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ABS Ultimate M6

Performance
Overall rating89
WorldBench 5: 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: 115 (Windows XP Professional)
Base configurationOutstanding
CPU2.4-GHz Athlon 64 FX-53
System memory2048MB of DDR400 SDRAM
Hard drive (GB): Total capacity. May represent multiple hard drives.Two 74GB hard drives configured as RAID 0 and one 250GB drive
Monitor size and model19-inch Samsung Syncmaster 191T+ LCD
Graphics: Most integrated graphics systems use the PC's main RAM.256MB ATI Radeon 9800 XT
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, slots1 internal accessible bay, 2 slots
Extra featuresVery good
Removable-media drives8X DVD±RW and 16X DVD-ROM drives, media card reader
Sound cardCreative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2ZS
SpeakersKlipsch Promedia Ultra 5.1
CommunicationsNetwork adapter, 5 USB 2.0 ports, 4 FireWire ports
SoftwareMicrosoft Office 2003 SBE
OtherMicrosoft Wireless Optical keyboard/mouse
Graphics quality: Based on new testing begun in the November 2002 issue. Insufficient data for systems tested in previous months.Outstanding
Setup and ease of useOutstanding
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/Insufficient data
: Lifetime refers to the lifetime of the product.One-year parts, lifetime labor warranty; lifetime 9-hour weekday toll-free support