Reviewed on August 6, 2010The unique-looking Gateway FX6840-03e offers respectable productivity speed, but it's relatively limited in gaming and multimedia, which is ironic considering its flashy appearance. Gateway's FX line offers some strong configurations, but this isn't one of them, and you should look for more-complete PCs in this price range.TAGS:Gateway Inc., Dell Studio, IEEE 802.11n, DVD burner, configuration, Dell, Blu-ray, ASUS, 64-bit, networking, games, AMD, CPU, PC, DVD, hard drive
Reviewed on April 5, 2007Although it's pricey, the Sony DVDirect VRD-MC3 is a boon for anyone who has lots of old videotapes but less time or tech skills to digitize them using a computer. Even better, it doubles as an external DVD burner, so you can use it with your PC long after you've transferred all those old tapes.TAGS:camcorder, Sony Corp., DVD burner, DVD, USB port, video, DVD player, camera, PC