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- Velocity Micro ProMagix E2230
- We've already written about Velocity Micro's lower-end Best Buy PC; now we take a look at the ProMagix E2230, a more ambitious $2,100 desktop. Like the less-expensive E2035, the higher-end E2230 combines a dual-core Intel CPU and a Nvidia graphics card to skew toward those looking for a decent gaming...
- Tags: Desktops, Processors, Games, PCI, Raptor, Velocity, Velocity Micro, ProMagix E2230
- Product reviews 2007-05-25
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- Falcon Northwest FragBox 2 (Intel Core 2 Duo E8400)
- Falcon Northwest's FragBox line has always been quirky, even among other gaming PCs. This newest iteration of the FragBox 2 is no exception. By introducing a preconfigured approach to selling its small form factor desktop, Falcon Northwest is able to make this $1,499 gaming system an awfully compelling bargain. As...
- Tags: Processors, Games, Network technology, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Intel Corp., Falcon Northwest, FragBox 2, Intel Core 2 Duo
- Product reviews 2008-04-02
- Acer Aspire M5100
- And the trickle-down continues. At the end of last year, we saw quad-core desktops coming in under $1,000. Fast-forward three months and quad-core has become even less expensive. The $700 Acer Aspire M5100 is an excellent representative of this new breed of affordable quad-core desktops. The question is, considering that...
- Tags: Processors, DVD, Consumer electronics, Video cards, Acer Inc., Aspire M5100, quad-core, eMachines Inc.
- Product reviews 2008-03-25
- HP Pavilion Elite m9100t
- HP's Pavilion Elite m9100t is a well intentioned, expensive do-it-all desktop. Go down its spec sheet and you'll likely come away with the idea that there's very little this system can't do. We just wish it did more to distinguish itself from its competition, particularly from Dell. Dell's two most...
- Tags: Desktops, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion, HP Pavilion Elite, Pavilion Elite, Dell Computer Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-03-14
- Dell XPS 630
- We have a feeling that Dell is going to sell a lot of XPS 630 systems. This new midrange desktop brings over many of the features we like about Dell's XPS 720, but in a more manageable size. The price starts at $1,249 at launch, and for that you get...
- Tags: Games, Processors, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Velocity Micro, XPS 630, XPS, Dell Computer Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-02-26
- Velocity Micro ProMagix E2055
- Even though it has a sharp new case, we're under whelmed by Velocity Micro's $1,500 ProMagix E2055 desktop. Yes, it has a fast dual-core Intel processor that challenges the performance of many quad-core-based PCs, at least on certain tests. It doesn't, however, offer much in the gaming department, at least...
- Tags: Processors, Velocity Micro, Velocity, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-02-26
- Maingear Ephex (Intel and ATI)
- Welcome to $5,184 of gaming PC. We haven't reviewed a high-end desktop like this Maingear Ephex in a while, largely because we've wanted to upgrade our gaming benchmarks. Now that we're able to tackle the high end again, we're surprised at what we've found. On most titles, you can expect...
- Tags: Games, Desktops, Intel Corp., performance, Uberclok, ATI Technologies Inc., Maingear, Maingear Ephex, PC, game
- Product reviews 2008-02-21
- Uberclok Ion
- It seems like every day we get a pitch from a new desktop vendor wanting us to review their "fully customizable, blazing-fast gaming PC." Few of those vendors, however, seem to know how to make an accessible Web site from which to purchase their products. Uberclok is a pleasant exception....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Games, Uberclok, Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT, Microsoft Windows
- Product reviews 2008-02-08
- Gateway FX7020
- Gateway's FX7020 desktop is not the first we've seen with a quad-core CPU and a price tag around $1,000. It's distinct, though, because not only does it have a quad-core CPU, but thanks to recent developments in 3D graphics cards, it's representative of a new desktop PC we expect to...
- Tags: Desktops, DVD, Consumer electronics, Games, Processors, Gateway FX7020, Gateway Inc.
- Product reviews 2008-01-29
- Velocity Micro ProMagix E2240
- We've already reviewed Velocity Micro's ProMagix A50, which is the dual core, Circuit City version of this four-core Best Buy-only ProMagix E2240 midrange gaming system. The two are similar in price ($1,999), design, and configuration. Really, the only significant difference is the performance of the E2240, which, thanks to its...
- Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Processors, TV & Home Theater, Games, Velocity, Velocity Micro, ProMagix E2240, Intel Core 2 Duo
- Product reviews 2007-11-05
- Gateway GM5632E
- With the GM5632E, Gateway joins Dell, HP, Lenovo, and others in offering a mainstream desktop with a quad core Intel processor. This $1,230 PC doesn't quite bill itself as a do-everything digital media lifestyle system, lacking fancy features like an HD optical drive, wireless networking, or an automatic backup button....
- Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Processors, Desktops, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Gateway GM5632E, Gateway Inc.
- Product reviews 2007-10-31
- Velocity Micro ProMagix A50
- Velocity Micro's new, Circuit City-only ProMagix A50 is a $1,999 dual-core, midrange gaming desktop competing against a slew of quad-core, digital media-oriented PCs that cost significantly less. And while we generally advocate quad-core CPUs over their slightly faster dual-core counterparts, Velocity has equipped the A50 with a fast-enough Core 2...
- Tags: Desktops, DVD, Processors, Consumer electronics, ProMagix A50, Velocity, Velocity Micro
- Product reviews 2007-10-19
- Apple iMac (24-inch, 2.8Ghz)
- The 24-inch iMac's striking design and impressive performance compare favorably to its smaller 20-inch sibling. In addition to a larger screen size, the 24-inch model offers higher-end configuration options and, of course, a higher price tag. The 24-inch iMac comes in two standard configurations. The $1,799 system includes a 2.4GHz...
- Tags: Desktops, Apple Inc., Apple iMac, performance
- Product reviews 2007-09-19
- Apple iMac (20-inch, 2.4GHz)
- Editor's note: This review was updated to indicate that the iMac has only one FireWire 800 port.Photo gallery:Apple iMac, unboxedAs reader "dechah" wrote in response to our blog covering the announcement of Apple's new iMacs, Apple's is not the first all-in-one desktop with a glossy screen, an ultrathin keyboard, and...
- Tags: Desktops, Apple iMac, Apple Inc.
- Product reviews 2007-08-08
- Sony VAIO TP1 Living Room PC - Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83 GHz
- As Sony's products are often described, the $1,600 VAIO TP1 Living Room PC is a unique, attractive system that is underpowered and overpriced. It suffers from some unfortunate technical quirks and is more laden with shovelware than any PC we've reviewed to date. This is still a serviceable computer, and...
- Tags: Desktops, Intel Core 2 Duo, PC, Sony Vaio, TP1, Sony Corp.
- Product reviews 2007-08-06
- HP Pavilion Media Center TV m8120n
- The HP Pavilion Media Center TV m8120n is proof positive that quad-core processing is ready for mass consumption. This $1,150 entertainment-minded desktop serves up Intel's Core 2 Quad Q6600 CPU, a quad-core chip that up to this point we've seen only in much higher-end systems meant for gaming. While HP's...
- Tags: Media Center PCs, Desktops, Processors, TV & Home Theater, PCI, Hewlett-Packard Co., quad-core, m8120n, HP Pavilion, Media Center PC, PC, TV
- Product reviews 2007-07-11
- Dell Inspiron 531
- The Dell Inspiron 531 along with a handful of other new desktops marks the introduction of a more streamlined Dell product family. For both laptops and desktops, the Inspiron line will represent its mainstream consumer PCs, with the XPS looping together the high-end products. In other words, so long Dimension,...
- Tags: Notebooks, Dell Inspiron, Inspiron 531, Dell Computer Corp.
- Product reviews 2007-06-26
- Enano ex7400u
- We admit we had worries about the Enano ex7400u. At $1,825, it's awfully expensive compared to its closest small-size competition. After testing, our opinion brightened, but once we compared it to a similarly priced laptop, we were less optimistic. It's been an emotional roller coaster reviewing this new entrant in...
- Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Chipsets, Semiconductors, Wireless LANs, laptop computer, Enano
- Product reviews 2007-06-06
- Gateway DX430X
- Gateway first announced its DX430X midrange desktop at this year's CES. Why it's taken this long to get us a unit to review we're not exactly clear on, but the delay has given Gateway the chance to submit this $1,470 system with some updated specs. What we like most about...
- Tags: Desktops, Games, Video cards, Processors, Gateway Inc., Gateway DX430X, PC
- Product reviews 2007-05-18
- News to know: Zimbra's big deal; Dell and Novell; Vista's hidden tool
- Notable headlines:Dan Farber: Comcast goes with Zimbra for new collaboration suite. David Berlind: Zimbras Scott Dietzen Unplugged: Comcast deal puts Zimbra in the big leagues now. News story.AP: Dell Signs on With Microsoft, Novell.Dan Farber: Massive IBM U.S. Global Services layoff on the horizon? Sphere focuses search on time and...
- Tags: General
- Blog posts 2007-05-07
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