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Compare most popular Desktops to Sony VAIO TP1 Living Room PC (Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz, 2GB RAM, 300GB HDD, Vista Home Premium)

Product Name Sony VAIO TP1 Living Room PC (Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz, 2GB RAM, 300GB HDD, Vista Home Premium)

Sony VAIO TP1 Living Room PC (Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz, 2GB RAM, 300GB HDD, Vista Home Premium)

Gateway SX2800-01

Gateway SX2800-01

HP Pavilion Elite m9040n

HP Pavilion Elite m9040n

Acer Aspire Revo AR1600-U910H

Acer Aspire Revo AR1600-U910H

Dell Studio Hybrid

Dell Studio Hybrid

Release Date 06/15/2007 06/28/2009
Price Range Check latest prices » $1585 Check latest prices » $439-$449 Check latest prices » $1220 Check latest prices » $200-$230 Check latest prices » $499
Review Summary Sony's distinctive, midrange VAIO TP1 Living Room PC trades performance and features for its cutesy appearance. Unless you really like the looks of this Roomba-like PC you can find a much better deal from a variety of standard desktop PCs. Gateway's SX2800-01 offers a strong combination of performance and features all wrapped up in a design that fully embraces the merits of a slim tower PC. We recommend this system to anyone looking for a fast, affordable desktop for the home office, the living room, or anywhere in between. 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. Acer's Aspire Revo 1600 might be the first Nettop we don't actively dislike. We'd rather have an Xbox 360 in the living room, but the Aspire Revo 1600 would be suitable as a PC for young kids or as a low-profile cloud kiosk. Thanks to its $199 price tag, you won't feel too much remorse if it breaks or you outgrow it. If you're considering all of the computers in the $700 to $1,000 price range, the Dell Studio Hybrid is not very compelling. However, if you limit yourself to the very specific niche of small PCs, you'll appreciate this system's clever design and its relatively powerful hardware.
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Basic Specs

Platform Technology Intel VIIV Technology Intel VIIV Technology
Type Media center Personal computer Media center Personal computer Personal computer
Recommended Use Home use Home use
Product Form Factor Cylindrical Tower Tower Ultra-slim desktop Desktop slimline
Built-in Devices LED panel LED panel LED panel Keyboard, LED panel
Width 10.6 in 4.2 in 1.2 in 8.3 in
Depth 10.6 in 13 in 7.1 in 7.8 in
Height 3.6 in 10.7 in 7.1 in 2.8 in
Weight 8.2 lbs 11.9 lbs 9.0 lbs 4.9 lbs
Desktop type Small-form-factor PC, Media center system Budget desktop system, Small-form-factor PC Media center system Budget desktop system, Small-form-factor PC Budget desktop system, Small-form-factor PC
Localization English / United States
Color Slate
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