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Network World's Buyer's Guides bring together the critical information you need to make informed technology buying decisions. Save time and money by using the Guides to plow through information on the hottest IT products and trends - all in one place. The Guides are segmented by topic and subtopic, covering the essential product categories for enterprise IT networks, and are automatically updated so always contain the latest specs. You’ll also find comprehensive unbiased editorial content and test results to help you make your purchase decision. These in-depth guides include:
  • A powerful side-by-side Product Comparison Tool, along with comprehensive product specs and company data
  • An overview of product categories
  • Technology primers that define how products work
  • Market trends with current information about the vendors in the market, what their products do and where their products are headed
  • Buying tips to help you identify the important questions to ask to avoid pitfalls
  • Comprehensive Test and Review results from Network World's team of experts
  • And Best Practices for implementing what you buy

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TESTS AND REVIEWS
REVIEW
Gateway LX6820-01
Gateway's LX6820-01 is a sensible "next step up" in the company's LX series of desktop PCs. Compared with the company's $800 LX6810-01 value PC, the LX6820-01 gives you a little more power in the processor, significantly more hard-drive space, and increased frame rates for your games, all for a bit more cash (the price is $980 as of 11/15/09). The downside? Pitted against some of the bigger systems in the value PC arena, the LX6820-01 falls short in features and performance.

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REVIEW
CyberPower Gamer Xtreme 2000
One doesn't always associate the word "value" with "gaming." But CyberPower has delivered a phenomenal, high-performance desktop catering to smaller budgets. At $1100 (as of November 15, 2009), the Gamer Xtreme 2000-i5 sits on the high end of the value spectrum. But no competing PC is able to offer as balanced a mix of high-performance computing as this one. If you want stronger gaming performance out of a value PC, you'll have to sacrifice some general performance--and pay more.

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ViewSonic VPC100 All-in-One
Everyone loves a big screen, and that's exactly what ViewSonic's VPC100 all-in-one desktop PC delivers (the screen is 18.5 inches). Unfortunately, to get to that point and hold the price down ($550 as of 11/16/09), ViewSonic has taken a few shortcuts with the system's core functionality. It's a tough market for inexpensive all-in-one desktops. Limitations on applicable system components tend to average out these systems' general performance. That's what makes even the smallest of features critical to a system's success--or in the VPC100's case, its mediocrity.

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