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Best all- around nettop
Pros: extensive media capabilities, large hard drive, blu-ray Disc drive, sleek look, good everyday performance, wireless keyboard/touchpad combo slate
Cons: poor at intensive tasks, like gaming, very limited upgrade capabilities
099802963224
CWF-00434
1.3 GHz dual-core AMD Athlon II Neo K325
4 GB
4 GB
750 GB
Blu-ray and 8x SuperMulti DVD Drive
Multi-in-one digital media reader
Nvidia Ion
N/A
10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN (RJ-45)
802.11b/g/n, Acer Clear.fi
Windows 7 Home Premium
3 x USB 2.0, 1 x HDMI, 1 x S/PDIF, 1 x headphone
1 x microphone
N/A
65W
11.81 x 7.09 x 1
1 year
Acer
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Best home theater PC for 3D TV owners
Pros: extensive connectivity options, capable of playing 3D content, blu-ray drive, good performance for a nettop, strong audio capabilities, moderate gaming use
Cons: very expensive for a nettop, no installed operating system.
N/A
ASRock Vision 3D-137B
2.4 GHz Intel® Core i3-370M Mobile Processor
4 GB
8 GB
500 GB
Blu-ray and DVD+/-RW slot-loading drive
Four-in-one digital media reader
NVIDIA GeForce GT425M Graphics, NVIDIA 3D Vision
N/A
10/100/1000 BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45)
802.11b/g/n
N/A
3 x USB 3.0, 5 x USB 2.0, 1 x headphone jack, 1 x microphone jack, 1 x 4-in-1 card reader, 1 x HDMI 1.4a, 1 x DVI, 1 x S/PDIF, 1 x eSATA
N/A
90W
7.87 x 7.87 x 2.76
1 year
ASRock
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Best value desktop computer
Pros: blu-ray drive, 7.1 audio output and HDTV tuner, impressive hardware for a budget desktop, good overall performance, capable of playing video games
Cons: no monitor, cramped interior makes upgrades difficult, limited power supply, not suitable for cutting-edge games
00886111453191
QN565AA#ABA
2.9 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5-2310
6 GB
16 GB
1 TB
Blu-ray and 16x DVD+/-RW
Six-in-one digital media reader
AMD Radeon HD 6450 graphics card with 512 MB of onboard memory
N/A
10/100/1000 BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45)
802.11b/g/n
Windows 7 Home Premium 64
6 x USB 2.0, 1 x headphone out, 1 x microphone in, 1x S/PDIF, 1 x HDMI, 1 x DVI, 1 x VGA (via dongle), 2 x speaker-out
1 x MiniCard, 1 x PCI-Express x16, 3 x PCI-Express x1
250W
3.94 x 15.43 x 12.28
1 year
HP
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Budget Apple desktop computer
Pros: speedy Processor, discrete graphics processor, hDMI and Thunderbolt output, vastly improved performance
Cons: more expensive than competing PCs, no optical drive, doesn't include peripherals
885909455621
MC816LL/A
2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
4 GB
8 GB
500 GB
N/A
SD card slot
AMD Radeon HD 6630M graphics processor with 256MB of GDDR5 memory
N/A
10/100/1000 BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45)
802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
Mac OS X Lion
4 x USB 2.0, 1 x FireWire 800, 1 x SD card slot, 1 x Thunderbolt, 1 x audio in, 1 x audio out
N/A
85W
1.4 x 7.7 x 7.7
1 year
Apple