Reviewed on January 29, 2007Dell's Dimension E521 doesn't have many bells and whistles, but a powerful dual-core AMD processor lends it unexpected performance and strong bang for the buck. Its speed, Vista Home Premium's Media Center functions, and multiple storage options make this a strong PC for archiving and showing off your digital media.TAGS:HP TouchSmart, Intel Core 2 Duo, Gateway Inc., Dell Dimension, Dell, Microsoft Windows Vista, HP, PC, Microsoft Windows
Reviewed on February 5, 2007It has a sleek new look and it runs Windows Vista as well as you'd want, but we wish Gateway had taken more risks with the new eMachines T5224 desktop. This system delivers respectable budget performance with most of the features you'd want, but we think you can find a better PC for the money if you shop around.TAGS:eMachines Inc., iBuyPower, Dell Dimension, AMD, AMD Athlon, Microsoft Windows Vista, Dell, PC, Intel, HP, Microsoft Windows
Reviewed on March 9, 2007By submitting this system with 64-bit Windows Vista, Polywell opens it up to driver conflicts, application incompatibility, and underwhelming performance on memory intensive tasks. We're not sure what the benefits are, either. You can configure it with 32-bit Windows, and improve on the hardware to bring its performance up, but at that point it loses its price advantage. Pass this one by.TAGS:iBuyPower, AMD Athlon 64 X2, graphics chip, Adobe PhotoShop, Dell Dimension, AMD Athlon 64, AMD Athlon, Dell, AMD, CPU, Apple iTunes, PC
