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Reviewed on October 30, 2009
Acer's Aspire Revo 1600 might be the first Nettop we don't actively dislike. We'd rather have an Xbox 360 in the living room, but the Aspire Revo 1600 would be suitable as a PC for young kids or as a low-profile cloud kiosk. Thanks to its $199 price tag, you won't feel too much remorse if it breaks or you outgrow it.
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eMachines Inc., wireless networking, Acer Inc., graphics chip, optical drive, Acer Aspire, Intel Pentium, NVidia, Intel, networking, adapter, Microsoft Windows Vista, hard drive, PC, games
Check prices$199.99-$214.49
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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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Gateway Inc., HP Pavilion, graphics chip, Ethernet LAN, Dell Inspiron, optical drive, microphone, HP, Intel Core 2 Duo, ASUS, CPU, Dell, AMD, Intel
Check prices$579.99
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Reviewed on February 4, 2009
The Acer X1700-U3700A is slightly slower than the competition, but it gives you almost every component you need in either a basic desktop or a light-duty home theater PC. If you prefer functionality to performance, we recommend this model out of the three systems in the current lineup.
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Acer Aspire, Acer Inc., graphics chip, burner, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, optical drive, 64-bit, networking, Wi-Fi, Dell, video card, PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, video, Intel, hard drive
CNET review:
7.0
Very good
Check prices$329.95
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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, burner, video memory, quad-core, optical drive, Wi-Fi, FireWire, HP, 64-bit, Dell Inspiron, HDMI, AMD, hard drive, CPU
CNET review:
4.8
Mediocre
Pricing not available
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Reviewed on August 17, 2009
If you must buy a Nettop, the eMachines EZ1601-01's large screen and category-competitive components make a decent argument for its value among other systems like it. One look at a true budget desktop, or even a Netbook, and the appeal of this system diminishes quickly.
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eMachines Inc., ASUS, graphics chip, optical drive, display, Intel, PC
Check prices$405.00-$409.96
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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, HP, optical drive, Gateway Inc., Dell, 64-bit, Wi-Fi, networking, Ethernet
Pricing not available
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Reviewed on January 27, 2009
At first glance, the eMachines ET1161-07 seems like a decent setup, but a laundry list of subpar components running on 32-bit Windows Vista just can't keep up with other similarly priced systems that give you much faster performance and higher-quality components for just $100 more.
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eMachines Inc., Acer Aspire, graphics chip, expansion, burner, digital media, optical drive, 32-bit, Acer Inc., Dell Inspiron, AMD Athlon, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia, AMD, Dell
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, Gateway Inc., graphics chip, HP Pavilion, Dell, optical drive, networking, HP, Wi-Fi
Pricing not available
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