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Performance
Overall rating	84
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.	Fair: 126 (Windows XP Home)
Base configuration	Very good
CPU	3.2-GHz Pentium 4
System memory	1024MB of DDR400 SDRAM
Hard drive (GB): Total capacity. May represent multiple hard drives.	250GB
Monitor size and model	17-inch Dell UltraSharp 1703FP LCD
Graphics: Most integrated graphics systems use the PC's main RAM.	128MB ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
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, slots	1 internal and 2 externally accessible bays, 3 slots
Extra features	Good
Removable-media drives	8X DVD+R/RW and 48X/24X/48X CD-RW drives
Sound card	Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2
Speakers	Altec Lansing ADA995 (5.1 chanel)
Communications	Network adapter, 8 USB 2.0 ports, 1 FireWire port
Software	Microsoft Office XP Small Business
Other	Not applicable
Graphics quality: Based on new testing begun in the November 2002 issue. Insufficient data for systems tested in previous months.	Very good
Setup and ease of use	Good
Vendor's reliability/service: A vendor's score is based on surveys of PC World readers. Vendors receiving insufficient data scores did not generate enough responses to our most recent survey for us to make a determination.	Good/Fair
Support Policy: Lifetime refers to the lifetime of the product.	One-year parts and labor warranty; lifetime 24-hour daily toll-free support