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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

HP Pavilion Slimline s3500f - Athlon 64 X2 5400+ 2.8 GHz

Similar to the New York Yankees, who will miss the playoffs this year after 13 straight October campaigns, the HP Pavilion Slimline s3500f snaps the Slimline's run of four consecutive Editors' Choice awards. But just as the 2008 Yankees are still an above .500 team, the Slimline s3500f is still...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Desktops, Processors, AMD Athlon 64, AMD Athlon 64 X2, Slimline, HP Pavilion, Acer Inc., HP Pavilion Slimline, Wi-Fi, Hewlett-Packard Co., AMD Athlon

Product reviews 2008-09-23

HP Pavilion SlimLine s3200t

Because there was some confusion the first time we reviewed a customizable HP SlimLine desktop, we'll make it known right from the start that this system is not like the budget SlimLines you'll find on store shelves. Instead, the Pavilion SlimLine s3200t is HP's online version. You can configure it...

Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, Desktops, TV & Home Theater, TVs, Blu-ray, HP Pavilion, Hewlett-Packard Co., Slimline, HD-DVD, PC

Product reviews 2007-11-16

HP Pavilion SlimLine s3020n PC

Hewlett-Packard's new Pavilion SlimLine s3020n PC comes bearing HP's new glossy black vision for all of its PCs and laptops. We've long complained that HP gray was only a few boring steps removed from old-school desktop beige, and we're glad to see HP took some steps to make its PCs...

Tags: Desktops, HP Pavilion, Slimline, Hewlett-Packard Co., memory, PC

Product reviews 2007-04-03

HP Compaq Presario SR5050NX

Pros: Two items stand out for us on this new Compaq. The new chassis brings this system aesthetically in line with eMachines' desktops, which, in recent years, never sacrificed value for an attractive exterior. The other notable feature is the LightScribe DVD burner. You can definitely find sub-$500 PCs from...

Tags: Desktops, DVD, Consumer electronics, Slimline, Compaq Computer Corp., Compaq Presario, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Product reviews 2007-04-03

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

Apple Mac Mini Core Duo (1.83GHz)

Lost among the news of the emergence of the Intel-based Mac Pro and the iMac getting a boost with new Intel Core 2 Duo CPUs was the Mac Mini receiving a CPU jolt of its own. The low-end $599 model tossed aside its Core Solo processor for a Core Duo,...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac Mini, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple Computer Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., memory, Slimline

Product reviews 2006-10-11

HP Pavilion Slimline s7500y

HP is getting better at small-form-factor computing. We liked the original HP Pavilion Slimline s7220n and its successor, the s7320m, despite their wimpy notebook processors and lack of configuration options. Now HP tries it again, with the $830 (after a $50 mail-in rebate) HP Pavilion Slimline s7500y. The new system,...

Tags: Desktops, Processors, multimedia card reader, HP Pavilion, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion SlimLine, Slimline, CPU

Product reviews 2006-08-14

HP Pavilion s7320n Slimline

Until recently, small-form-factor SFF desktop computers targeted niche buyers, such as gamers on the LAN-party circuit and city dwellers short on desk space. But with Apple's unveiling of the Mac Mini last year, the SFF computer began to migrate into the mainstream, thanks to the Mini's aggressive price point and...

Tags: Desktops, Processors, s7320n, Slimline, HP Pavilion, Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Celeron M

Product reviews 2006-04-17

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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

Panasonic SC-BT200

Photo gallery:Panasonic SC-BT200Although the technology debuted in 2006, for many consumers Blu-ray still feels like brand-new tech. That's why a home-theater-in-a-box HTIB system like the Panasonic SC-BT200 feels like such an incredible deal--with a street price as low as $450, you get a 7.1 speaker system plus a slimline AV...

Tags: center channel, sub, Panasonic SC-BT200, speaker, Panasonic

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

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

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