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Performance
Overall rating	84
PC 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.	Good: 96 (Windows XP Media Center)
Base configuration	Very Good
CPU	3.6-GHz Pentium 4 560
System memory	1024MB of DDR400 SDRAM
Hard drive capacity (GB) and configuration	Fixed 250GB and removable 160GB hard drives
Monitor size and model	23-inch HP F2304 LCD
Graphics: Most integrated graphics systems use the PC's main RAM.	256MB ATI Radeon X600 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	No open bays; no open slots
Extra features	Very Good
Removable-media drives	12X DVD+RW and 16X DVD-ROM drives, media-card reader
Sound card	Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
Speakers	Klipsch ProMedia Ultra 5.1
Communications	V.90 modem, network adapter, six USB 2.0 ports, two FireWire ports
Software suite	Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003
Other	Remote control, FM radio antenna, wireless keyboard
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	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.	Fair/Fair
Support policies: "Lifetime" refers to the lifetime of the product.	Three-year parts and labor warranty; lifetime 24-hour daily toll-free support