Reviewed on September 29, 2009Extra performance by way of a low-wattage AMD chip helps Averatec's D1133 All-In-One stand out from its dismal Nettop competition, but it remains a below-average deal in the grand scheme of budget desktops. We see the appeal of Netbooks, but the benefits of Nettops like this Averatec continue to elude us.TAGS:Averatec, Lenovo, graphics chip, touch screen, AMD Athlon, ATI Technologies, speakers, CPU, movie, LCD, AMD, PC, Intel
Reviewed on June 11, 2009We 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.TAGS:eMachines Inc., HP Pavilion SlimLine, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Dell Inspiron, AMD Athlon, 32-bit, Dell, AMD, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia, HP, Apple Macintosh, PC
Reviewed on July 20, 2006You'll want to give Shuttle's new AMD-based, small-form-factor gaming PC a week or two to see how the coming Athlon price drop will affect the price tag. Assuming that Shuttle continues its aggressive pricing, however, the XPC P2 2700 will deliver lots of bang for your buck.TAGS:Maingear, media card reader, Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD, pricing, Nvidia GeForce, Intel, AMD Athlon, games, video card, CPU, PC
August 22, 2005The company's Athlon-based dx5150 Business PCs match an Air Force requirement for small and minitower desktops.TAGS:minitower, business PC, AMD Athlon, HP, PC
April 19, 2005Specialty PC maker Alienware crafts "Star Wars" desktops in "light side" and "dark side" versions. Photos: Unlearn what you have learnedTAGS:Star Wars, Alienware, PC company, AMD Athlon, AMD, PC