Toshiba DX1210-ST4N22 All-in-One review

The Toshiba's power consumption is among the best in its class of $1,000 all-in-ones, which we attribute to the impressive efficiency of Intel's second-generation Core i5 CPUs. Next to the slower, more power-greedy AMD-based Dell Inspiron One, the Toshiba is a paragon of environmental friendliness.

Standard warranty coverage for the Toshiba DX1210 includes one year of parts and labor. You also get 24-7 toll-free phone support, as well as a variety of diagnostic software and services on Toshiba's Web site and on the system itself.

Conclusion
Although Toshiba's been out of the desktop game for about a decade, the DX1210-ST4N22 demonstrates that it still knows how to build a quality desktop system. We might prefer the DX1210-ST4N22 with a few tweaks, but overall Toshiba has achieved an appealing balance between performance and functionality with this system, and for a reasonable price.

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System configurations:

Apple iMac 21.5-inch (2.5GHz, Summer 2011)
Apple OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.7; 2.5GHz Intel Core i5 2400; 4GB 1,333MHz DDR3 SDRAM; 512MB AMD Radeon HD 6750 graphics card; 500GB 7,200rpm hard drive

Dell Inspiron One 2305
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit); 2.4GHz AMD Phenom II X4 610e; 8GB 1,333MHz DDR3 SDRAM; 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5470 graphics card; 1TB 7,200rpm Western Digital hard drive

HP Omni 200 5380qd
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit); 2.8GHz Intel Core i5 760; 6GB 1,333MHz DDR3 SDRAM; 1GB AMD Radeon HD 5570; 1TB 7,200rpm Western Digital hard drive

Toshiba DX1210-ST4N22
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit); 2.3GHz Intel Core i5 4010; 4GB 1,333MHz DDR3 SDRAM; 64MB Embedded Intel HD Graphics 3000; 1TB 7,200rpm Western Digital hard drive