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, AMD, Nvidia GeForce, Dell, NVidia, HP, Apple Macintosh, PC
Reviewed on April 28, 2009ZT'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.TAGS:Blu-ray drive, Blu-ray, Dell XPS, graphics chip, Dell Inspiron, quad-core, Dell, Gateway Inc., AMD, PC
Reviewed on July 16, 2009With 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.TAGS:HP Pavilion, ASUS, Dell Inspiron, quad-core, digital audio, HP, Ethernet, 64-bit, FireWire, Gateway Inc., Dell, AMD, games, PC
Reviewed on February 12, 2009We expect anyone who purchases the Dell XPS 625 will be pleased with its robust midrange gaming components and the software that makes it easy to overclock them. We just wish Dell had been more aggressive with its pricing and that you didn't have to spend more money to make the most of this system's standout features.TAGS:Dell XPS, Gateway Inc., AMD, Dell, motherboard, chipset, 64-bit, Intel, PC
January 5, 2006During CES keynote, Michael Dell says it's his company's obligation "to take computing to the next level." Photos: Dell overclocks for CESTAGS:Consumer Electronics Show, Dell, AMD, PC, NVidia, Intel, games
January 17, 2006U.K. head of Dell says despite speculation, the PC maker has no plans to adopt AMD's chips.TAGS:AMD, exec, Dell, U.K., laptop computer, PC
January 10, 2006Will switch from Intel-only and add AMD processors to PCs later this year, Piper Jaffray analyst predicts.TAGS:AMD, AMD Opteron, Dell, chip company, Intel, server, PC, HP
March 17, 2005Not according to Mort Topfer, who helped revive Dell's fortunes a decade ago and recently became a board member at Advanced Micro Devices.TAGS:paging, AMD, leadership, Dell, Intel, challenge, AMD Athlon, CEO, PC