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6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
3.5 stars
"Fairly Packed for a Budget Media/Gaming Machine"
Pros: Great Athlon 64 Processor, 200GB Seagate HDD also SATA Compatible, DVD-Burner runs heck fast, Media Center OS 2005, Good Intergrated Graphics with x16 Express Slot
Cons: Very Noisy while playing games and media productivity, Lots of Garbage Software installed that ruin performance, Cheap chassis parts, Horrible Recovery CD Maker Software
Summary: I got this one month ago and the price glued ... read more
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6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
4.0 stars
"Excellent value for the money"
Pros: Fast processor, plenty of ram, excellent DVD burner, Excellent port availability
Cons: Slow hard drive, Older 754 CPU socket (Not upgradeable with the latest Athlons)
Summary: This machine makes an excellent bargain for s... read more
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
4.0 stars
Pros: Very strong system
Cons: Better speakers are needed. Memory card reader needs to also handle xD cards
Summary: My system came with the Athlon 64 3400+ that ... read more
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5.0 stars
"Excellent Machine-4 years old and still going strong"
Pros: Processor is extremely fast and does everything I want to do. I maxed RAM with another gig. Added ATI Radeon X1500 video card and Soundblaster Audigy 4 with Boston Digital speakers. Makes for one great media machine. Mic/audio out on front is great!
Cons: 2 gig RAM limit; crappy speakers; unit runs a bit loud for my tastes and could stand a better sound insulating case
Summary: I'm not a "gamer" but do enjoy viewing videos... read more
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4.5 stars
"Great machine that has served all my needs."
Pros: Fast enough for just about everything I throw at it, upgradeable, clean, lots of expansion ports, good basic software package.
Cons: Have to burn your own restore CD's
Summary: I bought this machine right after it came out... read more
