Reviewed on July 10, 2009Gateway's SX2800-01 offers a strong combination of performance and features all wrapped up in a design that fully embraces the merits of a slim tower PC. We recommend this system to anyone looking for a fast, affordable desktop for the home office, the living room, or anywhere in between.TAGS:HP Pavilion SlimLine, Gateway Inc., Dell Inspiron, HP Pavilion, clock speed, Dell, 64-bit, HP, Intel, PC, video
Reviewed on August 17, 2009Dell's Mini 10v keeps a lot of the features of the more expensive Mini 10, while dropping the price below $300. It's one of only a handful of $299 Netbooks that doesn't look and feel especially cheap.TAGS:Netbook, HP Mini, SD card, IEEE 802.11, Dell, Dell Inspiron, Wi-Fi, Intel, broadband, Bluetooth, CPU, HP
Reviewed on August 11, 2009Dell's popular Mini 10 is the most customizable Netbook we've seen. Adding extras such as a higher-resolution display makes it more useful, but also blurs the price line between Netbooks and mainstream laptops.TAGS:Netbook, HP Mini, Dell Inspiron, SD card, IEEE 802.11, Dell, Wi-Fi, laptop computer, Intel, HP
Reviewed on November 12, 2009The HP Pavilion Slimline s5220y provides adequate performance for light-duty media editing and entertainment, but its slim tower case leaves little room for future upgrades, leading us to recommend the older Gateway SX2800-01 that offers more features and better components.TAGS:HP Pavilion SlimLine, graphics chip, HP Pavilion, Dell Inspiron, Gateway Inc., Ethernet LAN, HP, Intel Pentium, Dell, Intel, PC
Reviewed on May 12, 2006Able to match the brightness, image quality, and feature sets of much more expensive models, the Dell 2400MP resets the bar for what you can expect from a mainstream budget projector.TAGS:projector, correction, Dell, adjustment, control panel, HP
Reviewed on November 6, 2009With similar results as its ancestors, the Dell Inspiron 545s-1476N registers decent benchmarks and offers respectable upgradability, but we hesitate to recommend it over the older Gateway SX2800-01 that leaves Dell in the dust in regards to both performance and features.TAGS:HP Pavilion SlimLine, Dell Inspiron, Gateway Inc., graphics chip, Dell, Ethernet LAN, Ethernet, HP Pavilion, Intel, HP, PC
Reviewed on April 27, 2009We suspect lower-end configurations of the Dell Studio One 19 all-in-one desktop will draw consumers looking for a low-cost, "fast enough" PC. But even its multitouch interface can't save our expensive review unit from other vendors' similarly priced all-in-ones with better features for the dollar.TAGS:HP TouchSmart, Dell Studio, Dell, tablet, Sony Vaio, keyboard, ASUS, Sony Corp., HP, Microsoft Windows
Reviewed on July 31, 2009If you're the restless type, or simply away from electrical outlets for the majority of your day, you'll love the long battery life of the HP Pavilion dv4-1465dx. Be warned: such battery life requires you to tote a laptop that's roughly a pound heavier than its 14-inch competitors.TAGS:HP Pavilion, Dell Studio, design, battery, optical drive, Toshiba Satellite, laptop computer, Toshiba, HP, keyboard, Dell
Reviewed on July 13, 2009As much as we've appreciated HP's efforts in bringing the slim tower to the mainstream, we cannot recommend this off-the-shelf Pavilion Slimline s5120y. Even considering its low price, its design, features, and performance all come up short next to its retail competition.TAGS:HP Pavilion SlimLine, HP Pavilion, graphics chip, Gateway Inc., port, HP, 64-bit, Dell, Intel, hard drive, video
Reviewed on July 6, 2009You might find a better deal from Dell if you configure an Inspiron 537s online, but this retail only model has little to recommend it. From slow performance to a weak feature-set, this budget slimtower is outclassed by too many other retail desktops.TAGS:HP Pavilion SlimLine, Gateway Inc., Dell Inspiron, HP Pavilion, Dell, 64-bit, ASUS, CPU, Intel, HP, video
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, Ethernet, HP, 64-bit, FireWire, Gateway Inc., Dell, AMD, PC, games
Reviewed on September 1, 2004The hx4700 offers powerful features and solid performance for on-the-go professionals--just be prepared to pay a hefty price.TAGS:Dell Axim, HP iPaq, battery, HP, Dell, video, PC