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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, Intel, HP, PC, video
CNET review:
7.9
Very good
Check prices$514.99
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Reviewed on July 29, 2009
Dell seems to have missed a beat in this year's round of back-to-school retail desktops, and the Inspiron 545 is no exception. Its competition has too much to offer in the way of performance and features, leaving Dell with little but its established online support resources to give it an advantage.
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Dell Inspiron, back-to-school, Dell, ASUS, Gateway Inc., 64-bit, networking, PC
Pricing not available
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Reviewed on December 3, 2009
The Dell Inspiron 545s-3055NBK improves on previous models with more upgrade options and faster performance. Its modest components can easily handle the most common tasks, but shoppers looking for a home theater PC should consider the Gateway SX2800-01 or Dell's forthcoming Zino HD instead.
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Dell Inspiron, Gateway Inc., Intel Core 2 Duo, IEEE 802.11n, graphics chip, Dell, Adobe PhotoShop, Intel, Apple iTunes, PC, hard drive
Check prices$579.99
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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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HP Pavilion SlimLine, ASUS, IEEE 802.11n, wireless networking, Acer Aspire, Dell Inspiron, networking, Acer Inc., HDMI, HP Pavilion, 64-bit, HP, PC, Dell, hard drive, video
CNET review:
7.2
Very good
Check prices$299.97
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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.
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HP Pavilion SlimLine, Dell Inspiron, Gateway Inc., graphics chip, Dell, Ethernet LAN, Ethernet, HP Pavilion, Intel, HP, PC
Check prices$479.99
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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, Nvidia GeForce, AMD, Dell, NVidia, HP, Apple Macintosh, PC
Check prices$189.99-$250.00
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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, Gateway Inc., Dell Inspiron, HP Pavilion, Ethernet LAN, HP, Dell, Intel, Intel Pentium, ASUS, PC
Check prices$479.99
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Reviewed on April 28, 2009
ZT's smartly configured Affinity 7308Ma offers a Blu-ray drive and fast application performance, both rare for its $699 price tag. You won't show off this midtower PC off for its looks, but we recommend it to those who enjoy the satisfaction that comes with finding a hidden bargain.
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Blu-ray drive, graphics chip, Blu-ray, Dell XPS, Dell Inspiron, quad-core, Dell, Gateway Inc., AMD, PC
CNET review:
8.1
Excellent
Pricing not available
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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, networking, HP, Dell, 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, Ethernet, HP, 64-bit, FireWire, Dell, Gateway Inc., AMD, PC, games
Check prices$652.95
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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, video memory, burner, quad-core, optical drive, HP, FireWire, 64-bit, Dell Inspiron, Wi-Fi, HDMI, AMD, hard drive, CPU
CNET review:
4.8
Mediocre
Pricing not available
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Reviewed on August 6, 2007
Sony's distinctive, midrange VAIO TP1 Living Room PC trades performance and features for its cutesy appearance. Unless you really like the looks of this Roomba-like PC you can find a much better deal from a variety of standard desktop PCs.
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Velocity Micro, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp., Dell Inspiron, Intel Core 2 Duo, HP Pavilion, PC, TV, Dell, Apple iTunes, HP
Check prices$1,584.99
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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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HP Pavilion, digital audio, portable hard drive, graphics chip, burner, HP, port, Intel, Ethernet, Dell Inspiron, 64-bit, Dell, PCI, adapter, hard drive, video
CNET review:
7.0
Very good
Check prices$600.99
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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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