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, DVD burner, USB port, DVD player, video, menu, PC, camera
Reviewed on January 29, 2008Gateway's FX7020 matches an AMD quad-core CPU and a fast Nvidia graphics card to make a compelling gaming PC, with some basic multimedia features to boot. Upgraders looking for a deal might wish Gateway had added a beefier power supply, but as is, this is a fine PC for its price.TAGS:Gateway Inc., quad-core, Velocity Micro, HP Pavilion, Intel Core 2 Duo, CPU, AMD, DVD burner, Intel, multimedia, HP, games, DVD, PC
Reviewed on May 15, 2008eMachines T3646 is one of the cheapest desktops available, and unfortunately it shows. It offers some compelling performance, but basic capability is more important in budget systems, and we found this system came up short compared with others in its price range.TAGS:eMachines Inc., Apple Mac Mini, HP, HP Pavilion, optical drive, DVD burner, Linux, Apple Computer, DVD, operating system