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| Price | $1,599.00 | Check Prices | $1,099.00 | $649.99 | $999.99 to $1,199.99 |
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| The Bottom Line | Velocity Micro's first full-fledged home theater PC pulls very few punches in providing a complete digital media experience. It's big, it lacks a built-in audio receiver, and it invites PC gaming into the living room, which has never been the best fit. It's also the victim of a few Vista-related growing pains. On balance, though, Velocity Micro has as complete a home theater PC as we've seen. | 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. | 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. | If HP's TouchSmart 600 won't at least get you thinking about the idea of bringing a PC into your kitchen, the concept truly has no hope. With well-though-out touch apps, a wide, easy-to-use array of digital media features, and an attractive, flexible design, HP's new all-in-one is not the fastest new all-in-one, but it has the most comprehensive and compelling set of features of any all-in-one launching alongside Windows 7. |
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| Manufacturer Warranty | Info unavailable | 1 year warranty | 1 year warranty | 1 year warranty | 1 year warranty |
| TV Tuner Type | Analog TV | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Digital and analog TV - ATSC - NTSC |
| Video Memory | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 1 GB |
| Floppy Drive | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | None | None |
| Storage Controller | Info unavailable | Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 ) | Info unavailable | Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 ) | Serial ATA |
| Type | Info unavailable | Personal computer | Info unavailable | Personal computer | Media center |
| Hard Drive (2nd) | Info unavailable | - None | Info unavailable | - None | - None |
| Optical Storage (2nd) | Info unavailable | None | Info unavailable | None | None |
| Printer | Info unavailable | None | Info unavailable | None | None |
| Optical Storage | Info unavailable | DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM with Labelflash Technology | DVD±R (±R DL) | DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM | DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM with LightScribe Technology |
| RAM | 2 GB | 4 GB (installed) / 8 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - 800 MHz | 8 GB (installed) / 8 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM | 8 GB (installed) / 16 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM | 4 GB (installed) / 4 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - 1333 MHz - PC3-10600 |
| Hard Drive (3rd) | Info unavailable | None | Info unavailable | None | Info unavailable |
| Cache Memory | Info unavailable | 4 MB L2 cache | Info unavailable | 4 MB L2 cache | 2 MB L2 cache |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 17 in x 16 in x 6.8 in | 4.2 in x 13 in x 10.7 in | Info unavailable | 8.1 in x 21 in x 18.1 in | Info unavailable |
| Processor | 1 x Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad Core 2.4 GHz | 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 2 Quad Q8300 / 2.5 GHz ( Quad-Core ) | 1 x Intel Core 2 Duo T7450 / 2.13 GHz ( Dual-Core ) |
| Hard Drive | 2 x 400 GB - Standard | 1 x 640 GB - Standard - Serial ATA-300 | 1 x 1 TB - Standard - Serial ATA NCQ | 1 x 1 TB - Standard - Serial ATA-300 | 1 x 750 GB - Portable - Serial ATA-300 |
| Weight | Info unavailable | 11.9 lbs | Info unavailable | 28.7 lbs | Info unavailable |
| OS Provided | Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium | Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition | Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Product Description | Core 2 Extreme Quad Core 2.4 GHz | Gateway SX 2800-01 - Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33 GHz | Core i7 860 2.8 GHz | ASUS Essentio Essentio CG5270 - Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5 GHz | HP TouchSmart 600-1050 - Core 2 Duo T7450 2.13 GHz - 23 TFT active matrix |
| Graphics Controller | NVidia GeForce 8800GTS | Intel GMA X4500 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 | Intel GMA X4500 | NVIDIA GeForce GT 230 Shared video memory (UMA) |
| Storage Removable | Info unavailable | None | Info unavailable | None | None |
| Card Reader | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Card reader | 6 in 1 card reader |
| Product Form Factor | Info unavailable | Tower | Info unavailable | Tower | All-in-one |
| Communications | Info unavailable | Fax / modem - 56 Kbps | Info unavailable | None | None |
| Cache Per Processor | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 4 MB | Info unavailable |
| Audio Output | - 7.1 channel surround | Sound card - 5.1 channel surround | Info unavailable | Sound card - 7.1 channel surround | Sound card - Stereo |
| Localization | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | English / United States |
| Monitor | None | None. | Info unavailable | None. | LCD - 23 - TFT active matrix |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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