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PC Magazine September 28, 2005 Anderson & Domingo |
Use Your Imagination: Eight Digital Content Creation Desktops HP Media Center 7160n... Sony VAIO VGC-RA842G... Dell Dimension 9100... Power Mac Dual 2.7GHz... Falcon Northwest Talon X2 3800... Gateway FX400MC... Velocity Micro Vision 64 LX-V... Voodoo Doll D210... |
PC Magazine June 28, 2005 Joel Santo Domingo |
HP Media Center PC 7070n Photosmart PC HP's latest Media Center is great for people who aren't hardcore multimedia PC users, yet aren't newbies either. |
PC Magazine August 2, 2005 Joel Santo Domingo |
Dell Dimension 9100 If you crave an upgrade from that 2- to 3-year-old midrange system sitting on your desk, the Dimension 9100 can take the home media hobbyist to the next level. |
PC Magazine November 16, 2005 Sean Carroll |
Desktops and Notebooks for Every Budget Compaq Presario SR1620NX... Dell Inspiron 6000... AOL Optimized PC... Apple Mac mini... eMachines T3302... HP Pavilion s7210n Slimline PC... Acer Aspire 5000... Apple iBook... Averatec AV3715-EH1... Compaq Presario V2000Z... Dell Inspiron 6000... |
PC Magazine December 13, 2006 Joel Santo Domingo |
HP Compaq dx2200 Business Desktop PC If your business needs a basic clerical PC, the HP Compaq dx2200 Business Desktop PC is it... HP Compaq Presario SR2050NX... HP Pavilion Media Center a1640n PC... |
PC Magazine January 31, 2006 Joel Santo Domingo |
Polywell MiniBox2 939NP-MCE It's not the prettiest or smallest of the compact MCE PCs out there, but if you don't want an ugly tower in your living room and you're hesitant to buy a horizontal PC that you can't expand or upgrade, the MiniBox2 may be a good compromise. |
PC Magazine March 23, 2006 Joel Santo Domingo |
Sony VAIO VGC-RC210G The Sony VAIO VGC-RC210G is a slick multimedia desktop with ViiV compatibility, lots of hard drive space, and room for upgrades. |
PC Magazine December 12, 2006 Joel Santo Domingo |
eMachines T5212 The eMachines T5212 is a fine if pedestrian desktop PC for those with average computing needs... HP Compaq dx2200 business desktop PC... HP Compaq Presario SR2050NX... HP Pavilion a1640n... |
PC Magazine March 7, 2007 Joel Santo Domingo |
Acer Aspire L310 The relatively tiny Ace Aspire L310 desktop is one to consider for the design-minded or space-constrained... HP Slimline s3020n... Dell Dimension E521... |
PC Magazine October 23, 2009 John R. Delaney |
HP Pavilion p6267c-b The HP Pavilion p6267c-b is a stylish quad-core desktop with a generous amount of memory, good-sized hard drive, and a beautiful 25-inch LCD monitor... HP TouchSmart 300-1007... Compaq Presario CQ5210f... etc. |
PC Magazine January 29, 2007 Joel Santo Domingo |
Dell Dimension E521 (Vista) The Dell Dimension E521 is a solid, mainstream dual-core Vista machine that's a couple steps up in performance and price from a bargain-basement desktop... eMachines T5224... |
PC Magazine April 11, 2006 Joel Santo Domingo |
HP Pavilion Slimline Media Center s7320n If you seek a tiny yet modestly priced PC for your home, the HP Pavilion Slimline Media Center s7320n is worth checking out... Apple Mac mini... |
PC Magazine November 16, 2005 Joel Santo Domingo |
Gaming Systems Gone Wild Alienware Aurora 7500 SLI... Dell Dimension XPS 600... Falcon Northwest X2-4800 SLI... iBuyPower Aeon... Overdrive Torque SLI... Polywell Poly 939N4-SLI2... Velocity Micro's Gamers' Ede DualX... Voodoo Omen a121... |
PC Magazine May 17, 2006 Joel Santo Domingo |
Blueado Mini m5e The Blueado m5e has a few limitations and annoyances but is worth taking a look at if you want to hook up an MCE PC to an HDTV monitor that's 3-7 years old or to a regular standard TV. |
PC Magazine February 10, 2006 Joel Santo Domingo |
Velocity Micro Vision GX The new Velocity Micro Vision GX: An affordable system with flair... Cyberpower Gamer Ultra 8500 SE... Cisnet NASCAR PC... |
PC Magazine November 14, 2006 Joel Santo Domingo |
HP Pavilion d4650y HP's entry into the Core 2 Duo stakes, this is a high-powered multimedia system for the media enthusiast. |
PC Magazine October 6, 2006 Joel Santo Domingo |
Dell Dimension C521 An AMD processor in a Dell? Who'd have thunk it? A compact and versatile desktop with a decent bang for the buck, the Dell Dimension C521 is a good first AMD effort from Dell... Overdrive Core2.X-Fire... |
PC Magazine July 26, 2005 Joel Santo Domingo |
HP Pavilion a1120n If you can live without a TV tuner, the Pavilion a1120n is a good Media Center PC for students and home users toting iPods and digicams. Includes tips on choosing computer equipment for college. |
PC Magazine August 22, 2006 Joel Santo Domingo |
Sony Vaio VGC-LS1 The Sony VAIO VGC-LS1 all-in-one desktop is the closest you can get to an iMac in a Windows PC, but a couple of missteps keep it a hair behind the class leader... Gateway Profile 6 SB... |
PC Magazine November 10, 2004 Laarni Almendrala Ragaza |
Choose Your Next PC With the myriad desktop and notebook PCs arriving on the market, somewhere is a system with your name on it. We're here to help you find it. |
PC Magazine July 20, 2009 Joel Santo Domingo |
Averatec D1133 The 18-inch Averatec D1133 is a pretty all in one desktop PC, and it's cheap to boot. |
PC Magazine September 20, 2006 Joel Santo Domingo |
Apple iMac (24-inch) Apple's iMac grows up, and he's a big 'un. The 24-inch iMac is a great system for professionals and media junkies alike... Apple's Mac Pro desktop... Dell XPS 410... |
PC Magazine August 31, 2005 David Murphy |
Gateway 7310S The Gateway 7310S is a very capable general-purpose PC with multimedia accents. |
PC Magazine October 6, 2008 Joel Santo Domingo |
Sweet $1,000 Desktop PCs You'll be amazed at the goodies $1000 can get you: a quad-core processor, up to 6GB of RAM, a large hard drive, a Blu-ray drive, discrete graphics, and even a TV tuner. |
PC Magazine July 20, 2006 Joel Santo Domingo |
Dell XPS 200 The XPS 200 media center desktop is the "entry-level" system in Dell's luxury XPS brand. Its small, sleek style is bound to attract some users. But some major omissions hurt its overall value. |
PC Magazine April 20, 2005 Cade Metz |
Value PCs: The Price Is Right There was a time when value-priced PCs/notebooks meant cheap, weak, and flimsy systems. But not anymore. Polywell Poly 2800NF2-MX... Averatec AV3270-EE1... Dell Inspiron 6000... Dell Dimension 4700... etc. |
PC Magazine April 27, 2010 Joel Santo Domingo |
Dell Optiplex 780 USFF The Dell Optiplex 780 USFF is one of the best ultra small form factor desktop and monitor combinations out there.... Apple iMac 27-inch (Core i7)... Dell Inspiron 580s... Velocity Micro Raptor Signature Edition... Gateway FX6831-01... etc. |
PC Magazine January 19, 2006 Joel Santo Domingo |
Apple iMac (Intel Core Duo) Casual Mac users will love the new Apple iMac, but professional users or anyone who uses graphics apps and video-editing software should wait until those tools are updated of the new Intel iMac... Dell Dimension E310... |
PC Magazine August 1, 2007 Joel Santo Domingo |
CyberPower Gamer Ultra 8500 SE The CyberPower Gamer Ultra 8500 SE proves that you don't need a crazily expensive system to start playing games. |
PC Magazine August 31, 2005 Joel Santo Domingo |
Sony VAIO VGC-RB44G This new desktop from Sony conquers the midrange Media Center space. |
PC Magazine January 22, 2007 Joel Santo Domingo |
HP Pavilion Media Center TV m7690n PC The first HD DVD tower desktop from HP brings crisp multimedia playback to an already competent multimedia system. All you need is Windows Vista and you'll have all the buzzworthy tech in your hands. |
PC Magazine May 21, 2007 Joel Santo Domingo |
Systemax Venture DH53IV The Systemax Venture DH53IV is a mainstream multimedia PC at a decent price that gets the job done, though its design is more about blending in than standing out... Systemax VX2 B67IVU... |
PC Magazine October 23, 2009 Joel Santo Domingo |
Apple iMac 27-inch (Core 2 Duo) The Apple iMac 27-inch (Core 2 Duo) grows a few inches wider and gains a Mini DisplayPort, but does it offer enough to compete with the new Windows 7 multitouch systems?... eMachines ET-1331-02... etc. |
PC Magazine July 5, 2006 |
Maingear Prysma The Maingear Prysma is a fast-performing Media Center PC masquerading as a bold design statement, with a few flaws. |
PC Magazine November 30, 2009 Joel Santo Domingo |
Apple iMac 21.5-inch (Core 2 Duo) The Apple iMac 21.5-inch (Core 2 Duo), the "baby brother" to the 27-inch iMac, is $500 less expensive, yet has much of same power... iMac 27-inch... eMachines ET-1331-02... Gateway SX2802-01... HP Pavilion p6207c-b bundle... etc. |
PC Magazine October 12, 2004 Bill Howard |
The Home PC, Perfected With its brand new Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 operating system, Microsoft may have unleashed the perfect OS for a home PC. In a typical Media Center box, you get a capable TV tuner, an FM radio tuner, DVR, DVD, CD, etc. |
PC Magazine September 11, 2006 Joel Santo Domingo |
Apple Mac Pro Mac-using professionals who've been holding their breath for 9 months can finally exhale. The new Intel Xeon-powered Apple Mac Pro is a worthy successor to the Power Mac G5 and its variants... Dell XPS 410... |
PC Magazine February 5, 2010 Matthew Elliott |
Dell Inspiron i570-6939PBK The dual-core Dell Inspiron i570-6939PBK desktop PC-with-an-LCD bundle does an admirable job covering the basics at a fair price. |
PC Magazine July 14, 2005 Joel Santo Domingo |
Velocity Micro ProMagix DCX Blazing performance will please content creators and gamers alike, but initial setup problems hurt the ProMagix DCX's final results. |
PC Magazine November 25, 2003 |
The Coolest Home PCs A showcase of the latest high-end entertainment systems, value PCs, all-in-one computers, and desktop replacement notebooks. |
PC Magazine November 25, 2003 |
Media Center PCs: More Appealing Running the new Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 OS, these living-room-bound boxes from Dell, Gateway, HP, and ViewSonic represent a big improvement over those from the first generation. |
PC Magazine November 4, 2005 Joel Santo Domingo |
Overdrive Torque.SLI With its red auto-grade paint job and lit cooling fans, the Overdrive Torque.SLI is a gaming rig with no airs of being anything else but a 3D performer... Polywell Poly 939N4-SLI2... Velocity Micro's Gamers' Edge DualX... Voodoo Omen a121... |
PC Magazine June 22, 2004 Laarni Almendrala Ragaza |
Buy or Build Your Perfect PC We help you make the right decision by examining the current computer technologies. |
PC Magazine July 14, 2006 Joel Santo Domingo |
Falcon Northwest Mach V with Core 2 Extreme The Falcon Northwest Mach V gaming desktop runs Intel's long-awaited Core 2 processor. It's the new desktop performance champ, and the one others will be chasing around the track for quite a while.... Cisnet A7099... Dell 3007WFP... |
PC Magazine June 2, 2006 Cisco Cheng |
Apple MacBook 13-inch Apple's MacBook replaces the aging iBook with a much more powerful and capable machine... Dell E1505 laptop... HP Pavilion dv5000... Toshiba Satellite M105-S3011 laptop... |
PC World November 22, 2006 Richard Baguley |
The Best PC Deals Under $1000 You don't need to break the bank to buy a solid machine. Tests of 14 budget systems reveal some of today's foremost desktop bargains, starting at $489. Ajump Prive... Micro Express MicroFlex... Shuttle XPC X100... Dell Dimension E520... etc. |
PC Magazine September 6, 2006 Joel Santo Domingo |
High-End Vista-Ready Desktops Think you're ready for Windows Vista? These high-end desktops can take anything that Microsoft's upcoming OS has to throw at them: Falcon Northwest Mach V, Gateway FX510XT, WinBook Jiv Mini, and Sony Vaio VGC-LS1. |
PC Magazine September 18, 2008 Joel Santo Domingo |
Top Desktops Under $500 For less than $500, you can get a solid everyday PC that will let you work with photos, music, video, and more. Dell Inspiron 530... eMachines T5274... HP Compaq Presario SR5610F... Lenovo IdeaCentre K210... |
PC Magazine March 16, 2005 |
Upgrade: 35 Ways to Create Your Own Multimedia Desktop Helpful tips for improving desktop performance or purchasing a new one. |
PC Magazine January 21, 2011 Joel Santo Domingo |
HP Pavilion p6727c-b HP Pavilion p6727c-b is one of the best bang for the buck desktop PCs; just be sure to budget an afternoon to uninstall all the extra bloatware. |