AVERATEC D1205XH1E-1 All-in-one PC 25.5" wide LCD Pentium dual-core E5200(2.50GHz) 4GB DDR2 320GB Intel GMA X4500HD Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit - Retail

I'll Buy the Next Generation

Reviewed By: mdpalow on 8/15/2009

Tech Level: high - Ownership: less than 1 day

Pros: Looks Great (don't go trying to fix what ain't broke)
Size (22" & 25") are great sizes to choose from
Built in Webcam & Mic (glad Trigem is listening)
Hard Drive (size & speed)
Memory amount
Built in Tuner (nice for those that want/need it)

S/PDIF

Cons: Needs a 3 GHz CPU (E8400 CPU is only few $$ more)
Needs Nvidia 8600 OR BETTER equivalent video card
Recommend Nvidia video (stay away from Intel & ATI)
Needs at least 1 HDMI port in the back; preferrably 2
Keyboard seems JUST a tad small
Could use an eSATA port for fast external back-up drive

Other Thoughts: When this system is sold on Newegg, I'll be one of the first to order and without hesitation. Until Trigem beefs up the the CPU and video, I think it's going to be a hard sell for all the eggheads in here that expect more performance from their computers. I'm running a dual-core 3.0 GHz (AMD 6000) and I just CANNOT see myself going backwards in speed no matter how much a want this all-in-one system and especially with the quad cores out now. If Trigem betters the video card in a future models, I HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend they go Nvidia and/or AT LEAST ensure compatability with the UBUNTU linux OS and others. Also, Keyboard should not be directly tied to Averatech keyboard. It's wireless, so we SHOULD be able to use ANY wireless keyboard on the market. If that's difficult then work with Logitech or make one the size of the Logitech S520. I hope we can easily put in a Blu-ray later when they're cheaper!!

So, CPU, VIDEO, HDMI.

Ok, TRIGEM.. build that machine and I'm buying it.

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