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Reviewed on July 10, 2009
Gateway's SX2800-01 offers a strong combination of performance and features all wrapped up in a design that fully embraces the merits of a slim tower PC. We recommend this system to anyone looking for a fast, affordable desktop for the home office, the living room, or anywhere in between.
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HP Pavilion SlimLine, Gateway Inc., Dell Inspiron, clock speed, HP Pavilion, Dell, 64-bit, HP, Intel, PC, video
CNET review:
7.9
Very good
Check prices$514.99
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Reviewed on August 17, 2009
Dell's Mini 10v keeps a lot of the features of the more expensive Mini 10, while dropping the price below $300. It's one of only a handful of $299 Netbooks that doesn't look and feel especially cheap.
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Netbook, HP Mini, SD card, IEEE 802.11, Dell, Wi-Fi, Dell Inspiron, Intel, Bluetooth, broadband, CPU, HP
CNET review:
7.9
Very good
Check prices$299.00
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Reviewed on August 11, 2009
Dell's popular Mini 10 is the most customizable Netbook we've seen. Adding extras such as a higher-resolution display makes it more useful, but also blurs the price line between Netbooks and mainstream laptops.
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Netbook, HP Mini, Dell Inspiron, SD card, IEEE 802.11, Dell, Wi-Fi, laptop computer, Intel, HP
CNET review:
7.9
Very good
Check prices$528.00
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Reviewed on November 20, 2009
With an ultralow-voltage CPU, the Dell Inspiron 1470-3282 runs longer but slower than competing laptops. We're not thrilled with the performance hit, but we still found lots to like about this well-designed, 14-inch laptop.
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Dell Inspiron, battery life, Toshiba Satellite, keyboard, ASUS, Intel Core 2 Duo, HP Pavilion, Dell, laptop computer, Best Buy Co. Inc., battery, Toshiba, Intel, HP
CNET review:
7.2
Very good
Check prices$729.99
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Reviewed on December 4, 2009
The HP Pavilion P6210y gets by as a decent performer in entry-level applications, but we're disappointed by its lack of features. It can definitely serve as a family PC, but the Gateway SX2800-01 is a faster computer with more flexibility in its connection offerings.
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HP Pavilion, Gateway Inc., graphics chip, Dell Inspiron, Ethernet LAN, optical drive, Intel Core 2 Duo, HP, microphone, CPU, ASUS, AMD, Dell, Intel
Check prices$579.99
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Reviewed on December 4, 2009
The Dell Studio 1745-3691MBU is an excellent desktop replacement, but others include a Blu-ray drive for around the same price.
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Dell Studio, Dell, HP Pavilion, Intel Core 2 Duo, light-emitting diode, Dell Inspiron, keyboard, laptop computer, speakers, Intel, HP
CNET review:
7.4
Very good
Check prices$749.99
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Reviewed on November 12, 2009
The HP Pavilion Slimline s5220y provides adequate performance for light-duty media editing and entertainment, but its slim tower case leaves little room for future upgrades, leading us to recommend the older Gateway SX2800-01 that offers more features and better components.
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HP Pavilion SlimLine, graphics chip, HP Pavilion, Dell Inspiron, Gateway Inc., Ethernet LAN, HP, Intel, Intel Pentium, ASUS, Dell, PC
Check prices$479.99
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Reviewed on November 20, 2009
As a midsize entertainment laptop, the 14-inch HP Pavilion dv4-1555dx hits some right notes, but its poor battery life sours the deal.
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chassis, HP Pavilion, Toshiba Satellite, keyboard, multimedia, Dell Inspiron, HP, Toshiba, laptop computer, battery
Check prices$749.99
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Reviewed on July 6, 2009
You might find a better deal from Dell if you configure an Inspiron 537s online, but this retail only model has little to recommend it. From slow performance to a weak feature-set, this budget slimtower is outclassed by too many other retail desktops.
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HP Pavilion SlimLine, Gateway Inc., Dell Inspiron, Dell, HP Pavilion, ASUS, 64-bit, Intel, CPU, HP, video
Check prices$249.00
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Reviewed on October 28, 2008
The Asus Essentio is perhaps the best conceived of the recent round of living-room-friendly slim tower desktops. It's just powerful enough, and it comes with the right mix of features to allow it to do what living room PCs do best, without overreaching.
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ASUS, HP Pavilion SlimLine, IEEE 802.11n, wireless networking, Acer Aspire, Dell Inspiron, networking, HDMI, Acer Inc., HP Pavilion, 64-bit, HP, Dell, PC, hard drive, video
CNET review:
7.2
Very good
Pricing not available
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Reviewed on June 11, 2009
We cringe at the idea of recommending such a slow PC when you can get significantly better performance for just a few more dollars. That said, it's hard to argue with the eMachines EL1300G-01w's low price, clean good looks, and relatively complete budget feature set. As long as you have no ambitions for this PC performing anything resembling serious work, it will make a fine second or third home system.
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eMachines Inc., HP Pavilion SlimLine, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Dell Inspiron, AMD Athlon, 32-bit, Dell, Nvidia GeForce, AMD, NVidia, Apple Macintosh, HP, PC
Check prices$189.99-$250.00
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Reviewed on November 6, 2009
With similar results as its ancestors, the Dell Inspiron 545s-1476N registers decent benchmarks and offers respectable upgradability, but we hesitate to recommend it over the older Gateway SX2800-01 that leaves Dell in the dust regarding both performance and features.
TAGS:
HP Pavilion SlimLine, Dell Inspiron, Gateway Inc., graphics chip, Ethernet LAN, Dell, Ethernet, HP Pavilion, Intel, HP, PC
Check prices$479.99
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Reviewed on July 3, 2008
The well-designed HP Pavilion dv6915nr incorporates most of the features you'll need for school, but other 15.4-inch laptops offer better performance for the same price.
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HP Pavilion, keyboard, HP, IEEE 802.11, Dell Inspiron, SD card, Ethernet, Gateway Inc., Wi-Fi, Dell, laptop computer, video
Check prices$469.99
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Reviewed on July 23, 2009
The Asus Essentio CM5570-AP006 will give you fair performance and a well-rounded set of features for its price, and we recommend it if you specifically need a midbudget, midtower desktop. In the grand scheme of retail PCs, however, a more affordable slimtower from Gateway gives this system a major challenge on performance and value, which dampens our enthusiasm for the Asus.
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ASUS, Dell Inspiron, HP Pavilion, Gateway Inc., 64-bit, Dell, HP, networking, video card, games, PC
Pricing not available
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Reviewed on July 16, 2009
With more aggressive competition on retail shelves, the HP Pavilion p6130y isn't a particularly compelling desktop computer thanks to underwhelming features and poor performance. We only recommend this system if you truly need the hand-holding that comes with the support of a major U.S. PC vendor.
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HP Pavilion, ASUS, Dell Inspiron, quad-core, digital audio, HP, Ethernet, 64-bit, FireWire, Gateway Inc., Dell, AMD, PC, games
Check prices$652.95
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Reviewed on February 20, 2009
By sticking a wireless network adapter in a desktop with relatively slow performance for its price range, it almost feels as if HP has phoned in the configuration of this Pavilion a6700y. We can think of few reasons to justify purchasing this PC.
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HP Pavilion, Dell Inspiron, graphics chip, optical drive, Gateway Inc., HP, Dell, Wi-Fi, 64-bit, networking, Ethernet
Pricing not available
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Reviewed on February 27, 2009
While the Gateway might appeal to users who value storage over speed, you can find more features in PCs that cost just a little less, and more performance for just a little more. That leaves this Gateway with little to recommend it.
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Gateway Inc., graphics chip, HP Pavilion, burner, video memory, quad-core, optical drive, FireWire, Wi-Fi, HP, 64-bit, Dell Inspiron, HDMI, AMD, hard drive, CPU
CNET review:
4.8
Mediocre
Pricing not available
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Reviewed on February 23, 2009
Dell's Inspiron I530-120B is a fine workaday desktop, but we find it could use some more excitement. It has its strengths, and its features are reasonable for its price, but we wish Dell had done more to differentiate this desktop.
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Dell Inspiron, media card reader, HP Pavilion, graphics chip, Gateway Inc., Dell, HP, optical drive, networking, Wi-Fi
Pricing not available
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Reviewed on February 26, 2009
HP's Pavilion a6750y highlights the multitasking benefits of a mainstream quad-core CPU. It's also a fairly stable base on which to build a more capable system. You can find desktops with more raw performance out there, but this one is a reliable multitasker for the dollar.
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HP Pavilion, Dell Inspiron, Gateway Inc., HP, Dell, networking, PC
Pricing not available
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Reviewed on October 31, 2008
The 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.
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digital audio, HP Pavilion, portable hard drive, graphics chip, burner, HP, port, Intel, Ethernet, 64-bit, Dell Inspiron, hard drive, PCI, adapter, Dell, video
CNET review:
7.0
Very good
Check prices$600.99
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