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| Price | $895 to $1,194 at 7 stores | $1,009 to $1,029 at 5 stores | $1,399 at 1 store | $644 at 1 store | |
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| Average user rating | 3.5 stars out of 6 reviews | 4.0 stars out of 9 reviews | 3.0 stars out of 7 reviews | 2.5 stars out of 24 reviews | 2.5 stars out of 2 reviews |
| Release date | January 09, 2008 | June 25, 2008 | July 08, 2008 | September 07, 2007 | July 29, 2008 |
| The Bottom Line | We can forgive Gateway for cramming the DX4200 with more memory than it needs simply because its specs and overall performance are the best in its price class. Of the various do-it-all lower midrange PCs out there, this one gets our nod. | HP's new digital-media-oriented Pavilion Elite m9040n is fast, loaded with features, and its new looks and newly integrated receivers improve its profile. Our main issue is the redundant bays for two of HP's proprietary external hard drives. If you can get past that, there's a solid desktop here. | Dell's Inspiron 518 is the latest in a long line of utilitarian, midrange Windows PCs. We wish Dell offered a bit more flexibility with its configuration, as well as a 64-bit Windows option, but for a straightforward PC, this is one of the more powerful systems for the dollar. | Basic specs |
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| Graphics Controller |
PCI Express x16 - NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT - 256 MB |
PCI Express x16 - NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS - 512 MB |
ATI Radeon HD 3450 - 256 MB |
PCI Express x16 - NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS - 256 MB |
ATI Radeon HD 3450 - 256 MB |
| Storage Removable |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| TV Tuner Type |
Digital and analog TV |
Digital and analog TV |
None |
Digital and analog TV - DVB-T |
None |
| Floppy Drive |
None |
None |
Info unavailable |
None |
None |
| Optical Storage (2nd) |
HD DVD-ROM |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Storage Controller |
Serial ATA ; None |
Serial ATA ; None |
Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 ) |
Serial ATA |
Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 ) |
| Type |
Media center |
Media center |
Personal computer |
Media center |
Personal computer |
| Hard Drive (2nd) |
- None |
- None |
- None |
- None |
- None |
| Printer | |||||
