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HP Media Center PC M1050y

Performance
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 configurationOutstanding
CPU3.8-GHz Pentium 4 570
System memory1024MB of DDR400 SDRAM
Hard drive (GB): Total capacity. May represent multiple hard drives.Fixed 250GB and removable 160GB hard drives
Monitor size and model23-inch HP F2304 LCD
Graphics: Most integrated graphics systems use the PC's main RAM.256MB ATI Radeon X600
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).Minitower
Open bays, slots0 internal and 0 externally accessible bays, 0 slots
Extra featuresVery Good
Removable-media drives16X DVD±RW, 16X DVD-ROM drives, media-card reader
Sound cardCreative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
SpeakersKlipsch ProMedia Ultra 5.1
CommunicationsV.92 modem, network adapter, 5 USB 2.0 ports, 2 FireWire ports
SoftwareMicrosoft Works 7
Othergigabit network adapter, TV tuner with video recorder, FM radio tuner, wireless keyboard, wireless LAN card
Graphics qualityVery Good
Design scoreVery 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.Worse/Worse
: Lifetime refers to the lifetime of the product.One-year parts and labor warranty; 24-hour daily toll-free support during warranty period.

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