Reviewed on July 2, 2009Digital Storm's 950Si has all the makings of a quality performance gaming system, but its value proposition comes up just a bit short. The stable-yet-aggressively overclocked CPU tells us that Digital Storm knows what it's doing, and with a more competitive price it would earn a more enthusiastic recommendation.TAGS:Intel Core Microarchitecture, Blu-ray drive, Western Digital, burner, Blu-ray, DVD-drive, 64-bit, CPU, Intel, hard drive, PC
Reviewed on October 31, 2008The HP Pavilion a6620f makes a decent case for its budget price. We like the design and the built-in digital-audio ports, and if you're on an unbreakable budget, the a6620f will get you through a variety of processes, but we recommend saving up for a system that will give you a more powerful set of components for a negligible price difference.TAGS:HP Pavilion, digital audio, portable hard drive, burner, graphics chip, HP, Ethernet, 64-bit, Dell Inspiron, Intel, port, Dell, PCI, hard drive, adapter, video
Reviewed on July 21, 2008With stiff competition from other sub-$400 PCs, eMachines' T5247 has a hard time standing out. It will certainly serve as a basic productivity system, but other desktops will help you stretch your computer dollar even further.TAGS:eMachines Inc., Acer Inc., burner, 32-bit, Ethernet, Gateway Inc., adapter, Intel, Dell, PC, hard drive