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Reviewed on August 25, 2010 Apple's new $1,999 iMac comes with a faster CPU and a new graphics card, helping this 27-inch all-in-one desktop stay as competitive in performance as it already was in screen size. Despite the still-frustrating absence of an HDMI port, we have no qualms recommending this system for work or play. TAGS: Apple iMac, Intel Core Microarchitecture, Apple Computer, Intel Core 2 Duo, wireless networking, IEEE 802.11n, CPU, digital media, quad-core, networking, Gigabit Ethernet, ATI Radeon, ATI Technologies, SD card, Ethernet, Intel CNET review: 8.4 Excellent User rating: 8.4 Excellent Check prices$3,976.86 -
Reviewed on February 2, 2010 Gateway's SX2840-01 remains the budget PC to beat. Its combination of small size, fast performance, and living room competence makes it one of the most flexible desktops on the market. That it has room to upgrade makes the deal that much sweeter. We recommend this desktop to anyone looking for a powerful, versatile low-cost computer. TAGS: Gateway Inc., Apple Intel Mac Mini, Intel Core 2 Duo, graphics chip, quad-core, Intel, networking, Apple Computer, Apple Macintosh, PC, Microsoft Windows CNET review: 7.9 Very good User rating: 6.4 Good Check prices$742.30 -
Reviewed on September 7, 2007 HP's new digital-media-oriented Pavilion Elite m9040n is fast, loaded with features, and its new looks and newly integrated receivers improve its profile. Our main issue is the redundant bays for two of HP's proprietary external hard drives. If you can get past that, there's a solid desktop here. TAGS: HP Pavilion Elite, HP Pavilion, digital media, wireless networking, quad-core, HP, Media Center PC, video card, TV, hard drive CNET review: 7.5 Very good User rating: 5.4 Average Check prices$787.40 -
Reviewed on December 10, 2007 AMD's new Phenom quad-core CPU has little to recommend it over competing chips from Intel. The Phenom is marginally less-expensive, but not enough to make up for its subpar performance. Unless AMD drops prices more aggressively, it looks like Intel will maintain its grasp on the CPU market for the foreseeable future. TAGS: Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD, quad-core, Intel, dual-core, CPU, PC CNET review: 6.0 Good User rating: 8.0 Excellent Check prices$310.29 -
Reviewed on November 1, 2006 If you thought dual cores were over the top, get ready. Intel presents the Core 2 Extreme QX6700, a single CPU with four distinct processing cores. At $999, the first quad-core CPU will remain an enthusiast part for a while, but as a glimpse of the future, it's clear that clock speed is out and core counts are in. TAGS: Intel Core 2 Extreme, multi-core, quad-core, clock speed, dual-core, digital media, Intel, Intel Core 2 Duo, CPU, AMD, PC CNET review: 8.7 Excellent User rating: 10.0 Perfect Check prices$279.18-$749.99 -
Reviewed on December 10, 2007 AMD's new Phenom quad-core CPU has little to recommend it over competing chips from Intel. The Phenom is marginally less expensive, but not enough to make up for its subpar performance. Unless AMD drops prices more aggressively, it looks like Intel will maintain its grasp on the CPU market for the foreseeable future. TAGS: Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD, quad-core, Intel, PC CNET review: 6.0 Good User rating: 6.7 Good Check prices$284.56 -
Reviewed on March 26, 2008 AMD's new Phenom X4 9850 is overpriced and outclassed compared with its Intel-based quad-core competition. If PC vendors can use this chip to make cheap systems (as they did with older Phenoms), we might have nicer things to say, but as a DIY part at this price, we can't recommend AMD's latest quad-core CPU. TAGS: HyperTransport, AMD, quad-core, Intel, Intel Core 2 Duo CNET review: 6.7 Good User rating: 9.2 Spectacular Check prices$110.00-$268.42 -
Reviewed on October 28, 2007 The CPU market is due for a lot of upheaval over the next 12 months, so you might be wise to wait for a clearer picture before plunking down $1,000 or so on Intel's new Core 2 Extreme QX9650 quad-core desktop processor. But if you want to claim ownership of the fastest multicore CPU around today, look no further. TAGS: Intel Core 2 Extreme, Intel Core 2 Duo, transistor, Intel, digital media, quad-core, CPU CNET review: 8.3 Excellent Check prices$395.29 -
Reviewed on July 17, 2007 The quad-core Core 2 Extreme QX6850 keeps the desktop CPU performance belt tied firmly around Intel's waist at a price that helps offset the lack of sizable performance gains. New products at the end of the year may outclass this new chip when they arrive, but for now, the QX6850 reigns supreme. TAGS: Intel Core 2 Extreme, quad-core, clock speed, Intel, bus, Intel Core 2 Duo, motherboard, multimedia, AMD, CPU, chipset CNET review: 8.3 Excellent User rating: 5.0 Average Check prices$297.79-$1,495.95
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