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The Bottom Line: You can find more-cost-effective large-screen all-in-ones for general productivity, but Sony's Vaio LV250B is our favorite for home entertainment. Loaded with unique features geared toward digital media convenience, this system will meet the needs of anyone looking for a PC to use as an entertainment hub.

Specs: Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 (2.80 GHz), 4 GB DDR II SDRAM, 500 GB Portable, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT, EPEAT Silver, RoHS, EPA Energy Star, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition, Media center

The Bottom Line: Instead of succumbing to the latest fads, the Sony Vaio JS250J all-in-one PC stays the course pioneered by its models from last year, delivering capable performance and best-of-breed home entertainment features at a better price than its all-in-one competition. The Vaio JS250J will appeal to anyone in need of a multipurpose home PC.

Specs: Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200 (2.5 GHz), 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 320 GB Standard, NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS, EPEAT Silver, EPA Energy Star, RoHS, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition, Personal computer

Specs: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 (2.5 GHz), 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 750 GB Standard, Intel GMA X4500HD, RoHS, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition, Personal computer

Specs: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 (3.16 GHz), 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 500 GB Standard, NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS, RoHS, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition, Media center

Specs: Intel Atom N270 (1.6 GHz), 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 160 GB Standard, Intel GMA 950, RoHS, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Personal computer

Specs: Intel Atom 230 (1.6 GHz), 0 MB DDR2 SDRAM, None., Intel GMA 950, RoHS, Personal computer

Specs: Intel Atom 230 (1.6 GHz), 0 MB DDR2 SDRAM, None., Intel GMA 950, RoHS, PC barebone

Specs: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 (2.33 GHz), 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 500 GB Standard, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT, RoHS, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition, Media center

Specs: Intel Xeon Quad Core E5405 (2.00 GHz), 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 250 GB Standard, NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290, RoHS, WEEE, Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition, Workstation

Specs: Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200 (2.5 GHz), 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 500 GB Standard, Intel GMA X4500HD, RoHS, EPA Energy Star, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition, Personal computer