Reviewed on October 16, 2008On certain tests, Dell's off-the-shelf Inspiron 530s comes out ahead of its slim-tower competition, but its situational performance edge isn't dramatic enough to overcome its underwhelming features. You can find cheaper systems that might be a tick slower on certain tasks, but on balance they'll let you do more.TAGS:Acer Aspire, Dell Inspiron, Acer Inc., HP Pavilion SlimLine, eMachines Inc., HDMI, 64-bit, graphics chip, Intel, Ethernet, HP, PC, games, video
Reviewed on June 22, 2007HP's new Compaq Presario SR5050NX squeaks by its direct eMachines competition, but both of those systems fall behind to HP's own SlimLine desktops in terms of features and performance. If you're looking for a basic desktop with expandability, though, we give this system the nod.TAGS:Compaq Presario, eMachines Inc., iBuyPower, expandability, HP Pavilion SlimLine, HP Pavilion, HP, PC, hard drive