 570 CPU,
400GB hard drive,
23-inch LCD monitor,
256MB ATI Radeon X600 graphics,
16X DVD±RW drive, 16X DVD-ROM drive, media-card reader,
Price when ranked: $5025,
Bottom Line: This well-equipped unit makes it simple for consumers who want to ease into the world of entertainment PCs. The fine monitor contributes $2000 to the total.
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Last Rated: December 06, 2004
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3-GHz Pentium 4 530 CPU,
250GB hard drive,
17-inch LCD monitor,
128MB ATI Radeon X300 SE graphics,
12X DVD±RW drive, media-card reader,
Price when ranked: $1650,
Bottom Line: Our second Best Buy has an attractive 17-inch LCD. The 820GM is easily the quietest entertainment PC we tested for this roundup.
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Last Rated: December 10, 2004
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3.2-GHz Pentium 4 CPU,
120GB hard drive,
17-inch LCD monitor,
128MB PNY Verto GeForce FX 5200 AGP graphics,
12X DVD±RW drive, media-card reader,
Price when ranked: $1390,
Bottom Line: The MediaMax looks more like a stereo component than any other PC here does, and it offers the bonus of stand-alone radio, DVD, and CD options.
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Last Rated: December 09, 2004
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3-GHz Pentium 4 530 CPU,
200GB hard drive,
19-inch LCD monitor,
128MB NVidia GeForce FX 5300 graphics,
12X DVD±RW drive, 16X DVD-ROM drive, media-card reader,
Price when ranked: $1599,
Bottom Line: Available at Best Buy and Costco, this inexpensive minitower system covers the basics well. Only relatively slow performance holds it back.
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Last Rated: December 06, 2004
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3.4-GHz Pentium 4 550 CPU,
120GB hard drive,
17-inch LCD monitor,
128MB NVidia GeForce 6600 GT graphics,
16X DVD±RW drive, 16X DVD-ROM drive, media-card reader,
Price when ranked: $1769,
Bottom Line: The black aluminum case looks great in a living room, but the loud fans will make you think twice before installing this otherwise competent system there.
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Last Rated: December 10, 2004
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3.2-GHz Pentium 4 540 CPU,
320GB (RAID) hard drive,
19-inch LCD monitor,
256MB ATI Radeon X700 graphics,
16X DVD±RW drive, media-card reader,
Price when ranked: $2599,
Bottom Line: This large, showy system runs a little too loudly for a quiet room, but it would work fine in a part of the house where you won?t mind the slightly whiny fan.
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Last Rated: December 06, 2004
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3.4-GHz Pentium 4 550 CPU,
250GB hard drive,
19-inch LCD monitor,
128MB NVidia GeForce 6600 graphics,
16X DVD±RW drive, media-card reader,
Price when ranked: $2247,
Bottom Line: Quiet and great-looking, this black-aluminum PC could pass for a stereo component, but it lacks the extras that would propel it to the top of our chart.
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Last Rated: December 10, 2004
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3.4-GHz Pentium 4 550 CPU,
250GB hard drive,
17-inch LCD monitor,
256MB ATI Radeon X700 graphics,
16X DVD±RW drive, media-card reader,
Price when ranked: $3037,
Bottom Line: A shoe box-size entertainment PC, Shuttle's XPC G5 8300MC can fit into spaces where larger units would never go. It's not very expandable, however.
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