Reviewed on March 14, 2007HP's lower midrange (or is it upper budget?) Pavilion a1740n desktop will run Windows Vista well enough, but too many other PCs have stronger core hardware for the money. Between that issue and the overall feeling that this system is trying to sell you something prevent us from recommending it.TAGS:iBuyPower, HP Pavilion, Intel Core 2 Duo, HP, Dell, video card, Microsoft Windows Vista, memory, PC, hard drive, games, Microsoft Windows
Reviewed on February 5, 2007It has a sleek new look and it runs Windows Vista as well as you'd want, but we wish Gateway had taken more risks with the new eMachines T5224 desktop. This system delivers respectable budget performance with most of the features you'd want, but we think you can find a better PC for the money if you shop around.TAGS:eMachines Inc., iBuyPower, Dell Dimension, AMD, AMD Athlon, Microsoft Windows Vista, Dell, PC, Intel, HP, Microsoft Windows
Reviewed on May 15, 2006Students will love the Value Ultra System for its many performance and aesthetic options. Their parents may want to save a little dough by opting for a cookie-cutter system from eMachines, but the extra change gets you a lot at iBuyPower.TAGS:iBuyPower, eMachines Inc., 3D, motherboard, PCI, video card, monitor, Intel, PC
Reviewed on June 22, 2007HP's new Compaq Presario SR5050NX squeaks by its direct eMachines competition, but both of those systems fall behind to HP's own SlimLine desktops in terms of features and performance. If you're looking for a basic desktop with expandability, though, we give this system the nod.TAGS:eMachines Inc., Compaq Presario, expandability, iBuyPower, HP Pavilion SlimLine, HP Pavilion, HP, PC, hard drive
Reviewed on March 9, 2007By submitting this system with 64-bit Windows Vista, Polywell opens it up to driver conflicts, application incompatibility, and underwhelming performance on memory intensive tasks. We're not sure what the benefits are, either. You can configure it with 32-bit Windows, and improve on the hardware to bring its performance up, but at that point it loses its price advantage. Pass this one by.TAGS:iBuyPower, graphics chip, AMD Athlon 64 X2, Adobe PhotoShop, Dell Dimension, AMD Athlon 64, AMD Athlon, Dell, AMD, CPU, Apple iTunes, PC