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| Price | $439.97 | Check Prices | $625.00 | Check Prices | $649.99 |
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| The Bottom Line | HP's Pavilion Elite m9402f continues to frustrate us in its core design. This off-the-shelf Best Buy system is also overpriced compared with faster, more feature-rich PCs from its competition. With little to recommend this desktop, we suggest you keep shopping. | 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. | The affordable Gateway LX6810-01 scores high points for offering high-end components right off the shelf. We recommend this system for multimedia editors and light gamers who can make use of its hard-working Nvidia 3D card and full 8GB of RAM. However, if you're looking more at straightforward performance, Dell offers a system with a faster CPU and a similar feature set for about the same price. | While the Gateway might appeal to users who value storage over speed, you can find more features in PCs that cost just a little less, and more performance for just a little more. That leaves this Gateway with little to recommend it. | Massive case notwithstanding, the affordable Asus Essentio CG5270-BP004 delivers a competitive feature set with the horsepower to back it up. We recommend this system for light media editors and anyone who can make use of its straightforward performance and multipurpose features. |
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| Manufacturer Warranty | 1 year warranty | 1 year warranty | 1 year warranty | 1 year warranty | 1 year warranty |
| TV Tuner Type | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Digital and analog TV | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Video Memory | 128 MB | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Floppy Drive | None | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | None |
| Storage Controller | Serial ATA ; None | Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 ) | Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 ) | Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 ) | Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 ) |
| Type | Personal computer | Personal computer | Personal computer | Personal computer | Personal computer |
| Hard Drive (2nd) | - None | - None | - None | - None | - None |
| Optical Storage (2nd) | None | None | None | None | None |
| Printer | None | None | None | None | None |
| Platform Technology | AMD LIVE! | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Optical Storage | DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM with LightScribe Technology | DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM with Labelflash Technology | DVD±RW / DVD-RAM with Labelflash Technology | DVD±RW / DVD-RAM with Labelflash Technology | DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM |
| Hard Drive (3rd) | Info unavailable | None | None | None | None |
| RAM | 7 GB (installed) / 8 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM - 800 MHz - PC2-6400 | 4 GB (installed) / 8 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - 800 MHz | 8 GB (installed) / 8 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM - 800 MHz - PC2-6400 | 4 GB (installed) / 8 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM - 800 MHz - PC2-6400 | 8 GB (installed) / 16 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM |
| Cache Memory | 2 MB L3 cache | 4 MB L2 cache | 4 MB L2 cache | 2 MB L2 cache | 4 MB L2 cache |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 7 in x 16.6 in x 15.5 in | 4.2 in x 13 in x 10.7 in | 7.5 in x 19.0 in x 17.7 in | 7.1 in x 17.3 in x 16.3 in | 8.1 in x 21 in x 18.1 in |
| OS Provided | Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition | Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition | Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition | Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition |
| Processor | 1 x AMD Phenom X4 9650 / 2.3 GHz ( Quad-Core ) | 1 x Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 / 2.33 GHz ( Quad-Core ) | 1 x Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 / 2.33 GHz ( Quad-Core ) | 1 x AMD Phenom X4 9100e / 1.8 GHz ( Quad-Core ) | 1 x Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 / 2.5 GHz ( Quad-Core ) |
| Hard Drive | 1 x 640 GB - Standard - Serial ATA-300 | 1 x 640 GB - Standard - Serial ATA-300 | 1 x 640 GB - Standard - Serial ATA-300 | 1 x 640 GB - Standard - Serial ATA-300 | 1 x 1 TB - Standard - Serial ATA-300 |
| Weight | 24.3 lbs | 11.9 lbs | 37 lbs | 24.3 lbs | 28.7 lbs |
| Product Description | HP Pavilion Elite m9402f - Phenom X4 9650 2.3 GHz | Gateway SX2800-01 - Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33 GHz | Gateway LX 6810-01 - Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33 GHz | Gateway DX 4200-09 - Phenom X4 9100e 1.8 GHz | ASUS Essentio Essentio CG5270 - Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5 GHz |
| Graphics Controller | NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE | Intel GMA X4500 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 | NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 | ATI Radeon HD 3200 | Intel GMA X4500 |
| Storage Removable | None | None | None | None | None |
| Card Reader | 15 in 1 card reader | Info unavailable | 15 in 1 card reader | 15 in 1 card reader | Card reader |
| Product Form Factor | Tower | Tower | Tower | Tower | Tower |
| Communications | None | Fax / modem - 56 Kbps | Fax / modem - 56 Kbps | Fax / modem - 56 Kbps | None |
| Audio Output | Sound card - 7.1 channel surround | Sound card - 5.1 channel surround | Sound card - 7.1 channel surround | Sound card - 7.1 channel surround | Sound card - 7.1 channel surround |
| Cache Per Processor | 2 MB | Info unavailable | 4 MB | Info unavailable | 4 MB |
| Monitor | None. | None. | None. | None. | None. |
| Localization | English / United States | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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