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Polywell Poly 880NF-1900+
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More…| Overall rating | 80 |
| PC WorldBench 4: Performance word scores reflect comparisons of PCs in the same category (power or value) running the same operating system. See Your guide to the Top 100 for more details. | Outstanding: 117 (Windows XP Home) |
| Base configuration | Very good |
| CPU | 1.6-GHz Athlon XP 1900+ |
| System memory | 256MB of DDR266 SDRAM |
| Hard drive (GB): Total capacity. May represent multiple hard drives. | 100GB |
| Monitor size & model | 19-inch AOC 9Glr CRT |
| Graphics system : Most integrated graphics systems use the PC's main RAM. | 32MB Integrated NVidia NForce |
| Case type: Vertical cases are towers (over 20 inches), midsize towers (15.5 to 20 inches), or minitowers (under 15.5 inches). Horizontal cases are desktops (5 inches or taller) or compacts (under 5 inches). | Midsize tower |
| Open bays and slots | 3 bays, 4 slots |
| Extra features | Very good |
| Removable-media drives: DVD-RW and DVD+RW drives can handle CD-RW functions; DVD-RAM/R drives cannot. DVD-RW drives can also write to DVD-R, but first generation DVD+RW drives cannot (upcoming next-generation DVD+RW drives will write to DVD+R, a new write-once format). | 16X DVD-ROM, 24X/10X/40X CD-RW, |
| Sound board | Integrated NVidia NForce |
| Speakers | Creative Labs Cambridge SoundWorks CSW130 |
| Communications | V.90 modem, network adapter, four USB ports |
| Software | Norton AntiVirus |
| Other | none |
| Graphics and sound quality | Good/Fair |
| Setup and ease of use | Good |
| Vendor's reliability/service | Insufficient data |
| Support policy | Three-year parts, five-year labor warranty; free 24-hour daily toll-free support for first year. Support drops to 10 hours on weekdays and four hours on Saturdays after the first year, but lasts for the life of the product. |
Bottom Line
Generous bundle with personal finance and mapping software. Midrange graphics card with 64MB DDR-SDRAM great for gamers.
Polywell Poly 880NF-1900
Poly 880NF-1900+ Review, by Joel Strauch May 24, 2002
WHAT'S HOT: An upgrader's dream, Poly's 880NF-1900 ships in a large aluminum tower, complete with a flip-down panel that hides two front USB 1.1 ports as well as headphone and microphone ports. In this configuration, the tower has lots of room to grow, with four open PCI slots and three open removable-media drive bays. And you can upgrade either without tools, thanks to individual thumbscrews for each slot.
For a value system, the Polywell's 100GB hard drive is huge--suitable for extensive libraries of digital audio or video.
WHAT'S NOT: Text appeared blurry, although still readable, in our test document on the 19-inch AOC 9GLR monitor. Subtle colors, such as those in flesh tones, looked fine in our test photo, but details such as the lines in a shirt were lost. In our Quake III and Unreal Tournament gaming tests, images appeared a bit washed out.
WHAT ELSE: Powered by a 1.67-GHz Athlon XP 1900+ CPU and 256MB of DDR memory, this Poly system earned a respectable score of 117, a point lower than the average for Athlon XP 1900+ systems running Windows XP Home.
This Poly's software bundle includes the multimedia software Magix MP3 Maker and MGI's VideoWave SE. Multimedia hardware is less impressive, with the basic Cambridge SoundWorks SW310 three-speaker set pumping out adequate sound, although a lot of pops emanated from the subwoofer during bass-heavy tracks. The included 24X/10X/40X CD-RW drive, while not the fastest on the market, is a fine way to back up data to CD-R or CD-RW media.
Microsoft's Internet Keyboard offers smooth and accurate typing with 10 shortcut keys for quick Net access. A spiral-bound system manual comes packed inside a sturdy black box and includes a detailed glossary and a thick troubleshooting chapter.
UPSHOT: An interesting system if you are looking for speed on the cheap.
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