Reviewed on August 10, 2009The Dell Studio XPS 435 successfully overcomes our bias against desktops that claim to be experts at everything through charming case design and a strong configuration at a relatively fair price. It misses greatness because of a handful of minor missteps, but if you need a do-it-all mainstream tower system, this Dell more or less covers all the bases.TAGS:Dell Studio, Blu-ray drive, Blu-ray, Dell, ASUS, design, 64-bit, video card
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, Dell XPS, graphics chip, Blu-ray, Dell Inspiron, quad-core, Dell, Gateway Inc., AMD, PC
Reviewed on June 18, 2007We can't imagine the market for a 15-inch home theater laptop with Blu-ray is very large, but the Sony VAIO FZ180 certainly fits the bill--even if it's preloaded with unwanted come-ons for other Sony products.TAGS:Sony Vaio, Blu-ray, Sony Corp., keyboard, laptop computer, multimedia, movie, LCD, Dell, HP
December 7, 2004Companies develop dual-layer disc that can be played on both standard and high-definition players.TAGS:HD-DVD, DVD, Toshiba, Blu-ray, Dell