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Last Rated: January 04, 2005
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2.6-GHz Athlon 64 FX-55 CPU,
320GB drive space (RAID),
19-inch NEC LCD monitor,
256MB ATI Radeon X800 Pro graphics,
16X DVD±RW, 16X DVD-ROM drives,
Price when ranked: $3699,
Bottom Line: Blazing performance pushes this well-equipped, nicely-priced gaming system to the top of the chart.
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Last Rated: January 04, 2005
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2.6-GHz Athlon 64 FX-55 CPU,
148GB (RAID), 200GB drive space,
19-inch Samsung LCD monitor,
256MB EVGA-E GeForce 6800 Ultra graphics,
16X DVD±RW, 16X DVD-ROM drives,
Price when ranked: $3899,
Bottom Line: Loaded system has industrial-strength metal case and liquid-cooled CPU. Three hard drives in this configuration.
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Last Rated: August 23, 2004
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3.6-GHz Pentium 4 560 CPU,
320GB drive space (RAID) ,
19-inch Dell LCD monitor,
256MB ATI Radeon X800 XT graphics,
16X DVD+RW, 48X CD-RW drives,
Price when ranked: $2999,
Bottom Line: Quickest Pentium system on the chart; powerful graphics and attractive LCD are a winning combo.
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Last Rated: December 06, 2004
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2.2-GHz Athlon 64 3500+ CPU,
250GB drive space,
30-inch BenQ LCD monitor,
128MB ATI Radeon 9800 Pro graphics,
4X DVD±RW/-RAM drive, media-card reader,
Price when ranked: $5578,
Bottom Line: Our favorite Media Center PC in a stereo-component style; terrific LCD TV accounts for $3450 of the price.
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Last Rated: October 05, 2004
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2.4-GHz Athlon 64 3800+ CPU,
250GB drive space,
19-inch ViewSonic LCD monitor,
256MB ATI Radeon X800 XT graphics,
12X DVD±RW, 52X CD-RW drives, media-card reader,
Price when ranked: $2699,
Bottom Line: Not the most interesting design, but it runs fast, sounds great, and displays impressive graphics.
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Last Rated: October 05, 2004
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2.4-GHz Athlon 64 FX-53 CPU,
148GB drive space (RAID),
19-inch AOC CRT monitor,
256MB EVGA-E GeForce 6800 Ultra graphics,
8X DVD±RW, 16X DVD-ROM/52X CD-RW drives, media-card reader,
Price when ranked: $2995,
Bottom Line: Has top-notch performance, but we would have expected better than a 19-inch CRT at this price.
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Last Rated: December 06, 2004
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3.8-GHz Pentium 4 570 CPU,
400GB drive space,
23-inch HP LCD monitor,
256MB ATI Radeon X600 graphics,
16X DVD±RW, 16X DVD-ROM drives, media-card reader,
Price when ranked: $5025,
Bottom Line: Ultimate home system comes with slot for removable hard drive. Wide-screen LCD adds $2000 to the total.
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Last Rated: December 10, 2004
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3.2-GHz Pentium 4 540 CPU,
120GB drive space,
17-inch Planar LCD monitor,
128MB PNY Verto GeForce FX 5200 graphics,
12X DVD±RW drive, media-card reader,
Price when rated: $1445,
Bottom Line: Looks more like a stereo component than a PC; has stand-alone radio, DVD, and CD options.
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Last Rated: January 04, 2005
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3-GHz Pentium 4 530 CPU,
160GB drive space,
17-inch ThinkVision LCD monitor,
64MB ATI Radeon X300 Pro graphics,
16X DVD-ROM, 48X CD-RW drives,
Price when rated: $1627,
Bottom Line: Tool-less design and advanced security features distinguish this good-looking, all-business black tower.
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Last Rated: August 23, 2004
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3-GHz Pentium 4 530 CPU,
160GB drive space,
17-inch Dell LCD monitor,
Integrated Intel 915G graphics,
16X DVD-ROM, 48X CD-RW drives,
Price when rated: $1299,
Bottom Line: Fine for both home and business computing; one of the first value PCs with the new PCI Express bus.
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Last Rated: January 04, 2005
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2.8-GHz Pentium 4 520 CPU,
120GB drive space,
17-inch AG Neovo LCD monitor,
128MB NVidia GeForce PCX 5750-based graphics,
16X DVD-ROM/52X CD-RW combo drive,
Price when rated: $1649,
Bottom Line: Shoebox system with excellent design will look terrific in any setting; see-through speakers match well.
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Last Rated: December 09, 2004
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3-GHz Pentium 4 530 CPU,
200GB drive space,
19-inch Medion LCD monitor,
128MB NVidia GeForce FX 5300-based graphics,
12X DVD±RW, 16X DVD-ROM drives, media-card reader,
Price when rated: $1599,
Bottom Line: This nicely-equipped, bargain-priced Media Center entertainment system is sold though Costco and Best Buy.
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Last Rated: January 04, 2005
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2.2-GHz Athlon 64 3200+ CPU,
120GB drive space,
17-inch AOpen LCD monitor,
256MB NVidia GeForce FX 5700LE-based graphics,
12X DVD±RW drive, media-card reader,
Price when rated: $999,
Bottom Line: Funky-looking system includes top-mounted USB and audio ports and pop-up status panel.
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Last Rated: November 01, 2004
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3-GHz Pentium 4 530 CPU,
120GB drive space,
17-inch NEC LCD monitor,
Integrated Intel 915G graphics,
12X DVD±RW drive, media-card reader,
Price when rated: $1469,
Bottom Line: Compact business PC has tool-less servicing and case lock, but room for future expansion is especially limited.
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Last Rated: August 23, 2004
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2-GHz Athlon 64 3000+ CPU,
160GB drive space (RAID),
19-inch AOC CRT monitor,
128MB ChainTech SA5900X graphics,
12X DVD±RW drive, media-card reader,
Price when rated: $1250,
Bottom Line: Shoebox system is quick and attractively configured for its size; expansion options are extremely limited.
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