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| Price | $550.55 | $689.99 | $438.99 to $448.53 | Check Prices | $1,479.00 |
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| The Bottom Line | HP's new digital-media-oriented Pavilion Elite m9040n is fast, loaded with features, and its new looks and newly integrated receivers improve its profile. Our main issue is the redundant bays for two of HP's proprietary external hard drives. If you can get past that, there's a solid desktop here. | We've never loved HP's Pavilion Elite PCs, and this desktop offers the same scattershot configuration that has always put us off. That said, we suspect a dorm room might actually be an appropriate place for a midtower that offers acceptable speed on top of Blu-ray capability. Just know that faster, more specialized desktops are available for less. | Gateway'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. | Velocity Micro's Edge Z30 is the best deal going right now for midlevel gaming PCs featuring Intel's new Core i7 chips. The overclocked Core i7 860, a fast Nvidia graphics card, and a solid selection of features all around make it easy for us to recommend this system to anyone looking for a capable gaming desktop. | The Dell Studio XPS 435 successfully overcomes our bias against desktops that claim to be experts at everything through charming case design and a strong configuration at a relatively fair price. It misses greatness because of a handful of minor missteps, but if you need a do-it-all mainstream tower system, this Dell more or less covers all the bases. |
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| Storage Removable | None | Info unavailable | None | Info unavailable | None |
| Manufacturer Warranty | 1 year warranty | Info unavailable | 1 year warranty | 1 year warranty | 1 year warranty |
| TV Tuner Type | Digital and analog TV - DVB-T | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Video Memory | 256 MB | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 1792 MB GDDR5 SDRAM |
| Floppy Drive | None | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Optical Storage (2nd) | None | Info unavailable | None | Info unavailable | None |
| Storage Controller | Serial ATA | Info unavailable | Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 ) | Info unavailable | Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 ) |
| Type | Media center | Info unavailable | Personal computer | Info unavailable | Personal computer |
| Hard Drive (2nd) | - None | Info unavailable | - None | Info unavailable | 4.5 TB - None |
| Printer | None | Info unavailable | None | Info unavailable | None |
| Platform Technology | Intel VIIV Technology | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Optical Storage | DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM with LightScribe Technology | Info unavailable | DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM with Labelflash Technology | DVD±R (±R DL) | Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD) |
| Hard Drive (3rd) | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | None | Info unavailable | None |
| RAM | 3 GB (installed) / 8 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM - PC2-5300 | Info unavailable | 4 GB (installed) / 8 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - 800 MHz | 8 GB (installed) / 8 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM | 6 GB (installed) / 24 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - 1066 MHz |
| Cache Memory | 8 MB L2 cache | Info unavailable | 4 MB L2 cache | Info unavailable | 8 MB L2 cache |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 4.2 in x 13 in x 10.7 in | Info unavailable | 7.8 in x 20.8 in x 19.4 in |
| Weight | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 11.9 lbs | Info unavailable | 44.1 lbs |
| OS Provided | Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium | Info unavailable | Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition | Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English |
| Processor | 1 x Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 / 2.4 GHz ( Quad-Core ) | Info unavailable | 1 x Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 / 2.33 GHz ( Quad-Core ) | 1 x Intel Core i7 860 / 2.8 GHz | 1 x Intel Core i7 920 / 2.66 GHz ( Quad-Core ) |
| Hard Drive | 2 x 320 GB - Standard - Serial ATA-300 | Info unavailable | 1 x 640 GB - Standard - Serial ATA-300 | 1 x 1 TB - Standard - Serial ATA NCQ | 2 x 1000 GB - Standard - Serial ATA-300 |
| Product Description | HP Pavilion Elite Media Center m9040n - Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4 GHz | Info unavailable | Gateway SX2800-01 - Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33 GHz | Core i7 860 2.8 GHz | Dell Studio XPS 435 - Core i7 920 2.66 GHz |
| Graphics Controller | PCI Express x16 - NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS | Info unavailable | Intel GMA X4500 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 | PCI Express 2.0 x16 - nVidia GeForce GTX 260 1792MB |
| Card Reader | 15 in 1 card reader | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 15 in 1 card reader |
| Product Form Factor | Tower | Info unavailable | Tower | Info unavailable | Tower |
| Communications | Fax / modem - 56 Kbps | Info unavailable | Fax / modem - 56 Kbps | Info unavailable | None |
| Audio Output | Sound card | Info unavailable | Sound card - 5.1 channel surround | Info unavailable | Sound card - 7.1 channel surround |
| Cache Per Processor | 8 MB | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 8 MB |
| Monitor | None. | Info unavailable | None. | Info unavailable | None. |
| Localization | English / United States | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
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