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ABS Ultimate M6
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 89 |
| 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 configuration | Outstanding |
| CPU | 2.4-GHz Athlon 64 FX-53 |
| System memory | 2048MB 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 model | 19-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, slots | 1 internal accessible bay, 2 slots |
| Extra features | Very good |
| Removable-media drives | 8X DVD±RW and 16X DVD-ROM drives, media card reader |
| Sound card | Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2ZS |
| Speakers | Klipsch Promedia Ultra 5.1 |
| Communications | Network adapter, 5 USB 2.0 ports, 4 FireWire ports |
| Software | Microsoft Office 2003 SBE |
| Other | Microsoft 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 use | Outstanding |
| 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 |
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