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Polywell Poly I7050

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Pros
Small, compact case
Generally strong performance
Cons
Only one free drive bay
Weak integrated graphics

Pricing: Very Inexpensive: $499 (2/2/2009)
Performance: Poor: 59
Features: Good: 71
Design: Good: 76

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Pricing

Very Inexpensive: $499

Performance

Poor: 59

WorldBench 6 Tests - Fair: 77
WorldBench 6 Score	77

WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2	538
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX	529
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering	805
Firefox 2	389
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1	412
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0	284
Multitasking	498
Nero 7 Ultra Edition	518
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5	256
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0	291

Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Overall Graphics Score	Poor
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	13.77
Doom 3, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit	11.77
Doom 3 with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	3.8
Doom 3 with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit	3
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	23.68
Far Cry, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit	16.38
Far Cry with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	10.73
Far Cry with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit	6.89

Features

Good: 71

Basics
CPU	2-GHz Pentium Dual-Core E2180
System Memory (MB)	2048

Video & Display
Graphics Adapter	Nvidia 7150
Graphics Board Type	Integrated
Graphics Board RAM (MB)	Using main memory
Graphics Board RAM Type	Using main memory
Monitor Model	KDS 92BW
Monitor Type	LCD
Monitor Size	19

Storage
Hard Drives	1
Total HD Size (GB)	250
RAID Type	none
Optical Drive Type	DVD±RW
Optical Drive Speed	8

Expansion
PCI Slots	2
PCI Express Slots	2
Open PCI Express X16 Slots	1
Open PCI Express X1 Slots	1
Open Slots	4
External Drive Bays	3
Open External Drive Bays	1
Internal Drive Bays	1
Open Internal Drive Bays	0

Ports
Serial Ports	0
Parallel Ports	0
Front USB Ports	3
Rear USB Ports	4
Front FireWire Ports	0
Rear FireWire Ports	1

Other
Audio Adapter Model	Integrated Realtek AC'97 Audio
Audio Channels	7.1 surround
Network Adapter	gigabit network adapter
Case Type	Compact
Operating System	Windows Vista Home Premium (32 bit)
Included Software	PowerDVD

Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years)	Five
Parts Warranty (years)	Three
Weekday Support Hours	9
Saturday Support Hours	0
Sunday Support Hours	0
Other Service	After 1 year, lifetime 8-hour daily, 4-hour Saturd
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Design

Good: 76

Polywell Poly i7050 Value Desktop PC Review

by Richard Jantz

- If you want a space-saving value desktop computer that's powerful enough for general applications, Web surfing, and other routine tasks, the $729 (as of 2/7/08) Polywell Poly i7050 fills the bill. The i7050 weighs only about 12 pounds, versus 28 pounds for Dell's Inspiron 530. But as with nearly all compact models, the trade-off is that you have fewer expansion options inside.

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