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Asus Essentio CG5290-BP007

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Back-to-School roundup, covering specific fixed configurations of popular systems that can be found in retail stores.The $1,199 Asus Essentio CG5290-BP007 stands out from the rest of our back-to-school PCs because of both its price and its intentions....

Tags: Blu-ray, Desktops, Games, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Network technology, Asus Essentio CG5290-BP007, Asus Essentio, ASUS

Product reviews 2009-08-04

Asus Essentio CG5270-BP003

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Back-to-School roundup, covering specific fixed configurations of popular systems that can be found in retail stores. The large, angular Asus Essentio CG5270-BP003 strikes us a desktop trying to be something it's not. PC gamers may feel comfortable...

Tags: Games, Desktops, ASUS, Asus Essentio CG5270-BP003, Asus Essentio, desktop, game

Product reviews 2009-07-31

Asus Essentio CM5570-AP006

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Back-to-School roundup, covering specific fixed configurations of popular systems that can be found in retail stores.In our review of the Pavilion p6130y, we suggested that the $630 Asus Essentio CM5570-AP006 would be a compelling alternative to that...

Tags: Ethernet, Network technology, Desktops, NETWORKING, Asus Essentio, Asus Essentio CM5570-AP006, ASUS

Product reviews 2009-07-23

Asus Essentio CM5570-AP002

Asus Essentio CM5570-AP002Love itI spent many time to buy a new desktop for my family. The target is to find a highest value in $500 price band. Finally, i find the pc, although this is my first time to buy ASUS product, and all i know is ASUS made MB...

Tags: LANs, Corporate communications, Desktops, Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, ASUS, Asus Essentio CM5570-AP002, Asus Essentio, PC

Discussion threads 2009-07-11

Asus Essentio CM5570-AP002

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Back-to-School roundup, covering specific fixed configurations of popular systems that can be found in retail stores. Aside from the fact that it's a midtower system, the Asus Essentio CM5570-AP002 has much of the same charm that we...

Tags: Desktops, DVD, Processors, Consumer electronics, ASUS, Asus Essentio, Asus Essentio CM5570-AP002

Product reviews 2009-07-02

Asus Essentio

Unlike the other slim tower PCs we've reviewed this month, the Asus Essentio is the most unabashed about its intentions toward your living room. The combination of the small, high-gloss case, the HDMI video output, and the built-in wireless networking give you few reasons not to stick this little PC...

Tags: Desktops, DVD, Consumer electronics, WIRELESS, Asus Essentio, ASUS

Product reviews 2008-10-28

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HP Pavilion Slimline s5220y

HP's $480 Pavilion Slimline s5220y is another low-end slim tower PC that offers mediocre performance and equally unexciting performance packaged in a relatively boring case. Its small stature might tempt some of you to use it as a light-duty PC, or even a media-streaming box, but its out-of-date connectivity options...

Tags: Desktops, Ethernet, Video cards, DVD, Consumer electronics, Slimline, HP Pavilion, Hewlett-Packard Co., Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp.

Product reviews 2009-11-12

Dell Studio XPS 8000

Dell's Studio XPS 8000 offers an attractive chassis and mostly up-to-date features. Its configurations start as low as $699, but our $1,329 review unit is a solid upper-midrange performance desktop that will play games and handle more demanding digital media tasks with little difficulty. For the very price-performance conscious, both...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Studio XPS 8000, Intel P55, Dell Studio XPS 8000, motherboard

Product reviews 2009-11-10

Dell Inspiron i545s-1476N

The $480 Inspiron 545s-1476 is the third Dell desktop we've reviewed with the company's current slim tower chassis, and we can't say our opinion has changed since the last time we saw it. We're still satisfied with its design, but we remain disappointed with the features Dell seems to have...

Tags: Notebooks, DVD, Consumer electronics, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp., dual-layer DVD burner, DVD burner, Gateway Inc.

Product reviews 2009-11-06

AVADirect Nano Cube

AVADirect's $2,266 Nano Cube tries to take on Shuttle's XPC H7 5800 at its own small form factor game. Both systems come with smaller-than-normal SFF cases, and each requires sacrifices, even more than with a standard SFF PC, in exchange for its tiny dimensions. Therein lies our problem with this...

Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Games, Shuttle XPC, SFF, small form factor, Cube, Shuttle, Nano, DVD burner, PC, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., AVADirect, game

Product reviews 2009-11-04

ZT Affinity 7334Ma (Phenom 2 X4 945 3GHz, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Vista Home Premium 64-bit)

Apparently, ZT Systems didn't get our memo asking for a complete redesign of its Affinity series desktop computers. Earlier this year, we bemoaned the blase styling of the Affinity 7308Ma, and although this new $800 Affinity 7334Ma looks just as generic, it still offers a robust set of components including...

Tags: Blu-ray, DVD, Consumer electronics, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Desktops, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, 64-bit, RAM, Microsoft Windows Vista, ZT Systems, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II

Product reviews 2009-10-07

Velocity Micro Edge Z30 (Intel Core i7)

We've written about Falcon Northwest's new Core i7-based gaming PC, and now Velocity Micro gets a turn to showcase Intel's new mainstream-priced desktop chip. Our Velocity Micro Edge Z30 review unit comes in at $1,349 and features an overclocked Intel Core i7 860 chip. It also outperforms a pricier Dell...

Tags: Desktops, PCI, Velocity Micro, Velocity, Edge Z30, Velocity Micro Edge Z30, desktop, Intel Core Microarchitecture

Product reviews 2009-09-10

Acer Aspire M5800-U5802A

Blame its cheap-looking plastic exterior if Acer's $799 Aspire M5800 doesn't look like much. It makes up for its discount bin looks with fast performance, as well as a solid all-around set of features. We'd recommend this desktop to budget-minded gamers, digital media artists, or anyone in need a reasonably...

Tags: 64-bit, Network technology, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Processors, Acer Inc., Acer Aspire, Aspire M5800

Product reviews 2009-08-25

Acer Aspire M3800-U3802A

On the one hand, the Acer Aspire M3800A-U3802A is a perfectly serviceable budget desktop. Its run-of-the-mill features don't set it apart from its competition, but neither does it have any glaring flaws that prompt us to warn you away. Its biggest problem is its competition, in the form of a...

Tags: Video cards, Semiconductors, Network technology, Processors, DVD, Acer Inc., Acer Aspire, graphics chip

Product reviews 2009-08-19

Dell Studio XPS 435 (Intel Core i7 920, 500GB HDD, 3GB)

Despite our preference for a more purpose-built computer, we actually have a fair opinion of this $1,579 Dell Studio XPS 435 build. It's fast, attractive, and comes with a Blu-ray drive and a reasonably capable graphics card. You could plunk this system in a dorm room or a home office...

Tags: Blu-ray, DVD, Intel Core Microarchitecture, hard drive, Dell Studio XPS 435, Dell Studio XPS, Dell Computer Corp., Studio XPS 435, Studio XPS

Product reviews 2009-08-10

HP Pavilion Elite e9120y

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Back-to-School roundup, covering specific fixed configurations of popular systems that can be found in retail stores. We're not overly excited by the HP Pavilion Elite e9120y. Yes, it has a Blu-ray drive, an AMD quad-core chip, and...

Tags: Desktops, Network technology, HP Pavilion, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion Elite, desktop

Product reviews 2009-07-31

eMachines ET1810-03

If you're shopping for a light-duty computer on a budget but still crave the performance benefits of a full-size desktop, the $370 eMachines ET1810-03 budget desktop might be the answer. It doesn't have the eMachines EL1300G-01w's slim-tower profile, but it makes a dramatic improvement in performance with a fast Intel...

Tags: Ethernet, Modems, Fax, DVD, Consumer electronics, Desktops, eMachines ET1810-03, eMachines Inc.

Product reviews 2009-07-31

Dell Inspiron 545

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Back-to-School roundup, covering specific fixed configurations of popular systems that can be found in retail stores.The Dell Inspiron 545 straddles the line between budget and midrange PC because of its $720 price and a few above-baseline features....

Tags: Notebooks, media card reader, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Inspiron, Dell Inspiron 545, desktop

Product reviews 2009-07-29

Gateway DX4300-03

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Back-to-School roundup, covering specific fixed configurations of popular systems that can be found in retail stores. We loved Gateway's budget-priced SX2800-01 slim tower, but the $750 Gateway DX4300-03 has a much less enticing bargain. There's a respectable...

Tags: Desktops, TV & Home Theater, Gateway Inc., Gateway DX4300-03

Product reviews 2009-07-28

Maingear Pulse

PC gamers demand speed, a pursuit that--at least with current technology--runs directly counter to the idea of saving energy. HP's Firebird struck a reasonable balance between the two earlier in the year, and had we reviewed Maingear's new Pulse six months ago, it would have given the Firebird stiff competition...

Tags: Chipsets, Semiconductors, PCI, Maingear, Firebird

Product reviews 2009-07-21