eMachines T5212 Reviewed
PC Magazine have posted a review of the affordable eMachines T5212 desktop PC. 'eMachines has a knack for offering a system to fit every budget point, and the T5212 ($569.99 direct) is its current $500–600 "top-of-the-line" model. It's is a good system for the majority of adult users out there and for the more demanding school-age student.
With a dual-core Intel Pentium D 805 processor, 1GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, a PCIe x16 expansion slot, and integrated ATI Radeon Xpress 200 graphics, the T5212 is nominally ready for Microsoft Windows Vista. That said, in order to get true performance out of Vista's new 3D-style Aero interface, you'll want to budget at least another $100 or so for a discrete graphics card such as the ATI Radeon X1300 or the nVidia GeForce 6600. Without the upgraded graphics, however, the system is powerful enough to do basic multimedia tasks in both Windows XP and in Vista.'
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