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HP Pavilion Slimline s3710t Customizable Desktop PC

We've been fans of HP's Pavilion Slimline desktops for a few years now. With the right combination of components, they can tackle both general productivity and home entertainment chores with aplomb. The $869 Pavilion Slimline S7310t is no different from its predecessors, offering a Blu-ray drive, wireless networking, and speedy...

Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Video cards, Processors, desktop computer, PC, HP Pavilion, home entertainment, Intel Core 2 Duo, Pavilion Slimline, HP Pavilion Slimline, graphics, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Product reviews 2009-05-22

HP Pavilion Slimline s7600e

HP's Slimline Pavilion s7600e has a major advantage over previous incarnations of HP's small-form-factor design: a dual-core CPU. Thanks to AMD's new line of energy-efficient Athlon 64 X2 chips, HP can now compete with the Mac Mini as a powerful, feature-rich tiny PC. The Mac Mini has a size and...

Tags: Desktops, HP Pavilion, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Hewlett-Packard Co., Apple Macintosh, Slimline

Product reviews 2006-10-12

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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 Its small stature might tempt some of you to use it as a light-duty PC, or even a media-streaming box, but its out-of-date connectivity options...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 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

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

HP Pavilion Slimline s5120y

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.You might find it tempting to look at the HP Pavilion Slimline s5120y's $450 price tag and consider it a bargain. Think...

Tags: Desktops, Hewlett-Packard Co., Slimline, Pocket Media Drive, HP Pavilion

Product reviews 2009-07-13

Gateway SX2800-01

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. Thanks to a strong set of features for its $510 price tag, Gateway's SX2800-01 impressed us enough to earn an Editors'...

Tags: Desktops, DVD, Consumer electronics, Gateway SX2800-01, Gateway Inc.

Product reviews 2009-07-10

Dell Inspiron 537s

This retail version of Dell's Inspiron 537s is the most inexpensive PC in our back-to-school desktop round, but that doesn't let Dell off the hook for offering such underwhelming features. We don't expect the world for $480, but when your specs look outdated next to not only your current competition,...

Tags: Notebooks, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp., Intel Corp.

Product reviews 2009-07-06

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

HP Pavilion P6110y

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.HP's Pavilion p6110y is first out of the gate in our back-to-school desktop roundup for 2009. And while there's certainly nothing glaringly...

Tags: Desktops, HP Pavilion, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion P6110y, Intel Corp.

Product reviews 2009-06-30

Desktops aren't dead (yet)

Laptops have long since overtaken their desk-bound brethren in terms of revenues, and more recently unit sales. In the first quarter, desktop unit sales dropped 23 percent, while notebook sales actually increased 10 percent compared with the same period last year, according to iSuppli. Gizmodo even penned an obituary for...

Tags: Hard Drive, Hewlett-Packard Co., Memory, Configuration, HP Pavilion, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Intel Corp., Dell Inspiron, Aspire M800 Series, SX2800-01, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-06-30

eMachines EL1300G-01w

We're this close to really liking eMachines' most affordable desktop. The $298 EL1300G-01w has a sharp design, and sacrifices little in the way of core features. Our hang-up lies mostly in its pokey performance. We recognize that many of you are willing to sacrifice speed for a borderline throw-away PC...

Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Desktops, eMachines EL1300G-01w, eMachines Inc.

Product reviews 2009-06-11

Lenovo IdeaCentre A600 3011

Our $749 Lenovo IdeaCentre A600 review unit comes with a 21.5-inch LCD, but Lenovo also sells a variety of other A600 configurations, including a lower-end model with the same display for $679. You might look into the $679 version for pure screen-size-for-your-buck, but our $749 review unit compares too closely...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Video cards, Processors, Semiconductors, DVD, Lenovo IdeaCentre, Lenovo Group Ltd., Averatec

Product reviews 2009-05-28

Dell Inspiron I530S-119B

The $500 Dell I530S-119B is a refresh of Dell's Inspiron "S" line of low-end, low budget desktop PCs with a slim chassis. This model has many of the same basic specifications as the Inspiron I530S-114B that we reviewed a few months ago, but this time around, Dell speeds up the...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Semiconductors, Processors, Dell Computer Corp., Dell I530S-119B, Dell Inspiron, Acer Inc., desktop

Product reviews 2009-01-28

HP Pavilion A6620f

The HP Pavilion a6620f desktop PC gives you plenty of features at a price that won't leave a smoking hole in your wallet. For $570, you get a dual core 2.5GHz Intel processor, 4GB of RAM, a low grade integrated video chip, and 500GB of hard drive space--a solid configuration...

Tags: Desktops, Video cards, Semiconductors, Memory, HP Pavilion, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion A6620f, Intel Corp., digital audio, hard drive

Product reviews 2008-10-31

Gateway DX 4720-03 - Pentium Dual Core E5200 2.5 GHz

The Gateway DX4720-03 is a system perfect for shoppers with light wallets who are looking for versatility in an attractive case. The fast dual-core processor and a full 4GB of RAM will keep you happy in most applications, and an ample 640GB hard drive is enough to satiate aggressive downloaders....

Tags: Modems, FireWire, Video cards, Semiconductors, Network technology, Processors, Intel Pentium, Gateway Inc., Gateway DX4720-03

Product reviews 2008-10-31

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

Dell Inspiron 530-115B

Dell's Inspiron 530 may be the best PC deal on store shelves. Thanks to an aggressive CPU and hard-drive selection, this $599 desktop outclasses its competition, delivering the best performance we've seen in a desktop for less $600. It also provides an instructive lesson regarding processor speed versus processing cores...

Tags: Notebooks, Dell Inspiron, Inspiron 530, hard drive, Dell Computer Corp.

Product reviews 2008-10-22

HP announces "green" Pavilion desktops

HP has announced two special-edition "green" desktops, which will be available only at Circuit City and Best Buy stores, and updated the configurations of its current desktops sold direct. The company also announced a 25.5-inch LCD display with lots of extras. As with most things, to go...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion, Desktops, Hardware, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-10-21

Acer Aspire AX3200-U3600A

Acer's $459 Aspire X3200 is essentially the triple-core version of the dual-core X1200 slim tower PC we reviewed a few months ago. Aside from the CPU, every component from the hard drive to the memory to the operating system is the same. And while three cores sounds better than two...

Tags: Video cards, Semiconductors, PCI, Processors, Aspire X3200, X1200, Acer Inc.

Product reviews 2008-10-20